Goldkette Project

by Vince Giordano, Bill Challis

Overview

Bill Challis contributed most of the best arrangements for the Jean Goldkette Orchestra from 1926-1927. Sixty years later, he conducted Vince Giordano's Nighthawks in their versions of 16 of his charts (including a pair of three-song medleys). With cornetist Tom Pletcher taking Bix Beiderbecke's place and such top players as trumpeter Peter Ecklund, trombonist Dan Barrett, clarinetist Bob Wilber, pianist Dick Wellstood, and Goldkette alumnus Spiegel Wilcox on trombone guesting with the Nighthawks, the results are outstanding and very enjoyable. Not only are such songs as "Proud of a Baby Like You," "My Pretty Girl," and "Clementine" brought back, but also some charts that Jean Goldkette's band played but never recorded (such as "The Blue Room," "I've Found a New Baby," and "Tiger Rag"). Highly recommended for 1920s and classic jazz collectors. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/1994
Label:	Circle
UPC:	0762247411826
Rank:	107824

Tracks

1. Ostrich Walk
2. The Blue Room
3. Clarinet Marmalade
4. Medley: A Lane in Spain/Slow River/Hoosier Sweetheart
5. Proud of a Baby Like You
6. I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now
7. Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)
8. My Pretty Girl
9. Riverboat Shuffle
10. Sometimes I'm Happy
11. I've Found a New Baby
12. Medley: I'd Rather Be the Girl in Your Arms (Than the Girl in Your ...)
13. Clementine (From New Orleans)
14. Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
15. On the Alamo
16. Tiger Rag

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vince Giordano   Primary Artist,Bass,String Bass
Bill Challis   Primary Artist
Peter Ecklund   Cornet,Trumpet
Herb Gardner   Trombone
Arnie Kinsella   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Bob Wilber   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
James Chirillo   Banjo,Guitar
Randy Reinhart   Trumpet
Frank Vignola   Banjo,Guitar
Mark Lopeman   Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Spanky Davis   Trumpet
Spiegle Willcox   Trombone
Dick Wellstood   Piano
Tom Pletcher   Cornet,Trumpet
Dan Barrett   Trombone
Jack Stuckey   Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Ted Nash   Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Dave Gale   Trumpet
Stan Kurtis   Violin

Technical Credits

Jule Styne   Composer
Ned Miller   Composer
Jesse Greer   Composer
Nick LaRocca   Composer
Ray Lodwig   Composer
Bob Snyder   Photography
Al Lewis   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Paul Ash   Composer
Billy Baskette   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
Chester Conn   Composer
J. Russel Robinson   Composer
Jack Palmer   Composer
Larry Shields   Composer
Eddie Edwards   Composer
Clifford Grey   Composer
Benny Davis   Composer
Charles Fulcher   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Dick Voynow   Composer
Howdy Quicksell   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Harry Da Costa   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Henry W. Ragas   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Con Conrad   Composer
Tony Sbarbaro   Composer
Carmen Lombardo   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Leonard Stevens   Composer
Tom Pletcher   Photography
Harry Archer   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Bill Challis   Performer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Producer
Chris Schoenberg   Composer
Henry Myers   Composer
Irving Abrahamson   Composer
Ray West   Composer
Wendell Echols   Production Coordination
Harlan Thompson   Composer
Paul Helmick   Composer
Sam Messenheimer   Composer