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This 2CD set, comprising the albums Havin’ Fun and Havin’ More Fun, captures Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong highlights from 1949 – 1951 editions of The Bing Crosby Show. The show ran – under changing sponsorships - through most of the 1950s and had a guest roster that read like a who’s who of mainstream entertainers. Bing’s most frequent guest was Louis Armstrong. The mutual respect and love that Satch and Bing had for each other is obvious on these recordings, the writing is inspired and Armstrong is extremely funny, often causing Crosby to crack up. Other featured guests on these sessions include trombonist Jack Teagarden, violinist Joe Venuti and singers Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee and Dinah Shore. Some of the most memorable highlights include Bing and Satch’s collaborations on A Kiss to Build A Dream On, Gone Fishin’ and Lazy Bones.
Louis had profoundly influenced Crosby since 1926 when he first heard him perform in person during a Chicago visit. The young singer was struck by the ease with which Armstrong seamlessly combined comedy with extraordinary musicianship – that ability gave Crosby direction for his own career and he followed it successfully for the next fifty years. That combination of crooning and comedy permeates this 2CD set which is brimming with good music and fun. |
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Cd 1
Bing Crosby Show
Cbs Broadcast – Marine Memorial Theatre, San Francisco,
January 25, 1950
Track 1-3: Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (Vo) With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra
And Joe Venuti (V) And Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (Vo)
Track 4-6: Louis Armstrong (Tp) Jack Teagarden (Tb And Vo) Joe Venuti (V) Buddy Cole (P)
Perry Botkin (G) James Moore (B) Nick Fatool (Dr)
Track 7: Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby And Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (Vo)
With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra
Track 8: Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby
(Vo) Jack Teagarden (Tb) Joe Venuti (V)
Buddy Cole (P) Berry Botkin (G) James Moore (B) Nick Fatool (Dr)
Bing Crosby Chesterfield Show
Cbs Broadcast – Los Angeles,
November 28, 1951
Track 9-15: Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald And Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (Vo)
Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo) Nick Travis (Tp) Dick Taylor (Tb) Matty Matlock (Cl)
Jack Chaney (Ts) Buddy Cole (P) Perry Botkin (G) Phil Stephens (B) Johnny Cyr (Dr)
With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra"
Bing Crosby Show
Cbs Broadcast – Los Angeles,
April 25, 1951
Track 16-17: Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo) Nick Travis (Tp) Dick Taylor (Tb) Matty
Matlock (Cl) Jack Chaney (Ts) Mel Henke (P) Perry Botkin (G) Phil Stephens (B)Johnny Cyr (Dr)
Track 18-19: Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong (Vo) With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra
Bing Crosby Show
Cbs Broadcast – Marine Memorial Theatre, San Francisco,
March 16, 1949
Track 20-22: Bing Crosby (Vo) Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo) Jack Teagarden (Tb And Vo)
Joe Venuti (V) Buddy Cole (P) Perry Botkin (G) James Moore (B) Nick Fatool (Dr)
Cd 2
Bing Crosby Show
Cbs Broadcast, San Francisco,
May 23, 1951
Track 1-2: Bing Crosby And Jud Conlon Rhythmaires (Vo)
With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra
Track 3-4: Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo) Jack Teagarden (Tb And Vo) Matty Matlock (Cl)
(Cl) Buddy Cole (P) Perry Botkin (G) Phil Stephens (B) Nick Fatool (Dr)
Track 5-6: Bing Crosby And Louis Armstrong (Vo) Jack Teagarden (Tb)
With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra
Bing Crosby Show
Cbs Broadcast, San Francisco,
January 17, 1951
Track 7-8: Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo) With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra
Track 9-11: Bing Crosby, Tony Arden (Vo) Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo)
Jack Teagarden (Tb And Vo) Matty Matlock (Cl) Joe Venuti (V) Buddy Cole (P)
Perry Botkin (G) Phil Stephens (B) Nick Fatool (Dr)
Bing Crosby Show
Cbs Broadcast, Palm Springs, California,
April 11, 1951
Track 12-14: Bing Crosby (Vo) Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo)
With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra#
Bing Crosby Show
Cbs Broadcast, Marine Memorial Theatre, San Francisco,
March 16, 1949
Track 15-16: Louis Armstrong (Tp) Jack Teagarden (Tb) Joe Venuti (V) Buddy Cole (P)
Perry Botkin (G) James Moore (B) Nick Fatool (Dr) Bing Crosby And Ken Carpenter (Hosts)
Bing Cosby Show
Cbs Broadcast, Marine Memorial Theatre, San Francisco,
December 27, 1950
Track 17-22: Bing Crosby (Vo) Louis Armstrong (Tp And Vo) Jack Teagarden (Tb And Vo)
Dinah Shore (Vo) With John Scott Trotter’S Orchestra And Jud Conlon Rhythmaires
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