Bunny Berigan - The Complete Brunswick, Parlophone and Vocalion Sessions (2003) [Swing, Big Band]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artist: Bunny Berigan
Album: The Complete Brunswick, Parlophone and Vocalion Sessions
Genre: Swing, Big Band
Label: Mosaic Records
Released: 2003
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)

CD 1:

Frank Auburn & His Orchestra - When I Take My Sugar to Tea (3:11)
Frank Auburn & His Orchestra - Rockin' Chair (3:06)
Bob Haring & His Orchestra - Building a Home for You (3:01)
Fred Rich & His Orchestra - At Your Command (3:16)
Fred Rich & His Orchestra - Pardon Me, Pretty Baby (3:09)
Chester Leighton & His Sophomores - On the Beach with You (3:05)
Lloyd Keating & His Music - Love Letters in the Sand (1:41)
The Boswell Sisters & The Dorsey Brothers - I Thank You, Mister Moon (take A) (2:47)
The Boswell Sisters & The Dorsey Brothers - I Thank You, Mister Moon (take B) (2:48)
The Dorsey Brothers & Their Orchestra - By the Sycamore Tree (3:36)
The Dorsey Brothers & Their Orchestra - Why Did It Have to Be Me? (3:23)
Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys - How Long Will It Last (3:20)
The Boswell Sisters - (We've Got To) Put That Sun Back in the Sky (matrix 11240) (3:14)
The Boswell Sisters - (We've Got To) Put That Sun Back in the Sky (matrix 11321) (2:58)
Eddie Kirkeby & His Orchestra - Too Many Tears (3:09)
The Boswell Sisters & The Dorsey Brothers - Everybody Loves My Baby (2:20)
Imperial Dance Orchestra - Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon (3:17)
Bob Causer & His Cornelians - What Would You Do (take 1) (2:52)
Ed Lloyd & His Orchestra - What Would You Do (take A) (2:54)
Victor Young & The Brunswick Orchestra - "Face the Music" Medley (Pt.2) (4:10)
Bennie Krueger & His Orchestra - Sing a New Song (2:48)
Bennie Krueger & His Orchestra - I'm So in Love (2:55)
Bennie Krueger & His Orchestra - Gosh Darn! (2:44)
Bennie Krueger & His Orchestra - Crazy People (2:56)

CD 2:

Vic Irwin & His Orchestra - If I Had My Way' Bout My Sweetie (3:02)
Imperial Dance Orchestra - Dream Sweetheart (2:39)
Imperial Dance Orchestra - Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long (2:52)
Connie Boswell - My Lips Want Kisses (2:42)
The Boswell Sisters & The Dorsey Brothers - Doggone, I've Done It (3:03)
Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra - How Do You Do It? (3:09)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (2:53)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - Underneath the Harlem Moon (2:51)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - Mighty River (2:52)
All Star Collegians - All American Girl (2:45)
All Star Collegians - Underneath the Harlem Moon (2:31)
Will Osborne & His Orchestra - What Would Happen to Me If Something Happened to You? (2:53)
Connie Boswell - I'll Never Have to Dream Again (3:03)
Connie Boswell - Me Minus You (2:58)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Sing (2:45)
Bob Causer & His Cornelians - You'll Get By (With a Twinkle in Your Eye) (2:51)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - Going! Going!! Gone!!! (3:03)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - Low Down Upon the Harlem River (3:11)
Lee Wiley - You've Got Me Crying Again (take 1) (3:05)
Lee Wiley - You've Got Me Crying Again (take 2) (3:05)
Lee Wiley - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (take 1) (2:50)
Lee Wiley - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (take 2) (2:47)

CD 3:

The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Mood Hollywood (take A) (2:58)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Mood Hollywood (take B) (2:58)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (2:58)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Stay on the Right Side of the Road (take A) (2:41)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Stay on the Right Side of the Road (take B) (2:42)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Shim Sham Shimmy (take A) (3:18)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Shim Sham Shimmy (take B) (3:10)
Mildred Bailey & The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Is That Religion? (take A) (3:03)
Mildred Bailey & The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Is That Religion? (take B) (3:08)
Connie Boswell - You'll Never Get Up to Heaven That Way (take B) (3:21)
Connie Boswell - You'll Never Get Up to Heaven That Way (take A) (3:03)
Connie Boswell - In a Little Second Hand Store (3:14)
Art Kahn & His Orchestra - Keep Looking Forward (2:42)
Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra - You've Got Everything (2:55)
Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra - Sweet Madness (2:53)
Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra - Savage Serenade (2:57)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - She's Funny That Way (2:59)
Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra - Coffee in the Morning, Kisses in the Night (2:48)
Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra - Sittin' on a Log (2:40)
Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra - I Raised My Hat (3:12)
Paul Hamilton & His Orchestra - She Reminds Me of You (2:57)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - Judy (2:57)
Smith Ballew & His Orchestra - On Account-A I Love You (2:36)

CD 4:

Red Norvo & His Swing Octet - Honeysuckle Rose (2:52)
Red Norvo & His Swing Octet - With All My Heart and Soul (2:45)
Red Norvo & His Swing Octet - Bughouse (2:50)
Red Norvo & His Swing Octet - Blues in E Flat (2:59)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - A Blues Serenade (2:49)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Moonlight on the Ganges (2:41)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - In a Little Spanish Town (2:30)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Solo Hop (2:47)
Mound City Blue Blowers - What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You) (3:05)
Mound City Blue Blowers - She's a Latin from Manhattan (2:59)
Mound City Blue Blowers - You've Been Taking Lessons in Love (3:01)
Mound City Blue Blowers - (Back Home Again In) Indiana (2:42)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (2:49)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - Sing an Old Fashioned Song (2:53)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (2:48)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - It's Been So Long (3:04)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - I'd Rather Lead a Band (2:50)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - Let Yourself Go (2:50)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - Swing, Mister Charlie (3:09)

CD 5:

Bunny Berigan & His Boys - A Melody from the Sky (2:50)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - I Can't Get Started (3:24)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - A Little Bit Later On (2:52)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - Rhythm Saved the World (2:38)
Frank Froeba & His Swing Band - Just to Be in Caroline (3:02)
Frank Froeba & His Swing Band - It Ain't Nobody's Biz'ness What I Do (2:32)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - And Still No Luck with You (2:46)
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers - I'm an Old Cowhand (3:00)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - I Nearly Let Love Go Slipping Through My Fingers (2:50)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - But Definitely (3:02)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - If I Had My Way (2:44)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - When I'm with You (2:47)
Dick McDonough & His Orchestra - Dear Old Southland (2:46)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - Did I Remember? (2:53)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - No Regrets (take 2) (2:39)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - No Regrets (take 1) (2:39)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - Summertime (2:56)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - Billie's Blues (2:41)
Dick McDonough & His Orchestra - Dardanella (take 1) (2:33)
Dick McDonough & His Orchestra - Dardanella (take 2) (2:31)
Dick McDonough & His Orchestra - It Ain't Right (2:39)
Dick McDonough & His Orchestra - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (3:06)
Dick McDonough & His Orchestra - In a Sentimental Mood (3:19)

CD 6:

Frank Froeba & His Swing Band - Whatcha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Swing? (3:19)
Frank Froeba & His Swing Band - Organ Grinder's Swing (3:10)
Frank Froeba & His Swing Band - Rhythm Lullaby (3:00)
Frank Froeba & His Swing Band - It All Begins and Ends with You (3:14)
Dick McDonough & His Orchestra - I'm One Step Ahead of My Shadow (2:59)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - A Fine Romance (2:55)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - I Can't Pretend (3:08)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - One, Two, Button Your Shoe (2:52)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - Let's Call a Heart a Heart (3:03)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - That Foolish Feeling (2:53)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - Where Are You? (3:13)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - In a Little Spanish Town (take 1) (2:55)
Bunny Berigan & His Boys - In a Little Spanish Town (take 2) (2:54)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - The Goona Goo (2:55)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - Who's Afraid of Love? (2:52)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - One in a Million (2:45)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - Blue Lou (2:54)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - I'm Gonna Kiss Myself Goodbye (2:30)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - Big Boy Blue (2:16)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - Dixieland Shuffle (take 1) (3:01)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - Dixieland Shuffle (take 2) (2:59)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) (3:16)

CD 7:

Bud Freeman & His Windy City Five - What Is There to Say? (3:25)
Bud Freeman & His Windy City Five - The Buzzard (take A) (3:06)
Bud Freeman & His Windy City Five - The Buzzard (take B) (3:02)
Bud Freeman & His Windy City Five - Tillie's Downtown Now (take A) (3:26)
Bud Freeman & His Windy City Five - Tillie's Downtown Now (take B) (3:15)
Bud Freeman & His Windy City Five - Keep Smilin' at Trouble (3:08)
Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats - Willow Tree (3:23)
Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats - Honeysuckle Rose (take A) (2:58)
Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats - Honeysuckle Rose (take B) (3:00)
Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats - Squeeze Me (take A) (3:04)
Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats - Squeeze Me (take B) (3:02)
Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats - Down-Hearted Blues (take A) (3:23)
Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats - Down-Hearted Blues (take B) (3:28)
Bunny Berigan & His Blue Boys - You Took Advantage of Me (take A) (3:23)
Bunny Berigan & His Blue Boys - You Took Advantage of Me (take B) (3:22)
Bunny Berigan & His Blue Boys - Chicken and Waffles (3:00)
Bunny Berigan & His Blue Boys - I'm Coming, Virginia (2:44)
Bunny Berigan & His Blue Boys - Blues (3:16)

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"This bum could play the trumpet." That was Eddie Condon's gruff but appropriate epitaph for Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan, a brilliant improviser and hardworking session man who succumbed to pernicious alcoholism in 1942 at the age of 33. With the release of this massive Mosaic Berigan box, anyone desiring a meticulous examination of hiss phonographic output dating from 1931 through 1937 may opt for the following procedure. Liquidate enough assets to be able to afford the recordings, check into a hotel room under an assumed name, and hole up for a week in order to digest the dizzying tide of pop vocals mingled with some honest jazz. Here are 151 musical selections spread across seven compact discs. Only 37 of these performances are instrumental. If those instrumentals were played back to back, the listener would witness a gradual evolution from sleepy, Depression-era studio orchestras to full-potency swing bands. The best of these bear repeated listening: Red Norvo's Swing Octet (with Chu Berry, Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa), Bud Freeman & His Windy City Five, guitarist Dick McDonough leading a swell nine-piece outfit featuring the vibraphone and bass saxophone of Adrian Rollini, and of course, Bunny Berigan's Blue Boys. The vocalists range from ridiculous to sublime. Billie Holiday's two sessions from 1936 (nine titles altogether) are substantial, movingly sincere jazz at its best. Artie Shaw positively glows during the session of July 10, 1936. The combination of Shaw, Berigan, and Holiday is invigorating and leaves you wishing for more. Fortunately, Shaw sat in on several other dates, always providing cohesion and depth. Apparently, Berigan fell in love with "I Can't Get Started" the first time he played it through. The version included here is lovelier and more personal than the later big band hit. He sings gently, almost bashfully, with a quaint vibrato. His trumpet work on this number recalls the magic of Bix Beiderbecke.

Economic disaster does strange things to popular culture, and even stranger things to the arts. By 1925, jazz had become a fashionable flavoring used to spice up otherwise tepid material. With each passing year, hot records became increasingly profitable for recording companies, if not for the musicians themselves. There is a frantic and almost manic quality emanating from the hottest jazz records of 1929. After the proverbial bubble burst, the aesthetic decisions made by music business executives between 1930 and 1934 seem to have been based on fiscal desperation. While hot jazz did find its way onto phonograph records during those lean years, most dance band arrangements became sleepy, sentimental, or almost alarmingly slaphappy. Vocalists whined, droned, and sniveled their way through often horrifyingly stupid tunes with inane, preposterous lyrics. Jazz musicians earned a living by fitting into this working environment to the best of their abilities.

Berigan's career as a sideman is exhaustively chronicled and commented upon in Richard M. Sudhalter's outstanding liner notes. The first two discs consist of pop tunes augmented with occasional flashes of inspiration. Berigan was useful to say the least; his solos bring substance to even the worst songs, and one is tempted to wish for someone like Charlie Parker's Dean Benedetti to carefully extract the jazz from the chaff. But that would be cheating, and there is something to be said for experiencing music from this period within its historical context. Listening through the Berigan Mosaic box therefore requires patience and a suspension of postmodern sensibilities. If Dick Robertson comes across as a tiresome boor, Buddy Clark actually does a good job with something called "It Aint Right." Sudhalter carefully explains why Connee Boswell was a personable, inventive performer, and indeed, the Boswell Sisters can be as exciting as their contemporaries the Mills Brothers. Scrappy Lambert and Smith Ballew are wholesome American boys, harmless and cheerful. Red McKenzie's paper and comb "blue blowing" is always a treat, even if his singing voice brings to mind some terrible uncle lost in his cups. Bing Crosby shows up in front of the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, and Harlan Lattimore, who seems to be trying hard to emulate Crosby, croons mellifluously with Abe Lyman's California Orchestra. Females include a very sweet Midge Williams, a rather intense Lee Wiley, and mezzo soprano Mildred Bailey, whose "Alley Cats" session of December 6, 1935, consists of three songs by Fats Waller and the "Downhearted Blues," composed by Lovie Austin and Alberta Hunter. Hearing Bailey sing the lyrics to Waller's lovely "Willow Tree" will be a nice surprise for any serious Waller devotee. But it is Chick Bullock, a native of Butte, MT, who gets more space on this collection than any other vocalist. There are no less than 22 Bullock performances sprinkled throughout the set, and that is more than most followers of jazz would ever want to experience. While there are sure to be Bullock fans who will take exception to this assessment, even Sudhalter doesn't dwell on the topic for very long, as there is relatively little to say about the man. With a voice described as "resonantly virile," notable for his "clear diction," Bullock apparently bore a "facial disfigurement" that kept him out of the limelight, even as he built a brief career as one of the most consistently recorded singers of the 1930s. There are instances where Bullock sings ditties popularized by Shirley Temple, although when she sang them the lyrics had been altered along juvenile lines. This is all very interesting even if it might seem at first to jeopardize the integrity of the music. (Never mind the Bullock, one might say, concentrate on Berigan.) Listening to any of the tracks where singers interrupt perfectly good jazz with droll sentiment or fluffy nonsense is actually a good exercise in retrospective tolerance. This is what was deemed necessary for the listening public to use as distraction during troubled times. If some of the lyrics seem to be nothing more than "get happy" propaganda, so be it. That is part of the story of how everyone involved in the recording industry -- including the people who bought these records -- conducted themselves back then. Bunny Berigan's ability to bring authentic jazz moments to even the worst pop music is admirably demonstrated time and again. Here then is a welcome addition to Mosaic's profound, ongoing reissue campaign. May it continue.
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