Tag: Jimmy Dorsey

From the Record Shelves #84 - Five PenniesFrom the Record Shelves #84 – Five Pennies. On the record label of this Brunswick 78 rpm we can read the lineup of the group, Red Nichols and his Five Pennies and our ears can easily confirm it. The timpani of Vic Berton starts off this rather peaceful performance (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #83 - Really BlueFrom the Record Shelves #83 – Really Blue. On the LP we find a couple of classic Venuti-Lang recordings in two takes each which is good for comparison. Their routines are well worked out with virtuoso playing and the capacity to fill three minutes (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #13 - Sally, Won’t You Come Back?From the Record Shelves #13 – Sally, Won’t You Come Back?. Trombonist Jack Teagarden is in focus here playing with a group led by Red Nichols in 1929. I guess that Sally was the name of many girl friends in the ”Roaring Twenties” (…) read more and listenread more and listen