Selvin

60 records in the collection· mostly on Columbia, Vocalion, Brunswick

Ben Selvin was an American violinist and bandleader whose studio orchestras made an extraordinary number of dance records from the 1910s through the early 1930s. His bands recorded the popular songs of the day for numerous labels, and his 1919 recording of "Dardanella" became one of the landmark popular records of the early electrical era.

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Records by Selvin

Selvin
1. AAfter the Storm
2. B(Ambassadors)Rememb'ring
Selvin with After the Storm and, by the Ambassadors, Remember'ing on Vocalion X9453.AI summary

Vocalion X9453 Dance
Selvin
1. AAm I blue?
2. BMy Song of the Nile
Columbia 5591 Orchestra
Selvin
1. ABend down Sister
2. B(Lombardo)I wouldn't change you for the World
Selvin's orchestra recorded 'Bend down Sister' and 'I Wouldn't Change You for the World' (with Guy Lombardo credited on the flip) for Columbia Records, catalogue CB406. Selvin was a prolific session bandleader; Lombardo was the dominant sweet-jazz leader of the era.AI summary

Columbia CB406 Dance
Selvin
1. ABetty
2. BValencia
Ben Selvin was a prolific American bandleader and recording artist of the 1920s and early 1930s; this Brunswick disc of 'Betty' and 'Valencia' is typical dance-band fare from his vast catalogue.AI summary

Brunswick 3172 Dance
Selvin
1. ABye bye Pretty Baby
2. B(Piccadilly Revels) Charmaine
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, a prolific conductor and violinist) recorded 'Bye Bye Pretty Baby' and 'Charmaine' for Columbia 4559, likely mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4559 Dance
Selvin
1. ACharming
2. BThe Shepherd's Serenade
Ben Selvin and his orchestra, a prolific and popular dance band of the 1920s, perform light instrumental selections on Columbia CB21 — an early small-label pressing, catalogue number suggesting 1920s origin.AI summary

Columbia CB21 Dance
Selvin
1. ACollegiate
2. B(Gresh) Row row Rosie
Selvin performing 'Collegiate' and 'Row row Rosie' (credited to Gresh) on Columbia 3743, likely from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary

Columbia 3743 Dance
Selvin
1. ADaisy Days
2. B(Sherbo)Avalon
Selvin with Daisy Days and, credited Sherbo, Avalon on Vocalion M1005.AI summary

Vocalion M1005 Dance
Selvin
1. ADardanella
2. B(J Smith)Yellow Dog Blues
Ben Selvin's dance orchestra, recorded for His Master's Voice, coupling two popular standards of the early 1920s: 'Dardanella' and the J. Smith composition 'Yellow Dog Blues'. Selvin was one of the most prolific dance bandleaders of the acoustic era.AI summary

His Master's Voice B1089 Dance
Selvin
1. ADew dewy Day
2. BOh Doris where do you live
Selvin performing 'Dew Dewy Day' and 'Oh Doris Where Do You Live' on Brunswick 3610, from the early 1930s.AI summary

Brunswick 3610 Dance
Selvin
1. AHi ho the Merrio
2. B(Ash) Precious
Ben Selvin's orchestra on Columbia 4132 with dance and novelty material from the 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4132 Dance
Selvin
1. AHolding my Honey's Hand
2. BSing a new Song
Selvin on Columbia CB495, a 1920s dance band side; Ben Selvin was a prolific dance-band leader and recording artist of the era, and this Columbia issue would have been mass-pressed.AI summary

Columbia CB495 Dance
Selvin
1. AHow am I to know
2. B(Lombardo)My Fate is in your Hands
Ben Selvin led one of the most recorded dance orchestras of the 1920s–30s, prolific and commercially successful; this Columbia side pairs his jazz-dance idiom with popular standards of the era.AI summary

Columbia 5727 Dance
Selvin
1. AI can't give you anything but love
2. B(Reser)Too busy
Ben Selvin's orchestra, a prolific American dance band of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'I Can't Give You Anything but Love' (Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, 1928) on Columbia 5072; a standard popular dance number of the era.AI summary

Columbia 5072 Dance
Selvin
1. AI cried for you
2. B(BarHarbor)When June comes along
Selvin for Vocalion, a minor American label, performing 'I Cried for You' and 'When June Comes Along'. Selvin is unrecognised. UK copies of American Vocalion pressings are scarce.AI summary

Vocalion M1173 Dance
Selvin
1. AI only have Eyes for you
2. B(J Green) A New Moon over my Shoulder
Ben Selvin, a prolific American bandleader, leading his orchestra on 'I Only Have Eyes for You' and 'A New Moon Over My Shoulder' (J Green) on Columbia CB809.AI summary

Columbia CB809 Dance
Selvin
1. AI'm just a Vagabond Lover
2. B(Clines)Sing a little Love Song
Selvin, performing two popular ballads on Columbia: 'I'm just a Vagabond Lover' and 'Sing a little Love Song'.AI summary

Columbia 5609 Dance
Selvin
1. AI'm walking between the Raindrops
2. B(Somers)Mississippi Melody
Ben Selvin and his orchestra on Columbia 5121, a dance band recording from the late 1920s. Selvin was a prolific American bandleader widely recorded in the US and for export.AI summary

Columbia 5121 Dance
Selvin
1. AIf you want the Rainbow you must have the Rain
2. B(E Benson)My Beautiful Rose
Ben Selvin, a prolific American orchestra leader and recording director, recorded two sentimental standards for Columbia in the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5306 Dance
Selvin
1. AIt's the darndest Thing
2. BEveryone in Town loves Little Mary Brown
Selvin with It's the Darndest Thing and Everyone in Town Loves Little Mary Brown on Clarion 5394.AI summary

Clarion 5394 Dance
Selvin
1. AJune Moon
2. B(Band)Yoo Hoo
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, an American conductor and orchestra leader) recorded 'June Moon' and 'Yoo Hoo' for Act, an obscure British label. The Act label is not well documented.AI summary

Actuelle 10254 Dance
Selvin
1. AJust a Girl that men Forget
2. BHoot Mon
Selvin with Just a Girl That Men Forget and Hoot Mon on Vocalion 14664.AI summary

Vocalion 14664 Dance
Selvin
1. AJust another Day wasted away
2. B(Somers)Where oh where do I live
Ben Selvin and orchestra perform two popular dance numbers on Columbia British 4599 from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Selvin was a prominent American orchestra leader and prolific recording artist.AI summary

Columbia 4599 Dance
Selvin
1. AKa-lu-a
2. B(Bar Harbor)Say it while Dancing
Selvin with Ka-lu-a and, by the Bar Harbor band, Say It While Dancing on Vocalion X9279.AI summary

Vocalion X9279 Dance
Selvin
1. ALet's Wander Away
2. BHugo I go where you go
Selvin on Columbia IS1824, a dance side from the mid-1920s. Selvin was a prolific bandleader of the jazz age whose recordings appear across many labels.AI summary

Columbia is1824 Dance
Selvin
1. ALet's wander away
2. B(Reisman)Dreaming of tomorrow
Selvin's orchestra on Columbia, recording light dance material 'Let's Wander Away' with a Reisman composition. A typical dance-band side from Selvin's prolific 1920s recording career.AI summary

Columbia 3818 Dance
Selvin
1. AMiss you
2. B(Siry)Somebody mighty like you
Selvin, likely the bandleader Ben Selvin, on Columbia 5704 performing 'Miss you' and 'Somebody mighty like you', from the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5704 Dance
Selvin
1. AMy Baby knows how
2. B(Denny)I never knew what the Moonlight could do
Brunswick 3382 Dance
Selvin
1. ANow and Then
2. B(Yerkes Marimba Band) On the Shores of Tripoli
Selvin with Now and Then and, by Yerkes' Marimba Band, On the Shores of Tripoli on Vocalion X9052.AI summary

Vocalion X9052 Dance
Selvin
1. AOne Summer night
2. B(IpanaT) Just like a Butterfly
Selvin recorded 'One Summer night' and 'Just like a Butterfly' (credited to Ipana) for Regal Records. Selvin may be Ben Selvin, a prolific bandleader of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary

Regal 8923 Dance
Selvin
1. AOoh Maybe it's You
2. BShaking the Blues Away
Ben Selvin and his orchestra on Brunswick, a major dance band of the late 1920s–early 1930s performing jazz-influenced dance repertoire.AI summary

Brunswick 3679 Dance
Selvin
1. APaddlin' Madelin' Home
2. BOn the Sunny Side of Life
Ben Selvin's orchestra, one of the most prolific American dance bands, performing two sentimental popular standards on Olympian, a cheap British reissue label. These dance-band sides were mass-produced.AI summary

Oly 1468 Dance
Selvin
1. ARio Rita
2. BKinkajou
Selvin on Columbia 893D, performing 'Rio Rita' and 'Kinkajou'. Ben Selvin was a prolific American violinist and bandleader with an enormous discography for Columbia and other labels in the 1920s-30s.AI summary

Columbia 893D Dance
Selvin
1. ASentimental me
2. B(Gorman)Sleepy Time Gal
Ben Selvin's orchestra recording two sentimental ballads on Columbia from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia 3913 Dance
Selvin
1. ASmilin
2. BGoodbye pretty Butterflies
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, the prolific dance-band leader and arranger) recorded 'Smilin' and 'Goodbye pretty Butterflies' for Brunswick, catalogue 2182; Selvin was a major recording artist throughout the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Brunswick 2182 Orchestra
Selvin
1. ASouth Sea Isle
2. BMoon River
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin or his orchestra) on Clar (Clarion, a US budget label), with 'South Sea Isle' and 'Moon River'.AI summary

Clarion 1111 Dance
Selvin
1. ASteppin in Society
2. B(Markel)Don't bother me
Selvin on Columbia 3714, performing 'Steppin in Society' and Markel's 'Don't bother me', jazz-influenced dance recordings from the 1920s-30s.AI summary

Columbia 3714 Jazz
Selvin
1. ASwanee Butterfly
2. B(Miami)While Hawaiian Stars are gleaming
Selvin with Swanee Butterfly and, by Miami, While Hawaiian Stars Are Gleaming on Vocalion X9594.AI summary

Vocalion X9594 Dance
Selvin
1. ASweet and low down
2. B(Mackey)That certain Feeling
Ben Selvin led one of the most prolific American dance orchestras of the 1920s; this Columbia recording of 'Sweet and Low Down' and 'That Certain Feeling' is typical of his output, here attributed to a Mackey composition on the B-side.AI summary

Columbia 4063 Dance
Selvin
1. ATell me you're sorry
2. BWhen
Selvin's orchestra with 'Tell Me You're Sorry' and 'When' on Columbia 4911, a dance recording from the mid-1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4911 Dance
Selvin
1. AThat certain Party
2. BCross my Heart Mother I love you
Ben Selvin was an American arranger, bandleader and prolific recording artist of the 1920s-1930s, known for numerous dance-band recordings. 'That certain Party' and 'Cross my Heart Mother I love you' are typical of his popular output. This Imperial pressing represents the budget-label reissue of what was likely originally recorded for a major American label.AI summary

Imperial 1612 Dance
Selvin
1. AThe Hoodoo Man
2. BMoonlight Memories
Selvin with The Hoodoo Man and Moonlight Memories on Vocalion X9484.AI summary

Vocalion X9484 Dance
Selvin
1. AThere's a Rainbow round my Shoulder
2. BI loved you then as I love you now
Ben Selvin's orchestra recording two popular ballads on Columbia, from the late 1920s or early 1930s, in the dance and popular music style characteristic of the period.AI summary

Columbia 5226 Dance
Selvin
1. ATi-o-San
2. B(Jockers) Stolen Kisses
Selvin recorded 'Ti-o-San' and 'Stolen Kisses' for Vocalion X9059. Selvin was an American bandleader; Vocalion was a major American and British label.AI summary

Vocalion X9059 Dance
Selvin
1. ATitina
2. B(Lewis)O Katharina
Ben Selvin was a prolific American orchestra leader and recording artist of the 1920s. 'Titina' and 'O Katharina' are typical light popular songs of the era, recorded by Selvin for Columbia.AI summary

Columbia 3690 Dance
Selvin
1. AUp in the Clouds
2. BThinking of you
An instrumental dance side credited to Selvin on Columbia 14106, 'Up in the Clouds' / 'Thinking of you'.AI summary

Columbia 14106 Dance
Selvin
1. AUp in the Clouds
2. BThinking of you
Selvin recorded 'Up in the Clouds' and 'Thinking of you' for Regal, catalogue 9294, a budget British label recording of the 1930s.AI summary

Regal 9294 Dance
Selvin
1. AWeb of love
2. BI'm in love with you
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, a prolific American dance-band leader) performs 'Web of love' and 'I'm in love with you' on Columbia 5631.AI summary

Columbia 5631 Dance
Selvin
1. AWhen I'm looking at you
2. BRogue song
Selvin on 'When I'm looking at you' and 'Rogue song', from Columbia's CB series of dance and popular material around 1929. Selvin may refer to Ben Selvin's orchestra, a major dance-band leader of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary

Columbia CB71 Dance
Selvin
1. AWhen it's Springtime in the Rockies
2. B(+R Etting)Dancing with Tears in my Eyes
Ben Selvin and his orchestra on Columbia J952 with 'When it's Springtime in the Rockies' and 'Dancing with Tears in my Eyes' (with Ruth Etting). Selvin was one of the most prolific dance-band leaders of the 1920s and early 1930s, recording hundreds of sides across multiple labels.AI summary

Columbia J952 Dance
Selvin
1. AWhen the red Robin
2. BHoodle dee doo dee doodoo
Selvin on Brunswick 3213, a 1920s dance band recording of a popular song; Ben Selvin was prolific, and Brunswick issues were mass-produced.AI summary

Brunswick 3213 Dance
Selvin
1. AWho
2. B(Glantz) Sunny
Selvin recorded 'Who' and 'Sunny' for Imperial 1637. Selvin was an American bandleader; Imperial was a minor British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary

Imperial 1637 Dance
Selvin
1. AWild Rose
2. B(Somers) Look for the Silver Lining
Selvin with Wild Rose and, credited Somers, Look for the Silver Lining on Vocalion X9068.AI summary

Vocalion X9068 Dance
Selvin
1. AWoman in the Shoe
2. BOnly Love is real
Selvin credited on Columbia, performing popular sentimental and novelty material of the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5726 Voice
Selvin
1. AWond'ring
2. B(Palace Trio)Hold Me Medley
Selvin's orchestra was a prolific New York dance band of the 1920s recording for Victor and other major labels. This recording features the Palace Trio and represents their typical dance-band repertoire.AI summary

Victor 18682 Dance
Selvin
1. AWonderful One
2. B(Bar Harbor) Red Moon
Selvin with Wonderful One and, by the Bar Harbor band, Red Moon on Vocalion M1138.AI summary

Vocalion M1138 Dance
Selvin
1. AYellow Dog blues
2. BIn Shadowland
'Yellow Dog Blues' and 'In Shadowland' recorded by Selvin for the Emer label, catalogue 10133. Ben Selvin was a prolific dance-orchestra leader; Emer was an American label, but UK pressings do exist.AI summary

Emerson 10133 Dance
Selvin
1. AYes she do
2. BI call you sugar
Ben Selvin's orchestra, one of the most prolific dance bands of the 1920s, recorded 'Yes She Do' and 'I Call You Sugar' for Brunswick.AI summary

Brunswick 3636 Dance
Selvin
1. AYou are the Melody
2. BOld Fashioned girl
Ben Selvin led one of the most prolific American orchestras of the 1920s-1930s, recording hundreds of sides for many labels; 'You Are the Melody' and 'Old Fashioned Girl' appear on this Columbia pressing, catalogue CB181.AI summary

Columbia CB181 Dance
Selvin
1. AYou're the cream in my Coffee
2. B(Anon) To know you is to love you
Selvin recorded 'You're the Cream in My Coffee' and 'To Know You Is to Love You' on Regal 9334. The title and period suggest a 1920s popular song recording.AI summary

Regal 9334 Voice