[Dixielandjazz] Spike Jones

[domitype domitype]

Bill, Spike Jones released several records in the early 1960s with his "New
Band" and it is all straight ahead dance music, no comedy:
https://www.discogs.com/Spike-Jones-New-Band/release/4778668
and https://www.discogs.com/Spike-Jones-New-Band-My-Man/release/2855225

However, nothing I can find with a title or subtitle of "Music for Dancers"
in US releases. There have been a lot of re-issues (authorized and
unauthorized) but I don't see anything. I don't have access to my full
discography book for Spike Jones right now.

Dave Richoux

On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
wrote:

> John Knurr <manofmusic4u at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Spike Jones - Looking for an LP of Spike Jones called I believe "Music
> For Dancing" - Was out around 1960-62 - Straight jazz album - no City
> Slicker stuff.
>
> Dear John,
> Mike Logsdon may be close to the answer with his reference to the RCA "The
> Charleston for Dancing” 45rpm 7” singles album.
> Sadly, the details are unreadable.
> Here is a better link to the full details:
>    https://www.discogs.com/Spike-Jones-And-His-City-Slickers-
> Spike-Jones-Plays-The-Charleston-For-Dancing/release/4905745
> Click on the images.
> As an avid Spike Jones fan and collector, I find this one of my favourite
> sessions.
> Recorded for RCA in Hollywood on 17 December 1949.
> A       The Charleston
> B       Charlestono-Mio
> C       Black Bottom
> D       Doin' The New Raccoon
> E       I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
> F       Varsity Drag
>
> Although, it does contain some City Slicker “stuff’ and is ‘dixieland' ala
> Pee Wee Hunt.
> But, unfortunately, I was never been able to find that RCA set.
> I have the tracks on 78, LP and CD and they are on Youtube, but you will
> need to search there for them by each title.
> At first I assumed that you may be referring to the Spike Jones’ “Other
> Orchestra”.
> The big band he put together for a residency at the Trocadero in Los
> Angeles in March 1946 that recorded for Standard Transcriptions. Reissued
> on a Hindsight LP HSR-185.
>     https://www.discogs.com/Spike-Jones-And-His-Other-Orchestra-
> The-Uncollected-Spike-Jones-And-His-Other-Orchestra-1946/release/2971995
> There is also a session for Liberty Records with his “New Band", recorded
> in September 1963 and released on an LP titled ‘Washington Square’.
>     https://www.discogs.com/New-Band-Of-Spike-Jones-The-
> Washington-Square/release/3163171
> I have both. Well played, uninspiring, big band swing arrangements.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>
>
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