Victor Arden & Phil Ohman & their Orchestra - This Is No Dream

Although I posted another version before (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa8ufb_ed-lloyd-his-orchestra-this-is-no-d_music), I definitely wanted to share this exquisite 1932 one too. Arden and Ohman often had one group going for the live shows and another for recording sessions. They had started out their collaborations on a smaller scale with a piano duo, performing frequently in 52nd Street clubs. In 1924 they were hired for the Broadway musical "Lady Be Good, the start of many such gigs including the show Tip Toes in 1926 and Spring Is Here in 1929. It was radio broadcasts that led to national fame for the slowly expanding orchestra, beginning with background music for commercials and news reports and leading by the late 20's to an Arden-Ohman radio show. While there was a brief split in which each man led his own dance band, they came back together to make a recording for Brunswick in 1935. Later they each pursued an individual career. The lovely vocal is by Frank Munn.