A Progress Report from the Back Room

I did not expect that my "From the Back Room" items would be as popular as they have been. I am grateful for all who responded to my first post - and the many who have commented as the series has gone on.

So far, the posts have included:

• Two volumes of Sarah Vaughan's earliest recordings, with one to come

• One volume of Anita Ellis' 1940s recordings, with two to come

• An overview of Jane Powell's M-G-M career, with one bonus post scheduled

• A set of recordings from Gloria Wood, with her Wood by the Fire LP yet to be transferred

• An early version of Mahler's first symphony, in its first recording

• A coupling of Bloch's rare (and excellent) Trois Poèmes Juifs with Herbert's Cello Concerto

• Eleanor Steber's Songs at Eventide

• A selection of recordings from the GR-E-EAT Thurl Ravenscroft

• Sue Raney's complete Capitol singles along with several later sides

• Early recordings of Janáček's Lachian Dances and Klement Slavický's Moravian Dance Fantasies

• Two LPs featuring the great jazz arranger Marty Paich

• Karl Böhm's 1959 recording of Brahms' First Symphony

In process are the following:

• Bob Manning's pre-Capitol recordings

• Buddy Clark's 1934-38 recordings with Xavier Cugat, Eddy Duchin, Johnny Hodges and solo; also his Lucky Strike and Associated Transcriptions from 1937-40

• Presenting Charlie Cochran, from the late cabaret talent (Correction: blog reader and contributor George tells me that Cochran is happily still with us; the Charlie Cochran who died was another musician)

• Kay Swift's complete compositions (these are not as voluminous as you might think)

• Leith Stevens' music from Private Hell 36, plus bonus cuts

• Bobby Hackett on Commodore - 14 songs from 1938 and 1944

• The Foursome with Bing and Dick Powell, among others

• Ancient Russian recordings of Balakirev's Overture on Russian Themes and King Lear Incidental Music

With others to come. Thanks again for all the comments!