Vocalion Records
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Oct 16, 2026
Jeff BresslerHOST
I have another feud main event coming your way a little later on in the program.
Jeff BresslerHOST
[upbeat jazz music] You just heard Rex Stewart and his Orchestra with the Fat Stuff Serenade recorded for Vocalion Records on March the 20th, 1939 in New York City.
Jeff BresslerHOST
Uh, Rex, Rex Stewart, uh, on that record was leading, uh, an offshoot of the Duke Ellington Band, showcasing that, uh, brilliant, uh, half-valve cornet work that, uh, made him a, uh, well, made him a cornerstone of the Ellington brass section throughout the 1930s and '40s.
Jeff BresslerHOST
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Bob White, [whistles] you really broke it up tonight, Bob.
Sid GribetzHOST
That was Mildred Bailey on the Vocalion label in 1937, singing Johnny Mercer's composition, Bob White, and you heard Johnny Mercer whistling along in the background.
Sid GribetzHOST
Johnny Mercer here on WKCR-FM New York.
Sid GribetzHOST
This is Jazz Profiles.
Adam MunstermanGUEST
And oh, yep, when the, the good late recording of that, that's probably his, probably my favorite song by him.
Adam MunstermanGUEST
And you know, he recorded, oh, probably 500 or so songs for Decca and Odeon Records, OK Odeon Records, and Vocalion.
Adam MunstermanGUEST
And, uh, there was always funny stories about that, too, where he would get into trouble.
Brian FilsonHOST
Oh, what do you, type of trouble?
Steve AzarHOST
I mean, how are they doing it? Was that Library of Congress?
Wesley SmithGUEST
I won't remember them all, but there was Vocalion.
Wesley SmithGUEST
These were early record labels.
Wesley SmithGUEST
I think Charlie Patton was on Paramount.
Wesley SmithGUEST
He may have been on Vocalion, too.
Wesley SmithGUEST
Wow.
Wesley SmithGUEST
Can you imagine being on
Jeff BresslerHOST
And, uh, while I was playing Chick Henderson, you know, I thought it might be fun to play a few other Chicks, so I quickly lined up two more from the playlist and, uh, here's the first.
Jeff BresslerHOST
[upbeat jazz music] That was Chick Webb and his Orchestra with Lonesome Moments, a fantastic Edgar Simpson-written tune recorded for Vocalion Records back in October of 1935.
Jeff BresslerHOST
So we've had the smooth vocals of Chick Henderson, followed by the great drum master himself, Chick Webb, and now let me reach into the stacks for a third Chick to keep this set rolling.
Jeff BresslerHOST
Here's Chick Bullock.
Bill HansonHOST
He was one of the leading exponents of the swing era sweet bands with a repertoire of sedate dance music, as opposed to hot bands, which played energetic rhythm numbers.
Bill HansonHOST
Kaye made a large number of records for Vocalion Records, RCA Victor, Columbia Records, Bell Records, and the American Decca record label.
Bill HansonHOST
He was also a hit on radio.
Bill HansonHOST
He was known for an audience participation gimmick called So You Want to Lead a Band?, where audience members would be called onto stage in an attempt to conduct the orchestra, with the possibility of winning batons.
Ray McKinleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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Jeff BresslerHOST
Great track right there, Swingin' a Dream, recorded on the Vocalion label in 1939 by Will Bradley and his orchestra, with Ray McKinley stepping out from behind the drums to handle the vocals on that one.
Jeff BresslerHOST
Folks, why don't I stay right here with another classic from Will Bradley and Ray McKinley co-written by the great Don Ray along with Huey Prince and Ray McKinley Don Ray was a master at capturing hip rhythmic slang.
Jeff BresslerHOST
And in 1940, he took inspiration from Southern barrel house piano players, boogie-woogie players from the 20s and 30s to write Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar.
P.W. FentonHOST
I am your host, P.W. Fenton.
P.W. FentonHOST
Music On this day in 1936, Billie Holiday recorded A Fine Romance for the Vocalion label.
Billie HolidaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A fine romance With no kisses A fine romance This day marks the birth in 1910 of Euston Stackhouse.
Houston StackhouseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
big road by myself now don't you hear me talking pretty mama no they're going down and big road by myself if i don't care you now mama i'm gonna catch somebody else Hey,
Jeff BresslerHOST
Thank you. . . .
Jeff BresslerHOST
From Vocalion Records, Clarinet Marmalade, Bobby Hackett and his orchestra, recorded in Los Angeles, California, January the 25th, 1940.
Jeff BresslerHOST
So to round out the Trinity...
Jeff BresslerHOST
Marmalade is a slightly bitter cousin to jam and jelly.
Midge WilliamsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Of each and every heart out on a Venetian blue lagoon, off beneath a Yankee doodle loon.
Midge WilliamsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In any language they're saying, say my love.
Jeff BresslerHOST
In Any Language was recorded during a prolific four-track studio session on June the 10th, 1938 in New York City for Vocalion Records.
Jeff BresslerHOST
Midge Williams and her jazz jesters and those jesters over the time Midge had that group included Glenn Miller, Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey and the like and really established Midge Williams as a top jazz vocalist.