| # | Title | Principal Artiste | Composers | Lyricist / Date written | Place | Date recorded | Matrix | Label&cat.no. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 768 | The Village Band | Ray Noble and His Orchestra | Fryberg | London | April 25, 1933 | OB-6516-1 | HMV B-6344 | Ray Noble directing Max Goldberg (Melophone and trumpet); Bill Shakespeare (trumpet); Jock Fleming (trombone); Laurie Payne (clarinet, alto and baritone saxophones); Bob Wise (clarinet and alto saxophone); Reg Pink or Harry Carter (clarinets and tenor saxophones); Harry Jacobson (piano); Bert Thomas (banjo, guitar); Jack Evetts (string bass); Bill Harry (drums); Rudy Starita (vibraphone and xylophone); Ace Roland and Max Kester (vocals). London, April 25, 1933. (Some consider this a Bowlly item. It’s included here as reference) |
(Fryberg)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
(Missing label image)
There is debate about the vocalist on “I'm one Of the Lads of Valencia”; “The Village Band” and “All over Italy”. Is the vocalist Al Bowlly or Ace Roland? Here is a link to Ace Roland singing with Ray Noble. I personally felt it was Al Bowlly on all three tracks. BUT:
The World Records HMV box set also mentions the exact personnel for these sessions, even stating the absence of Lew Davis and Harry Carter from these sessions. This suggest the researchers had access to the HMV archive listings which put Bowlly at these sessions. BUT
According to Rust and Forbes- British Dance Bands 1911-1945. It clearly states that the vocals are by Ace Roland and Max Kester for all three songs and Ray Noble joining in on All over Italy.
(Some consider this a Bowlly item. It’s included here as reference)
Max Kester:
Hold on gaffer, You'll be ahead of us
Ace Roland:
I'll play this euphonium, man & boy, 40 years from Candlemas and I'm going to play it now
Max Kester:
May I say once again, in every fair country lane, lassies & lads can be seen, bound for the old village green.
Oh what a great merry throng, join-in and follow along. You'll see a maple dance today, ribbons & gay. A collection will be taken.
Ace Roland:
When the village band on the green starts to play
Lovers start to sway to that old tune they play
Dancing around the maple may wave the magic spell
Hearts are soon entwined with those ribbons as well
When the village band on the green starts to play
Max Kester:
'ear, 'ear, what be being playing of jars?
Ace Roland:
I do be playing a b-flat, surly
Max Kester:
Aye, you don't need to go over to tell me that, it sounds b-flat
Max Kester:
Why ain't thee being making no sound with that uke-lonium Ned?
Ace Roland:
It's bunged up
Max Kester:
Why know it is, cat n'her kittens are inside, I reckon. Meow!
Aye, gaffer, we-n-r-be finished, merry men we finished, I tell ye. Drat, ye be there for the post
Ace Roland:
Ah!, look at me, come for a pint of cider