Keep (it) Swinging: New Phonograph Record

Today two new 1930s contributions, send to me by Guido van Rijn, about the Hit of the week record. Both are from ca. April - May 1930 as the items refer to the Harlem Hot Chocolates recordings released in May 1930. The Hit of the week was released each week at news stands and the first article, New Phonograph Record to Sell for Fifteen Cents, explains this new kind of gadget. It suggests, that these records were for sale in Boston for the very first time around May 1930, and that might be correct, as the Hit of the week were released in New York City alone at its very beginning ( February 1930).

This is a leaflet, distributed early May 1930 that announces the new Hit of the week ( Hit of the week 1046 ) that contains the tune St. James Infirmary as played by the Harlem Hot Chocolates. Mind that nobody in this leaflet, nor in the article, tells what band actually was hidden behind that name.

Well, let's make it to a public question:

What band was actually the Harlem Hot Chocolates?

Please send your answers to keepswinging@live.nl and the winners names will be published in this Keep swinging web log later.

Archeophone Records announces on its website that the third 2CD of the Complete Hit of the Week Recordings will be released this fall. You can find the track list here. The sound samples will be published soon.The first and second volume of this Complete Hit of the week Recordings has been released before. You can find all information here: Volume 1 en Volume 2

This contribution was also posted at the Hit of the week web log.

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY (Primrose) in my collection:

ten black berries (1929)
bay state broadcasters (1930)
harlem hot chocolates (1930)
betty boop cartoon (1932)
swing swingers (1937)
art hodes hot five (1945)
ot-lips page o (1947)
edward jazz band (1949)
lu watters yerba buena jazz band (1950)
turk murphy jazz band (1950)
hot lips page-marian mcpartland trio (1953)
bob scobey frisco band (1955)
pete fountain band (1961)
new earl hines trio (1964)
circus square jazz band (1968)
alex welsh friends (1971)
rod mason band (1977)
sidewalk hot jazz o (1978)
orpheon celesta (1981)
yoshio toyama dixieland saints (1981)
dirty dozen brass band (1984)
portena jazz band (1989)
harry connick jr. (1998)
reuben rogers (2000)
dave van ronk (2001)
jon seiger all stars (2003)

Time exposures for the 25th of August:
1927:

shakin' the blues away = ben selvin o

three blind mice = frankie trumbauer o

1937:

i'll always be in love with you = jeter-pillars club plantation o

too marvelous for words = jay wilbur band

1947:

blues en mineur / nuages / swing guitars / blues en mineur / nuages / swing guitars = souvenirs de django

1957:

city lights / just by myself / kin folks / tempo de waltz / you're mine you = lee morgan sextet
blues after all / j.o.s. / just friends / little girl blue = jimmy smith all stars

1977:

goduka mfundi = buddy tate trio

Keep swinging

Hans Koert

keepswinging@live.nl

PLAYLIST
rhoda scott/live at the olympia = les primitifs du futur/world musette = paris. plages d'hawaii/guitares hawaiienes 1930 = tom marion sweet hollywaiians/'o surdato 'nnammurato = jazz compilation/(mp3)

Nederlands ( To the English translation )

Vandaag aandacht voor twee nieuwe vondsten uit 1930, die ik ontving van Guido van Rijn, over de Hit of the week plaat. Beide zijn uit april - mei 1930 aangezien ze gaan over de Harlem Hot Chocolates opnamen uitgebracht in mei 1930. Hit of the week platen waren wekelijkse uitgaven en het eerste artikel, New Phonograph Record to Sell for Fifteen Cents ( = Nieuwe gramofoonplaat te koop voor 15 cent), legt alles uit over dit nieuwe hebbeding. In het artikel wordt gesuggereerd dat de plaat in Boston nog helemaal nieuw is, en dat kan kloppen, want de eerste Hit of the week's werden in februari 1930 alleen nog maar in New York uitgebracht.
Dit is een strooibiljet of foldertje uitgegeven t.b.v. de introductie van de plaat St. James Infirmary gespeeld door de Harlem Hot Chocolates. (Hit of the week 1046). Opvallend is dat noch in het artikel noch in het strooibiljet verteld wordt welke band er achter deze naam schuil gaat.

Leuk om dit maar eens in de groep te gooien !!

Welke band gaat er schuil achter de naam Harlem Hot Chocolates?

Mail je antwoord naar keepswinging@live.nl en de namen van de goede inzenders worden eervol vermeld in een komende weblog bijdrage.

Archeophone Records heeft aangekondigd dat dit najaar de derde dubbel CD in de serie the Complete Hit of the Week Recordings uitgebracht wordt. Je kunt de lijst met titels die op deze plaat staan alvast inzien. De geluidsfragmenten worden later gepost.

De eerste en tweede dubbel CD met The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings werden al eerder uitgebracht. Je vindt hier alle info: Volume 1 en Volume 2

eze bijdrage is ook gepost in het Engels op de Hit of the week web log.

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY (Primrose) in my collection:

ten black berries (1929)

bay state broadcasters (1930)

harlem hot chocolates (1930)

betty boop cartoon (1932)

swing swingers (1937)

art hodes hot five (1945)

hot-lips page o (1947)

edward jazz band (1949)

lu watters yerba buena jazz band (1950)

turk murphy jazz band (1950)

ot lips page-marian mcpartland trio (1953)

bob scobey frisco band (1955)

pete fountain band (1961)

new earl hines trio (1964)

circus square jazz band (1968)

alex welsh friends (1971)

rod mason band (1977)

sidewalk hot jazz o (1978)

orpheon celesta (1981)

yoshio toyama dixieland saints (1981)

dirty dozen brass band (1984)

portena jazz band (1989)

arry connick jr. (1998)

reuben rogers (2000)

dave van ronk (2001)

jon seiger all stars (2003)

Tijdopname voor 25 augustus:
1927:

shakin' the blues away = ben selvin o
three blind mice = frankie trumbauer o

1937:

i'll always be in love with you = jeter-pillars club plantation o
too marvelous for words = jay wilbur band

1947:

blues en mineur / nuages / swing guitars / blues en mineur / nuages / swing guitars = souvenirs de django

1957:

city lights / just by myself / kin folks / tempo de waltz / you're mine you = lee morgan sextet
blues after all / j.o.s. / just friends / little girl blue = jimmy smith all stars

1977: