Recommended Materials
BEN SELVIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: DARDANELLA
Ben Selvin recordings from 1919 through 1931, including the top ten hit of 1929 “You’re the Cream in My Coffee”. Guest artists include Ruth Etting, Dick Robertson, Kate Smith, Ethel Waters, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman.
ASV # 5318, 2000.
THE COMPLETE FRAN WARREN WITH CLAUDE THORNHILL
All tracks recorded between November 1946 and December 1947. Songs include the hit from 1921 “Whip-Poor-Will”.
Collectors’ Choice # 154, 2000.
BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON: GEORGE OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC
George Olsen’s greatest hits from the 1920’s including the top ten hit recording from 1927 “The Best Things In Life Are Free”.
ASV # 5388, 2002.
CAPITOL SINGS HOLLYWOOD: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Part of the Capitol Records’ “Capitol Sings” series, this is a collection of standards from hit movies of the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. Tracks include “If I Had a Talking Picture of You”, “That Old Feeling”, “My Foolish Heart” and “There’s a Rainbow “Round My Shoulder”. Guest artists include Johnny Mercer and Martha Tilton, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin, Ethel Ennis and Nat King Cole.
Capitol/EMI Records # 29385, 1995.
GOOD NEWS! - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Jay Records # 1291, 1996.