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Great dance music from the twenties

Jmark2001 | Florida | 06/16/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this stuff! Before the crash of 1929 put 90% of the musicians in this country out of business (100 million records were sold in 1927; it was down to 6 million by 1932), American pop/jazz was the peppiest, most inventive, happiest music on the planet. The whole country was giddy with easy money, fast cars, exciting new inventions, and syncopated music. This is another great issue from the Old Masters company. This company is doing us all a great service by remastering and releasing these. Be sure to grab this before it goes out of print!"

All Dance Band Music Was Regional

Jmark2001 | 12/12/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"While the late 20's and early 30's yielded some national orchestal artists like Paul Whiteman, Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, Isham Jones and Casa Loma, much of the dance band scene was a regional affair on radio and on records. This album is a nice document of some of these territory bands. Most notable by virtue of later success is Kay Kyser (listen to a very young Sully Mason on vocals). This was produced by TOM on CD-R instead of a commercially pressed CD."