The 78s - Army Welfare Services - Part 2

These are 12" acetates. They feature only four members of the band.

Strictly speaking, the title of the first tune is "Oh, Lady Be Good". "These Foolish Things" is a guitar solo; note the transition chord sequences at the beginning an end to accommodate the key changes. I can't find anything elsewhere about the three tunes "The Trees and The River" etc. and presume they were self-penned numbers. I would guess that "Out of the Mood" was a nod towards Glenn Miller's "In the Mood." Although the label credits only Sutton and Mackie on this disc, bass is also audible on side two.

"12 Bar Blues" is exactly what it says. I presume it is the band's own arrangement. It features alto/clarinet, guitar, bass and drums only. A spoken introduction on the other side tells us that "Teddy Willmott and Frank Simpson give you their version of Big Noise from Winnetka". This is the classic early drum'n'bass ('n'whistlin') tune by Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc. There are currently several versions of this tune on YouTube, including two videos of Haggart & Bauduc - an early duet and a later version with the Bob Crosby Orchestra.