The B side to “I Love Sweet Angeline” also features some great soprano sax work by Doc Berendsohn throughout. Starting at 1:08 he really gets to spread out between the starts and stops of the syncopated rhythms. At 1:50 he switches to clarinet and keeps the vibe going! A really fun listen.
Recorded in New York City circa June-July 1922. Released as Federal 5211. This is take 2 (mx. 2-1538).
Credits: Harry Barth – director, tuba Dave Klein, cornet Bernhard ‘Doc’ Berendsohn, clarinet & soprano saxophone Harry Raderman, trombone Lou Raderman, violin Dick Reynolds, piano
If you enjoyed this one, be sure to watch Colin Hancock’s excellent curated playlist of other tunes by Harry Barth’s Mississippians: https://youtu.be/SROAGc_Op8M
A few weeks ago I was enjoying a video Colin Hancock posted on his excellent channel of Harry Barth records and remembered I had one in the transfer queue that I’d been meaning to get to.
I couldn’t find a transfer of this one online – and it doesn’t appear in either of Brian Rust’s discographies (Jazz and Ragtime Records or American Dance Band Discography), so I offer it to you, dear viewer, to enjoy.
The tune, “I Love Sweet Angeline”, penned by the songwriting team of J. Turner Layton and Henry Creamer, appeared in the all-black Broadway production “Strut Miss Lizzie”, which had a nine-week run at the Times Square and Earl Carroll Theaters during the summer of 1922.
The musical featured the duo’s hit song of 1921 (“Strut Miss Lizzie”), along with several others, including one destined to become a classic: “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”.
Here we have another tune from the show, “I Love Sweet Angeline”. Love the sax, clarinet, and piano on this one.
Quite interesting to see this secondary tune from the show recorded around the same time the production opened. It was also recorded by Ted Lewis for Columbia and Kaplan’s Melodists for Edison in late July 1922.
Recorded in New York City circa June-July 1922. Released as Federal 5211. This is take 3 (mx. 3-1542).
Credits: Harry Barth – director, tuba Dave Klein, cornet Bernhard ‘Doc’ Berendsohn – clarinet, alto saxophone Harry Raderman, trombone Lou Raderman, violin Dick Reynolds, piano
If you enjoyed this one, be sure to watch Colin Hancock’s excellent curated playlist of Harry Barth’s Mississippians tunes: https://youtu.be/SROAGc_Op8M
