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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

step into the lounge!

Sunday, December 18, 2022 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists

http://www.divavillelounge.org

Artist	Song	Album	Label	Comments
Sam Medoff & The Yiddish Swing Orchestra	Intro to"Yiddish Melodies in Swing"	Music from the Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie	today's show celebrates the Jewish American contribution to swing & Tin Pan Alley
Nathan Glantz	Yiddisha Charleston	From Avenue A to the Great White Way	Soy Legacy
Naftule Brandwein	Der Heisser	Cantors, Klezmorim and Crooers 1905-1953	JSP

Jewish Orchestra	Der Shtiller Bulgar	From Avenue A to the Great White Way	Soy Legacy	rec. 1918. This traditional Yiddish song became the melody of Benny Goodman's hit "And the Angels Sing"
Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Martha Tilton	And the Angels Sing	Birth of Swing	Bluebird	note klezmer trumpet solo by Ziggy Elman
Artie Shaw Orchestra	The Chant	Melody and Madness 12 March 1939	otr-cat.com	Shaw didn't often include Yiddish musical styles in his music, but he does in this live performance
Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra	Bubitchki	The Issued Recordings, 1947 & 1949		Elman loved klezmer music, his first professional music work was performing at Jewish weddings
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	Hora Staccato	Classic Columbia & Okeh Orchestra Sessions 1939-1956	Mosaic	Goodman recorded many songs influenced by Yiddish music

Yiddish Swingtette	Intro & Zum Gali Gali	Yiddish Klezmer Music, Vol. 2		The Yiddish Swingtette was the house band on Yiddish Melodies in Swing, was led by Sam Medoff and featured Dave Tarras
Sam Medoff & The Yiddish Swing Orchestra	The Bridegroom Special	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie	Yiddish Melodies in Swing aired weekly from 1938-1955 in NYC
unknown	Hebrew National Meats Commercial	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
Dave Tarras Orchestra	Second Avenue Square Dance	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
The Pincus Sisters	Milady Frozen Fruit Products Commercial	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanacie
Yiddish Swingtette	Oriental Hora	Klezmorim: Early Klezmer Recordings 1920-1920 Vol. 1
The Pincus Sisters	Eastside Gluckstern's Restaurant Commercial	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
The Barry Sisters w/ Sam Medoff & The Yiddish Swingtette	Yidel Mitn Fiedel	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie

Molly Picon	Hot Dogs	From Avenue A to the Great White Way	Soy Legacy
Sophie Tucker	What'll You Do?	Head of High Heels	Trikont
Peisachke Burstein	Yes Sir, Zi Iz May Kale (Yes Sir, She Is My Bride)	From Avenue A to the Great White Way	Soy Legacy
Eddie Cantor	Yes, Sir! That's My Baby	Cocktail Hour	Columbia River
Benny Goodman and His Boys	Shirt Tail Stomp	The Young Benny Goodman, 1928-1931	Timeless Holland

Paul Whiteman Orchestra feat. George Gershwin	Rhapsody in Blue	Gershwin Plays Gershwin	Naxos	rec 1924 this is the first recording of "Rhapsody in Blue"
Irving Berlin	Follow the Crowd	Acoustic Era	Columbia	rec 1914 Irving Berlin was a Russian Jewish immigrant whose family moved to NY when he was a child
The Buffalodians v/ Harold Arlen	How Many Times	78	otr-cat.com	Harold Arlen came to fame when he was the staff songwriter at the Cotton Club, he wrote "Kicking the Gong Around" among others
Groucho Marx	I'm Against It	Flashbacks 2: Novelty Songs	Trikont	the Marx Brothers were vital to the development of American comedy

Ambrose & His Orchestra	Selection of Hebrew Dances No. 2	Cantors, Klezmorim and Crooners 1905-1953	JSP
The Andrew Sisters	Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen	Capitol Collector's Series	Capitol	this song was written in 1932 for the Yiddish stage in Europe. The song didn't catch on in the US until this recording by the Andrews Sisters with English lyrics in 1937
The Barry Sister	Bei Mir Bistu Shein	Our Way		I could not find an early recording of this song with the original Yiddish lyrics; this recording by the Barry Sisters was from 1973
Irving Fields Trio	Havannah Negila	Bagels and Bongos	Decca
Marty Levitt & Harriet Kane	I'm a Litvak - He's a Galitz	Songs for the Jewish-American Jet Set: The Tikva Records Story	Idelsohn Society

The Yiddish Swingtette	Yiddish Melodies in Swing Intro	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
The Yiddish Swingtette	Dayenu	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
Paul Kovsku & Sholom Secunda	Joe and Paul	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
The Barry Sisters w/ Sam Medoff & The Yiddish Swingtette	Oh Mama, I'm So In Love	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
unknown	Adler Shoes Commercial	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
Abe Ellstein Orchestra	Die Goldene Khasene	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie
The Barry Sisters and Jan Bart with Sam Medoff & The Yiddish Swingtette	Manischewitz Matzo Commercial	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie

Tom Lehrer	(I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica	The Rest of Tom Lehrer		happy Hanukkah!
Kenny Elis	Sevivon Sov, Sov, Sov	Hanukkah Swings	Favored Nation
The Yiddish Swingtette	Sign Off to "Yiddish Melodies in Swing"	Music from The Yiddish Radio Project	Shanachie

Kenny Ellis	Swingin' Dreidel	Hanukkah Swings	Favored Nations