Edwin J. McEnelly organized his great New England and Victor Recording Orchestra in 1907 in Milford, Mass. The orchestra became so rapidly popular that the five-piece band soon expanded to eight and then to fourteen pieces. The personnel varied from time to time, as did all big bands, but "Mac" never failed to secure the best musicians obtainable, including trumpeter/cornet player Waino Kauppi who appears on this 21 track collection of original Victor recordings. It includes a 20 page booklet with dozens of photos and the history of the band, plus a complete discography and notes about each of the recordings.

Tracklist:

Desert Isle
I Like Pie, I Like Cake (But I Like You Best of All)
Normandy
What a Blue Eyed Baby You Are
Spanish Shawl
Moonlight in Mandalay
In the Middle of the Night
That Night in Araby
Blame It on the Waltz
Tuck in Kentucky and Smile
Just Cross the River from Queens
My Sunday Girl
I'll Take Care of Your Cares
Siren Dream, A
What Are We Waiting For?
Jo-Anne
All of the Time
Take Your Tomorrow (And Give Me Today)
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Raquel
Dear, When I Met You

UPC: 825346105420
Label: Rivermont
Release Date: 8.31.04
Format: CD

Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra - Complete Recordings 1925-29 (CD)