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Muziek voor Mitzie!... Het Ramblers Danskorkest (1942)

Please activate the HD function(720p) before watching the video or watch it with a larger type player (in 480p) by clicking on the title in order to avoid serious sound distortion (as YT has reduced sound quality and does not activate HD or HQ playback automatically). This is a repost of the Swingtime ! (32) video featuring the same track with new recording and alternative video. "Muziek voor Mitzie" (Music for Mitzie) is one of my favourite "Ramblers" recordings. Composed by Jack Bulterman, the song was clearly inspired by Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A-Train" which became Duke Ellington's signature tune. This "Ramblers" recording dates from 1942. The video shows newsreel footage of the Ramblers orchestra. A contemporary version can be found here :    • Musique pour Mitsy.mpg   The Ramblers dance band were without any doubt Holland's most popular swing orchestra. Formed in 1926 they introduced jazz and swing music to large audiences with Theo Uden Masman as the band's leader from 1926 to 1964.... The Ramblers performed not only in Holland but abroad as well and played with prominent musicians such as Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter.... In 1933 they performed on the VARA radio network and would stay there until 1964. In 1935 Jack Bulterman joinded and under his influence Dutch repertoire was featured prominently on the band's playlist and recordings. During the Second World War the band continued to perform on stage as well as on he German controlled radio station "Nederlandsche Omroep". This was regarded by many as collaboration and in 1941 the band's two jewish musicians Sal Doof and Sem Nijveen had to leave (members of the band would however help and support jewish musicians who had gone underground). From 1942 onwards The Ramblers had to change their name as well since it sounded too English. The alternative "De Remblers" was rejected and The Ramblers became known as Theo Uden Masman en zijn Dansorkest / Het Dansorkest onder leiding van Theo Uden Masman. After the liberation in 1945 The popular orchestra was accused of collaboration with the enemy. The verdict was relatively mild : The Ramblers were banned from performing for a period of 6 months, Theo Uden Masman himself for a year. The band exiled itself to Brussels, where they performed for the American army and recorded many sides for Decca . One of the singers featured on their records was the Belgian singer Tohama, popular in the second half of the 1940s and the 1950s. Their first performances after the war in Holland caused quite an uproar but The Ramblers quickly regained their popularity, returning to the VARA network until 1964. Its leader Theo Uden Masman died in 1965. The band was reformed in 1974 and continues to perform to this day. It is - according to the Guiness Book of World Records - the longest performing big band in history. About the record : Decca 9115 / mx. AM 828 Hilversum (?), 1942 Record in bad condition This record was transferred with a 78rpm phono preamp and Ortofon Om78 cartridge and stylus in order to get an acceptable 78rpm playback. The restoration was done as truthfully as possible