BEN SELVIN - THE COLUMBIA HOUSE BANDS VOL. 1 & 2

CD 1:
01. Last Dollar    [3:01]
02. I Wanna Sing About You    [3:39]
03. You're My Everything    [3:21]
04. You Can't Stop Me From Loving You    [3:16]
05. Makin' Faces At The Man In The Moon    [3:02]
06. Lucille    [3:32]
07. Hot-Cha Medley    [4:53]
08. Was That The Human Thing To Do?    [3:40]
09. You Try Somebody Else    [3:07]
10. When We're Alone    [3:31]
11. Happy Days Are Here Again    [3:22]
12. When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba    [3:06]
13. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea    [3:29]
14. It's The Darndest Thing    [3:11]
15. Little Mary Brown    [3:07]
16. She Didn't Say "Yes"    [3:09]
17. My Sweet Tooth Says "I Wanna"    [3:09]
18. Take It From Me    [3:00]
19. Who Am I?    [3:25]
20. You Call It Madness    [4:52]
21. When The Rest Of The Crowd Goes Home    [4:54]

CD 2:
01. The "Free And Easy"    [3:10]
02. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile    [2:54]
03. Why?    [2:50]
04. Mona    [3:07]
05. Do Ya Love Me?    [3:11]
06. Why Do You  Suppose?    [3:10]
07. I Miss A Little Miss    [3:00]
08. Do Ya Love Me?    [3:04]
09. 'Tain't No Sin    [3:11]
10. Thank Your Father    [3:17]
11. When I'm Housekeeping For You    [2:56]
12. Let Me Sing And I'm Happy    [3:37]
13. Thank Your Father    [3:18]
14. I'm In The Market For You    [3:27]
15. The Whole Darned Thing's For You    [3:33]
16. Why Have You Forgotten Waikiki?    [3:14]
17. My Man From Caroline    [2:57]
18. I'm In The Market For You    [3:32]
19. The "Free And Easy"    [3:08]
20. Cheerful Little Earful    [3:23]
21. The Whole Darned Thing's For You    [3:25]
22. It's Easy To Fall In Love    [3:13]
23. You Said It    [3:17]

These two CDs appear to be part of a "The Columbia House Bands" series, undoubtedly issued by a dedicated collector/historian. It is not limited to recordings for Columbia.

These are the two Ben Selvin volumes. Volume two is better. Both are good.

Recorded between 1929 and 1931.

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