Bing Crosby was always the hippest cat in the music industry and when it came to toe-tapping rhythms, he really knew how to swing it. Dixieland music was a particular favorite of his, so he decided to team up with his gal pal Rosemary Clooney and band leader Billy May to create a Dixieland album in 1965. They went to Bing's old friends, songwriters Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, to help them create some new tunes and Jay came up with the idea of making it a world tour of Dixieland music. He penned the new and catchy tune "That Travelin' Two-Beat" as well as rewriting some of the lyrics to old favorites like "The Poor People of Paris", "Ciao, Ciao, Bambina", and "Knees Up, Mother Brown"... all of which were "swung" way out in jive land by Billy May. It's a rollicking good album! Rosemary Clooney and Der Bingle were a great team and you can tell by the playful sound of their voices that they had a great time putting this album together -- check it out yourself and see if it doesn't put a smile on your face.
Listen to the full album here on YouTube.
Track List
Side One:
That Travelin' Two-Beat
New Vienna Woods
Knees Up, Mother Brown
Roamin' in the Gloamin'
Adios Senorita
Come to the Mardi Gras
Side Two:
Hear That Band
The Daughter of Molly Malone
The Poor People of Paris
I Get Ideas
Ciao, Ciao, Bambina
That Travelin' Two-Beat (Reprise)
Top Picks: That Travelin' Two-Beat, Roamin' in the Gloamin', The Daughter of Molly Malone, I Get Ideas
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