Geraldo was a prominent figure of entertainment music during the time when London was targeted by the German bombings. He always remarked that the wartime was the naughtiest era in modern times because creative and passionate art-forms were flourishing, yet over shadowed by the horrendous atrocities of the World War Two. His music was particularly entertaining but sarcastic at the same time. He became one of the most popular British dance band leaders of the 1930s with his “sweet music” and his “Gaucho Tango Orchestra”. During the 1940s he modernized his style and continued to enjoy great success in the post war time.
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1 . Ragtime Cowboy Joe
2 . Tenement Symphony
3 . The Continental
4 . Jeepers Creepers
5 . You Keep Coming Back Like a Song
6 . As We Are Today
7 . Smoke, Smoke, Smoke
8 . Time On My Hands
9 . Doctor Lawyer & Indian Chef
10 . Out of Space
11 . Hello Again
12 . I’m In the Mood for Love
13 . The Stars Will Remember
14 . Ecstasy
15 . Oh My Darling
16 . I Surrender Dear
17 . Rose of Washington Square
18 . Now It Can Be Told
19 . She’s a Lady
20 . Could Be
21 . The Lucky Old Sun
22 . I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
23 . Long Long Ago
24 . Two Sleepy People
25 . Good Bye Now
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Geraldo and His Orchestra – “Goodbye Now” (press play to hear preview)
