Savoy Havana
55 records in the collection· mostly on Columbia, Broadcast, Regal
The Savoy Havana Band was one of Britain’s leading dance bands of the early 1920s, resident at London’s Savoy Hotel and noted for bringing American-influenced jazz and syncopated dance music to fashionable British audiences. Its recordings are characteristic of the moment when jazz-derived dance music was becoming established in British hotels and ballrooms.
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Records by Savoy Havana
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- AA Japanese Sunset
- BTwilight on the Nile
Columbia 3296 Dance
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- AAll that I need is you
- BConfidence
The Savoy Havana Band, a British dance ensemble, performing 'All That I Need Is You' and 'Confidence' on Columbia 3118 in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3118 Dance
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- ABack where the Daffodils grow
- BThe Golden west
Savoy Havana Band (likely a popular dance ensemble) performing 'Back where the Daffodils grow' and 'The Golden west' on Columbia 3580.AI summary
Columbia 3580 Dance
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- ABah Bartholomew
- BThe two of us
Savoy Havana Band on His Master's Voice B5002—a late-1920s or early-1930s jazz-age recording from one of the house bands associated with London's fashionable Savoy Hotel.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5002 Jazz
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- ABecause my Baby don't mean maybe now
- BMy Angel
Savoy Havana Band, a British dance group, recorded 'Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now' and 'My Angel' for Broadcast, catalogue 313, from the late 1920s.AI summary
Broadcast 313 Dance
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- ABonnie
- BNon stop Dancing
Savoy Havana, the influential late-1920s hot dance band, performing 'Bonnie' and 'Non stop Dancing' on Regal, the British budget label, catalogue 8062.AI summary
Regal 8062 Jazz
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- ABroadway
- BMy Sweetie went away
Savoy Havana Band performing 'Broadway' and 'My Sweetie went away' on Columbia. These are early jazz-dance recordings from the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3337 Dance
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- ACoal Black Mammy
- BLet's dance thru Life
The Savoy Havana Band recorded two dance numbers, 'Coal Black Mammy' and 'Let's Dance Thru Life', for Columbia (3068) in the late 1920s. The band's identity and personnel are not identified from the label information, though this suggests a Caribbean-influenced dance band of the period.AI summary
Columbia 3068 Dance
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- ADream Daddy
- BAfter the Storm
Savoy Havana Band recorded 'Dream Daddy' and 'After the Storm' for Columbia in the early 1930s, dance-band material in the hot-jazz idiom.AI summary
Columbia 3518 Jazz
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- AGet out & get under the Moon
- BNicolette
Savoy Havana recording 'Get out & Get Under the Moon' on Broadcast 292, an obscure British label of the early 1930s. Broadcast was a cheap marque with a limited catalogue.AI summary
Broadcast 292 Dance
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- AGlad Rag Doll
- BDusky Stevedore
The Savoy Havana Band, a prolific British dance orchestra, recorded 'Glad Rag Doll' and 'Dusky Stevedore' for Broadcast Records, a small British label.AI summary
Broadcast 351 Dance
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- AGreat Camp Meetin Day
- BChiquita
The Savoy Havana Band performing light dance and novelty material on Broadcast 341, a small British label; 'Great Camp Meetin Day' and 'Chiquita' suggest early 1930s popular repertoire.AI summary
Broadcast 341 Dance
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- AHalfway to Heaven
- BAnita
The Savoy Havana band recorded 'Halfway to Heaven' and 'Anita' on the Broadcast label, a budget British imprint. The band name suggests Caribbean or tropical-themed dance material typical of the late 1920s and early 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 373 Dance
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- AI don't want Nobody but you
- BHindu Lou
Savoy Havana (likely a hotel or dance band) on His Master's Voice B5165, a 1920s or early 1930s dance band recording; HMV B-series was mass-produced and this would have been a common commercial release.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5165 Dance
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- AI love me
- BWhistling
Savoy Havana Band on Columbia, a dance band from the early 1920s with novelty two-part recordings.AI summary
Columbia 3351 Dance
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- AI wish I could Shimmy like my Sister Kate
- BMr Gallagher and Mr Shean
Savoy Havana performing 'I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate' and 'Mr Gallagher and Mr Shean' on Columbia 3276, from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3276 Dance
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- AI'll change your Clouds to Sunbeams
- BI'll stand beneath your Window tonight
Savoy Havana, a dance band credited on Guardian Records 1331, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Guardsman 1331
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- AI'm fed up
- BConchita
Savoy Havana Band on 'I'm Fed Up' and 'Conchita', recorded for Columbia 3090. Savoy Havana was a house band name used by multiple British labels for dance-band filler in the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3090 Dance
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- AI'm gonna bring a Watermelon to my girl tonight
- BSahara
Columbia 3553 Dance
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- AI've got the Yes we have no Bananas Blues
- BBarney Google
Savoy Havana recorded two novelties, 'I've got the Yes we have no Bananas Blues' and 'Barney Google', for Regal in the late 1920s.AI summary
Regal 8072 Dance
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- AIn love with love
- BI'm wild about wild Men
Savoy Havana recording 'In Love with Love' and 'I'm Wild About Wild Men' on Columbia 3386, a mid-1920s British dance recording. Savoy Havana was a popular dance ensemble name of the period, recorded for multiple labels.AI summary
Columbia 3386 Dance
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- AIt had to be you
- BOh Eva
The Savoy Havana Band on Columbia 3494, performing 'It had to be you' and 'Oh Eva' — a leading British dance orchestra of the 1920s in standard popular repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 3494 Dance
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- AJazz Band partout
- BBillets doux
The Savoy Havana Band performing 'Jazz Band Partout' and 'Billets Doux' on Columbia 3097, a hot-jazz recording from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3097 Jazz
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- AJust keep on dancing
- BNights in the Woods
Savoy Havana Band on Columbia, a dance band from the early 1920s with novelty recordings.AI summary
Columbia 3357 Dance
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- ALast Night on the Back Porch
- B(Selvin)Corn on the Cob
Savoy Havana recorded 'Last Night on the Back Porch' and '(Selvin) Corn on the Cob' for Guar (Guarantee), catalogue 1429, likely 1920s.AI summary
Guardsman 1429
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- ALast Night on the Back Porch
- BThe Oom-pah Trot
Columbia 3349 Dance
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- ALast Night on the Back Porch
- BThe Oom-pah Trot
Savoy Havana Band perform two dance-band numbers, 'Last Night on the Back Porch' and 'The Oom-pah Trot', on Columbia British 3349 from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3349 Dance
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- ALooking for you
- BDancing Honeymoon
Savoy Havana on Columbia 3220. Savoy Havana was a house name or pseudo-orchestra, likely used by Columbia for routine dance-band sides of the 1920s-1930s. The titles suggest light popular dance material, and without artist identification, this is a standard commercial pressing.AI summary
Columbia 3220 Dance
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- AMiss Annabelle Lee
- BBlue River
Savoy Havana, a dance band of the 1920s-early 1930s, recorded 'Miss Annabelle Lee' and 'Blue River' for His Master's Voice. The band's name suggests a Latin-American or rumba influence in British dance music of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5359 Dance
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- AMy Sweetie went away
- BBebe
The Savoy Havana Band, a British dance group, recorded two fox-trots—'My Sweetie Went Away' and 'Bebé'—for Regal, catalogue 8064, in the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Regal 8064 Dance
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- AMy Sweetie went away
- BBebe
Savoy Havana band on Regal 8064, a dance ensemble, performing 'My Sweetie went away' and 'Bebe'.AI summary
Regal 8064 Dance
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- AOh Harold
- B(Band)Other Lips
Savoy Havana on Guar (Guaranty) 1378 with 'Oh Harold' and 'Other Lips'. Guaranty was a small British imprint of the early 1920s; no further identification available for the ensemble.AI summary
Guardsman 1378
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- AOh Star of Eve
- BSheba
Savoy Havana recorded 'Oh Star of Eve' and 'Sheba' for VocM (Vocalion Matrix), catalogue 1131, likely 1920s.AI summary
Vocalion M1131 Dance
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- AOut of the Dawn
- BAh sweet Mystery of Life
Savoy Havana band, a British dance group of the late 1920s, recorded 'Out of the Dawn' and 'Ah sweet Mystery of Life' for the short-lived Broadcast label (catalogue 327).AI summary
Broadcast 327 Dance
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- AS'wonderful
- BCrazy Rhythm
Savoy Havana band recorded the Gershwin standards 'S'Wonderful' and 'Crazy Rhythm' for Broadcast 312, a short-lived British label of the late 1920s.AI summary
Broadcast 312 Jazz
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- ASan Francisco
- BLove's Lottery
Savoy Havana Band on His Master's Voice B2014, performing dance sides 'San Francisco' and 'Love's Lottery'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2014 Dance
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- ASeven and Eleven
- B(Anon) Three O'clock in the Morning
Savoy Havana Band performing 'Seven and Eleven' and a traditional dance tune 'Three O'clock in the Morning' on Regal, a British budget label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Regal 8063 Dance
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- AShe's a great great Girl
- BChloe
Savoy Havana Band on Broadcast 305, performing dance sides 'She's a Great Great Girl' and 'Chloe'.AI summary
Broadcast 305 Dance
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- AShinaniki da
- BMe and the Man in the Moon
Savoy Havana recorded two light novelty songs for Broadcast, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 374 Dance
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- ASouthern Rose
- BChina Rosebud
Savoy Havana band on Columbia 3308, a dance ensemble, performing 'Southern Rose' and 'China Rosebud'.AI summary
Columbia 3308 Dance
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- ASpeech
- BBam Bammy Shore
Savoy Havana, a hot dance band of the late 1920s, with a speech introduction and the jazz number 'Bam Bammy Shore' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B2186.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2186 Jazz
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- ASpread a little Happiness
- BOne man Girl
The Savoy Havana Band performing light dance material on Broadcast 350, a small British label; the titles 'Spread a little Happiness' and 'One Man Girl' suggest early 1930s popular fare.AI summary
Broadcast 350 Dance
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- ASusquehanna Home
- B(Orpheans)Garden in Brittany
Columbia 3514 Dance
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- ASusquehanna Home
- B(Orpheans)Garden in Brittany
Columbia 3514 Dance
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- ASweet Sweet just you
- BLaugh Clown laugh
Savoy Havana, a British dance ensemble of the 1920s, performs 'Sweet Sweet just you' and 'Laugh Clown Laugh' on Broadcast, a secondary British label.AI summary
Broadcast 304 Dance
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- ATake a Step
- BTell me in the Moonlight
Savoy Havana, a British dance orchestra, on Columbia 3439, 'Take a Step' and 'Tell Me in the Moonlight'; an early dance side from the fashionable Savoy ballroom's orchestra.AI summary
Columbia 3439 Dance
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- AThat bran new Gal o' mine
- BParadise Alley
Savoy Havana, a British dance ensemble of the 1920s, performs 'That Brand New Gal o' Mine' and 'Paradise Alley' on Columbia — hot dance recordings sought by jazz specialists.AI summary
Columbia 3476 Dance
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- AThat's my Mammy
- BRoses of Yesterday
Savoy Havana was a hot dance band associated with the Savoy Ballroom in London during the late 1920s and early 1930s. This Broadcast label disc couples two popular songs of the period, 'That's My Mammy' and 'Roses of Yesterday'.AI summary
Broadcast 328 Dance
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- ATu verras Montmartre
- BCanard amoureux
The Savoy Havana Band with Tu verras Montmartre and Canard amoureux on Vocalion M1125.AI summary
Vocalion M1125 Dance
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- AUntil my Luck comes rolling along
- BKatinka
The Savoy Havana Band on Columbia 3322, performing 'Until my Luck comes rolling along' and 'Katinka' — a prominent British dance orchestra of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3322 Dance
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- AWait a Bit Susie
- BNaughty Baby
Savoy Havana, a British dance orchestra, recorded 'Wait a Bit Susie' and 'Naughty Baby' for Columbia 3496 in the late 1920s; the Havana was a fashionable dance venue and this group's recordings are sought by dance music collectors.AI summary
Columbia 3496 Dance
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- AWha a wonderful Wedding that will be
- BJapansy
Savoy Havana, a dance orchestra, recorded 'What a Wonderful Wedding That Will Be' and 'Japansy' for Broadcast 314, a British label of the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 314 Dance
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- AWhy did you teach me to love you
- BJust for a while
Savoy Havana was a dance band of the 1920s–30s recorded for Columbia. This release captures the period's ballroom repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 3413 Dance
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- AWhy Robinson Crusoe got the Blues
- BFelix kept on walking
The Savoy Havana Band, a British dance ensemble, recorded two novelty dance numbers for Columbia 3358 in the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3358 Dance
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- AYes we have no Bananas
- BTell me with a Melody
The Savoy Havana Band, a dance orchestra active in the 1920s, recorded 'Yes We Have No Bananas' and 'Tell Me with a Melody' for Columbia. Both titles are comic novelty numbers characteristic of that era.AI summary
Columbia 3294 Dance