This album includes only electrical recordings from 1928 - 1942. Paul Whiteman was with Columbia only for about two years - and was quite prolificly recording during that time.
The first eight titles were all Columbia issues - with 'Vocal refrains' by Bing Crosby,the Rhythm Boys (Bing-Al Rinker-Harry Barris), Austin Young and Jack Fulton. By the end of September, 1930, the band was back with Victor - which seems to have better sound than Columbia at that time. Mildred Bailey started with him, as well as Peggy Healy and Ramona Davies. Ramona also recorded with a small unidentified combo in 1933. A vocal group called the Vocordians seem to have only recorded only one title - 'My Little Grass Shack'. Vocally, they sound a little more like Eddie Bush and the Biltmore Trio but Ihave not been able to identify the singers. The Four Modernaires recorded during Paul's Decca period in the late thirties through to about 1940, when they left to join Glenn Miller's band. Paul Whiteman At The Biltmore includes a faster version of 'When Day Is Done,' which I feel was better in his 1927 version - the sliding string bass was quite remarkable at that time. Paul had a brief stay with Capitol in 1942,recording final two titleson this album. all tracks were transferred with a special digital hi-definition process for smoother, fuller sound. ~ Mickey Clark
Paul Whiteman #16 CD020P ELECTRIC Recorded 1928 - 1942
COL 5007 JUST LIKE A MELODY FROM OUT OF THE SKY AUSTIN YOUNG 06/17/28 146545 DONALDSON
COL 5007 BECAUSE MY BABY DON'T SAY MAYBE NOW BING CROSBY 06/17/28 146549 DONALDSON
COL 1877-D I'M IN THE SEVENTH HEAVEN RHYTHM BOYS 04/05/29 148183 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON
COL 1877-D LITTLE PAL BING CROSBY 04/05/29 148184 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON
COL 1822-D REACHING FOR SOMEONE BING CROSBY 05/03/29 148407 DONALDSON-LESLIE
COL 1822-D WHEN MY DREAMS COME TRUE JACK FULTON 05/03/29 148408 BERLIN
COL 2047-D SHOULD I? JACK FULTON 10/18/29 149157 BROWN
COL 2047-D A BUNDLE OF OLD LOVE LETTERS BING CROSBY 10/18/29 194379 BROWN
VIC 24088 WE JUST COULDN'T SAY GOODBYE MILDRED BAILEY 08/11/32 73191 WOODS
VIC 36199 AT THE BILTMORE IRENE TAYLOR-J.FULTON -J.VANCE-A.DARY -MORE 12/02/32 74632 0 0
VIC 24322 GOLD DIGGER'S SONG PEGGY HEALY-ROY BARGY-THE RHYTHM BOYS 02/18/33 75664 DUBIN-WARREN
VIC 24322 PETTIN' IN THE PARK PEGGY HEALY-ROY BARGY-THE RHYTHM BOYS 02/18/33 75665 DUBIN-WARREN
VIC 24389 YOU EXCITE ME RAMONA DAVIES 08/16/33 77498 PERKINS-PARRISH
VIC 24389 COME UP AND SEE ME SOMETIME RAMONA DAVIES 08/16/33 77499 SWANSTROM-ALTER
VIC 24514 MY LITTLE GRASS SHACK Vocordians 01/16/34 81063 COGSWELL-HARRISON-NOBLE
VIC 24514 IT'S AN OLD FASHIONED WORLD JACK FULTON 01/16/34 81065 BRYAN-MEYER-WENDLING
HMV BD219 I FEEL A SONG COMING ON RAMONA 07/10/35 92590 MCHUGH-FIELDS-OPPENHEIM
HMV BD219 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE RAMONA 07/10/35 92591 MCHUGH-FIELDS
DEC 3038 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE FOUR MODERNAIRES 02/21/40 67227 TOMLIN
DEC 3038 WHAM FOUR MODERNAIRES 02/21/40 67228 DURHAM-MILLER
CAP 1-622 SAN 04/01/42 22 MCPHAIL-MICHAELS
CAP 1-622 THE GENERAL JUMPS AT DAWN 04/01/42 24 MUNDY
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