This is a
pair of Columbia
recordings made by Lee Morse that apeared in Argentina
In The
Columbia A-series:
A Little Kiss each Morning (mx 149684 - 3)
I Love You, Believe Me, I love You (mx 149685 -
2)
Both
recorded December 5, 1929
Coupled
both in Columbia A-8293 (exactly the
same coupling as the U.S.
issue,
Col 2063-D.
Lee Morse
(born Lena Corinna Taylor in 1897) was a singer with an unusual way of singing,
and also an unusual voice, and some of his records are listed in Brian Rust’s “Jazz
Records 1897-1942”.
This item in particular is not listed there but as sometimes
the
inclusion or not on it as a jazz record is a bit personal, I hope many jazz
fans will like this performances, that for many may be new. Enjoy!
This
particular tune has appeared in 78 form only in Argentina in Odeon 284465. I think it
has been reissued on Cd somewhere but, of course, the only source for this is the
Argentine Odeon pressing presented here, and, by the way, is not a master
pressing, as it has the small etched matrix Nº 90541-A as opposed to the italic etched
numbers that denote a master pressing. This was recorded on Dec. 21, 1935, and I don’t
know the reason for this being a dub, as other decca Art Tatum records on Odeon are
matrix pressings. Anyway, no matter what it’s a dub, the sound is pretty good even
considering that. It’s a high quality dub, no question about it.
The
coupling of this record is “I would do Anything For You” recorded Oct. 9, 1934.
This record
has a peculiarity that I mention in its commentary, so check it also.
“I would do anything for You”:
This tune
is coupled with “Boots and Saddle” that I also comment in its section, but the thing
about it is that this tune also appears on Odeon 286341-B (38388-C), a record
not mentioned in Rust’s discography even in the last (2007) edition of it. Its
coupling is “Indiana” (DLA 2071) recorded July 26, 1940 and for this title in
fact Rust mentions this Odeon release. Well, if he received the data about Odeon 286341 ¿why he didn’t got the
data about the two sides of the record? It’s
kind of a mystery that I will let you people solve if you may.
The name of this group doesn't suggest anything related to jazz, but , as can be heard, they play quite good jazz of the period. The vocalist is Charlie Robbins and the record was recorded on January 16. 1953 in Buenos Aires and pressed by Pampa,what is believed to be a subsidiary of the local Odeon label at that time.
This is an strange coupling of The Benson
Orchestra Of Chicago, labeled "Orquesta Benson" . "TE PARA DOS" is, of course, the very well
known "TEA FOR TWO", and this rare copy of Arg Victor 79574-A couples this Benson item with a
tune by Adolfo Carabelli y su Orquesta, a local band . This acoustic recording was made 28
August 1924 in NYC.
ESPARCIENDO RITMO EN DERREDOR" is the equivalent
of "SPREADIN' RHYTHM AROUND", and we hear this tune played by Bob Howard and his Orchestra, much
in the Waller vocal style by the way, and often surrounded by good jazz musicians of the period.
The sound comes from Odeon 284108 and was recorded in NYC 10 Feb. 1936.
The famous Nat "King Cole" waxed 6 Feb. 1940 in
Los Angeles with his trio this version of "SWEET LORRAINE", labeled "DULCE LORENA" in this
Argentine Decca 333387 issue. This was when Cole still played jazz and was not devoted to
popular singing.