'I could have had you....'--Nora Bayes w/Art Hickman (1920).
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 2:36 am
This is the earliest example I've seen of a singer's record where the accompanying orchestra received co-billing. (Al Jolson's Brunswick records, for instance, often specially credited the orchestras of Isham Jones, Gene Rodemich, Carl Fenton, et al, several years later.) Typically a singer was backed by the usual studio orchestra, conducted by Charles Prince, with 'Orchestra Accompaniment' the only designation on the labels.
Unfortunately, for such a good record, this copy isn't in very good condition. It's noisier than it looks. It's a grainy record even compared to a lot of Columbias of the time, and lots of small scratches made matters worse. Even so, I decided I had to post it here. Too good a song and production not to.
It's Columbia A3347, matrix 79423-4, recorded 18 September 1920. Transferred at 78.6 rpm.
This is an mp3, where I had a go at filtering the top end: http://www.box.net/shared/hiel1yzr4o
I don't have 'Click Repair' or any computer-based audio restoration means. For those of you who do, and would like an 'unfiltered' transfer of this with which to work some magic (I did cut the 60 and 120 Hx hum/rumble down, but that is all), here's a .wav file of the recording, sans fade in or fade-outs, with which to work such magic (Warning: this is a 31 mb file!).
http://www.badongo.com/file/14782209
Enjoy!
Unfortunately, for such a good record, this copy isn't in very good condition. It's noisier than it looks. It's a grainy record even compared to a lot of Columbias of the time, and lots of small scratches made matters worse. Even so, I decided I had to post it here. Too good a song and production not to.
It's Columbia A3347, matrix 79423-4, recorded 18 September 1920. Transferred at 78.6 rpm.
This is an mp3, where I had a go at filtering the top end: http://www.box.net/shared/hiel1yzr4o
I don't have 'Click Repair' or any computer-based audio restoration means. For those of you who do, and would like an 'unfiltered' transfer of this with which to work some magic (I did cut the 60 and 120 Hx hum/rumble down, but that is all), here's a .wav file of the recording, sans fade in or fade-outs, with which to work such magic (Warning: this is a 31 mb file!).
http://www.badongo.com/file/14782209
Enjoy!