Supervising Dance Records (1915)

Odeon · Post by **Odeon** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:41 pm

Charles Prince and his Band, Columbia

Lenoirstreetguy · Post by **Lenoirstreetguy** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:25 pm

This is great! I wonder if Columbia ever really used a band that large in the studio. Victor one-upped Columbia by employing Vernon and Irene Castle as their " doyennes de danse." The Castles were the epitome of late Edwardian chic. But no matter who advised the conductor the dance craze of 1913-16 sold an awful lot of machines and records for all he companies. And I love'em!
Jim

VintageTechnologies · Post by **VintageTechnologies** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:44 pm

Lenoirstreetguy wrote:I wonder if Columbia ever really used a band that large in the studio.
Jim

If the picture is to be believed, then apparently so.

estott · Post by **estott** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:53 pm

Lenoirstreetguy wrote:This is great! I wonder if Columbia ever really used a band that large in the studio. Victor one-upped Columbia by employing Vernon and Irene Castle as their " doyennes de danse." The Castles were the epitome of late Edwardian chic. But no matter who advised the conductor the dance craze of 1913-16 sold an awful lot of machines and records for all he companies. And I love'em!
Jim

The Castles had more prestige for Victor, but the Wilson supervised records for Columbia are found in far greater amounts than the Castle recordings.

Odeon · Post by **Odeon** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:34 am

It seems the Castle´s also liked the Columbia Dance Records

By the way, ever heard of "Some Smoke" and "Leg o´Mutton" by Europe´s society orchestra...?

: Talking Machine World, 7. March 1914; europes society orchestra.jpg (37.72 KiB) Viewed 909 times

Both had been recorded 12/18/1913, but by the Victor Military Band.

estott · Post by **estott** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:55 am

I have all four of the Columbia dance instruction records, but have NEVER seen a copy of the Wilson book.

Rastus10 · Post by **Rastus10** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:54 am

My former 'cello teacher (born in 1930) once told me that the level of musicianship wasn't as good years ago. I think he referenced Whiteman's 1924 version of Rhapsody in Blue, and made a Katzenjammer Kids reference.

Every time I see a photo of an acoustic recording set-up, I marvel that these individuals, in their suits and starched detachable collars, cramped and huddled together reading off music that is who knows where in proximity to their face, were able to execute acceptable an acceptable take with many fewer attempts than today, not to mention the singer being able to do so while using a not very comfortable volume and staring into a horn.

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