Tanz-Orchester Paul Godwin - Ein Gläschen Sekt

Russian-born Paul Godwin (1902-1982, né Pinchas Goldfein) was a violinist and the leader of a popular German dance band in the 20s-30s. At the age of 20 he formed his own dance band in Berlin. Between 1926 and 1933 his orchestra recorded a countless number of sides for European labels. He recorded under many aliases: Tanz-Orchester Godwin, Paul Godwin's Jazz Symphoniker, Paul Godwin-Ensemble, Paul Godwin & sein Weekend-Orchester etc. In 1929-1933 he turned to cinema and provided many UFA fims with popular soundtracks. Reportedly, within the ten-year period (1923–1933) 9 millions of his records were sold. In early 1933 Paul Godwin moved to the Netherlands where he remained for the rest of his life. After the war Godwin formed a classical violin trio with which he performed until the 1970s. He died in Driebergen in the Netherlands. This great 1926 record features a hot instrumental version of a Benatzky operetta tune.