1926年5月に録音された音楽

Music recorded in May 1926

May 1926 was a month marked by labor disputes, political upheavals, exploration, and significant events in film history. In Britain, the 1926 United Kingdom General Strike took place from May 3rd to 12th, escalating a conflict over the coal industry into nationwide social unrest. In Poland, Józef Piłsudski (1867–1935) launched an armed uprising on May 12th, seizing political power in the May Coup. In the Arctic Circle, the Norge, piloted by Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), Lincoln Ellsworth (1880–1951), and Umberto Nobile (1885–1978), successfully completed a trans-Arctic flight from May 11th to 14th. Culturally, Lotte Reiniger's (1899–1981) "The Adventures of Prince Ahmed" premiered in Berlin on May 2nd, establishing itself as one of the oldest surviving feature-length animated films. Furthermore, on May 25, Symon Petliura (1879–1926) was assassinated in Paris, and on May 28, the Coup of May 28, 1926 took place in Portugal, leading to the end of the First Portuguese Republic.

Confirmed recordings this month: 0

Summary of information regarding the May 1926 recording.

In the recording industry in May 1926, while company-specific comparisons of the same work were presented to the general public, the actual recording scene saw a parallel increase in religious music, popular songs, jazz/dance music, foreign language repertoire, and folk music. The May 1926 issue of "The Radio Home" listed Brunswick, Columbia, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., and Victor Talking Machine Company recordings of Edvard Grieg's (1843–1907) Peer Gynt Suite, and a recording date list for the 14th of the same month confirms that six different companies—Brunswick, Columbia, Edison, OK, Plaza, and Victor—were active on the same day.

Victor

In May 1926, the Victor Talking Machine Company was simultaneously recording Hawaiian, Latin instrumental music, popular dance music, and traditional vocal music, even just in the first half of the month. Recordings by Keaumoku A. Louis (dates of birth and death unknown) include "Good-bye, Honolulu," "When you come back," and "Ku'u 'I'ini," while May 14 features recordings of "Fado de mi tierra," "Amor y juventud," "Barranquillera," "Let's make up," and "Hello, aloha! How are you?". On May 19, Rosa Ponselle (1897–1981) recorded "Elégie" and "Ave Maria." In May 1926, the company was simultaneously releasing popular music records for the masses, high-quality vocal recordings, and regional repertoire within the same month.

Columbia

In May 1926, Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc. was particularly prominent for its jazz and dance recordings. On May 8th, "You for me, me for you" and "My own blues" were recorded, and on May 14th, "Tenderly," "Ace in the hole," "The pump song," "The stampede," "Jackass blues," and "My dream of the big parade" were listed. It appears that in May 1926, the company maintained its lineup of solo popular song recordings while expanding its recordings of dance bands and Black jazz orchestras.

Brunswick

In May 1926, the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company recorded not only religious and popular songs for English-speaking audiences, but also recordings for Spanish-speaking audiences, Mexican audiences, Yiddish-speaking audiences, and Italian-speaking audiences. On May 14th, the recordings included "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray," "Valencia," "El Sacristan," "Himno Nacional Mexicano," "Chicago Policeman Blues," and "Here Comes My Baby," while on May 27th, "Yiddishe Momme" and "Rendi l'sereno al ciglio" were also recorded. In May 1926, the company was developing a catalog that targeted multiple language regions and consumer groups, rather than focusing on a single market.

OK Records

In May 1926, General Phonograph Corporation's OKeh Records label was simultaneously producing jazz/dance band recordings and blues/popular song recordings for male soloists. On May 14th, the following tracks were confirmed: "Chauffeur's Shuffle," "Laughing Blues," "Good Old Wagon," "A Good, Happy Home," "Baby, You Don't Know My Mind," "Honeymoon Waltz," and "I Have No Sweet Woman Now," with untitled recordings also being made on the same day. It can be said that in May 1926, the label was simultaneously strengthening both the urban jazz market and blues vocal recordings.

Plaza

In May 1926, Plaza Music Company recorded a cluster of dance music tracks on May 14th, seemingly for its affiliated labels, including lower-priced tracks. "I'm just wild about animal crackers," "Where'd you get those eyes?", "I'm walking around in circles," and "There's a Blue Ridge in my heart, Virginia" are all recorded on the same day, suggesting a strategy of supplying popular songs as dance records with male soloists. In May 1926, the company supported the mass-market by agilely supplying popular songs.

Edison

In May 1926, Thomas A. Edison, Inc. was simultaneously working on new dance-related recordings and creating promotional sample records. On May 11th, "The Club Quadrille" was recorded, and on May 14th, two "June sample record no. 7" items, along with "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "Blue Bonnet—You Make Me Feel Blue," were confirmed. "June sample record no. 7" is a sample record compiling multiple existing recordings, indicating that the company was simultaneously conducting in-store promotions and supplying commercially available records in May 1926.

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