1939 Horace Heidt - Pizzicati Polka

Swingin’ the classics (as some bands were wont to do during that era), this is a treatment of Léo Delibes: the “Divertissement: Pizzicati“ from Act 3 of the ballet Sylvia (1876). The piano break is performed by Lou Busch--later sometimes billed as Joe “Fingers” Carr--who would be replaced in Heidt’s band that July by Frankie Carle. For the flip side “Beer Barrel Polka,” listen here: Transferred from 78rpm Brunswick 8354 (also issued on Columbia 36328) - Pizzicati Polka (Delibes) by Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights, recorded in NYC March 23, 1939