Victor Salon Orchestra #2 All Recorded 1926 CD039B

Victor Salon Orchestra #2 All Recorded 1926 CD039B

The Victor Salon Orchestra was a bit ahead of the game when they first started recording in 1924. 1925 marked the introduction of a well engineered gramophone called the Victrola Credenza. Aside from large horned theatre models, until this time, home type horned gramophones were incapable of reproducing the low frequencies embossed in electrically recorded grooves. With Nat Shilkret's vast experience with symphonic orchestras, where the audience was live in a theatre, whereas any studio orchestra was limited by the recording process. Born in 1889, by 1910, for about five years, he was engaged as a clarinetist in the best New York music orchestras, such as New York Philharmonic (under Safonov and Mahler,) the New York Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, the Russian Symphony Orchestra, Victor Herbert's Orchestra, Arnold Volpe's Orchestra, Sousa's Grand Concert Band, Arthur Pryor's Band, and Edwin Franko Goldman's Band, and was also a rehearsal pianist for Walter Damrosch, playing for stars who included dancer Isadora Duncan. The orchestrations written by Nat Shilkret have such a broad texture of very low bass, and delicate subtlety by the violins and flutes. In the earlier arrangements, percussion didn't figure into the mix very much, but some of the later recordings are quite rhythmic. I believe that the personnel with the VSO, to be drawn from the Victor Orchestra members. They were very capable musicians with broad careers spanning decades. Violinist Lou Raderman played with Victor Arden and Phil Ohman's orchestra, as did trumpeter Del Steigers. The following are musicians that played with the Victor Orchestra, under Nat Shilkret. General Personnel: Del Staigers-Harry Shilkret-Hymie Farberman-Earl Oliver-Mike Mosiello-Tommy Dorsey-t/ Chuck Campbell-Sammy Lewis-tb Larry Abbott-Mike Ships-Sammy Feinsmith-Andy Sannella-cl-as/Pete Pumiglio-cl-as-bar/ Max Farley-cl-ts-f/ Joe Dubin-ts Benny Posner Peter Eisenberg-Lou Raderman-Murray Kellner-vn/Herb Borodkin-vc/ Frank Signorelli- Milt Rettenberg-Nat Shilkret-Frank Banta-p/Francis J.Lupino-h Dick Maffei-bj/Carl Kress-g/ Joe Tarto-bb/ Al Armor-Dick Cherwin-sb/ Joe Green-William H. Reitz-William Dorn-X-d As many of these players were experienced with a variety of instruments, a great sonic variety was possible with this group. As for Nat Shilkret, he played woodwind, keyboard and stringed instruments, he could play many of the instruments in the band, as could Andy Sanella. Sanella cashed in on this ability as director of the Grey Gull Studio Band.

Victor Salon Orchestra #2 All Recorded 1926 CD039B

1. SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD VIC 19992 03/10/26 34695 REXFORD-DANKS
2. ALLAH'S HOLIDAY VIC 20035 04/07/26 35290 RUDOLPH FRIML-HAUERBACH
3. BLACK EYES VIC 20037 04/23/26 35289 SHILKRET
4. TWO GUITARS VIC 20037 04/23/26 35308 HORLICK
5. NEAPOLITAN NIGHTS VIC 20035 04/23/26 35309 KERR-ZAMECNIK
6. ESTRELLITA VIC 20279 04/23/26 35339 PONCE
7. IN THE DAYS GONE BY VIC 20188 05/18/26 35685 KALMAN
8. AT PEACE WITH THE WORLD VIC 20091 05/26/26 35631 BERLIN
9. LOVE EVERLASTING(L'amour Toujours L'amour VIC 20188 06/14/26 35686 FRIML
10. LONESOME AND SORRY VIC 20091 06/18/26 35702 DAVIS-CONRAD
11. OUT OF THE DUSK TO YOU VIC 20176 07/12/26 30142 LEE
12. ELEANOR VIC 20176 07/15/26 30141 DEPPEN
13. SERENADE(TOSELLI) VIC 21253 08/20/26 32063 TOSELLI
14. SERENADE(SCHUBERT) VIC 21253 08/20/26 36057 SCHUBERT
15. LITTLE LOVE A LITTLE KISS VIC 20279 09/15/26 36315 SILESU
16. INDIAN LOVE CALL VIC 20202 10/01/26 31463 HARBACH-HAMMERSTEIN-FRIML
17. WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE VIC 20202 11/01/26 31476 LOCKHART-SEITZ
18. BECAUSE I LOVE YOU INST VIC 20433 11/10/26 36874 BERLIN
19. JAPANESE SUNSET VIC 20998 11/23/26 30332 DEPPEN
20. MYSTERY OF NIGHT VIC 20998 11/23/26 32223 DENNI
21. MOONLIGHT AND ROSES VIC 20433 11/23/26 36918 BLACK-MORET-LEMARE
22. LE SECRET VIC 20416 12/30/26 37195 GAUTIER
    

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