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Jack Hylton And His Orchestra play "The Kerb Step", a sort of 1930 Green Cross Code (sorry, American friends, you'll have to look that up!).
Bobby Howes demonstrates "The Kerb Step" (which was also a dance step) in the silent film - or is it a safety film! - that I have included in the video. The record itself is great and Hylton's band is far from pedestrian! Lots of brassy power, especially from Philippe Brun, who sounds hot even when he plays straight. Later on, there's an excellent Trumbauer-esque alto sax solo by Joe Crossman, and then more booting brass, this time by way of a trombone solo by either Lew Davis or Leo Vauchant.
I believe that the short piano solo that follows the trombone solo is by the composer of the piece, Arthur Young, rather than Billy Munn. Young had previously been a member of the Hylton band. He is also the pianist that can be heard and seen in the short film that follows the Hylton recording, which demonstrates "The Kerb Step" as a dance routine. The saxophonist heard here is probably Van Phillips. The film was made on February 13th, 1930.
JACK HYLTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Jack Hylton directing: Jack Raine and Philippe Brun - trumpets / Lew Davis and Leo Vauchant - trombones / Joe Crossman - alto sax, clarinet / E. 0. "Poggy" Pogson - alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet / Noel "Chappie" d'Amato - alto sax, guitar / Johnny Raitz - tenor sax / Harry Berly - tenor sax, viola / Billy Ternent - alto sax or tenor sax, arranger / Johnny Rosen and Hugo Rignold - violins / Arthur Young - piano / Sonny Farrar - banjo / Clem Lawton - brass bass / Jim Merritt - string bass / Basil Wiltshire - drums / Harry Robbins - percussion / Sam Brown plus two others - vocals
Recorded at Small Queen's Hall, London, January. 22nd, 1930.
Bb-18588-1…….The Kerb Step…….HMV B- 5768
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra play "The Kerb Step", a sort of 1930 Green Cross Code (sorry, American friends, you'll have to look that up!).
Bobby Howes demonstrates "The Kerb Step" (which was also a dance step) in the silent film - or is it a safety film! - that I have included in the video. The record itself is great and Hylton's band is far from pedestrian! Lots of brassy power, especially from Philippe Brun, who sounds hot even when he plays straight. Later on, there's an excellent Trumbauer-esque alto sax solo by Joe Crossman, and then more booting brass, this time by way of a trombone solo by either Lew Davis or Leo Vauchant.
I believe that the short piano solo that follows the trombone solo is by the composer of the piece, Arthur Young, rather than Billy Munn. Young had previously been a member of the Hylton band. He is also the pianist that can be heard and seen in the short film that follows the Hylton recording, which demonstrates "The Kerb Step" as a dance routine. The saxophonist heard here is probably Van Phillips. The film was made on February 13th, 1930.
JACK HYLTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Jack Hylton directing: Jack Raine and Philippe Brun - trumpets / Lew Davis and Leo Vauchant - trombones / Joe Crossman - alto sax, clarinet / E. 0. "Poggy" Pogson - alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet / Noel "Chappie" d'Amato - alto sax, guitar / Johnny Raitz - tenor sax / Harry Berly - tenor sax, viola / Billy Ternent - alto sax or tenor sax, arranger / Johnny Rosen and Hugo Rignold - violins / Arthur Young - piano / Sonny Farrar - banjo / Clem Lawton - brass bass / Jim Merritt - string bass / Basil Wiltshire - drums / Harry Robbins - percussion / Sam Brown plus two others - vocals
Recorded at Small Queen's Hall, London, January. 22nd, 1930.
Bb-18588-1…….The Kerb Step…….HMV B- 5768
