"In An 18th Century Drawing-Room", (426 kb) Jack Hylton Orchestra ( Instrumental) Rec'd: Feb. 1, 1940 HMV BD-5561. Composer: Raymond Scott

  "Where or When", (487 kb) Jack Hylton Orch. with Bruce Trent vocal. rec'd: Jan 21, 1939 HMV BD-5556. First heard in the Broadway show "Babes In Arms", a Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart tune.

  "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", (473 kb) Jack Hylton Orch., with vocal by Jack Hylton. rec'd: June 30, 1925 HMV B-2110

  "Under A Texas Moon", (379 kb) Jack Hylton Orch. with Pat O'Malley vocal. Rec'd: June 3, 1930. HMV B-5846

  "Try A Little Tenderness", (427 kb) Jack Hylton Orch, with Pat O'Malley vocal. Rec'd: Jan. 18, 1933 Decca F-3440

  "After You", (426 kb) Jack Hylton Orch with Pat O'Malley vocal. Rec'd: Oct. 20, 1933 Decca F-3698 Cole Porter song.

  "At The Balalaika", (418 kb) Jack Hylton Orch., with vocal by Bert Yarlett. Composers: Eric Maschwitz, and George Posford. Rec'd: Jan 10, 1937 HMV BD-5165

  "Heut' war ich bei der Frieda", (427 kb) Jack Hylton Orc hwith vocal by Austin Egen. Rec'd: Jan. 26, 1928 Electrola EG-782 Composers: Jim Cowler - Fritz Rotter. (This is the title song of a 1928 German Silent film.)

  "Ja, Ja, die Frau'n Sing Meine Schwache Seite", (441 kb) Jack Hylton Orch. with Austin Egen vocal. Rec'd: Jan. 26, 1928 Electrola EG-782

  "I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again", (395 kb) Jack Hylton Orch. with Brian Lawrence vocal. Rec;d: July 15, 1935 HMV BD-204

"In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town", (448 kb) Jack Hylton Orchestra with Pat O'Malley vocal. Decca F-3183 Rec'd: Sept. 23, 1932

  "There's A Small Hotel", (441 kb) Jack Hylton Orch. with Jewel Faye vocal. Rec'd: Jan. 10, 1937 HMV BD-5164

  "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye", (439 kb) Jack Hylton Orch, with Pat O'Malley vocal. rec'd: Sept. 23, 1932. Decca F-3183

And now, back to the early Jazz Age songs. The following songs all appear on other pages on our site.

  "Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today", (503 kb) Count Basie Orch. Jimmy Rushing vocal. Rec'd: February 16, 1938. (Decca 1880).

  "Boogie Woogie", (478 kb) Count Basie Orch., Jimmy Rushing, vocalist. New York: Decca 1252. March 26, 1937.

  "Blue and Sentimental", (464 kb) Count Basie and His Orchestra. Eddie Durham, arranger. Rec'd: New York: Decca 1965. June 6, 1938.

  "Every Tub", (621 kb). Count Basie and His Orchestra. Rec'd: New York: Decca 1728. February 16, 1938.

  "Topsy", ( 559kb). Count Basie and His Orchestra. Rec'd: New York: Decca 1770. August 9, 1937. Eddie Durham, composer.

  "One O'Clock Jump", (520 kb). Count Basie Orch., Eddie Durham, arranger. Rec'd: New York: Decca 1363. July 7, 1937.

  "Frog legs Rag", (416 kb). James Scott piano (Stark Music Co. - US Music 1255. 1906.)

  "Grace & Beauty", (389 kb). James Scott piano. (Stark Music Co. - US Music 63294b. 1909).

  "Snatch and Grab It", (480 kb) Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends. Rec'd: Los Angeles, CA: June 11, 1947. (Capitol 40028)

  "Blue Devil Blues", (456 kb) Walter Page Orch. Rec'd: Vocalion 1463. November 10, 1929. (Kansas City}

  "Squabblin'", (531 kb) Walter Page Orch. Rec'd: Vocalion 1463. November 10, 1929. (Kansas City}

  "South", (428 kb). Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. September 7, 1928.(Camden, NJ). Victor 380021

  "Toby", (593 kb). Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. Rec'd: Camden, NJ: Victor 23384. December 13, 1932. Edward Barefield, arranger.

  "Moten's Swing", (577 kb). Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. Rec'd: Camden, NJ: Victor 23384. December 13, 1932. Eddie Durham, composer.

  "Evil Mama Blues", (502 kb). Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. Rec'd: St. Louis, MO: Okeh 8101. September 1923. Ada Brown, vocalist.

  "Ball & Chain", (523 kb). Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra. Davis Coots, composer. Rec'd: Chicago: Victor 21812. November 27, 1928.

  "Nighthawk Blues", (495 kb).Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra. Joe L, Sanders, composer. Rec'd: Chicago: Victor 19316. May 5, 1924.

  "Meritt Stomp", (575 kb).George E. Lee and His Novelty Singing Orchestra. Rec'd: Kansas City: Meritt 2206. 1927.

  "Paseo Street", (481 kb). George E. Lee and His Novelty Singing Orchestra. Rec'd: Kansas City: Brunswick 7132. November 6, 1929.

  "Down Home Syncopated Blues", George E. Lee and His Novelty Singing Orchestra. (446 kb).Rec'd: Kansas City: Meritt 2206. 1927.

  "If I Could Be With You", (572 kb). George E. Lee and His Novelty Singing Orchestra. Kansas City: Brunswick 7132. November 6, 1929.

  "I Don't Want To Set the World on Fire", (522 kb) Harlan Leonard and His Rockets. New York: Bluebird 10919. March 11, 1940.

  "Mary's Idea", (524 kb). Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy. Mary Lou Williams, piano. Rec'd: New York: Decca 2326. December 6, 1938.

"Until the Real Thing Comes Along", (525 kb). Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy. Pha Terrell, vocalist. Rec'd: New York: Decca 809. April 2, 1936.

  "12th Street Rag", (385 kb). Connorized Music Co.(James O'Connor) Piano Roll 20460. December 1916.

  "Black Bottom", (469 kb) Rec'd by The Victor Arden and Phil Ohman Orchestra. In the mid-1920s, folks went wild dancing to this tune. This version is somewhat mixed up. For some reason or other, the band inserts the "Birth Of The Blues" - complete with vocal - into the middle of the song. Some visitors to our site may recall this song as the "Varsity Drag", the name given when it was featured in the 1947 Hollywood film "Good News", starring June Allyson and Peter Lawford

  "Strike Up The Band ", (505 kb) Rec'd by The Victor Arden and Phil Ohman Orchestra. The song was the title song of the 1940 Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland film.

  "Tico Tico", (353 kb). In 1917, Zequinha de Abreu composed this tune, which he named "Tico Tico no Farelo". In the 1940's, it became "Tico Tico no Fuba". Then, the Walt Disney film studios used the tune in their animated World War II film, "Saludos Amigos," with 'Donald Duck' singing the tune. You may get a good idea of the tune's popularity when you realize that well over 100 different artists went on to record the song. This is the Les Baxter Orchestra version.

  "Just A Gigolo", (703 kb). Jack Hylton And His Orchestra with Pat O'Malley, Billy Ternent, Chappie d'Amato, vocal trio. Rec'd in Berlin. 1930. (Victor 36031-A). This international hit, written by Leonello Casucci, J. Brammer, Irving Caesar, Spencer Williams, and Roger Graham, was popular for well over three decades, and is still widely heard today. (This the "A" side, - "B" side is below.)

  "Dein Ist Mein Herz (Alleine)", (691 kb). ("Yours Is My Heart Alone"). Played by the Jack Hylton Orchestra, with vocal by Marcel Wittrisch. . Rec'd in Berlin 1930 (Victor 360361-B) . This lovely song, from Franz Lehar's "The Land of Smiles" is still popular today.

  "Margie", (539 kb), played by the Spike Hughes orchestra in ca. 1930

  "Medley", (557 kb) a medley played by Bernie Cummins Orch. starting with "Minnie The Mermaid" and including "Living In the Sunlight, Loving in the Moonlight", "Everybody Loves My Girl", and 3 or 4 others that I do not recognize.