Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: June 3, 2023

Popular music is often wind-band music. This edition features an example of this phenomenon with a unique story. Al Hoffman and John Klenner wrote “Heartaches” in 1931. That same year, Guy Lombardo had a minor hit with his recording. But Ted Weems and His Orchestra recorded a fast-rhumba version of the tune in 1933. It didn’t become a hit until 14 years later in 1947 when a Charlotte, N.C., disc jockey started playing the 1933 recording on WBT, a 50,000-watt clear-channel station that could be heard from Maine to Miami at night. Today’s edition features this original 1933 recording.

1. Triumphant Fanfare
   Composer:  Franco Ceserini (1961- )
   Performer:  Concert Band of the German Armed Forces
   Album:  Cape Horn

2. Heartaches (1933 recording)
   Composer:  John Klenner (lyrics, 1899-1955) & Al Hoffman (music, 1902-1960)
   Performer:  Ted Weems & His Orchestra
   Album:  Nipper's Greatest Hits (40s), Vol. 2

3. Tain’t What You Do
   Composer:  James "Trummy" Young (1912-1984) & Sy Oliver (1910-1988)
   Performer:  Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
   Album:  Swing Time, Vol. 3

4. Beale Street Blues (1917)
   Composer:  W. C. Handy (1873-1958)
   Performer:  Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
   Album:  Swing Time, Vol. 3

5. Marcia Italiana
   Composer:  Vincenzo Petrali (1830-1889)
   Performer:  Bavarian Police Band
   Album:  Droben im Hohen Suden

6. James Bond 007: Octopussy, Dr. No, For Your Eyes Only, Goldfinger
   Composer:  Arranged by Johan de Meij (1953- )
   Performer:  Bavarian Police Band
   Album:  Droben im Hohen Suden

7. I've Got You Under My Skin
   Composer:  Cole Porter (1891-1964)
   Performer:  Bavarian Police Band
   Album:  Droben im Hohen Suden

8. Polonaise and Trio
   Composer:  Franz Tausch (1762-1817)
   Performer:  Boxwood and Brass
   Album:  Music for a Prussian Salon

9. Happy Days Are Here Again
   Composer:  Milton Ager (music, 1893-1979) & Jack Yellen (lyrics, 1892-1991)
   Performer:  Enoch Light & the Light Brigade
   Album:  Big Hits of the 20s

10. Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)
    Composer:  Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
    Performer:  Enoch Light & the Light Brigade
    Album:  Big Hits of the 20s

11. Nazca Lines
    Composer:  Satoshi Yagisawa (1975- )
    Performer:  Japanese Ground Self Defence Force Central Band
    Album:  Music of Satoshi Yagisawa