1937: With Vocals by Eddy Howard & the Trio

by Ozzie Nelson, Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra

Overview

Ozzie Nelson was no Benny Goodman or Jimmy Dorsey, and his band wasn't up to those standards, but they were one of the most popular radio orchestras of their era. This collection of 16 songs, assembled from radio transcription recordings done in 1937, shows why -- they had a subtle but compelling way with a beat, and a mix of elegance and jauntiness that does indeed, as the long-ago Downbeat writer observed, get under your skin. His singing wasn't bad either, a fresh-faced tenor voice, expressive and cheerful in the manner of his idol Rudy Vallee, though by 1937 he'd outgrown Vallee's influence. "Head Over Heels In Love" and "Whirligig" are the best numbers here, but "Swing, Swing Dear Mother-in-Law," "Poor Robinson Crusoe," and "Sophisticated Swing," as well as just about everything else here, has something to recommend it. Charlie Buebeck's baritone and sax and clarinet are highlights among the players, but this was a solid band all the way through. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	08/11/1994
Label:	Circle
UPC:	0762247402725
Rank:	152822

Tracks

1. Night Ride
2. Never in a Million Years
3. They All Laughed
4. Sophisticated Swing
5. The Girl on the Police Gazette
6. Head over Heels in Love
7. They Can't Take That Away from Me
8. Whirligig
9. Poor Robinson Crusoe
10. Carelessly
11. Swing, Swing, Dear Mother-In-Law
12. The Kid in the Three-Cornered Pants
13. Long as You've Got Your Health
14. The Goona Goo
15. It's Swell of You
16. Whoa Babe

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Ozzie Nelson   Primary Artist,Reeds,Vocals,Saxophone

Technical Credits

Harry Reser   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Raymond Scott   Composer
Harry Revel   Composer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Producer,Liner Notes
Norman Zeno   Composer
Norman Ellis   Composer
Wendell Echols   Production Coordination
Sid Phillips   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Larry Clinton   Composer
Frank Driggs   Cover Photo
John Jacob Loeb   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Ozzie Nelson   Leader
Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra   Performer
Al Stillman   Composer