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  • “Smile, Darn Ya, Smile” – Roy Fox and his Band f/ Al Bowlly (1931)

    “Smile, Darn Ya, Smile” – Roy Fox and his Band f/ Al Bowlly (1931)

    It’s been a rough year over here in the USA, and today I needed some cheering up. So here’s a lovely tune recorded in London by Colorado-born Roy Fox’s orchestra to bring a smile to your face. Features vocals by one of everyone’s favorite jazz crooners, Al Bowlly.

    Enjoy, darn ya, enjoy!

    Recorded in London, UK at the Monseigneur Restaurant on October 7, 1931.
    Released as Decca F. 2580.

    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, arranger
    Al Bowlly – guitar, vocals
    Don Stuteley – string bass
    Bill Harty – drums