Season 2 Episode 21-October 31, 1949

This is the last of our regular dated air checks, but we are going out with a bang. Not only did this transcription disk yield the show, but on the other side of the disk was a great surprise!

Side One presents our broadcast, starting off with the "Sweet Georgia Brown" intro. Bob, Ray Sherman on piano, Jud De Naut on bass, and Frank Flynn on drums and percussion make up our quartet, who give us another listen to "Anitra's Boogie" (also heard on  Season 1 episode 8). Then, Ruth Martin is introduced to sing "You're Breaking My Heart". The quartet comes back with the Rodgers and Hart classic "Lover", which begins sedately but then doubles up and showcases Frank Flynn's amazing work on vibes. Ruth Martin comes back once more for "Just One Of Those Things" (compare to Season 2 episodes 5 & 13) before the quartet saunters off with "Lady Be Good". But wait, there's more...

Lost to history is how or why Bob got to record the band rehearsing this very show, but indeed this one transcription disk had been cut on both sides. We hear a different voice standing in for the announcer (perhaps an engineer in a booth?) off-mic, but Bob, Ruth, and the guys are all very clear, if not slightly looser than during the broadcast. Here and there the booth voice speaks to the band, in the middle of a performance, and the band talks to one another as well. A sharp ear may detect the clinking of a glass (it may be nothing more than Ruth's glass of water...). A rare chance to hear Bob and the band informally!