Dr. Rhythm (1938) - Bea Wain

from Victor 25768 78 rpm
with Larry Clinton and his orchestra
Music by James V. Monaco - Lyrics by Johnny Burke

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Written by the team that provided the score for Paramount's Crosby pic, _Doctor Rhythm_ , this swinger, with the abbreviated _doctor_ , mysteriously doesn't appear in the film. Could we ask for a better treatment than this one, though? The recently formed Clinton orch, an unpretentious aggregation captained nevertheless by an extremely talented arranger with no illusions about his multi-instrumental abilities (filling in when his charts call for another section voice) deliver a rhythm remedy that's just what the doctor ordered. Bea, one of the Swing Era's most skilled vocalists, is breezy and lighthearted but assures the listener than Dr Rhythm is no quack. Drummer Ray Michaels and tenor saxist Tony Zimmers are good for what ails us, too!