Red Hot Okeh Dance: 1922-1926 (Okeh Syncopators, Red Hotters, Okeh Melodians)

Описание: Red Hot Okeh Dance: 1922-1926
Fifteen sides by the Okeh Syncopators, the Red Hotters and the Okeh Melodians

1. Everybody's Doin' The Charleston Now - Okeh Syncopators, 1925 [0:00]
2. (That’s Her - That's Her) What Did I Tell Ya? - The Red Hotters, 1926 [2:49]
3. Let it Rain, Let it Pour (I'll Be in Virginia in the Morning) - The Red Hotters, 1925 [5:37]
4. Jig Walk - Okeh Melodians, 1926 [8:16]
5. I’m Gonna’ Hang Around My Sugar (‘Till I Gather All the Sugar That She’s Got) - The Red Hotters, 1926 [11:00]
6. Ah-Ha! - The Red Hotters, 1925 [13:52]
7. Footloose - Okeh Syncopators, 1925 [17:09]
8. When You See That Aunt of Mine - The Red Hotters, 1926 [19:50]
9. Charley, My Boy - Okeh Syncopators, 1924 [22:33]
10. Oh, Lovey, Be Mine - Okeh Syncopators, 1925 [25:39]
11. Nuthin’s Gonna Stop Me Now - Okeh Syncopators, 1925 [28:45]
12. Smile a Little Bit - The Red Hotters, 1926 [31:24]
13. (What Do I Care - What Do I Care) My Sweetie Turned Me Down - The Red Hotters, 1925 [34:17]
14. Choo Choo Blues - Okeh Syncopators, 1922 [36:51]
15. Then I’ll Be Happy - The Red Hotters, 1925 [40:02]

Transferred with 3.0ML stylus in Audiotechnica VMN70SP cartridge via Audiotechnica AT-LP120 Turntable. Discs from Colin Hancock Collection. Discographical Information from DAHR and Brian Rust’s The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942

In addition to their great selection of small hot jazz combos, blues, and country artists, the General Phonograph Corporation’s Okeh Records had an incredible roster of hot studio dance bands, often led by or featuring the great bandleaders Harry Raderman and Harry Reser. These groups churned out snappy danceable renditions of the day’s hits with the goal of making listeners move their feet. This set of fifteen titles includes some of the hottest tunes by these bands, including an early version of Duke Ellington’s “Jig Walk, a great example of Reser on guitar on “Charley, My Boy,” and some lovely trumpet solos on “Everybody’s Doin’ the Charleston Now” and “What Did I Tell Ya?” Notice too the excellent bass response of Okeh’s True Tone and standard acoustic methods, particularly in the tuba playing.