HOT 1927 GERSHWIN Oh Kay PROHIBITION MUSICAL Frank BANTA Constance MEHRING 50031
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A series of great PERSONALITY Records from Movies, Vaudeville, Minstrel and Humor on 78 rpm Victrola Records
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HOT RENDITION of this Gershwin Broadway hit
The Columbia version was recorded one week ahead of the Victor version, many studio musicians appear in both recordings, but of course the Jazz Piano of FRANK BANTA is HOT
FIRST TAKE 3 (take 5 was also issued)
Oh, Kay! : Vocal gems
Maybe ; Do-do-do ; Someone to watch over me ; Clap yo' hands
George Gershwin (composer)
Ira Gershwin (lyricist)
Columbia Light Opera Company (Vocal group)
Gladys Rice (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Della Baker (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Virginia Rea (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Doris Doe (vocalist : contralto)
Franklyn Baur (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Judson House (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Lewis James (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Justin D. Lawry (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Elliott Shaw (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist : bass vocal)
Harry Donaghy (vocalist : bass vocal)
Frances Paperte (vocalist : contralto)
Olive Marshall (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Frank E. Banta (instrumentalist : piano)
Constance Mering (instrumentalist : piano)
Description: Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with piano and orchestra
1/6/1927 New York, New York 50031-D
The desert song :
The riff song ; One flower grows alone in your garden ; The desert song ; One alone (Medley contents)
Sigmund Romberg (composer)
Otto Harbach (lyricist)
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist)
Columbia Light Opera Company (Vocal group)
Franklyn Baur (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Judson House (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Lewis James (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Justin D. Lawry (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Elliott Shaw (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist : bass vocal)
Harry Donaghy (vocalist : bass vocal)
Description: Male vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
1/6/1927 New York, New York Columbia 50031-D
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Oh, Kay! is a musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and a book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. It is based on the play La Présidente by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber. The plot revolves around the adventures of the Duke of Durham and his sister, Lady Kay, English bootleggers in Prohibition Era America. Kay finds herself falling in love with a man who seems unavailable. The show is remembered for its enduring song, "Someone to Watch Over Me".
The musical opened on Broadway in 1926, starring Gertrude Lawrence and Victor Moore, and ran for 256 performances. The musical then opened in London's West End in 1927, starring Lawrence and John Kirby, where it ran for 213 performances.[1]
Frank E. Banta (1897–1969) was the son of pioneer recording pianist Frank P. Banta. He carried his father’s name and legacy into the 1910s and 1920s as house piano accompanist for the Victor Talking Machine Company. Among the many ensembles he participated in were Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra, the Van Eps Trio and Quartet, the Club Royal Orchestra, and the Great White Way Orchestra. He also recorded as accompanist for Rudy Wiedoeft, Frank Crumit, and Henry Burr in addition to several piano solos. Banta was also part of The Eight Famous Victor Artists, the touring ensemble Victor created to promote its recordings.
Note: Son of composer Frank P. Banta.
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