Name: Bing and Louis Havin' Fun
Brand: Allegro Corporation ***
SKU: 764550
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Bing and Louis Havin' Fun

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Album: Bing and Louis Havin' Fun
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Theme (Where The Blue Of The Night)	More Info...	0:04
2)	Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy	More Info...	0:04
3)	I'm Coming Virginia	More Info...	0:02
4)	Talking	More Info...	0:03
5)	Royal Garden Blues	More Info...	0:02
6)	Baby, Won't You Please Come Home	More Info...	0:02
7)	Blueberry Hill	More Info...	0:03
8)	Lazy Bones	More Info...	0:04
9)	Talking	More Info...
10)	Undecided	More Info...	0:02
11)	Talking	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Get Ideas	More Info...	0:03
13)	Memphis Blues	More Info...	0:04
14)	Chesterfield Jingle	More Info...
15)	A Kiss to Build a Dream On	More Info...	0:04
16)	Theme / Talking	More Info...	0:01
17)	On the Sunny Side of the Street	More Info...	0:03
18)	Talking	More Info...	0:01
19)	Gone Fishin'	More Info...	0:03
20)	Up a Lazy River	More Info...	0:02
21)	Lazy Bones	More Info...	0:04
22)	Rockin' Chair	More Info...	0:02

Album: Bing and Louis Havin' Fun
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Theme (Where The Blue Of The Night)	More Info...	0:04
2)	Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy	More Info...	0:04
3)	I'm Coming Virginia	More Info...	0:02
4)	Talking	More Info...	0:03
5)	Royal Garden Blues	More Info...	0:02
6)	Baby, Won't You Please Come Home	More Info...	0:02
7)	Blueberry Hill	More Info...	0:03
8)	Lazy Bones	More Info...	0:04
9)	Talking	More Info...
10)	Undecided	More Info...	0:02
11)	Talking	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Get Ideas	More Info...	0:03
13)	Memphis Blues	More Info...	0:04
14)	Chesterfield Jingle	More Info...
15)	A Kiss to Build a Dream On	More Info...	0:04
16)	Theme / Talking	More Info...	0:01
17)	On the Sunny Side of the Street	More Info...	0:03
18)	Talking	More Info...	0:01
19)	Gone Fishin'	More Info...	0:03
20)	Up a Lazy River	More Info...	0:02
21)	Lazy Bones	More Info...	0:04
22)	Rockin' Chair	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Personnel: Bing Crosby (vocals); Bing Crosby (spoken vocals); Jack Teagarden (vocals, trombone); Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee (vocals); Ken Carpenter (spoken vocals); Perry Botkin and His Orchestra, Perry Botkin (guitar); Joe Venuti (violin); James Moore , Phil Stephens (bass guitar); Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (vocals); Matty Matlock (clarinet); Jack Chaney (tenor saxophone); Nick Travis (trumpet); Dick Taylor (trombone); Mel Henke, Buddy Cole (piano); Johnny Cyr, Nick Fatool (drums); John Scott Trotter's Orchestra.
Additional personnel: Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Teagarden, Joe Venuti, Peggy Lee .
Audio Remasterer: Hans Nielsen .
Liner Note Author: Chris Albertson.
Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (1949-1951); Marine Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, CA (1949-1951).
Unknown Contributor Roles: Bing Crosby; Ken Carpenter.
Bing Crosby hosted a radio program beginning in 1949 that ran throughout most of the following decade. It featured a number of different musicians, with his good friend Louis Armstrong as a frequent guest. This two-CD set, previously issued on individual discs by Jazz Unlimited as Havin' Fun and Havin' More Fun, was repackaged by Storyville, adding detailed liner notes by Chris Albertson. The banter between the two men varies between ad-libbed and scripted, though it is clear they enjoy one another's company on-stage. Because these performances are excerpted from a number of different programs, there are several versions of "Rockin' Chair," "Blueberry Hill," "Up a Lazy River," and "Lazy Bones," most of which aren't very different from one another. Although Armstrong is primarily a vocalist, he has several opportunities to play trumpet, too, including a hot instrumental ("Panama") with Joe Venuti. Other guests include Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Jack Teagarden, and Venuti. Fans of Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong will find this set to be an excellent investment. ~ Ken Dryden

Professional Reviews

JazzTimes (p.94) - "In addition to a lot of Dixielandish music, a special treat is hearing the often-hilarious verbal interplay of Crosby and Armstrong..."