1921: Make Believe and Smile

1921: Make Believe and Smile

ASIN: B0002ELWQA

Track Listings

1. Wang-Wang Blues (Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra)

2. O-H-I-O (O-MY! O!) (Al Jolson)

3. All She'd Say Was Umh Hum (Van and Schenck)

4. Look for the Silver Lining (Marion Harris)

5. My Mammy (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)

6. Home Again Blues (Aileen Stanley)

7. Margie (Eddie Cantor)

8. Song of India (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)

9. Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me? (Henry Burr)

10. Ain't We Got Fun? (Van and Schenck)

11. Kitten on the Keys (Zez Confrey)

12. San (Benson Orchestra of Chicago)

13. Cherie (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)

14. Timbuctoo (Biese Trio with Frank Crumit)

15. Feather Your Nest (Albert Campbell and Henry Burr, saxophone solo by Rudy Wiedoeft)

16. Make Believe (Nora Bayes)

17. Say It with Music (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)

18. All by Myself (Ted Lewis Jazz Band)

19. I Used to Love You but It's All Over Now (Frank Crumit)

20. Wabash Blues (Isham Jones Orchestra)

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
One of the worst race riots in U.S. history, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, marred the Harding administration's attempt to usher in a period of "normalcy" in American life following World War I. Songs with instructions to cheer up by Nora Bayes and Marion Harris, along with the tongue-in-cheek "Ain't We Got Fun?" by Van and Schenck, were hits right along with the new jazz, by relatively safe artists such as Paul Whiteman—but also by the explosive Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds. This is the second volume of Archeophone Records' celebrated Phonographic Yearbook series, and it's now available in a beautiful second edition, with one bonus track, an expanded booklet, improved sound, and the high standards listeners have come to expect from the leader in acoustic-era reissues.

Tracks:

Wang-Wang Blues (Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra)
O-H-I-O (O-MY! O!) (Al Jolson)
All She'd Say Was Umh Hum (Van and Schenck)
Look for the Silver Lining (Marion Harris)
My Mammy (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
Home Again Blues (Aileen Stanley)
Margie (Eddie Cantor)
Song of India (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me? (Henry Burr)
Ain't We Got Fun? (Van and Schenck)
Kitten on the Keys (Zez Confrey)
San (Benson Orchestra of Chicago)
Cherie (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
Timbuctoo (Biese Trio with Frank Crumit)
Feather Your Nest (Albert Campbell and Henry Burr, saxophone solo by Rudy Wiedoeft)
Make Believe (Nora Bayes)
Say It with Music (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
All by Myself (Ted Lewis Jazz Band)
I Used to Love You but It's All Over Now (Frank Crumit)
Wabash Blues (Isham Jones Orchestra)
Crazy Blues (Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds)
My Mammy (Peerless Quartet, banjo by Fred Van Eps)
Tuck Me to Sleep (in My Old 'Tucky Home) (Vernon Dalhart and Criterion Quartet)
Bright Eyes (Leo F. Reisman Orchestra)
Palesteena (Original Dixieland Jazz Band)

Album Description

One of the worst race riots in U.S. history, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, marred the Harding administration's attempt to usher in a period of "normalcy" in American life following World War I. Songs with instructions to cheer up by Nora Bayes and Marion Harris, along with the tongue-in-cheek "Ain't We Got Fun?" by Van and Schenck, were hits right along with the new jazz, by relatively safe artists such as Paul Whiteman—but also by the explosive Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds. This is the second volume of Archeophone Records' celebrated Phonographic Yearbook series, and it's now available in a beautiful second edition, with one bonus track, an expanded booklet, improved sound, and the high standards listeners have come to expect from the leader in acoustic-era reissues.

Customer Reviews:

Really great!.......2006-11-29

If this music is your type of thing (and of course, it isn't EVERYONE'S type of thing anymore), this disc is for you. Actually, ALL of the discs put out by Archeophone are fantastic. They manage to find very good-sounding discs and clean them up just enough to sound good but not ruin the music. (In other words, yes, there's crackle here and there, but at least the music sounds clean and crisp instead of muffled, as can often happen with noise reduction.) If you're interested in more of their CD's, look them up on Amazon or go to their web site (which is the name of the company,[...] .They've got samples of every track on every one of their discs.

I have almost all of their discs, so I have this review up on all of them.

Living history and good music too.......2004-11-14

Some people dread the start of a new month because old bills have to paid or because they are one-twelfth closer to being a year older, or whatever. I, for one, start each month looking forward to the next CD in The Phonographic Yearbook series issued by Archeophone. The latest joy is "1921: Make Believe and Smile" (ARCH 9002A).

Here we have 25 original recordings that came out in 1921 (but not necessarily composed that year). No room to list them all, but we have in the non-vocal category Paul Whiteman's Orchestra ("Wang-Wang Blues," "My Mammy," "Song of India," "Cherie"), the Benson Orchestra of Chicago ("San"), the Peerless Quartet ("My Mammy"), and others.

As for singers, we have Al Jolson ("O-H-I-0"), Marion Harris ("Look for the Silver Lining"), Eddie Cantor ("Margie"), Nora Bayes ("Make Believe"), and Van and Schenck ("Ain't We Got Fun?"). This is a real time trip back to the start of what we call the Roaring Twenties, an ambiguous term if we judge by the photograph on the cover: a Tulsa street devastated after a race riot in 1921! There are many ways to roar, sadly.

The booklet is, as with the rest of this fine series, packed with photos and background information about the year and about each individual recording. You can order it from Archeophone (e-mail: sales@archeophone.com, website: www.archeophone.com) or from Albany Music Distributors (phone: 800-752-1951).

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