[78-L] Arthur Murrray Bluebirds?

[David Lennick]

There's an Arthur Murray record on Brunswick where he speaks, isn't there? And 
it's not Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry (which dates from after the 
demise of the Brunswick label in any case).

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> 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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> 
> 
>> 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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