Three vintage Mickey Mouse songs tmmvds 2010-12-02 | "Minnie's Yoo Hoo" (1930) by Leo Zollo & his Orchestra, "What! No Mickey Mouse?" (1932) by Ben Bernie & his Orchestra and "Mickey's Son and Daughter" (1935) by Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra.
Top hits of 1930-34 tmmvds 2016-11-27 | The biggest hits in US according to Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. The songs per year are in reverse order.
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra - New Orleans (1932) tmmvds 2012-02-06 | Music & lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael.
Lanny Ross - I Wished on the Moon (1935) tmmvds 2012-02-05 | Music by Ralph Rainger, lyrics by Dorothy Parker.
Irving Kaufman & Vaughn Deleath - You Took Advantage of Me (1928) tmmvds 2012-01-02 | My favorite version. Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart.
Frank Crumit - Plink! Plonk! I Pluck My Guitar (1932) tmmvds 2012-01-02 | This song should be a model for every aspiring lyricist :) Music & lyrics by Claude Hulbert & Paul England.
Isham Jones & his Orchestra - I Want a New Romance (1937) tmmvds 2012-01-01 | Music by Burton Lane. This is a radio transcription, and never official 78rpm release for Isham Jones.
Jack Denny & his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Night (1932) tmmvds 2011-12-30 | Vocal by Frank Luther. Music by Milton Ager, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg.
Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet - The Crocodile (1920) tmmvds 2011-12-30 | Music by Harry Akst & Otto Motzan.
Bunny Berigan & his Orchestra - Wacky Dust (1938) tmmvds 2011-12-30 | Vocal by Ruth Gaylor. Music by Oscar Levant, lyrics by Stanley Adams.
Music from the TV-series A River Somewhere tmmvds 2011-10-18 | Five pieces from the Australian TV-series "A River Somewhere", all composed by Liam Bradley: "A river somewhere theme", "Tanami", "Venezuela", "Vespa" & "Horizons". Pictures present rivers around the world.
Georges Metaxa, Nino Martini & Jean Sablon tmmvds 2011-10-11 | Three popular 30's male singers from Romania, Italy & France. Georges Metaxa - An Old Italian Love Song (1930) Nino Martini - Midnight in Paris (1935) Jean Sablon - Afraid to Dream (1937)
Maurice Ravel - Jeux deau (orchestral version) tmmvds 2011-07-14 | Geoffrey Simon & Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra & Rudy Vallee - Two classic romances tmmvds 2011-07-06 | Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra with Donald Novis & Gloria Grafton: My Romance (1936) Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees with Gentlemen Songsters: I'll Take Romance (1937) The pictures present Hollywood couples from the 1920s through 1940s.
Shep Fields & his Rippling Rhythm - Three short instrumentals tmmvds 2011-05-28 | Three instrumentals from 1937: their theme tune "Rippling Rhythm", "12th Street Rag" & "Satan Takes a Holiday".
Leo Delibes - Gaillarde, Madrigal & Passepied from Le Roi SAmuse tmmvds 2011-04-17 | The pictures are from 15th Century book "Trés Riches Heures du Duc de Berry", made by Limbourg brothers.
Connie Boswell - Oh, You Crazy Moon (1939) tmmvds 2011-02-19 | Music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Johnny Burke.
Henry Burr - Alone at Last (1925) tmmvds 2011-02-17 | Music by Ted Fiorito, lyrics by Gus Kahn. Pictures present 20's movie couples.
Claude Debussy - Les collines dAnacapri (orchestral version) tmmvds 2011-01-23 | Hallé Orchestra, conductor Sir Mark Elder. From Préludes, Book 1. Pictures are from Anacapri, Italy. This piece is taken from the CD where all Debussy's 24 preludes are orchestrated for the first time by Colin Matthews.
Fritz Kreisler - Pale Moon (1922) & Poupee Valsante (The Dancing Doll) (1924) tmmvds 2010-12-28 | With piano accompaniment.
Look for the Silver Lining (1920 & 1929 versions) tmmvds 2010-12-18 | Famous song by Jerome Kern & Buddy DeSylva in two different versions: Elsie Baker & Charles Harrison duet from 1920 and The High Hatters with Frank Luther from 1929.
Victor Young & his Orchestra - Alone Together (1932) tmmvds 2010-11-03 | Vocal by Frank Munn. Music by Arthur Schwartz, lyrics by Howard Dietz.
Orchestral Frederic Chopin: Polonaise & Waltz tmmvds 2010-10-29 | These orchestrations are from a ballet "Chopiniana", and made by Alexandr Glazunov. Originally they are Polonaise Op.40 No.1 and Waltz Op.64 No.2. The pictures are from Poland.
Claude Debussy - Images Oubliees: Lent & Tres Vite (orchestral version) tmmvds 2010-10-23 | Two great orchestrations made by Zoltan Kocsis and performed by Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra with Kocsis. The paintings present late 19th/Early 20th century Paris.
Ambrose & his Orchestra x2: Say That You Were Teasing Me & Shadows on the Window (1932) tmmvds 2010-10-18 | Two great Ambrose recordings from 1932, Sam Browne is the singer in both of them. "Say That You Were Teasing Me" is better known for Baby Rose Marie's version, but I prefer this one. The pictures are movie stills from the early 30s, and seems to fit the theme of these songs.
Bing Crosby - I Got Plenty of Nuttin (1936) tmmvds 2010-10-06 | From Porgy and Bess. Music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin & DuBoise Heyward.
Artie Shaw & his Orchestra with Helen Forrest - They Say (1938) tmmvds 2010-09-24 | Music by Stephen Weis & Paul Mann, lyrics by Edward Heyman.
Ernest Hare & Billy Jones - Oh-My-Yes! (1924) tmmvds 2010-09-24 | One of the best recordings from The Happiness Boys. Harry Reser plays ukulele. Music & lyrics by Felix Austead.
Debussy: Prelude & Menuet from Suite Bergamasque (orchestral version) tmmvds 2010-09-09 | The paintings represent the leading impressionist painters in France.
The Edvard Grieg experience tmmvds 2010-08-07 | Three less known works by Grieg: Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter (from Peer Gynt), Allegretto grazioso (from Symphonic Dances) and orchestral version from Norwegian March (from Lyric Pieces). The pictures present places most associated with Grieg.
Leslie Hutch Hutchinson - He Loves and She Loves (1928) tmmvds 2010-08-05 | Music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin. From the musical "Funny Face".
Dick Robertson & Ed Smalle - Wob-A-Ly Walk (1928) tmmvds 2010-08-01 | music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Bud Green.
Lewis James - Songs for Little People (1928) tmmvds 2010-07-22 | Wonderfully nostalgic medley, including the songs: Humpty Dumpty, Jack be Nimble, Little Boy Blue, The Frog's Wooing, Georgie Porgie, We've Come to See Miss Jenny Jones, Mistress Mary, Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be, Polly Put the Kettle on, Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross, Alphabet Song, Sing a Song of Six Pence.
Jack Hylton & his Orchestra - The Grasshoppers Dance (1933) tmmvds 2010-05-24 | Music by Ernest Bucalossi. First published in 1905 as a "The Grasshopper's Dance, characteristic piece".
The Three Peppers - Serenade in the Night (1937) tmmvds 2010-05-24 | Unusual, but pretty entertaining version from this standard. Music by Cesare Bixio & Luigi Cherubini, words by Jimmy Kennedy.
Tribute to Enya tmmvds 2010-05-08 | My favourite 12 Enya songs crammed into 10 minutes: The Celts, Orinoco Flow, Afer Ventus, Sumiregusa, Only If..., Isobella, Last Night by Moonlight, Lazy Day, The Longships, May It Be, Water Shows the Hidden Heart and Book of Days.
Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Orchestra with Al Bowlly - Fiesta (1931) tmmvds 2010-04-28 | Famous rumba most accociated with Henry Busse & his Orchestra. This version isn't any the less good. Music & lyrics by Leonard Whitcup & Walter G. Samuels.
Eddie Cantor - Row, Row, Rosie! (1925) tmmvds 2010-04-20 | One of the many novelty hits from the Banjo Eyes in the 20's. Music by George E. Meyer, lyrics by Alfred Bryan.
Woody Herman & his Orchestra - Blue Evening (1938) tmmvds 2010-04-14 | The vocalist is Woody Herman himself. Music by Joe Bishop, lyrics by Gordon Jenkins.
The atmospheric Debussy: Pour invoquer Pan, Bruyères & Beau soir tmmvds 2010-04-07 | Tribute to my love of nature and the music of Claude Debussy: Pour invoguer Pan, Dieu du vent d'été (For invoking Pan, God of the summer wind) from Epigraphes Antiques, Bruyères (Heathers) from Preludes and Beau soir (Beautiful evening), first two rarely heard orchestral versions and the last arranged for piano and clarinet.
Camille Saint-Saëns - Printemps qui commence tmmvds 2010-03-23 | Celebrating the beginning of spring: famous aria from Samson & Delila is here wonderfully arranged for clarinet and orchestra.
Cliff Edwards + Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra (with The Rhythm Boys) - Night Owl (1933) tmmvds 2010-03-16 | Two versions from the song, which Cliff Edwards introduced in the film "Take a Chance". Very different from each other, but both have their own charm. Music & lyrics by Herman Hupfeld.
The Divine Comedy - Sunrise tmmvds 2010-03-09 | The powerful closing song from "Fin de Siecle" (1998)
The Coon-Sanders Orchestra - Moanin for You (1929) tmmvds 2010-03-02 | Vocal by Joe Sanders. Music & lyrics by Edmund Goulding & Dan Dougherty.
Giacomo Puccini - Opera medley tmmvds 2010-02-16 | This is medley from five Puccini's opera arias and one intermezzo. These are: Senza mamma from Suor Angelica, Che gelida manina from La Boheme, E lucevan le stelle from Tosca, Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut, O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi and Nessun Dorma from Turandot. All pieces are orchestral versions.
