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Those Fabulous Gennetts
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by Various Artists
Sales Rank: 661328
Price:$18.49
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This compilation collects a couple dozen dance band sides recorded for legendary Gennett Records of Richmond, Indiana from 1923-1925. There's some marginally hot stuff here, but many of the performances are rather uninspired. No Wolverines here, no NORK or Jellly Roll Morton--those have been reissued elsewhere. Instead, we are treated to some lesser-known bands, many of them from the Mid-west. An exception is Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians, featured in their very first recordings. For the most part, this is straightforward pop dance music with a hint of jazz. Some of the hotter numbers include "Angry," "Hot Aire," "Steppin' In Society," and "Cy." For me, the real standout on the album is Ross Reynolds' "Creole"--a tune that would later be recorded almost note-for-note by Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers under the title "Smokehouse Blues." Timeless Records usually puts out CDs with fantastic sound quality, but I'm afraid they missed the boat here. The tracks sound overprocessed, tinny, and muffled, with occasional digital artifacts creeping in. Thankfully they stopped at that and didn't add any artificial reverb or phony stereo as some other labels do. Still, the quality doesn't live up to most other Timeless discs. Die-hard 1920s dance band fans will want this disc despite the sonic flaws. If you're looking for a general 1920s compilation, however, you would be better off with another collection. Musically, this doesn't represent the best the '20s had to offer. I pull this CD off the shelf every now and then to hear a track or two, but it's not a disc I find myself listening to from start-to-finish. It's good, but not essential.
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Those Fabulous Gennetts
by Various Artists
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