[Dixielandjazz] re Question regarding Isle Of Capri

[Anton Crouch]

Hello Charlie

There are some interesting aspects about Wingy Manon's 8 March 1935 
Vocalion recording of 'Isle of Capri'. The band is the Bob Crosby 
Bobcats and I hear the last line of the vocal as 'and I'll blow you 
right off the Isle of Capri'. This lyric is very appropriate as an intro 
to the following fiery trumpet solo.

Then there's the non-vocal version which, as far as I can tell, was 
never released on78. On the non-vocal version the time taken by the 
vocal is taken by an extended clarinet solo by Matty Matlock. Why was 
this non-vocal version made and not released? It was relatively common 
in the 1920s for bands to make non-vocal versions for release in 
non-English speaking countries, but why this one?

All the best
Anton



On 11/01/2019 10:51, Charles Suhor wrote:
> When Colyer was in New Orleans in the early 50s I was doing weekend 
> gigs with makeup bands made up of a core of rotating musicians. We 
>  played jazz standards and popular hits. Almost all the bands had Isle 
> of Capri in their repertoire, so if Colyer got around at all, he heard 
> the tune in the city. I had the Wingy's 78rpm record, and I think most 
> of the guys knew about it. ("Oh, Capra, on the isle/all dressed up in 
> the latest style/listen to this trumpet, bear with me/and knock me off 
> the Isle of Capri")
>
> Charlie
>