Hal McIntyre was a saxophonist and bandleader, who was a founder member of the famous Glenn Miller orchestra, but launched his own orchestra in 1941 and had a string of hits through the 1940s until the big band era suffered a decline. He combined swinging instrumental jazz with middle-of-the road ballads and novelty material featuring vocalists who included Carl Denny, Ruth Gaylor, Frankie Lester, Nancy Reed and others. This 47-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on the Victor, Bluebird, Cosmo and MGM labels during these years. It features all his career chart successes, including the Top 10 hits "Sentimental Journey", "I'll Buy That Dream" and "The Gypsy" and the Top 20 entries "I'm Making Believe", "Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti)" and "There's No-One But You". McIntyre himself is featured on some notable instrumentals which firmly underline both his and his orchestra's jazz credentials. Overshadowed as he was by the big names of the swing era in whose footsteps he trod, he is perhaps less well-known than he might have been, but he made an entertaining contribution to the pop scene of the 1940s and this is an enjoyable showcase for his music.
20 Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)
21 It Might Have Been
22 Sentimental Journey
23 I Was Here When You Left Me (I'll Be Here When You Get Back)
- Disc 2 -
1 I'll Buy That Dream
2 Autumn Serenade
3 There's No One But You
4 I Fall in Love with You Ev'ry Day
5 Come Rain or Come Shine
6 The Gypsy
7 Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti)
8 I've Got the Sun in the Morning
9 The House of Blue Lights
10 I'd Be Lost Without You
11 30 Miles An Hour
12 September Song
13 The Count Meets the Duke
14 Scarlet and Amber Pt. 1
15 It's a Lie! It's a Lie! It's a Lie!
16 I Can't Believe It Was All Make Believe
17 There's That Lonely Feeling Again
18 My Future Just Passed
19 I Still Feel the Same About You
20 Jumpin' Jubilee
21 Donkey Serenade
22 Bim Bam Boogie
23 Put 'Em in a Box, Tie 'Em with a Rainbow
24 Lover Come Back to Me
Hal McIntyre was a saxophonist and bandleader, who was a founder member of the famous Glenn Miller orchestra, but launched his own orchestra in 1941 and had a string of hits through the 1940s until the big band era suffered a decline. He combined swinging instrumental jazz with middle-of-the road ballads and novelty material featuring vocalists who included Carl Denny, Ruth Gaylor, Frankie Lester, Nancy Reed and others. This 47-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on the Victor, Bluebird, Cosmo and MGM labels during these years. It features all his career chart successes, including the Top 10 hits "Sentimental Journey", "I'll Buy That Dream" and "The Gypsy" and the Top 20 entries "I'm Making Believe", "Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti)" and "There's No-One But You". McIntyre himself is featured on some notable instrumentals which firmly underline both his and his orchestra's jazz credentials. Overshadowed as he was by the big names of the swing era in whose footsteps he trod, he is perhaps less well-known than he might have been, but he made an entertaining contribution to the pop scene of the 1940s and this is an enjoyable showcase for his music.