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Monkey Doodle / When Katinka Shakes Her Tambourine

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Monkey Doodle / When Katinka Shakes Her Tambourine --- 1924

Side L (from [the musical] "VOGUES") recorded in the Edison Studios from Manhattan's Knickerbocker Building located between the 5th Avenue & the 16th Street (75-79 Fifth Avenue) in New York on June 3 of 1924 & also issued on Edison Blue Amberol cylinder 4897. Side R recorded in the Edison Studios from Manhattan's Knickerbocker Building located between the 5th Avenue & the 16th Street (75-79 Fifth Avenue) in New York on June 19 of 1924 & also issued on Edison Blue Amberol cylinder 4899. Paper labels *Note from JSLMB590 (who provided information of the sides that are on this record): Both sides were directed by Nathan Glantz, who plays the alto & tenor saxophones doubling on bass clarinet in "When Katinka Shakes Her Tambourine" (matrix 9546: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqA9YdufSm8) (the english translation & adaptation of the german composer & pianist Rudolf Nelson's tune "Tamerlan" (recorded among others by Marek Weber (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_l4X03KOc)) & feature Julius Berkin's trumpet, Eph(raim) Hannaford's trombone, John Cali's romping rollicking banjo & George Hamilton Green's drums. It's worth of interest to note that Jules Levy Jr. is the lead trumpet on "When Katinka Shakes Her Tambourine", which also features Larry Briers on piano & August Christian "Gus" Helleberg on tuba, while on "Monkey Doodle" (matrix 9574: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eoAZ6z7GfI) Levy Jr. is replaced by Hymie Farberman (Levy Jr. died on June 18 of 1924 of pleurisy). And if that's not enough, Briers & Helleberg are replaced on "Monkey Doodle" by 2 unknown men. The above information is taken from Johnson & Shirley's book "American Dance Bands On Record & Film, 1915-1942".