Cocktail Capers / More Cocktail Capers
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Release Date: 29 January 2021
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988271423
Genres: Jazz  Easy Listening  
Release Date: 29 January 2021
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988271423
Genres: Jazz  Easy Listening  
Description
Once described as "The hippest cat ever to swing an accordion", Art Van Damme achieved the near impossible by getting the Jazz firmament to accept the accordion as a serious musical instrument. This compilation is based upon his first two LPs, Cocktail Capers (1950) and More Cocktail Capers (1952), plus the various bonus tracks which were added when both albums were expanded from 10" to the 12" format in 1954.
Also included is a further 10" LP from 1956, usually known as either The Art Van Damme Quintet or House Party.
Having got his recording career under way in the United States in the 1940s, in the 78rpm shellac era, he later enjoyed great popularity in Japan and Central Europe.
It probably goes without saying that this body of work is almost impossible to find elsewhere on CD, notably the latter album, which has never previously been reissued in any format.
Tracklisting
Thelma Carpenter
Jimmy Baby Face Lewis
Muddy Waters
Ike Cole
Bobby Vee
The McCormick Brothers
The Kingston Trio
Connie Hall
Martin Denny
Thelma Carpenter
Ike Cole
Bing Crosby
Tutti Camarata
The Goofers
Ferrante & Teicher
Max Bygraves