The Trials, Tribulations and Triumph of Bunny Berigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMi6xrJYX9A "Down by the Old Mill Stream" Composed by Tell Taylor and Arthur Clough; unknown arranger. Recorded live on October 31, 1936 from a broadcast of the Saturday Night Swing Club over the CBS radio network. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, with the CBS house band directed by Johnny Augustine. Probable personnel: Lloyd Williams, Mike Miolla, unknown,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbE9bhcH_Kc&feature=youtu.be "Jingle Bells" Composed by J.S. Pierpont; arranged by Lyle "Spud" Murphy. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on July 1, 1935 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Ralph Muzzillo and Nate Kazebier, trumpets; Jack Lacey and Red Ballard, trombones; Nuncio "Toots" Mondello, first alto... Continue Reading →
"You Leave Me Breathless" Composed by Frederick Hollander (music) and Ralph Freed (lyric). Recorded privately on March 16, 1939 in New York with Lee Wiley singing, and Joe Bushkin accompanying her on piano. Note: This is a previously unreleased and largely unknown recording made by Lee Wiley. The story: This song was composed by Frederick Hollander... Continue Reading →