[Dixielandjazz] Powerful verse

[dwlit at cpcug.org]

The standard pattern for 20s-early 30s dance orchestras was
1 or more Choruses, verse, clarinet or other chorus, 1 or more "hot" out
choruses. The verse usually is not sung. The published stock charts always
included the verse, but unlike the chorus, the lyrics were never printed
in the parts.

Records *featuring* vocalist stars like Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee often
broke this pattern, with vocals on both verse and chorus.

I learned the above when I had a 10-piece 20s-early 30s band, listen
regularly to the recordings, and put my knowledge to use when doing my
fake books.

--Sheik

>
> Perhaps a listen to some Whiteman sides might be in order. Seems to me
> there's no correlation,
> as his band played lots of verses - quite frequently without vocals. Or am
> I
> failing to understand?
>
> These come to mind:
> Back in Your Own Backyard
> Sugar
> If I Had a Talking Picture of You
> You Took Advantage of Me
> Ol' Man River
> Sea Buriel
> How About Me
> It Won't Be Long Now (marvelous trumpet solo by Tommy Dorsey, btw!)
>
> And I'm sure there are many more by Whiteman.
>
>>From my listening experience I encounter fewer verses being played into
>> the
> 1930s. I doubt that playing or not playing a verse would have much to do
> with how the dancers/public perceived the number. Perhaps it boils down to
> some simple explanation, such as the publishers not including verses with
> the stock arrangements.
>
> In thinking about Red Allen's Down in Jungletown, it's likely they didn't
> play the verse because the music certainly would not have been readily
> available, and likely it wasn't remember by members of the band. (Pure
> speculation, however, on my part).
>
> Cheers,
> Marvin
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