Ben Bernie & his Orchestra
Sweet Georgia Brown and other hot numbers
- Type CD
- Label Retrieval
- UPC 0608917905526
- Catalog number RTR 79055
- Release date 05 September 2008
About the album
From the early 1920s into the ‘30s Ben Bernie lead one of America’s best and most popular dance bands.
He recorded prolifically first for Vocalion and then for Brunswick and quite a large proportion of his output was of considerable jazz interest, thanks largely to the presence in the band of two excellent soloists, alto sax Jack Pettis and trumpeter Bill “Hot Hawaiian” Moore. Both are heavily featured in our 2cd compilation of Bernie’s most interesting hot recordings.
Amongst the hottest of all the tracks is the unlikely sounding “When Polly Walks Through The Hollyhocks In The Moonlight” and we bring you both the vocal and non-vocal takes.
There are several more alternate takes here and this set is essential listening for any hot dance band enthusiast.
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11Henpecked Blues
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12I Can?t Get The One I Want
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13Doodle Doo Doo
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14Where?s My Sweetie Hiding
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15How I Love That Girl
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16Mandy Make Up Your Mind
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17Why Couldn?t It Be Poor Little Me?
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18Sweet Georgia Brown
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19I Had Someone Else Before I Had You
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110Cheatin? On Me
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111Yes Sir, That?s My Baby
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112Fallen Arches
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113Bell-Hoppin? Blues
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114Jig Walk
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115Up And At ?Em
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116Somebody?s Lonely
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117Someone Is Losin? Susan
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118She?s Still My Baby
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119He?s The Last Word
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120Ain?t She Sweet?
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121I?m In Love Again
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122Rosy Cheeks
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123One O?Clock Baby
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124Miss Annabelle Lee
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21There?s A Cradle In Caroline
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22There Must Be Somebody Else
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23Carefree
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24Mine, All Mine
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25Speedy Boy
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26Borneo
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27Borneo
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28Crazy Rhythm
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29Hindustan
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210When Polly Walks Through The Hollyhocks
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211When Polly Walks Through The Hollyhocks
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212Ten Little Miles From Town
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213Ten Little Miles From Town
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214Cannon Ball Rag
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215Rhythm King
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216Makin? Whoopee
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217Button Up Your Overcoat
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218Button Up Your Overcoat
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219I Want To Be Bad
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220I Want To Be Bad
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221I?ve Got A Feeling I?m Falling
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222I?m In The Seventh Heaven
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223Bottoms Up
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224Bigger And Better Than Ever