The National Promenade BandBall In' The Jack (1914)
One of the great dance and songs of the early teens was ball in' the jack, it was to be an influence in the coming age of jazz.
This item is part of the collection: 78 RPMs & Cylinder Recordings
Author: The National Promenade Band
Date:
1914-00-00 00:00:00
Source:
http://www.edisonnj.org/menlopark
Recorded by:
Menlo Park
Keywords: Oldtime
Creative Commons license:
Public Domain
Notes
Digital recording from blue amberol made at Menlo Park.
To find out more visit Menlo Park
Individual Files
| Whole Item | Format | Size |
| balljack1914_64kb.m3u | 64Kbps M3U | Stream |
| balljack1914_64kb_mp3.zip | 64Kbps MP3 ZIP | 1.9M |
| balljack1914_flac.zip | Flac ZIP | 4.2M |
| balljack1914_vbr.m3u | VBR M3U | Stream |
| balljack1914_vbr_mp3.zip | VBR ZIP | 3.8M |
| Audio Files | Flac | Ogg Vorbis | 64Kbps MP3 | VBR MP3 |
| Ball In' The Jack | 4.2M | 1.3M | 1.9M | 3.8M |
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| balljack1914_files.xml | Metadata | 5.0K |
| balljack1914_meta.xml | Metadata | 1.1K |
| balljack1914_reviews.xml | Metadata | 1.7K |
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Reviewer: Tysto -
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January 24, 2008
Subject: Eek
Too bad the recording has suffered so badly. And I agree the castanets are gratuitous.
Incidentally, the spelling is usually "Ballin' the Jack," a dance song with pretty pointless steps (balling = dancing to the point of exhaustion, jack = the male partner), but the song was popular for decades.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1477899659645209571&q=ballin+the+jack&total=163&start=0&num=30&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
Reviewer: mactoodle -
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December 29, 2006
Subject: question?
What exactly was a 'Ball in the Jack'?
mactoodle
Reviewer: Spuzz -
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May 17, 2005
Subject: Oh no! Castanets again!
Fairly repetitive song which features much trumpets, fanfare, and yes, castanets. You know, at the beginning when I was listening to these recordings, Castanets were sort of a fun addition. Now they're getting to be annoying lol