George Olsen & His Music, Vol. 1: 1924-25

George Olsen & His Music, Vol. 1: 1924-25

George Olsen & His Music, Vol. 1: 1924-25

ASIN: B00005YMT4

Track Listings
 
1. He's the Hottest Man in Town
2. Sally Lou
3. New Kind of Man (With a New Kind of Love for Me) [Unissued on 78]
4. New Kind of Man (With a New Kind of Love for Me)
5. You'll Never Get to Heaven With Those Eyes
6. Beale Street Blues
7. Sax-O-Phun (A Study in Laugh and Slap Tongue) [Unissued on 78]
8. Sax-O-Phun (A Study in Laugh and Slap Tongue)
9. My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time
10. Biminy {From Ziegfeld Follies}
11. Follow the Swallow
12. Toodles/My Baby's Baby Blue Eyes
13. Sun-Kist Cottage in California {From Kid Boots}
14. Slave of Love {From the Chocolate Dandies}
15. Nancy
16. My Best Girl
17. Put Away a Little Ray of Sunshine
18. Nobody Knows What a Red-Head Mamma Can Do
19. Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me?
20. Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me)
See all 24 tracks on this disc

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Beyond the Blue Horizon
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Nobody Does It Better
  • Must-have for fans of 1920s music!
  • Great twenties/thirties music!
 Beyond the Blue Horizon
George Olsen
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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ASIN: B0000676V9
Release Date: 2002-07-23

Tracks:

  1. Beyond The Blue Horizon
  2. Sunny
  3. Who?
  4. Always
  5. Horses
  6. The Girl Friend
  7. Lucky Day
  8. Do-Do-Do
  9. Someone To Watch Over Me
  10. Blue Skies
  11. Where's That Rainbow?
  12. At Sundown, When Love Is Calling Me Home
  13. Good News
  14. The Best Things In Life Are Free
  15. The Varsity Drag
  16. Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now
  17. Just Like A Melody From Out Of The Sky
  18. Doin' The Raccoon
  19. A Precious Little Thing Called Love
  20. Makin' Whoopee!
  21. Lullaby Of The Leaves
  22. Listen To The German Band
  23. Lou'siana Lullaby
  24. The Last Round-Up

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Nobody Does It Better.......2007-01-03

For music of the 20's nobody does it better than George Olsen and his Orchestra. "A Precious Little Thing Called Love" is done so well. In fact his wife sings the chorus, Ethel Shutta, and if I am not mistaken sang the song "Broadway Baby", in the original Sondheim show "Follies", when she was well into her 70's. Again, a thank you to Living Era Records in England for putting all the "older" music on CD.

5 out of 5 stars Must-have for fans of 1920s music!.......2005-01-13

George Olsen (originally from Oregon) went from being drum major of the University of Michigan marching band to leading successful pit orchestras for some of the most famous Broadway musical productions of the 1920s. He appeared in numerous Ziegfield follies, George White scandals, etc. His orchestra began recording for Victor records in 1924 and soon became a rival to the top-rated orchestras of Paul Whiteman and Fred Waring. Olsen's most successful recording was the 1925 smash hit, Who?, and was followed by many others including, Lucky Day, Do Do Do, Varsity Drag, and Doin' the Racoon. Olsen appeared in the Eddie Cantor talking picture, Whoopee, in 1930. He also was Jack Benny's first orchestra leader when Benny began his weekly show on radio in 1931.

Olsen's recordings were generally up-tempo renditions of Broadway or other popular tunes. The arrangements were complex, musically "busy", and featured a rotation of lead instruments on repetitions of the main theme, driven by a relentless rhythm section of the "boom-chick" variety. The music reflects and embodies the carefree spirit and hyperactivity of the "jazz age". The vocals are remarkably good and surprisingly understated, for the period. The lead singer was usually Fran Frey who had an unpolished-but-effective-and-charming, relaxed, baritone delivery. (Frey was later musical director for the Ice Capades.) Other songs were tastefully and satisfactorily performed by a vocal trio. Several songs on this CD were sung by Olsen's wife, Ethel Shutta, who had an almost angelic, etherial, soprano voice.

Although Olsen's popularity waned in the 1930s, he continued leading some form of orchestra until he retired in 1951. In his later years, he was a successful restaurateur in Paramus, NJ. His popular restaurant, Olsen's, featured his 1920s and 1930s recordings as background music. He remained active until his death in the early 1970s.

The British label, ASV, has an extensive catalogue of reissued recordings from the 1910s into the 1950s. I have at least twenty ASV releases and all of them are of excellent quality. These Olsen recordings are a pleasure to hear. If you like 1920s music, you will find this CD to be indispensable!

5 out of 5 stars Great twenties/thirties music!.......2004-10-25

George Olsen had a HUGE hit with "Doin' the raccoon." It is an infectious little number celebrating the raccoon coat fad with the college crowd back in the twenties. There was more to this band than just a novelty number, however. They played fantastically, had a great lead singer, and knew how to mix the then-new jazz beat with some melodic dancing music. This is a fun band and the cd is well worth getting.
With a Song in My Heart: The Songs of Rodgers & Hart
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    		With a Song in My Heart: The Songs of Rodgers & Hart

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    ASIN: B000059N0T
    Release Date: 2001-03-27

    Tracks:

    1. Manhattan - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
    2. Mountain Greenery - Frank Crumit
    3. The Girl Friend - George Olsen & His Music
    4. The Blue Room - The Revelers
    5. My Heart Stood Still - Jessie Matthews/Hutch
    6. Thou Swell - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
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    9. Ten Cents A Dance - Ruth Etting
    10. Isn't It Romantic - Jeanette MacDonald
    11. Lover - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
    12. You Are Too Beautiful - Frank Sinatra
    13. Blue Moon - Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra
    14. It's Easy To Remember - Bing Crosby
    15. My Romance - Dinah Shore & Frank Sinatra
    16. There's A Small Hotel - Hal Kemp & His Orchestra
    17. Where Or When - Lena Horne
    18. My Funny Valentine - Mary Martin
    19. Johnny One Note - Wynn Murray
    20. The Lady Is A Tramp - Sophie Tucker
    21. Falling In Love With Love - Allan Jones
    22. This Can't Be Love - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra/Martha Tilton
    23. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Margaret Whiting
    24. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Doris Day
    George Olsen & His Music 1925-1926, Vol. 2
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Exciting and enticing!
    		 George Olsen & His Music 1925-1926, Vol. 2
    George Olsen
    Manufacturer: Renovation
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    ASIN: B00070H9YS
    Release Date: 2005-01-25

    Tracks:

    1. I'm Knee Deep in Daisies (And Head Over Heels in Love)
    2. Hot Aire
    3. Lonesome Me
    4. Sugar Plum
    5. Just a Little Thing Called Rhythm
    6. Sunny
    7. Who?
    8. Little Bit Bad
    9. Fond of You
    10. Journey's End
    11. Miami
    12. She Was Just a Sailor's Sweetheart
    13. She's a Corn-Fed Indiana Girl (But She's Mamma to Me)
    14. Oh, How I've Waited for You
    15. All for You
    16. Always [Take 5]
    17. Too Bad
    18. Always [Take 11]
    19. Drifting and Dreaming (Sweet Paradise)
    20. Gypsyland
    21. Horses [Take 2]
    22. Horses [Take 4]
    23. Girl Friend
    24. Let's Make Up

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Exciting and enticing!.......2005-02-07

    George Olsen's orchestra was really hitting its stride when these sides were recorded. His complex-but-pleasing orchestrations of Broadway and pop tunes played by high caliber musicians well exemplify the care-free spirit and joie de vivre of the "jazz age", 1920s.

    Most of the songs on this CD are happy, upbeat, high-energy performances that have been pleasingly remastered. Olsen's Victor dance recordings were second only to Paul Whiteman's in sales during this period, and they possess a musical vibrancy that was often lacking in the more regimented Whiteman outfit.

    Giving this CD a five-star rating really does not accord these recordings the proper respect that they deserve. If you like 1920s music, then you probably already know how important George Olsen was to this era. This CD (all electrical recordings) and its equally excellent companion, Volume I (mainly acoustic recordings), are vital additions to one's collection of vintage performances.
    In Your Darkened Room
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      		In Your Darkened Room
      Kristina Olsen
      Manufacturer: Take A Break
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      GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000CAAI5K
      Release Date: 2004-04-06
      Bands of the '20s
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        		Bands of the '20s

        Manufacturer: Intersound Records
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        ASIN: B000003QXN
        Release Date: 1996-02-20

        Tracks:

        1. Side By Side - The Paul Whiteman Orchestra
        2. You're The Cream In My Coffee - The Ted Weems Orchestra
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        8. Varsity Drag - The George Olsen Orchestra
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        Sunny: The Musical Comedy
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        • Addictive little musical
        • Sunny
        		 Sunny: The Musical Comedy

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        ASIN: B00004TBWU
        Release Date: 2005-07-12

        Tracks:

        1. Sunny/Medley (Sunny/D'Ye Love Me?/Who?)
        2. Sunny/Introduction
        3. Sunny/Here We Are Together Again
        4. Sunny/Sunny
        5. Sunny/D'ye Love Me?
        6. Sunny/Let's Say Goodnight 'Til It's Morning
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        9. Sunny/Sunshine
        10. Sunny/When We Get Our Divorce
        11. Sunny/D'ye Love Me? (Reprise)
        12. Sunny/Finale
        13. Sunny/Sunny/Two Little Bluebirds/D'Ye Love Me?/Who?/Sunny
        14. Sunny/Paddlin' Madelin' Home
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        17. Sunny/Who?
        18. Sunny/Let's Say Goodnight 'Til the Morning
        19. Sunny/D'ye Love Me?
        20. Sunny/I've Looked for Trouble
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        22. Sunny/When We Get Our Divorce
        23. Sunny/I Could Grow Fond of You
        24. Sunny/Medley
        25. Sunny/Who?
        26. Sunny/I Was Alone

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Addictive little musical.......2006-06-22

        First, I should explain that why I didn't give this 5 stars is that the sound quality is from 1926 - 1940s vintage. You can hear the scratchiness of the 78 rpm records in some of the tracks. Having said that, this is a fine recording that gives you the gist of the story, with the musical highlights and just enough of the surrounding play to give you a good idea of the story line. In spite of my commentary about the vintage sound, it's good enough to make out words such as "sweet interlocutory decree", in the song "When we get our divorce". BTW, when was the last time you heard a song from people looking forward with joy and anticipation towards their impending amicable divorce, and viewing their recent marriage with dread? Cute huh?

        I've been in love with Sunny since about 10 years ago when the Canadian Broadcasting System (CBC) in Toronto played excerpts from Sunny over the radio. I was driving my car, and immediately mesmerized by the captivating "Who". You know you're hooked when the melody starts coming back to you over and over again, even in your sleep. Finally, I've got this CD, and I literally can't stop listening to it. I listen in my car. I listen on my computer. I just keep listening, and singing along.

        The story is lightweight fluff, but Jerome Kern's music and Harbach's lyrics are heavyweight gold. This CD is a nice introduction to Sunny.

        3 out of 5 stars Sunny.......2001-01-07

        I've loved "Sunny" since seeing it at the Goodspeed Opera House in Haddam, Ct in the '70s. Just wish there was a cast album of that production. However, this album originally recorded in the '20s makes up in vintage charm what it lacks in recording quality. The album includes several versions of "Sunny." The first gives the lead-ins to the songs so you see how they fit into the plot. The following ones give different versions of the songs and several songs that were added in subsequent productions. Several songs, "D'ye love me?" "Who" and "Sunny" are particularly delightful and will keep you humming. A must for lovers of the old Broadway musicals.
        George Olsen & His Music, Vol. 1: 1924-25
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          		George Olsen & His Music, Vol. 1: 1924-25
          George Olson
          Manufacturer: Renovation
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005YMT4
          Release Date: 2001-11-13

          Tracks:

          1. He's the Hottest Man in Town
          2. Sally Lou
          3. New Kind of Man (With a New Kind of Love for Me) [Unissued on 78]
          4. New Kind of Man (With a New Kind of Love for Me)
          5. You'll Never Get to Heaven With Those Eyes
          6. Beale Street Blues
          7. Sax-O-Phun (A Study in Laugh and Slap Tongue) [Unissued on 78]
          8. Sax-O-Phun (A Study in Laugh and Slap Tongue)
          9. My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time
          10. Biminy [From Ziegfeld Follies]
          11. Follow the Swallow
          12. Toodles/My Baby's Baby Blue Eyes
          13. Sun-Kist Cottage in California [From Kid Boots]
          14. Slave of Love [From the Chocolate Dandies]
          15. Nancy
          16. My Best Girl
          17. Put Away a Little Ray of Sunshine
          18. Nobody Knows What a Red-Head Mamma Can Do
          19. Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me?
          20. Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me)
          21. Those Panama Mamas (Are Ruining Me)
          22. Say Arabella (What's a Fella to Do?)
          23. Save Your Sorrow for Tomorrow
          24. Row! Row! Rosie
          Spotlighting George Olsen and His Orchestra
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            		Spotlighting George Olsen and His Orchestra
            George Olsen
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            ASIN: B0001CKRGO
            Release Date: 2004-06-08

            Tracks:

            1. Introduction/Oklahoma
            2. There Goes That Song Again
            3. Saturday Night
            4. There'll Be Some Changes Made
            5. My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
            6. Bell Bottom Trousers
            7. Poor Little Rhode Island
            8. Every Time We Say Goodbye
            9. Just A Prayer Away
            10. Sweetheart Of All My Dreams

            Product Description

            1. Introduction giOklahoma
            2. There Goes That Song Again
            3. Saturday Night
            4. There'll Be Some Changes Made
            5. My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
            6. Bell Bottom Trousers
            7. Poor Little Rhode Island
            8. Every Time We Say Goodbye
            9. Just A Prayer Away
            10. Sweetheart Of All My Dreams


            Format: CD
            Fabulous Thirties { Various Artists }
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              		Fabulous Thirties { Various Artists }

              Manufacturer: Proarte
              ProductGroup: Music
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              ASIN: B000008CE8
              Release Date: 1993-01-29

              Tracks:

              1. Cheerful Little Earful - Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra
              2. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me - Maurice Chevalier
              3. Bye Bye Blues - Bert Lown
              4. Puttin' on the Ritz - Harry Richman
              5. Beyond the Blue Horizon - George Olsen & His Music
              6. I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) - Bing Crosby
              7. Marta - Arthur Tracy
              8. Goofus - Wayne King
              9. Prisoner of Love - Russ Columbo
              10. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye - Annette Hanshaw
              11. Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Guy Lombardo
              12. Stormy Weather - Ethel Waters
              13. Cocktails for Two - Carl Brisson,
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              15. Continental - Leo Reisman & His Orchestra
              16. Anything Goes - The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
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              18. Isle of Capri - Ray Noble & His Orchestra
              19. On the Good Ship Lollipop - Rudy Vall
              20. Cheek to Cheek - Guy Lombardo
              21. Lullaby of Broadway
              22. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails - Fred Astaire
              23. Lulu's Back in Town - Dick Powell
              24. Pennies from Heaven - Bing Crosby
              25. Music Goes 'Round and Around - Riley
              26. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue - Paul Whiteman
              27. Bei Mir Bist du Sch The Andrews Sisters
              28. Indian Love Call - Jeanette MacDonald
              29. Boo-Hoo - Guy Lombardo
              30. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo & His Orchestra
              31. Donkey Serenade - Allan Jones
              32. Dipsy Doodle - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
              33. Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby
              34. Flat Foot Floogie - Slim & Slam
              35. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb
              36. South of the Border - Shep Fields
              37. Beer Barrel Polka
              38. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! - Orrin Tucker & His Orchestra
              39. Over the Rainbow - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
              40. Three Little Fishes - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
              41. Deep Purple - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra
              42. And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
              All Over Down Under
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
              • Naked folk exposed
              • All this and she can dance, too!
              		 All Over Down Under
              Kristina Olsen
              Manufacturer: Take a Break
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B00005UWIP
              Release Date: 2001-12-18

              Tracks:

              1. Fallen Bicycle
              2. Hey, I Want That Back
              3. Portsoaken
              4. The One That Didn't Get Away
              5. Dance Camp
              6. How I Love This Tango
              7. Sweet William
              8. Peter's Intro
              9. Raphael & Hillary
              10. Thanksgiving
              11. Thankful
              12. Wilson's Promontory
              13. Tony's Sax
              14. Lesbian Dream
              15. Last Night
              16. Projectionist Job
              17. Taste of Summer
              18. The Weekend is Here
              19. Life Drawing
              20. The Truth of a Woman
              21. Touring England
              22. The Man With the Bright Red Car
              23. TV Free America
              24. Better Than TV

              Album Description

              All Over Down Under was recorded live during a week of concerts in March 2000 in Australia with Kristina Olsen (guitar, steelbody slide guitar, saxophone, concertina and vocals), Peter Grayling (cello, mandolin) and George Butrumlis (accordion). It contains twelve new songs/intrumentals, nine spoken tracks of humor/stories and three bonus live versions of songs from previous recordings. The unusual combination of instruments and material create an exciting new direction for Kristina's music and writing.

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Naked folk exposed.......2005-04-27

              To me, good folk music is a performer's document of their time. I love this album because it is so revealing and open about Kristina's experiences.

              This album gives the impression that Kristina has been around, done some living, reflected on what she has been through and then written heart felt lyrics about it all.

              I'd recommend buying this album just for the song "Portsoaken" alone. Great stuff and what a pity there aren't any samples for you to hear.

              Kristina's lyrics are so good because they don't have any self pity in them, only strength and humour. This is not the music of a self pitying navel gazer but that of a strong woman in love with life and all that it brings.

              I saw Kristina in concert in Birchgrove in Sydney and I was blown away. It was a free concert and Kristina was on the smaller of two stages and it looked like she was going to be some kind of filler act (I'd never heard of her before). She quickly dispelled my misgivings and went on to give a really great show (unaccompanied). She shone, I feel really grateful to have seen her live.

              5 out of 5 stars All this and she can dance, too!.......2002-03-24

              This recording ranges from passionate to bittersweet to hilarious to exquisite. Regardless of where the ride takes you, it's extremely well sung and performed. The interplay with the other performers and the audience adds to the experience. They all so clearly enjoy being there that one can't help but join in. Highly recommended!

              Jazz Music:

              1. Great Night in Harlem
              2. High Voltage, Vol. 1
              3. Ice Scape
              4. Is What It Is
              5. Jazz for a Literary Mind
              6. Jazz in Britain: 1919-1950 [Box set]
              7. Jazz Moods: An Intimate Evening [Box set]
              8. Jazz Poet [Import]
              9. JSO Live!
              10. Laughin' to Keep from Cryin' [Extra tracks]

              Jazz Music

              Jazz Music