Sheiks & Vamps: 1920's Dance Bands Volume One VIP Records DB-1001 - $12.50 (US shipping included) Read our Customer's Reviews of this CD. Perhaps the most neglected era in the entire history of Jazz is its earliest years. Most Jazz fans are familiar with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis; but only collectors of original 78s know about Bennie Krueger, Isham Jones and George Olsen. These bands, along with the countless regional dance bands across the country, took Dixieland, Ragtime and Military Band music and merged them into an entirely new form of music designed for dancing. This collection of sides from the Brunswick, Vocalion, Cameo, Victor and Columbia labels clearly shows the progression from raw, unschooled "Jass" to what was to become the Big Band sound. Even if you think you have never heard this music before, one listen to the MP3 samples will reveal that this sound is ingrained in your memories from childhood... This is the music that inhabited the classic cartoons of the early talkie era. The collection is an even mix of acoustic and early electrical recordings, and it runs a full 74 minutes in length. I think you will be impressed by the quality of sound I was able to extract from these classic original records from the golden age of sheiks and vamps. --Cover artwork by Milton Knight. And check out our Sheiks And Vamps Store where you can get t-shirts, mousepads and tote bags emblazoned with this great cover image. VIP DB-1001 Track Listings Track Number Track Title Time Track 01 Yes! We Have No Bananas (1923) Billy Jones with Bennie Krueger's Orchestra 3:04 Track 02 Ilo (1921) The Newport Society Orchestra 2:42 Track 03 Tricks (1922) Emil Coleman & His Montmartre Orchestra 2:51 Track 04 Little Boy Blue (1923) Phil Baker's Novelty Orchestra 2:39 Track 05 Stumbling (1922) Yerkes' S.S. Floatilla Orchestra 3:06 Track 06 Foolin' Around (1923) Isham Jones Orchestra Click on the title to download a sample MP3 of this track. 2:54 Track 07 Yoo-Hoo (1921) The Newport Society Orchestra 3:11 Track 08 Come Along (I'm Through With Worryin') (1922) Emil Coleman & His Montmartre Orchestra 2:38 Track 09 Lovable Eyes (1922) Leo F. Reisman Orchestra 2:48 Track 10 Cutie (1922) Yerkes S.S. Floatilla Orchestra 3:05 Track 11 The Sheik Of Arabay (1921) The California Ramblers 3:02 Track 12 Nobody's Sweetheart (1924) Isham Jones Orchestra 3:02 Track 13 Clap Yo' Hands (1926) Phil Ohman & Victor Arden And Their Orchestra 2:58 Track 14 The New St. Louis Blues (1926) Ted Lewis & His Band 3:01 Track 15 Just A Bird's Eye View Of My Old Kentucky Home (1926) Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra (Owen A. Bartlett, Director) 2:57 Track 16 Montana Call (1930) George Olsen & His Music 2:43 Track 17 Strike Up The Band! (1930) Victor Arden & Phil Ohman And Their Orchestra Click on the title to download a sample MP3 of this track. 2:54 Track 18 The Darktown Strutters' Ball (1927) Ted Lewis & His Band 2:37 Track 19 Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya? Huh? (1926) Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra 2:44 Track 20 Japansy (1928) Carmen Lombardo With Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians 3:21 Track 21 It Happened In Monterey (1930) Bob Borger With George Olsen & His Music 3:00 Track 22 Do Do Do (Someone To Watch Over Me) (1926) Phil Ohman & Victor Arden With Their Orchestra 2:48 Track 23 Alexander's Ragtime Band (1927) Ted Lewis & His Band 3:11 Track 24 Lonesome And Sorry (1926) Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra 3:04 Track 25 There's A Little White House On A Little Green Hill (1926) Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra (Owen A. Bartlett, Director) 3:10 Order The CD Now Using PayPal! Total 73:45 MP3 Sample Tracks Foolin' Around (1923) Isham Jones Orchestra 2:54 Strike Up The Band! (1930) Victor Arden & Phil Ohman And Their Orchestra Here are sound samples of one of the acoustic recordings (Foolin' Around) and one of the early electrical recordings (Strike Up The Band!). Although the sound varies on these early recordings, these tracks will give you an idea of the great quality that I was able to extract from these vintage records. 2:54 If you like this CD, it is not inconceivable that you might also like... Dancing The Devil Away: 1920's Dance Bands Volume Two (VIP DB-1002) Prices & Ordering Information These CD's are $12.50 apiece. Shipping within the US is included. Shipping to Canada is an additional $2.50 for the first CD, and $1 for each additional CD shipped with the same order. International shipping is an additional $5.00 for the first CD, and $2 for each additional CD shipped with the same order. You can order online, using our secure PayPal links. If you don't have a PayPal account yet, sign up now using the link to the left, and you will get a $5 from PayPal for signing up. If you would prefer to send a check or money order by mail, drop me a line at... sales@vintageip.com and I will send you an order form that you can print out and mail in. Customer Reviews "I just got my Shieks and Vamps CD today, and I am not merely pleasantly surprised. I am thrilled. I own numerous 78s and am well aware of their limitations, so I did not know what to expect. But you really pulled some great sounds out of these old discs. Despite the hiss that is inherent in these relics, the music is, all things considered, sonically very, very good. It is far better than I would have guessed it could be. I'm looking forward to more of this stuff. I love the musical style, and it is obvious great care was taken to ensure trueness of sound. I am putting my own old stuff on CD and have a couple of programs to clean up the music, so I know how difficult it is to deal with the medium and how easy it is to get carried away with affecting the sound. But this, geez, was just done right." --M. H. Saginaw, Mich. "I'm listening to 'Sheiks & Vamps' as I write this... What is really getting to me is just how many of these tunes have just refused to disappear, 'Stumbling' for example, or 'The Sheik of Araby', and 'Give Me a Little Kiss'. I feel I ought to be listening to these while watching some 'Out of The Inkwell' or Pat Sullivan 'Felix' cartoons." --C. H. Heath, OH Return to the VIP Records Home Page To subscribe to the VIP Records email list, send a message to... recordslist@vintageip.com This page is maintained by Stephen Worth. Its contents are copyrighted and may not be duplicated or redistributed in any manner without the prior written consent of the authors.