An excellent hot dance record by Mike Speciale and his Orchestra, sure to furnish followers of the terpischorean art with sufficient jazz to inject pep and make the dance worthwhile, to paraphrase a reviewer from 1929. Well, viewers, we’ve learned a new word: terpischorean – in homage to the muse Terpsichore, patron of dance – meaning those who enjoy dancing.
Speciale and his band started their career playing at the Carlton Terrace Hotel at Broadway and 100th Street in New York City, where they assuredly kept the terpischorean population satisfied.
This tune is one of their hotter numbers – an original composition by Speciale and his pianist, Sam Rose. If any of my learned viewers has an updated personnel list, I’d be most obliged – mine comes from Rust’s American Dance Band Discography.
Other than that – not much else to do but follow one’s terpischorean impulses and get out there on the dance floor!
Recorded in New York City on September 11, 1925.
Released as Perfect 14494 and Pathé Actuelle 36313.
Credits:
Mike Speciale – violin, director
Red Nichols, Earl Oliver (?) – trumpet
Unknown Artist – trombone
Jessie Berkman – clarinet, alto sax, soprano sax
Unknown Artist – tenor sax, bass sax
Sam Rose – piano
Lou de Fabbia – banjo
Tom Speciale – tuba
Herman Berkin – drums