Larry Clinton & His Orchestra – All The Hits And More 1937-48 – 2CD

Larry Clinton was a trumpeter, trombonist and clarinettist who, when in his twenties, became a successful arranger for Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Glen Gay's Casa Loma Orchestra and Bunny Berigan during the mid-1930s before starting his own orchestra in 1937. Playing a mixture of current pop in the sweet style, ambitious jazz-styled instrumentals and swing arrangements of classical pieces, he had a string of nearly 40 hits through into the early '40s, and when he picked up the threads after service during WWII. Most of his hits featured the fine voice of his star vocalist Bea Wain, whose contributions were a key element of his success. This excellent-value 48-track 2-CD set comprises all his 38 hits plus other selected releases on the Victor, Bluebird and Decca labels, many featuring Bea Wain, and features the No. 1s Cry, Baby, Cry, Heart And Soul, My Reverie, and Deep Purple, along with sixteen other Top 10 hits, with many examples of the early commercial recordings of some of the landmark compositions of the Great American Songbook era. Along with Bea Wain, other featured vocalists are Dick Todd, Ford Leary, Mary Dugan, Helen Southern, Peggy Mann and Butch Stone. The collection provides not only a thoroughly entertaining showcase for a top class orchestra about which not much is heard these days, as well as for the vocal talents of Bea Wain, but also an enlightening overview of some of the most popular music of those years.

CD1:
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra: 1. The Big Dipper -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain: 2. True Confession -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra: 3. Abba Dabba (One Of The Arabian Knights) -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain: 4. The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) -   5. I Double Dare You -   6. Two Dreams Got Together -   7. Love Is Here To Stay -   8. Always And Always -   9. Martha -   10. You're An Education -   11. Romance In The Dark -   12. Cry, Baby, Cry -   13. Stolen Heaven -   14. I Married An Angel -   15. If It Rains, Who Cares? -   16. You Go To My Head -   17. Put Your Heart In A Song -   18. My Reverie -   19. Change Partners -   20. At Long Last Love -   21. My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice -   22. Summer Souvenirs -   23. Heart And Soul -   24. Old Folks -

CD2:
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain: 1. Who Blew Out The Flame -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra: 2. Design For Dancing -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain: 3. My Heart Belongs To Daddy -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary: 4. Jeepers Creepers -   5. The Devil With The Devil -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra: 6. For Men Only -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain: 7. Deep Purple -   8. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) -   9. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over -   10. I Want My Share Of Love -   11. Over The Rainbow -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary: 12. Comes Love -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra: 13. In A Persian Market -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Mary Dugan: 14. I'll Remember -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary: 15. The Little Man Who Wasn’t There -   16. An Apple For The Teacher -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra: 17. Johnson Rag -   18. Limehouse Blues -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Helen Southern: 19. The Nearness Of You -   Larry Clinton's Bluebird Orchestra with Peggy Mann & Butch Stone: 20. Rockin' Chair -   Larry Clinton's Bluebird Orchestra with Peggy Mann: 21. Because Of You -   Larry Clinton's Bluebird Orchestra with Butch Stone: 22. Let Me Off Uptown -   Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Helen Lee: 23. The Dickey Bird Song -   24. On A Slow Boat To China -