[78-L] Arthur Murrray Bluebirds?

[Taylor Bowie]

Hi Mike,

About all you get is some guy counting off near the start of each 
one...after that you,  the dance student,  are on your own.

They are very cool records...I love to find goofy stuff which doesn't seem 
to fit into any slot.  I have an acoustic record from the 20s which is part 
of a course to correct stammering.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Arthur Murrray Bluebirds?


> Does Arthur Murray or someone else continue to speak on these records or
> is it just the music after the start?   I love those old acoustical
> Columbia dance instruction records by G. Hepburn Willson or somebody
> like that.  Fred Astaire sponsored a series of RCA Victor LPs and EPs in
> the 50s of different dance styles but nobody speaks on those.  Some
> interesting sides were reissued on these.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
> >I recently bought Bluebird 5734, 5735 and 5736...all three are labeled
> as
> > Arthur Murray with "orchestra" for learning different dance steps.
> > Tyrone says they were all recorded Nov 13, 1934.
> > What is curious is that there are some actual and not-bad jazz solos
> on
> > almost every side, including clarinet, open and muted trumpet,
> > trombone, tenor sax, etc.
> > Anyone have a clue who might be responsible for these...possibly Tom
> > Berwick, Leonard Joy, Ken MacComber, or who? The ensembles are not
> > exactly tight but the records are kind of enjoyable anyway, even at
> the
> > beginnings what a voice (Murray?) counts off "one, two, three, four"
> > to start you off on your buck-and-wing, soft shoe, or whatever.
>
> IIRC, there was a sort of "Bluebird 'house band'" in the label's early
> years;
> it recorded under several different names, including Tom Berwick. IIRC,
> the band and its usual players are listed in ADBD under the several
> identities used...?!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>
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