Eddie South and His International Orchestra
Clifford King (clarinet, vocal), Eddie South (violin, vocal), J. Wright Smith (ensemble violin), Antonio Spaulding (piano, celesta), Everett Barksdale (guitar, vocal), Milt Hinton (string bass, vocal), Jimmy Bertrand (drums, percussion).
All of these performances were recorded at Recordings Inc. Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles between January and March 1933. The original discs are 16? long-play electrical transcriptions pressed but not recorded by Columbia. The labels and announcements identify the programs as: Cheloni Skin Presents Eddie South and His International Orchestra. “Weaver-Jackson presents a program for Cheloni-Skin Rejuvenator.” |
Disc 1 |
Program 1 [stamper B-597-A]
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| 1. Theme |
| 2. Ay! Mama Ines [aka Mama Inez] (Gilbert, Grenet) - ensemble (vocal noises) - rumba |
| 3. What a Perfect Combination (Kalmar, Caesar, Akst, Ruby) - South (vocal) |
| 4. A Sleepy Little Village (Wesley) - Barksdale (vocal) |
| 5. Dark Eyes (trad. Russian, arr. South) |
| 6. Theme |
Program 2 [stamper B-601-A]
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| 7. Theme |
| 8. Star Dust [aka Stardust] (Parish, Carmichael) |
| 9. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (Rene, Rene, Muse) |
| 10. La Luna de Brasil (?South) - introduced as a maxixe but see note entitled The Maxixe
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| 11. Theme |
Program 3 [stamper B-598-A]
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| 12. Theme |
| 13. Lady of Spain (Hargreaves, Evans, Damerell, Tilsley) - paso doble |
| 14. The Russian Rag (Cobb) |
| 15. There’s a Million Little Cupids (Blake) |
| 16. Body and Soul (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green) - South, Spaulding only |
| 17. Theme |
Program 4 [stamper B-605-A]
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| 18. Theme |
| 19. A Media Luz (Donato, Lenzi) - tango |
| 20. Let’s Try Again (Newman, Jones) |
| 21. Pardon, Madame! (Graham, Grünwald, Beda, Abraham) |
| 22. Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon (Cook, Cook, Robinson) |
| 23. Theme |
Program 5 [stamper B-599-A]
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| 24. Theme |
| 25. Two Guitars (trad. Russian, arr. South) - ensemble (vocal shout) |
| 26. Goofus (Kahn, King, Harold) |
| 27. Mardi Gras (Grofe) [later aka Daybreak (Adamson, Grofe)] |
| 28. Sylvia (Scollard, Speaks, Oley) - South, Barksdale only |
| 29. Theme |
Program 6 [stamper B-612-A] |
| 30. Theme |
| 31. Till Tomorrow (Campbell, Connelly, Malneck] - South vocal |
| 32. Kiss Me Again (Blossom, Herbert) |
| 33. Esta Noche Me Emborracho [announced as Argentine Tango because South forgets the title] (Discepolo) - tango |
| 34. Theme |
Disc 2 |
Program 7 [stamper B-600-A] |
| 1. Theme |
| 2. Vas Villst du Haben? (Bryan, Monaco) - King, ensemble (vocal in Yiddish not German as announced) |
| 3. Adiós, Mia Chaparrita [aka Mia Chaparrita] (Esperón) - rumba [see also Program 11] |
| 4. Libe War Es Nie (Rotter, Markush) [aka Take Me in Your Arms (Rotter, Parrish, Markush)] - King (vocal in German) |
| 5. Siboney [aka Canto Siboney] (Morse, Lecuona) - rumba |
| 6. Theme |
Program 8 [stamper B-606-A] |
| 7. Theme |
| 8. Suzanne (Hoffman, Heyman, Mason) - Barksdale (vocal) |
| 9. I’ll Never Be the Same (Kahn, Malneck, Signorelli) - Spaulding feature |
| 10. Marienella (Docteur) - tango |
| 11. Theme: Hejre Kati (trad. Hungarian, arr South) - almost complete [see also Program 12]
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Program 9 [stamper B-616-A] |
| 12. Theme |
| 13. I’m Playing with Fire (Berlin) - South (vocal) |
| 14. Jealousy [aka Jalousie] (Bloom, Gade) - tango |
| 15. Penthouse Serenade (When We’re Alone) (Jason, Burton) - South, Spaulding only |
| 16. Theme |
Program 10 [stamper B-609-A] |
| 17. Theme |
| 18. La Rosita (Stuart, Dupont) - South (vocal) - tango |
| 19. So at Last It’s Come to This (Kahn, Malneck, Signorelli) - Barksdale (vocal) |
| 20. Bahama Mama (Gilbert, Lofthouse, Mason) - goombay |
| 21. Theme |
Program 11 [stamper B-617-A] |
| 22. Theme |
| 23. Algeria (South) - South, Barksdale, King, ensemble (vocal in North-African Franglais) |
| 24. Adiós, Mia Chaparrita [aka Mia Chaparrita] (Esperón) - rumba [see also Program 7] |
| 25. My Darling (Herman, Myers) - South (vocal) |
| 26. Theme |
Disc 3
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Program 12 [stamper B-613-A] |
| 1. Theme |
| 2. Sweet Muchacha (Ager, Hoffman, Cameron) - rumba |
| 3. Throw a Little Salt on the Bluebird’s Tail (untraced) - Hinton (vocal) |
| 4. Hejre Kati (trad. Hungarian, arr. South) - [see also Program 8] |
| 5. Thanksgivin’ (Mercer, Carmichael) - South (vocal) |
| 6. Theme |
Program 13 [stamper B-602-A] |
| 7. Theme |
| 8. La Cumparsita (Paul, Matos, Rodriguez) - tango |
| 9. Well Well Well (Donaldson) - Barksdale (vocal) |
| 10. Szerel mes Vodyck (trad. Hungarian, arr. South) - South (vocal in Hungarian) |
| 11. At the Ball, that’s All [aka At the Ball] (Hill) |
| 12. Theme |
Program 14 [stamper B-621-A] |
| 13. Theme |
| 14. Just an Echo in the Valley (Woods, Campbell, Connelly) - Barksdale (vocal) |
| 15. Three Little Words (Kalmar, Ruby) |
| 16. I May Never Pass Your Way Again (Warren, Kahal) - Barksdale (vocal) |
| 17. Theme |
Program 15 [stamper B-603-A] |
| 18. Theme |
| 19. Passion (Bianco) - tango |
| 20. Deep River (Burleigh) |
| 21. If It Ain’t Love (Razaf, Redman, Waller) |
| 22. Ya no Cantas Chingola (Bianchi) - rumba |
| 23. Theme |
Program 16 [stamper B-614-A] |
| 24. Theme |
| 25. Love Me [aka Valse déjà] (Aivaz, Lenoir, Morse, Dolly, Skinner) |
| 26. Ein spanischer Tango (und ein Mädel wie Du) (Rotter, Jurmann) - King (vocal in German) - tango |
| 27. Moon Song (That Wasn’t Meant for Me) (Coslow, Johnston) - Barksdale (vocal) |
| 28. Theme
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