Jubilee Old Time Radio
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Presented by the War Department, Jubilee was broadcast to American fighting men and women overseas and featured a mostly Black cast, including appearances by Louie Armstrong, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Nat King Cole, and Heavyweight champion Joe Louis.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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MPDMedia
The file named "Duke Ellington 450122" actually features Charlie Barnet (3 songs, Obli-Bepop, Cherokee, and the Duke's "Cottontail" at the end of the show). Other performers are Eddie Hayward Quintet (2 songs, I think the first was "Please Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" and a sizzling "Begin the Beguine" with nice piano by Eddie), Sam Beacon McDaniel (a patter monologue called "Somebody Else, Not Me"), and pianist Rose Murphy (who sings "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" in a little girl-like voice); the host is Ernie Whitman, who voiced Bill Jackson on 'Beulah'.
A LibriVox Listener
Music from an era when musicians actually played instruments when they performed. The sound quality was the best they had at the time it still has that far away feeling. Great music.