Ben Pollack

ADeed I do
B(Shilkret)Look and smile

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: B5281
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #1923

Ben Pollack, a legendary American jazz bandleader and drummer, recorded two pieces for His Master's Voice — 'Deed I Do' and '(Shilkret) Look and Smile' — probably in the early 1930s.

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ADardanella
BThat da da strain

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ARollin' down the river
BMoonlight on the Colorado

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