Paul McCartney’s new CD, Kisses from the Bottom, features old songs that he knew from his father, who had been a musician in a Jazz band. From listening to Clare Teal, Sundays on BBC Radio 2, I know the names of two big name British band leaders that I assume must have been familiar to Paul’s father — Ray Noble, who I’ve mentioned before, and Benjamin “Bert” Ambrose, who did a really catchy instrumental version of Caravan.
I love that arrangement. It reminds me a bit of Raymond Scott’s sound.
http://youtu.be/tZACT4UgBog
A Dutch band called the Beau Hunks have done wonderful performances of Raymond Scott tunes. I have the two Carl Stalling Project CDs.
Ah, Raymond Scott is a fave of mine stemming back to the Warner Bros. animations when Carl Stalling raided his catalog for soundtrack inspiration. Scott’s 78s are some of those in my record collection for victrola that I most treasure.