by Earl Burtnett and his Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
A West Coast recording made for Brunswick on August 9 of 1929. The Hotel Biltmore in Los Angeles was built six years before, in 1923, and it still stands today. The song was written by Bud DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
as part of the score for the motion picture "Sunnyside Up" (which also yielded "If I Had a Talking Picture of You" and "Turn On the Heat"). Earl Burtnett, a composer himself who penned the evergreen "Canadian Capers," had been
Art Hickman's arranger in the early 20s and took over the baton when Hickman retired: more info about him can be found at wikipedia. The vocal is
credited to a "vocal trio," perhaps the Biltmore Trio, and the blend is wonderful: it's the highlight of the record. No real solos here, as was usual for a Hotel orchestra, but the ensemble work is tight and very professional.
The record itself had been abused a little so it took some dedicated work to bring the music forward. Well worth the trouble.
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