The previous albums
of the
Australian Cotton Club Orchestra

In addition to its latest album "Nice Work If You Can Get It" on the Yandoo label, the Cotton Club Orchestra has recorded 3 previous compact disc albums and one cassette album on the WEA label; and 1 cassette album on the Jazz&Jazz label. The album titles (in chronological order) are:
"Puttin' on the Ritz" (sold out) "Top Hat" (sold out)
"White Tie" (CD and cassette sold out)
"Rhapsody in Red" (CD with female vocal trio, Rhapsody in Red, sold out)

However, there are plans to re-release the best tracks from these albums on a "Best of the Cotton Club" album on the Yandoo label later in 1999.

Sound Clips

(Stereo 8-bit 11MHz .wav files)

Here are some brief excerpts from some of our recordings in .wav format, which have been kept as short as possible to save your downloading time, expense and disk space (if you wish to keep them). If you would like to hear or download one or more of these clips, click the icon to the left of the one you want. If you like to know more about the track and the album it is on, click the name of the tune.

Our signature tune Puttin' on the Ritz - intro (4.8 secs - 102k)
Fats Waller's classic Ain't Misbehavin'- excerpt (17.3 secs - 370k)
Duke Ellington's swinging Main Stem - excerpt (23.9 secs - 514k)
Cole Porter's immortal You'd be so nice to come home to - excerpt (13 secs - 280k)
Andrews Sisters' hit Hold Tight - ending (16.2 secs - 348k)

"Puttin' on the Ritz"

Recorded: Metropolis Audio, 27 January 1988 (A) and 3 February 1988 (B).
Producer: Bill Armstrong  Assistant Producer: Ron Halstead
Engineer: Ern Rose on Sony 24-track digital mixed to Dolby 2-track analogue
SLR at 15ips. Transferred to Sony DAT 2500.
Musical and mixing direction: Tim Harding and Adrian Daff
Musicians:
(A) Vinnie Bourke* and Ken Evans, tpts; Marc Matthews and Tim Harding**, tbns;
Adrian Daff*** and James Newman****, alto & clt; Martin Corcoran, tenor & clt;
Andrew Gibson, pno; Tony Orr, bjo & gtr; Macolm Webb, bass; Peter Arnold, drums.
* vocal on track 3, side two; ** vocal on track 1, side 1; *** vocal on track 4, side 1;
****vocal on track 6, side two

(B) As for (A) except Lachlan Davidson replaced Martin Corcoran on tenor sax.

SIDE ONE
Track          Title                     Composer                Arranger
1.      Puttin' on the Ritz (A)       Irving Berlin          Tim Harding
2.      The Mooche (A)		      Duke Ellington         Fred van Eps
3.      Mule Face Blues (B)     King Oliver & Dave Nelson    Jack Calman
4.      Margie (B)                    Conrad/Davis           Adrian Daff
5.      Nightfall (B)                 Benny Carter           Benny Carter
6.      Rent Party Blues (A)          Johnny Hodges          Henry Davis

SIDE TWO
Track          Title                     Composer                Arranger
1.      Sugarfoot Stomp (A)     King Oliver &  Don Redman    Tim Harding 
2.      Wild Man Blues (A)           Jelly Roll Morton       Tiny Parham
3.      Crazy People (B)              Leslie & Monaco        Art McKay
4.      Black and Tan Fantasy (A)     Duke Ellington         Henry Davis
5.      I've Found a New Baby (B)     Palmer/Williams        Lou Halmy
6.      Chicago B)                    Fred Fisher            Jimmy Dale

"Top Hat "

Recorded: Metropolis Audio, 27 January 1988 (A) and 3 February 1988 (B).
 Allan Eaton Studios, 8 August 1989 (C) and 9 August 1989.
Producer: Bill Armstrong  Assistant Producers: Ron Halstead and David Fowler
Engineers: (A) and (B) Ern Rose on Sony 24-track digital mixed to Dolby
2-track analogue SLR at 15ips. Transferred to Sony DAT 2500.
(C) and (D) Robin Gray on MCI 24-track 30ips Dolby A mixed to Sony DAT 2500.
Musical and mixing direction: Tim Harding and Adrian Daff
Musicians:
(A) Vinnie Bourke* and Ken Evans, tpts; Marc Matthews and Tim Harding, tbns;
Adrian Daff** and James Newman****, alto & clt; Martin Corcoran, tenor & clt;
Andrew Gibson, pno; Tony Orr, bjo & gtr; Macolm Webb, bass; Peter Arnold, drums.
* vocal on track 3; ** vocal on track 15.

(B) As for (A) except Lachlan Davidson replaced Martin Corcoran on tenor sax.

(C) As for (B) except Tony Hicks replaces Lachlan Davidson on tenor sax,
Paul Dooley replaces Ken Evans on trumpet and John Paine replaces Tony Orr
on guitar. Add Geoff Orr on vocals (tracks 2,4,5,8,9,11,13 and 14).

(D) AS for (C) except Penny Stephenson replaces James Newman on alto sax.

Track          Title                   Composer            Arranger
1.    Anything Goes (C)               Irving Berlin        Walter Paul 
2.    Top Hat, White Tie & Tails(C)   Irving Berlin        Gordon Jenkins
3.    Crazy People (B)                Leslie & Monaco      Art McKay
4.    Isn't this a lovely day? (C)    Irving Berlin        Frank Skinner
5.    Change Partners (D)             Irving Berlin        Jack Mason
6.    The Japanese Sandman (C)        Egan & Whiting       Tim Harding
7.    In the Mood (A)                 Redman/Garland       Adrian Daff
8.    Slumming on Park Avenue (C)     Irving Berlin        Jack Mason
9.    You're the Top (D)              Cole Porter          Walter Paul
10.   Harlem (A)                      Eddie Carroll        Eddie Carroll
11.   No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)(D)  Irving Berlin        Paul Weirick
12.   Forty Second Street (C)         Warren               Frank Skinner
13.   Night and Day (D)               Cole Porter          Walter Paul
14.   Love in Bloom (D)               Robin & Rainger      Jack Mason
15.   I Can't Dance (B)               Williams & Gains     Lawrence Wagner

"White Tie "

Recorded: Metropolis Audio, 27 January 1988 (A) and 3 February 1988 (B).
 Allan Eaton Studios, 8 August 1989 (C) and 9 August 1989.
Producer: Bill Armstrong  Assistant Producers: Ron Halstead and David Fowler
Engineers: (A) and (B) Ern Rose on Sony 24-track digital mixed to Dolby
2-track analogue SLR at 15ips. Transferred to Sony DAT 2500.
(C) and (D) Robin Gray on MCI 24-track 30ips Dolby A mixed to Sony DAT 2500.
Musical and mixing direction: Tim Harding and Adrian Daff
Musicians:
(A) Vinnie Bourke and Ken Evans, tpts; Marc Matthews and Tim Harding*, tbns;
Adrian Daff** and James Newman***, alto & clt; Martin Corcoran, tenor & clt;
Andrew Gibson, pno; Tony Orr, bjo & gtr; Macolm Webb, bass; Peter Arnold, drums.
* vocal on track 6; ** vocal on tracks 14 and 16; vocal on track 15.

(B) As for (A) except Lachlan Davidson replaced Martin Corcoran on tenor sax.

(C) As for (B) except Tony Hicks replaces Lachlan Davidson on tenor sax,
Paul Dooley replaces Ken Evans on trumpet and John Paine replaces Tony Orr
on guitar. Add Geoff Orr on vocals (tracks 2,3,4,19).

(D) AS for (C) except Penny Stephenson replaces James Newman on alto sax.

Track          Title                   Composer            Arranger
1. You'd be so nice to come home to (C) Cole Porter          Will Hudson
2. I've got you under my skin (D)       Cole Porter          Jimmy Lally
3. I get a kick out of you (D)          Cole Porter          Jimmy Lally
4. Music Maestro Please (D)           Magidson & Wrubel      Paul Weirick
5. Broadway Melody (C)                  Freed & Brown        Tim Harding
6. Puttin' on the Ritz (A)              Irving Berlin        Tim Harding
7. Drop me off in Harlem  (B)        Kenny & Ellington       Lou Halmy
8. Sugarfoot Stomp (A)          King Oliver &  Don Redman    Tim Harding 
9. The Mooche (A)		        Duke Ellington       Fred van Eps
10.Rent Party Blues (A)                 Johnny Hodges        Henry Davis  
11.Black and Tan Fantasy (A)            Duke Ellington       Henry Davis
12.It don't mean a thing                Duke Ellington       Howard Jackson
13.Georgia on my mind               Carmichael & Gorrel     Hoagy Carmichael
14.Margie (B)                           Conrad/Davis         Adrian Daff
15.Chicago (B)                          Fred Fisher          Jimmy Dale
16.We're in the money (B)            Warren & Munro          Buddy Munro
17.I've Found a New Baby (B)            Palmer/Williams      Lou Halmy
18.Nightfall (B)                        Benny Carter         Benny Carter
19.Begin the Beguine (D)                Cole Porter          Tim Harding
     

"Rhapsody in Red"

Recorded:Metropolis Audio, August 1992(A) and Allan Eaton Studios, August 1989(B).
Producer: Bill Armstrong  Engineers: (A) Nigel Derricks and (B) Robin Gray.
Musical and mixing direction: Tim Harding and Dianna Nixon.
Cover design: Peter Arnold (Graphic Connection)
Musicians:
(A) Vinnie Bourke* and Paul Dooley, tpts; Marc Matthews and Tim Harding, tbns;
Adrian Daff and Mark Crowe, alto & clt; James Newman**, tenor & clt;
Alex Wiltshire, pno; Mark Twigden, bjo & gtr; Dave Williams, bass;
Peter Arnold, drums; Alex Pertout, percussion on tracks 3 and 10.
Except a cappella track 17.
* vocal on track 13; ** vocal on track 15.

Rhapsody in Red: Dianna Nixon (Leader), Kate Sadler and Debbie Westhorpe
(vocals on tracks 1,2,3,6,7,8,10,12,16,17).

(B) As for (A) except without Rhapsody in Red and Andrew Gibson
replaces Alex Wiltshire on piano; Tony Hicks replaces James Newman on
tenor sax; James Newman replaces Mark Crowe on alto sax; John Paine replaces
Mark Twigden on guitar.


Track          Title                   Composer            Arranger
1.  Hold Tight (A)                    Brandow & Spotswood   Tim Harding
2.  Just One  (A)                     Dianna Nixon          Dianna Nixon
3.  Night and Day (A)                 Cole Porter           Dianna Nixon
4.  Main Stem (B)                     Duke Ellington        Will Hudson
5.  St. Louis Blues (B)               W.C. Handy            Archie Bleyer
6.  Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (A)      Raye & Prince   Tim Harding/Dianna Nixon
7.  Minnie the Moocher                Mills & Gaskill       Matthews/Nixon
8.  Ain't Misbehavin'                 Fats Waller           Tim Harding
9.  All thru the Night                Cole Porter           Walter Paul
10. Rum and Coca Cola (A)       Amsterdam/Sullivan/Baron    Dianna Nixon
11. Just one of those things (B)      Cole Porter           Jimmy Lally
12. Too darn hot (A)                  Cole Porter           Dianna Nixon
13. Jeepers Creepers (B)              Mercer & Warren       Adrian Daff
14. Cottontail (B)                    Duke Ellington        Will Hudson
15. I can't give you anything but love Fields/McHugh        Jimmy Dale
16. In the Mood (A)                   Redman/Garland        Sadler/Daff
17. There will never be another you (A) Gordon/Warren       Dianna Nixon

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