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First, the track listing:1) The Haunted House - Ray Noble & His Orchestra2) Shivery Stomp - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra3) Mysterious Mose - The Radio All Star Novelty Orchestra - Dick Robertson4) The Boogie Man Is Here - Tom Geron & His Orchestra5) Haunting Blues - Red Nichols & His Five Pennies6) Bug-A-Boo - Red Nichols & His Five Pennies7) Got The Jitters - Don Redman & His Orchestra8) The Boogie Man - Todd Rollins & His Orchestra - Chick Bullock9) The House Is Haunted (By The Echo Of Your Last Goodbye) - Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra - Kenny Sargent10) Zombie - Gene Kardos & His Orchestra11) Mr. Ghost Goes To Town - Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang12) Skeleton In The Closet - Nat Gonella & His Georgians13) The Goblin Band - Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra14) Hell's Bells - The New Yorkers (Sid Peltyn & His Orchestra) - Dick Robertson15) With Her Head Tucked Under Her Arm - Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees - Cyril Smith16) The Black Cat - Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra17) Strange Enchantment - Skinnay Ennis & His Orchestra18) The Ghost Of Smokey Joe - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra19) Ol' Man Mose Ain't Dead - Nat King Cole Trio20) Swingin' At The Seance - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Dorothy Claire21) Horror Fantasia For Spooks And Wild Indians - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra22) Fanfare/Cherokee (Theme) - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Peggy Lee23) Old Man Mose Is Dead - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra24) Pompton Turnpike - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra25) Haunted Heart - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Johnny Amoroso26) The Headless Horseman - Kay Starr & Billy Butterfield Quintet27) Dry Bones (Head Bone Connected To The Neck Bone) - Tommy Dorsey & His OrchestraI bought this CD on a whim back in '93 because the theater I was writing for wanted some halloween background music.The director turned out to be a huge fan of swing, and this album has plenty of that.You get the life, death and rebirth of Old Man Mose. You get names you recognize, such as Ozzie Nelson, Glen Miller, Louis Prima, Cab Calloway and Nat King Cole. You get names that you probably don't recognize unless you are an afficianado, such as Skinnay Ennis, Charlie Barnet and Todd Rollins. You get some truly weird and wonderful old music. This is a fun CD, especially if you enjoy swing/big band era music. Be aware, though, that there are Halloweenish sound effects sprinkled between the tracks. Some of these are subtle and some are not. They don't bother me, but others may get annoyed by the slight intrusions.On a side note, I played a bit of track 9 for an old fellow that I worked with at the time and his face immediately lit up as he said "That's the Casa Loma Orchestra!" That was just one more reason I was glad I got this.
