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1 of 1- jeremyrose
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Bing the jazz singer.
A few years ago, while I was living in France, I bought a 25-CD set on the Le Chant du Monde label entitled Une Histoire du Jazz Vocal - 'The Story of Vocal Jazz'. There are more than 600 tracks in chronological order from Sophie Tucker in 1911 to Tony Bennett in 1959. Bing is represented by just three tracks. What do you think they might be? They were all recorded between 1929 and 1933. Although that narrows it down quite a bit, there's still a lot to choose from, so I'll allow lists of 10 tracks per person and see if anyone's list contains all three of the tracks contained in the set. During this period, Bing was working with some of the most celebrated sidemen of all time and in at least one of the tracks chosen I think the compilers' decision was as much influenced by the accompanying ensemble as by Bing's vocal contribution.
No cheating, please..! No Googling, and if you happen to own the set, you're barred from entering!!
Just to make it a wee bit more interesting, I'll send the first person who gets all three right by March 1st a selection of Bing goodies. The answer will be revealed on March 2nd. Good luck..!
Last edited by jeremyrose (01/2/2022 4:54 pm)
- Dieter
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Re: Bing the jazz singer.
My choice:
1. My Kinda Love
2. So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together
3. Dinah
4. St. Louis Blues
5. Shine
6. Sweet Georgia Brown
7. Sweet Sue, Just You
8. My Honey´s Lovin´Arms
9. Stay on the Right Side of the Road
10. Moonstruck
- David Lobosco
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Re: Bing the jazz singer.
Only three - that is hard. How about...
1. My Kinda Love
2. After You've Gone
3. Black Moonlight
4. Dinah
5. Them There Eyes
6. Some Of These Days
7. St. Louis Blues
8. My Honey's Loving Arms
9. Brother Can You Spare A Dime
10. Please
Sounds like an interesting collection of recordings. I like Sophie Tucker, but is she really jazz?
Last edited by Lobosco (02/2/2022 3:00 am)
- Colin Bratkovich
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Re: Bing the jazz singer.
This is not easy . My 10 best Crosby vocal 'jazz ' title picks (1929-1933) are :
1.Waiting At The End Of The Road (Whiteman) 1929.
2.My Kinda Love (Dorsey Brothers version) 1929
3.Let's Do It (Dorsey Brothers version) 1929.
4. One More Time (Arnheim). 1931
5. St. Louis Blues (Duke Ellington) 1932
6.Sweet Georgia Brown (Isham Jones) 1932
7. Dinah with the Mills Brothers 1931.
8.Shine with the Mills Brothers 1932
9. My Honey's Loving Arms with Mills Brothers 1933
10. Stay On The Right Side Of The Road .( Dorsey Brothers) 1933.
Last edited by Colin Bratkovich (07/2/2022 5:36 am)
- Graham Pascoe
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Re: Bing the jazz singer.
I'll suggest 1. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love), 2. St Louis blues, 3. Sweet Georgia Brown, 4. Dinah, 5. My Honey's Lovin' Arms, 6. Happy Feet, 7. S'posin', 8. Three Little Words,9. Them There Eyes, 10. Sweet Sue, Just You.