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Noble Sissle accompanied by a small band directed by Ronnie Munro sings "What Do We Care?" (composed by Sissle and the pianist he used while in London, Harry Revel), with good (albeit short!) short solos by Arthur Lally on baritone sax.
Arthur Lally was obviously influenced by bass sax player Adrian Rollini, who was also in London at the time as a member of Fred Elizalde's band at the Savoy Hotel. Lally's two-bar break on baritone sax in the coda is similar to a two-bar break that Rollini plays on bass sax on Joe Venuti's Blue Four recording of "Beatin' The Dog", recorded in New York in September 1927 and released a few months later on OKeh and Parlophone.
NOBLE SISSLE
Vocals, accompanied by his own "Special Orchestra": Ronnie Munro directing Arthur Lally - alto sax, baritone sax / Charlie Swinnerton - alto sax, clarinet / two violins / Harry Revel - piano / unknown - brass bass / Max Bacon - drums
Recorded in London, April 29th, 1928
E-1897-2…….What Do We Care?.......Parlophone R-128
Noble Sissle accompanied by a small band directed by Ronnie Munro sings "What Do We Care?" (composed by Sissle and the pianist he used while in London, Harry Revel), with good (albeit short!) short solos by Arthur Lally on baritone sax.
Arthur Lally was obviously influenced by bass sax player Adrian Rollini, who was also in London at the time as a member of Fred Elizalde's band at the Savoy Hotel. Lally's two-bar break on baritone sax in the coda is similar to a two-bar break that Rollini plays on bass sax on Joe Venuti's Blue Four recording of "Beatin' The Dog", recorded in New York in September 1927 and released a few months later on OKeh and Parlophone.
NOBLE SISSLE
Vocals, accompanied by his own "Special Orchestra": Ronnie Munro directing Arthur Lally - alto sax, baritone sax / Charlie Swinnerton - alto sax, clarinet / two violins / Harry Revel - piano / unknown - brass bass / Max Bacon - drums
Recorded in London, April 29th, 1928
E-1897-2…….What Do We Care?.......Parlophone R-128
