This week, McSchmormac attempted a themed show of pre-1951 recordings, based around the idea of “flavors and fragrances”, as requested by a new listener to the show, who curates an acclaimed blog called “Glass Petal Smoke“; dedicated to all things taste & smell-related. So, always eager to please, and loath to back away from a challenge, McSchmormac grasped the nettle firmly, concocting a veritable McSchmorgasbord of aromatic and appetizing audio artifacts from 1908-1949. Enjoy!

PLAYLIST:

• “12^th Street Rag (excerpt)” by Sol Hoopii from “Hula Blues – Vintage Steel Guitar Instrumentals from the ’30s and ’40s”
• “Sweet And Hot” by Harold Arlen with Red Nichols and his Five Pennies from “Harold Arlen sings Sweet and Hot”
• “Sugar Is Sweet And So Are You” by Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang from “The John R.T. Davies Collection, Vol.1: Jazz Classics”
• “Struttin’ With Some Barbecue” by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five from “Original Masters – The Best Of…”
• “Café Au Lait” by Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble from “Café Parisien – Chansons, Accordeons, Croissants – 25 Original French Accordion Songs”
• “Rosas de Otoño” by Carlos Gardel & Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica from from “The Magic of Carlos Gardel”
• “Toujours Moi (Always Mine)” by Orchestra and chorus conducted by Leslie Baxter, with Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman on theremin, from “Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman and the Theremin – Perfume Set To Music”
• “Old Rub Alcohol Blues” by Dock Boggs from “Dock Boggs – Complete Early Recordings”
• “Boil The Breakfast Early/The Heather Breeze” by Leo Rowsome from “Classics of Irish Piping”
• “Old Whisker Bill, The Moonshiner” by Buell Kazee from “Mountain Frolic – Rare Old Timey Classics 1924-1937”
• “Jazmin” by Guty Cárdenas with Juarez H. Garcia from ”El Ruisenor Yucateco”
• “Sweet Serenade” by Michel Warlop et Son Orchestre from “Django et compagnie”
• “Hot Dog” by Sidney Torch from Cinema Organ – Volume I”
• “Burnin’ Hell” by John Lee Hooker from “The Classic Early Years 1948 – 1951”
• “Sauerkraut“ by Riley Puckett from “American Yodeling – 1911-1946”
• “Lucy Campbell/The Cup of Tea” by Michael Gallagher from “Oldtime Records Vol. 3 Piping Rarities”
• “Rosa Negra Vals Venezolano” by Orquesta Lionel Belasco from “Goodnight Ladies and Gents: The Creole Music of Lionel Belasco”
• “The Lei Vendor” by Sol Hoopii and his Novelty Quartette from “Classic Hawaiian Steel Guitar Performances 1933-34”
• “The Flowers of Edinburgh” by W.F. Cameron from “Melodeon Greats – A Collection Of Melodeon Masterpieces”
• “Strawberries” by Nora Bayes from “Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth – Together …and Alone”
• “Sprig O’ Thyme” by Joseph Taylor from “Sprigs of Time – 78s from The EMI Archive”
• “Perfume de Mujer” by Francisco Canaro y su orquesta típica con Agustín Irusta or Roberto Fugazot (?) from “Noche De Reyes”
• “Bells Across The Meadow” by Ronnie Ronalde from “EMI Presents The Magic Of…”
• “Flowers of The Forest” by Lachlam Macrimmon from “The Ace & Deuce of Pipering – 1906-1947”
• “Treasury Fire” by Lionel Belasco & His Orchestra from “Goodnight Ladies and Gents: The Creole Music of Lionel Belasco”
• “Budded Roses” by Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers from “Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers And The Highlanders”
• “The Wedding of the Gingerbreads” by Ann Stephens from “Teddy Bears’ Picnic”
• “Vive les bananes” by Ray Ventura et ses Collégiens from “Ray Ventura et ses Collégiens”
• ‘The Peanut Vendor” by The Raymond Scott Orchestra from “Toonerville Trolley – 1940-1944”
• “The Real Old Mountain Dew” by John Griffin from “Farewell To Ireland”
• “L’Ardent Nuit (Ardent Night)” by Orchestra and chorus conducted by Leslie Baxter, with Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman on theremin, from “Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman and the Theremin – Perfume Set To Music”
• “Jet” by Orchestra and chorus conducted by Leslie Baxter, with Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman on theremin, from “Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman and the Theremin – Perfume Set To Music”
• “Gas All Clear“ by A.R.P. from “Sprigs of Time – 78s from The EMI Archive”
• “(MacDowell‘s) To A Wild Rose” by Pablo Casals with Walter Golde from “Encores & Transcriptions, Vol. 5 (1920-1924)”