The "Free And Easy" - Al Bowlly + Les Allen w. Harry Hudson's Band (as The Blue Jays)

Harry Hudson v-dir. Max Goldberg or Freddy Pitt-Arthur Niblo-t/Ted Heath, Lew Davis or Ben Oakley-tb/Sid Phillips-cl-as-bar-a/Ken Warner-ss-as/George Melacrino-cl-ts/Les Allen-ts-v/Annunzio Mantovani and/or others-vn/Jean Paques or Harry Jacobson-p/Bill Herbert-bj-g/
Bill Busby-bb/Wag Abbey or Rudy Starita-d-x/Al Bowlly-v

As members of Harry Hudson's band were changeable, the exact personnel for this recording is not known. They were certainly a talented ensemble featuring good solo work.
This is the second of my selection of six records where Al Bowlly takes the vocal, This being the only one of the half dozen in which he is joined by Les Allen. When Allen sang with Bowlly, the emphasis seemed to be on Allen. In this instance Al is to the fore and even sings a couple of lines alone.
A copy of this record (not this one), sold on e-Bay recently for almost £200. The buyer has not deigned to share it... surprise, surprise, so I'll do it for them.

Recorded c. 28th November 1930

** Transfer and video by Jonathan Holmes **