The Big Broadcast: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s

1	My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time / Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra 3:21
2	Blues in F / The Mound City Blue Blowers 3:29
3	Rosy Cheeks / Ben Bernie & His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra 2:32
4	Me and My Shadow / Scrappy Lambert 2:18
5	Solidoquy / Don Voorhees & His Orchestra 2:45
6	I'm More Than Satisfied / Abbott, Larry & His Orchestra 3:23
7	Happy Rhythm / Musical Stevedores 3:02
8	Tip Toe Thru the Tulips / Fred Rich & His Orchestra 3:06
9	Blue Again / Marion Harris 3:15
10	Is That Religion? / Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 3:04
11	Goin' to Town / Red Nichols & His Orchestra 3:08
12	Jig Time / The Three Keys 2:25
13	Look What I've Got / Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra 2:50
14	Thank Heaven for You / Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees 3:10
15	The River's Takin' Care of Me / Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra 3:01
16	Here You Come with Love / Ted Lewis & His Band 2:56
17	I Never Knew / Dandies 3:07
18	St. Louis Blues / Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 3:17
19	Mellow as a 'Cello / Venuti, Joe & His Blue Four 3:20
20	Mary Lou / Mal Hallet & His Orchestra 2:44
21	Just One of Those Things / Garland Wilson 3:09
22	Shall We Dance / Paul Whiteman Orchestra 2:35
23	China Boy / Gene Austin 2:56
24	Adam's Apple / Barney Rapp & His Orchestra 2:15
25	It Don't Mean a Thing / Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra 2:18

All Music Guide

Producer Rich Conaty did an excellent job for this CD of gathering together mostly obscure recordings from the 1924-1937 period, finishing Big Broadcast: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s with two unissued performances. Along the way is an excellent mixture of white and black bands, instrumentals and vocals. Whether it is the early scat vocal of Don Redman with Fletcher Henderson ("My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time"), some period but worthy singing from Scrappy Lambert, Rube Bloom's complex but catchy "Soliloquy," an alternate take of Cab Calloway's "Is That Religion," the great Marion Harris singing "Blue Again" or Garland Wilson's heated piano solo version of "Just One of Those Things," there is much to enjoy and savor throughout this strong sampler. Even veteran collectors will find some of these selections to be very rare, and Rich Conaty's informative liner notes are an added plus. This very enjoyable release is highly recommended for '20s collectors. Scott Yanow