REALLY THE JAZZ - Venuti-Lang (1927-28) Joe Venuti's Blue Four; Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang / EMI PARLOPHONE C034-04254

REALLY THE JAZZ - Venuti-Lang (1927-28) Joe Venuti's Blue Four; Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang / EMI PARLOPHONE C034-04254

Side One:

1. WILD CAT *(Venuti-Lang)  (a)

2. SUNSHINE *(Venuti-Lang) (a)

3. DOIN' THINGS * (Venuti-Lang) (b)

4. COIN' PLACES *(Venuti-Lang) (b)

5. KICKIN' THE CAT (Venuti) (c)

6. BEATIN' THE DOG (Venuti) (c)

7. CHEESE & CRACKERS (Venuti) (d)

8. A MUG OF ALE (Venuti) (d)

Side Two:

1. PENN BEACH BLUES (Venuti-Lang)  (e)

2. FOUR STRING JOE    (Venuti-Lang) (e)

3. DINAH (f)

4. THE WILD DOG (Venuti-Lang)  (f)

5. THE MAN FROM THE SOUTH Vocalist:   Rube Bloom      (Bloom-Woods) (g)

6. PRETTY TRIX (Venuti-Lang) (g)

7. THE BLUE ROOM Vocalist:   Rube Bloom      (Rodgers-Hart)  (h)

8. SENSATION Vocalist:   Rube Bloom (Edwards)  (h)

Personnel:

(a)   Joe Venuti (violin), Eddie Lang (guitar). Recorded: New York,  January 24,  1927

(b)   As for (a), plus Arthur Schutt (piano).

Recorded:  New  York,  May 4,   1927

(c)   As for (b), plus Adrian Rollini (bass saxophone, hot fountain pen and goof us). Recorded: New York,  June 28,  1927

(d)   As for  (c).

Recorded: New York, September 13,  1927

(e)   Joe Venuti (violin), Don Murray (clarinet and baritone  saxophone), Frank Signo-relli  (piano), Eddie Lang (guitar), probably Justin Ring (cymbal). Recorded: New  York,  November IS,  1927       •

(f)    Joe Venuti (violin), Don Murray (clarinet    and    baritone    saxophone),    Rube Bloom (piano), Eddie Lang (guitar). Recorded: New  York,  March 28,  1928

(g)   As for (f),'Eddie Lang may be the cymbal player (or Justin Ring as on (e)?). Recorded: New York, June 14, 1928

(h)   As for (f), but Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet, alto and baritone saxophones)  replaces Murray. Recorded: New York,  September 27,  1928