Volume 2 of Jazz Oracle's complete early Ben Pollack program finds the Pollack Orchestra being quite busy during a three-month period. The ensemble not only recorded as Pollack's big band but as Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians, the Louisville Rhythm Kings, and a septet called Ben's Bad Boys. The vocals of Gene Austin, Dick Robertson, Irving Kaufman, Smith Ballew, Scrappy Lambert, and Pollack himself do not help, although clarinetist Benny Goodman, cornetist Jimmy McPartland, and trombonist Jack Teagarden (who should have been ...
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Volume 2 of Jazz Oracle's complete early Ben Pollack program finds the Pollack Orchestra being quite busy during a three-month period. The ensemble not only recorded as Pollack's big band but as Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians, the Louisville Rhythm Kings, and a septet called Ben's Bad Boys. The vocals of Gene Austin, Dick Robertson, Irving Kaufman, Smith Ballew, Scrappy Lambert, and Pollack himself do not help, although clarinetist Benny Goodman, cornetist Jimmy McPartland, and trombonist Jack Teagarden (who should have been singing instead of the others) have their spots. The better numbers include "Futuristic Rhythm," "Wang Wang Blues," "Yellow Dog Blues," a previously unreleased "Shirt Tail Stomp" (a satire of cornball bands), and "Louise." Fourteen songs are augmented by 11 alternate takes. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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Add this copy of Volume 2 to cart. $22.03, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Jazz Oracle.
Add this copy of Volume 2 to cart. $27.63, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Jazz Oracle.
