[78-L] Live recordings in the 1930's (was Jack Jackson date)

[simmonssomer]

You're right about those other bands Kristjan. But just above the first 
session of Jackson'd band in
Rust's "Jazz Records" Rust made a notation... "The following records by this 
orchestra from the Dorchester Hotel, London .............
Did that mean they were recorded at the Dorchester or that the band was 
"from the Dorchester"' as it normally played there.
Language...language!

Al S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
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Subject: [78-L] Live recordings in the 1930's (was Jack Jackson date)


> J. E. Knox wrote:
>> Victor 25042-B's label states "at the Dorchester Hotel, London" but I
>> believe that just refers to Jackson's "home base" at the time, not
>> that the track was recorded there. Or was it?!
>> ---
> You're quite right. One should be careful to assume, from this type of
> orchestra name on the record label, that the recordings were done on
> location.
> For instance: Ambrose's band in the early 1930's was named "Ambrose &
> His Orchestra at the May Fair Hotel, London", but, according to Rust &
> Forbes' British Dance Bands Discography,  some of their recordings were
> made in the Small Queen's Hall, others in the Kingsway Hall etc.. The
> rest have just "London" as location, which, according to a note Rust
> makes for the Hylton band, means the Abbey Road studios (for Gramophone
> Co recordings) from November 1931.
> Roy Fox's band around 1931-1932 was labelled "Roy Fox and his Band at
> the Monseigneur Restaurant, London" on record, but recorded some of its
> titles in Chelsea Town Hall. For the rest of the recordings Rust &
> Forbes have just "London", which, in this case, probably means the Decca
> studios in Kings Road.
> Does anyone know how often actual live recordings of dance band music,
> for record release, were made in those years? And I don't mean later
> issues of broadcast recordings, made in studio over wire, but recordings
> actually cut on location.
> Kristjan
>
>
>
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