A sentimental journey of sorts, our best blends were from the late '20s and early '30s for RetroJoe and the late '30s and (very) early '40s for doowad, but the slightly different tastes came together to form what we believe to be a very good overall bouquet, won’t you join us on our jaunt down memory lane?
1. Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra – The Baltimore (1927)
2. Annette Hanshaw with Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Adrian Rollini – I'm Somebody's Somebody Now (1927)
3. The Callahan Brothers – Somebody's Been Using That Thing (1937)
4. Boswell Sisters – When I Take My Sugar To Tea (1931, #6)
5. Bing Crosby – I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) (1940, orig. vers. charted in 1931 #2)
6. Paul Whiteman, with vocals by Mildred Bailey – All Of Me (1932, #1)
7. Louis Armstrong – St James Infirmary (1929, #15)
8. Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher (1933, orig version charted in 1931 #1)
9. Chick Webb, with vocals by Ella Fitzgerald – 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It) (1939, #19)
10. Duke Ellington, with vocals by Ivie Anderson – It Don't Mean A Thing (1932, # 6)
11. Benny Goodman – After You're Gone (1935, #20)
12. Ethel Waters – I Got Rhythm (1931 #17)
13. Billie Holiday – They Can't Take That Away From Me (1937, #12)
14. Earl Hines – Boogie Woogie On the St. Louis Blues (instrumental) (1940, #11)
15. Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner – Roll 'Em Pete (1938)
16. Fats Waller – I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (1939)
17. Albert Ammons – Bass Goin' Crazy (1939)
18. Miff Mole & His Little Molers, with vocals by Sophie Tucker – I Ain't Got Nobody (1928, #12)
19. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – New San Antonio Rose (1941, #11)
20. Ted Weems – You're The Cream In My Coffee (1929 #7)
21. Artie Shaw & His Orchestra – Begin the Beguine (1938, #1)
22. Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band, with vocals by Al Bowlly – My Woman! (1932; orig version by Ted Lewis charted #9)
23. Isham Jones & His Orchestra – Swingin' Down the Lane (1923 #1)
24. (Bert) Ambrose & His Orchestra, with vocals by Elsie Carlisle – The Clouds Will Soon Roll By (1932)
25. Glenn Miller – Moonlight Serenade (1939, #3)
26. Eddy Duchin with Lew Sherwood – Did You Ever See A Dream Walking (1933 #1)
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