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  • “Doin’ The Uptown Lowdown” – Joe Venuti and his Blue Six (1933)

    “Doin’ The Uptown Lowdown” – Joe Venuti and his Blue Six (1933)

    A hot number featuring an all-star cast of performers!

    Hot impassioned solos abound and clip by at a frenetic pace to give everyone a moment in the spotlight.

    0:00 Intro
    0:13 Clarinet solo (Benny Goodman)
    0:32 Tenor sax solo (Bud Freeman)
    0:42 Clarinet solo (Benny Goodman)
    0:54 Violin solo (Joe Venuti)
    1:13 Piano solo (Joe Sullivan)
    1:23 Violin solo (Joe Venuti)
    1:32 Bass sax solo (Adrian Rollini)
    1:50 Tenor sax solo (Bud Freeman)
    2:08 Clarinet solo (Benny Goodman)
    2:26 Violin solo (Joe Venuti)
    2:44 Guitar solo (Dick McDonough)
    2:54 Outro

    Recorded in New York City on October 2, 1933.
    Released in the UK as Columbia CB 708.

    Credits
    Benny Goodman – clarinet
    Bud Freeman – tenor sax
    Adrian Rollini – bass sax
    Joe Venuti – violin
    Joe Sullivan – piano
    Dick McDonough – guitar
    Neil Marshall – drums