[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Keep (it) Swinging

Fri May 6 18:46:24 EDT 2016

Perhaps not as great as depicted by "Keep (it) Swinging," but there is some
swinging music by a little known band.
Enjoy!
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Music In The Modern Manner - The Hudson-DeLange Orchestra (1936-38)
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Posted: 05 May 2016 02:10 PM PDT
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Swing emerged with the rise of big bands mid-1930s in the USA, and while
the music of orchestras led by Jimmie Lunchford, Cab Calloway, Fletcher
Henderson, Benny Goodman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman,
Glenn Miller and many others is still played today and appreciated by swing
music fans, a then popular band co-led by songwriter/arranger *Will Hudson*
(1908-1981) and songwriter/vocalist *Eddie DeLange* (1904-1949) - *The
Hudson-DeLange Orchestra* - is almost forgotten by contemporary big band
swing enthusiasts. The reason for this unfair treatment of some great music
may partly depend on the short lived existence of the Hudson-DeLange
Orchestra and further on the sad fact that the music of the band has not
been reissued on CD - only a much searched after LP by collectors released
by Bandstand Records (BSR 7105)
<https://www.discogs.com/Hudson-DeLange-Orchestra-Sophisticated-Swing-Of-The-Hudson-Delange-Orchestra-1936-1939-The/release/5097204>
 seems
to have reissued and presented some of the recordings by the orchestra
since the original 78 rpm discs were in the market.

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LP front: Sophisticated Swing of The Hudson-DeLange Orchestra (1936-1939)
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Will Hudson*Will Hudson* put together his first big band in the ‘30s in
Detroit, but in 1935 he teamed with Eddie De Lange and formed the
Hudson-DeLange Orchestra which made several recordings for the Brunswick
label. He was active as an arranger for several of the top bandleaders of
the day such as Cab Calloway and McKinney’s Cotton Pickers. He also wrote
for Fletcher Henderson, who recorded his *Hocus Pocus* in 1934, and Jimmie
Lunceford, who took Hudson’s instrumental, *Organ Grinder’s Swing* to
number two on the charts in 1936. Hudson’s *Sophisticated Swing* with
lyrics by Mitchell Parrish was recorded by several bands in 1938, including
Woody Herman’s. The songwriting duo of Hudson and DeLange has one of the
finest standards to its credit, *Moonglow*, written in 1934. It was
published by Irving Mills who is also credited, as many publishers were
then, with contributing to its origin. (info excerpted from this source
<http://www.jazzbiographies.com/Biography.aspx?ID=312>)

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Eddie DeLange*Eddie De Lange* came from a musical family, but he began his
career as a stunt man in Hollywood movies. When he returned to New York
City in 1932 he worked as a lyricist for the music publishing company of
Irving Mills and collaborated on *The Man with the Horn* (with Jack Jenney,
1932); *Haunting Me *(with Joseph Myrow, 1934); and two enduring standards,
*Moonglow* (with Will Hudson and Irving Mills, 1934) and *Solitude* (with
Duke Ellington, 1935). From 1935 to 1938 he and Will Hudson led one of the
early swing bands and recorded for the Brunswick label. The band was
extremely popular and played hundreds of engagements in the best venues
around USA. (info excerpted from this souurce
<http://www.jazzbiographies.com/Biography.aspx?ID=24>)

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The Hudson-DeLange OrchestraWith the *Hudson-DeLange Orchestra*, much of
the time *DeLange *led the band and *Hudson* stayed behind the scenes. The
group appeared principally in eastern colleges, ballrooms, and hotels; it
is reported on DeLange's official website <http://www.eddiedelange.com/> that
from 1936-38 they played over 200 ballroom dates throughout New England and
the Midwest, as well as the Terrace Room of the New Yorker Hotel.  Among
the sidemen in the band were, at various times, *Steve Lipkins* (trumpet), *Gus
Bivona* (clarinet and alto saxophone), *Bus Etri* (guitar), *Doc Goldberg*
(bass), and *Billy Exner* (drums). But in early 1938, Hudson and DeLange
decided to go their separate ways. Hudson continued on the road with a
group under his own name. Eddie DeLange formed and led his own orchestra on
several tours, a chance meeting with composer, *Jimmy Van Heusen*, resulted
in a highly productive partnership which a.o. produced *Deep In A Dream*
(1938). They had their biggest hit with *Darn That Dream *(1939). (info
excerpted from this source
<http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/hudson-delange.html>)

Between 1935 and 1938, the *Hudson-DeLange Orchestra*, even with its
extensive tour schedules, recorded more than 50 songs for Brunswick
Records, many of them original compositions. Below I'll insert some
examples which have been uploaded at YouTube, Here is first The
Hudson-DeLange Orchestra's version of Will Hudson's *Organ Grinder's Swing*
recorded March 20, 1936

Next video features the band's version of *Bugle Call Rag* recorded March
10, 1937

This recording of *Bugle Call Rag* was among the first which caught my
attention thanks to the guitar solo by *Bus Etri*, the legendary guitarist
best known from recordings with *Charlie Barnet*'s orchestra. Bus Etri's
contribution to big band swing is much underrepresented, however, there are
three more remarkable solos with the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra presented at
the Bandstand LP mentioned above. Great solo work is featured in *Stardust*
(also recorded March 10, 1937), *On The Alamo* (April 8, 1938) and *Hangover
In Hong Kong* (June 10, 1938).
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Swing guitar legend Bus Etri and unknown (b)Will Hudson's composition
*Sophisticated
Swing* was recorded March 11, 1937 issued on 78rpm: Master 103 & Brunswick
7991

On December 20 1937 the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra recorded *Definition of
Swing* issued on 78rpm: Brunswick 8071

To end this small presentation of a great swing big band, here is
Hudson-DeLange's version of the well known standard *On The Alamo* recorded
April 8, 1938 and issued on Brunswick 8156

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