1st RECORDING OF: Body And Soul - Jack Hylton (1930--Pat O’Malley, vocal)

On February 25, 1930 (18 days after this posted track), Hylton also recorded a different and longer ‘concert’ arrangement which was issued on a 12-inch 78. Libby Holman introduced this great standard in the 1930 Broadway revue “Three’s A Crowd.” The Paul Whiteman orchestra released what was purportedly the best-selling 1930 recording of the song    • 1930 HITS ARCHIVE: Body And Soul - Paul Wh...   and the later Coleman Hawkins treatment is considered a jazz classic:    • 1940 HITS ARCHIVE: Body And Soul - Coleman...   The original 78rpm single was issued on HMV B-5777 - Body And Soul (Heyman-Sour-Green) by Jack Hylton & his Orchestra, vocal by Pat O’Malley, recorded in London February 7, 1930 For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here:    • FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG... (MusicProf)   ) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf