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Isham Jones & His Orchestra
Song of the Blues 1923-1932
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Jazz, Pop, Classic Rock, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. Doo Wacka Doo
2. Land O' Lingo Blues
3. Spain
4. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
5. Alabamy Bound
6. Riverboat Shuffle
7. Ida-I Do
8. My Castle in Spain
9. I Love My Baby
10. I Want to Be Known as Susie's Feller
11. Meadowlark
12. The Cat
13. Together We Two
14. What'll You Do
15. Song of the Blues
16. I'm Happy When You're Jealous
17. It's Love
18. Dancing on the Ceiling
19. Sweet Lorraine
20. Keepin' out of Mischief Now
21. My Silent Night
22. I Can't Believe It's Truw
23. If You Were Only Mine
24. Please Handle with Care
25. Strange as It Seems

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CD Details

All Artists: Isham Jones & His Orchestra
Title: Song of the Blues 1923-1932
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rivermont
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 11/11/2008
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Jazz, Pop, Classic Rock, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Swing Jazz, Dance Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 687474837228

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Product Description

Isham Jones led a popular dance band in the 1920s and 1930s renowned for its unusual and creative arrangements and impeccable musicianship. This CD includes 25 recordings from 1923-1932, most never before available on CD. Liner notes by Rich Conaty. Tracks include: Doo Wacka Doo, Alabamy Bound, Meadowlark, The Cat, Song Of The Blues, Spain, Strange As It Seems and many more.

CD Reviews

MORE THAN JUST A BANDLEADER

Barry McCanna | Normandy, France | 02/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This follows Rivermont's practice of meticulous remastering and presentation, with an excellent illustrated liner note by Rich Conaty. It spans the period from late 1923 to mid-1932, and fills in a number of gaps left by previous reissues; there is only one duplicate (Riverboat Shuffle) with the Timeless CD issued in 2000. Isham Jones was more than just a bandleader, he also played tenor sax and was an excellent composer. Added to that, he'd been recording since mid-1920 and it's apparent that he knew how to score for his band and position his players in the studio in order to get the best result. The first two tracks have a novelty element about them, with Frank Quartell's muted trumpet fulfilling the onomatopoeic title of the first, and Louis Panico producing growl effects combined with a rising slur in the second. The recording of "Riverboat Shuffle" was clearly influenced by the Wolverines seminal version, including Bix's famous solo. The two most dynamic sides are "Susie's Feller" and "Meadowlark" when the supposition is that Jones fronted a Reser group for recording purposes. I could go on at length, because every track has something of interest, but why not just buy it and have the fun of finding that out for yourself?"