Aige Old Radio: Episode Six ("Harlem Night")

It was a "Harlem kinda night" this past Sunday on Aige Old Radio! Check it out!

Aige Old Radio: Harlem Night (Episode 6) (Spreaker) by Aigedoubleu9214 on Mixcloud

1. "The Man from Harlem"

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra recorded "The Man from Harlem" on November 30, 1932. [x]

Cab Calloway photographed by William P. Gottlieb

2. "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem"

Erskine Butterfield and His Blue Boys recorded this song on April 29, 1941. [x]


3. "Go Harlem"

The Chick Webb Orchestra recorded this happy tune on June 2, 1936. [x]


4. "Harlem Confusion"

Bob Chester and His Orchestra recorded "Harlem Confusion" on October 28, 1941. [x]

The Dandridge Sisters (from thehairpin.com)

5. "The Harlem Yodel"

The Dandridge Sisters and The Cats and the Fiddle recorded this interesting tune for the musical short, Snow Gets in Your Eyes, released on May 14, 1938. [Video]

I was unable to find any information on the two male "scat" vocalists.


6. "Harlem Air Shaft"

The Duke Ellington Orchestra originally recorded "Harlem Air Shaft" in 1940, but according to the Internet Archive, this particular recording was made in 1953. 

7. "Harlem Madness"

According to a commentator on Organissimo and a Youtube user, the "Seven Hot Air Men" (or The Hot Air-Men) recorded this song on January 9, 1930.


8. "At Least You Could Save Me a Dream"

This song by Herb Jeffries and the Three Shades of Rhythm was released in 1944. [x]

Herb Jeffries (from jazzmostly.com)

I was unable to find any information on the Three Shades of Rhythm, but according to the source, this song was also recorded with the Eddie Beal Trio.. Eddie Beal's Wikipedia page states that he also worked with a group called Spirits of Rhythm--perhaps these could be the Three Shades of Rhythm?


9. "Harlem Flat Blues"

"Harlem Flat Blues" was recorded by The Jungle Band (a pseudonym for the Duke Ellington Orchestra) in New York on March 1, 1929. [x]


[x] means "source"


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All of the music heard in this episode of Aige Old Radio was obtained from the Internet Archive (as all of it is) and is believed by me, Adrienne, to be in the Public Domain. All songs were used for entertainment (and some could say, educational) purposes only.

The images above (unless noted otherwise) were obtained from Wikipedia. If the rightful owner(s) of any of these photos wishes to have them removed, please contact me, and I will do so immediately.


--Adrienne


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The Dandridge Sisters [thehairpin.com]

Herb Jeffries [jazzmostly.com]