i saw him when i was i high school cutting classes to get into the paramount theater to watch charlie and his great orchestra on stage .. i would spend the day watching the same show after some awful movies but hey ,, it was charlie barnet ..he was my hero in those days i miss ,
bobby g
I found this Cherokee Love Song in The Real Book (play fast!) tried it out on the piano and then looked this up. Marvellous big band sound. Thanks for putting it up.
It seems that the soundies, which I always enjoyed and especially when hosted by my late mentor and friend in the USA, Al Collins, always sounded just a little different than the records issued. Not by a whole lot, but just enuff to tell.
The Ray Noble version which I also enjoyed very much, was my first exposure to his version and it was very welcome, but the Barnet version seems to have more punch.
On another subject. You mention the Palomar Hotel. Wow. I think I've just gotten an education because I always thought of it as purely a ballroom, a dance venue etc. I lived in that area and worked (in later years) at KFI which is almost across the street, but never heard it referred to as a hotel. So that's most interesting to me.
Among his hits was Caravan btw.
