Big Band Remote Broadcasts

Ozzie Nelson's Novelty Numbers at the Blackhawk

English · Music

This recording is identified as a remote broadcast of Ozzie Nelson's Novelty Numbers at the Blackhawk, dated March 30, 1940. It offers a snapshot of big-band music presented from a venue rather than a studio, with Ozzie Nelson's orchestra at the center.

Nelson was a bandleader and vocalist whose orchestra performed popular dance music and novelty numbers. The remote-broadcast setting places the performance in the atmosphere of a live engagement, where the music is heard as part of an evening at the Blackhawk.

Listeners can expect a period big-band performance shaped by ensemble playing and vocal-led popular entertainment. The recording preserves the character of a broadcast from the swing era, bringing the orchestra's music and the venue's live setting together.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.