History has not been kind to the sweet bands of the swing era, enormously popular in their time, but never given any critical notice, and therefore neglected by record company reissue people ever since, even though there is still a public nostagically clamoring to hear them. A good example is the band with the unlikely moniker of Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye. It ranked behind only Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey as the most successful big band of the '40s. Nevertheless, Kaye's recordings are hard to come by.
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra, Sammy Kaye & His Swing 'n' Sway Orchestra, The Three Kaydetts - Powder Your Face with Sunshine 02:31. Sammy Kaye, Sammy Kaye & His Swing 'n' Sway Orchestra, Nancy Norman - I Can't Begin to Tell You 02:46. Sammy Kaye & His Swing 'n' Sway Orchestra, The Three Kaydetts - Powder Your Face with Sunshine 02:32. Sammy Kaye & His Swing 'n' Sway Orchestra, Nancy Norman - Candy 02:26. Sammy Kaye & His Swing 'n' Sway Orchestra, Nancy Norman - Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) 02:39.
Sammy Kaye & His Swing 'n' Sway Orchestra & Nancy Norman Powder Your Face With Sunshine. Sammy Kaye & His Swing 'n' Sway Orchestra & Nancy Norman Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week). Sammy Kaye and his Swing and Sway Strings You've Got Me Crying Again. all songs . Other listen.
I enjoyed the music of Sammy Kaye and have a difficult time finding his recordings. It was refreshing to stumble across this sample. As even the liner notes to this CD admit, bandleader Sammy Kaye represented the squarer, more commercial end of the Big Band era, taking his cues from the workmanlike Glenn Miller, but restricting his dance music to an even more controlled, brisker, less lyrical style.
Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay J. March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987) was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. His signature tune was "Harbor Lights". Kaye, born in Lakewood, Ohio, graduated from Rocky River High School in Rocky River, Ohio. At Ohio University in Athens, Ohio he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity
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| A1 | Tiny Bubbles | 2:36 |
| A2 | Sweet Leilani | 2:30 |
| A3 | Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) | 2:50 |
| A4 | Moon Of Manakoora | 2:11 |
| A5 | To You Sweetheart, Aloha | 2:53 |
| A6 | Diamond Head Sword Dance | 2:43 |
| B1 | Pearly Shells | 2:37 |
| B2 | Blue Hawaii | 2:36 |
| B3 | Hawaiian Sunset | 2:33 |
| B4 | Song Of The Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii) | 3:08 |
| B5 | Beyond The Reef | 2:48 |
| B6 | Hawaiian War Chant (Ta Hu Wa Hu Wai) | 1:55 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL 74862 | Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Swing And Sway In Hawaii (LP) | Decca | DL 74862 | US | 1967 |
| DL 74862 | Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Swing And Sway In Hawaii (LP, Album) | Decca | DL 74862 | US | 1967 |
| DL 4862 | Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Swing And Sway In Hawaii (LP, Album, Mono) | Decca | DL 4862 | Canada | 1967 |
| DL 4862 | Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Swing And Sway In Hawaii (LP, Album) | Decca | DL 4862 | US | Unknown |
| DL 74862 | Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Swing And Sway In Hawaii (LP) | Decca | DL 74862 | Canada | Unknown |
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