Casa Loma Stomp

by Casa Loma Orchestra

Overview

Although the later versions of the Casa Loma Orchestra were better-known, the big band was an early pacesetter during the late '20s/early '30s when (particularly among white orchestra) there were few competitors. This album from the Scottish Hep label has the orchestra's 14 best recordings out of the 21 that they cut during their first six sessions. The main soloists at the time were trumpeters Dub Shoffner and Frankie Martinez, trombonist Pee Wee Hunt and Les Arquette on tenor and clarinet but the main star is Gene Gifford who contributed the bulk of the arrangements and was thereby largely responsible for the group's musical personality. Most memorable are "China Girl," "San Sue Strut," "Casa Loma Stomp" and "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" but even the obscurities are quite rewarding. This set is recommended to classic jazz and early swing fans. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/06/1997
Label:	HEP RECORDS
UPC:	0603366101024

Tracks

1. Love Is a Dreamer
2. Lucky Me, Lovable You
3. Happy Days Are Here Again
4. Sweeping the Clouds Away
5. Sweeping the Clouds Away
6. Anytime's the Time to Fall in Love
7. Anytime's the Time to Fall in Love
8. China Girl
9. San Sue Strut
10. When the Little Red Roses (Get the Blues for You)
11. When the Little Red Roses (Get the Blues for You)
12. Thank You Father
13. Exactly Like You
14. Exactly Like You
15. Dust
16. Leave It That Way
17. On the Sunny Side of the Street
18. Alexander's Ragtime Band
19. Casa Loma Stomp
20. Overnight
21. Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet
22. Little Did I Know
23. Royal Garden Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Casa Loma Orchestra   Primary Artist
Pee Wee Hunt   Vocals,Trombone
Ray Eberle   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Glen Gray   Sax (Alto)
Gene Gifford   Banjo,Guitar
Billy Rauch   Trombone
Tony Briglia   Drums
Howard Hall   Piano
Bobby Lee Jones   Trumpet
Pat Davis   Sax (Alto)
Mel Jenssen   Violin,Conductor
Dub Shoffner   Trumpet
Frank Martinez   Trumpet
Stanley Dennis   Tuba,Sax (Bass)
Joe Hostsetter   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Irving Berlin   Composer
Jack Yellen   Composer
Frank Driggs   Liner Notes
Sam Coslow   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Milton Ager   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Al Dubin   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Gene Gifford   Arranger,Composer
Louis Alter   Composer
Sam H. Stept   Composer
Percy Wenrich   Composer
Wingy Manone   Composer
Fain   Composer
Joe Burke   Composer
George Fleming   Composer
Stanley Murphy   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer