Irving Aaronson & His Commanders - Let's Do It, 1928

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Irving Aaronson & His Commanders - Let’s Do It, Fox-Trot (Cole Porter) from „Paris”, Vocal chorus by Phil Saxe and Jack Armstrong, Victor 1928 (USA)

NOTE: Irving A. AARONSON (born 1895 in New York - died 1963 in Hollywood, CA) American jazz pianist and leader of a dance band that was one of the most popular in the US during the Roaring Twenties. At the age of 11, he played the piano and performed in silent movie theaters (Nickelodeons). At the age of 26, he co-wrote the hit “Boo-Hoo-Hoo” (1921). Aaronson's first band was called The Crusaders and recorded several sides for Edison Records. In 1926, he signed with Victor Records and changed the name of the band to Irving Aaronson and his Commanders. Between 1926-29 he recorded many hit sides, the biggest success of which was his rendition of the great Cole Porter hit “Let's Misbehave” with an unforgettable chorus sung by Phil Saxe (1927). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pViEA-a4I2k The band was contracted at the Café des Ambassadeurs in Paris in 1927 and in Cole Porter's Broadway musical „Paris” in 1928. The band survived the Great Depression and continued to perform throughout America in the 1930s, recording for the Vocalion and Columbia labels. In 1935, Aaronson was the focus of the NBC radio program “Irving Aaronson Orchestra”. His band included well-known musicians such as Joe Gillespie, Artie Shaw, Gene Krupa and Tony Pastor at various times. In 1940, Irving Aaronson became musical director of MGM studios and remained active until his death from a heart attack at the age of 65.