“Jig Time” – Roy Fox and his Band (1932) featuring Al Bowlly

I know very little about British jazz and dance bands, so last year I asked a friend in the U.K. to pick out a few discs out for me.

From what I’ve learned about Roy Fox – he was born in Denver, Colorado, grew up in Los Angeles, and lived in the U.S. until 1929, when he moved to London to lead a band there.

1932 finds Fox leading a band at the Monseigneur restaurant in London featuring rising musical stars such as Al Bowlly, Nat Gonella, and Lew Stone.

This tune is a fun hot dance tune – and you may certainly feel like doing a jig of your own once the band fires up.

Bowlly opines: “You heard a lot of talk about rhythm, and how it affects the mind. Some folks like a dreamy waltz, some like another kind!”

Recorded in London UK on January 21, 1932 at the Monseigneur Restaurant.
Released as Decca F.2793.

Credits
Roy Fox – cornet, director
Nat Gonella, Sid Buckman – trumpet
Joe Ferrie – trombone
Jim Easton, Ernest Ritte, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax
Harry Berly – tenor sax
Lew Stone, piano
Al Bowlly, guitar, vocals
Don Stuteley – string bass
Bill Harty – drums