Larry Clinton was a multi-instrumentalist musician, arranger and bandleader who enjoyed a  concentrated period of success in the late ‘30s and into the ‘40s Larry Clinton was a trumpeter, trombonist and clarinettist who, when in his twenties, became a successful arranger for Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Glen Gay’s Casa Loma Orchestra and Bunny Berigan during the mid-1930s before starting his own orchestra in 1937.  Playing a mixture of current pop in the “sweet” style, ambitious  jazz-styled instrumentals and swing arrangements of classical pieces, he had a string of nearly 40 hits through into the early ‘40s, and when he picked up the threads after service during WWII.  This excellent-value 48-track 2-CD set comprises all his 38 hits plus other selected releases on the Victor, Bluebird and Decca labels, many featuring Bea Wain.  CD 1 THE BIG DIPPER Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (Victor 25697) 1937 TRUE CONFESSION Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25706) 1937 ABBA DABBA (ONE OF THE ARABIAN KNIGHTS) Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (Victor 25707) 1938 THE ONE ROSE (THAT\'S LEFT IN MY HEART) Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25724) 1937 I DOUBLE DARE YOU Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25740) 1938 TWO DREAMS GOT TOGETHER Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25740) 1938 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25761) 1938 ALWAYS AND ALWAYS Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25768) 1938 MARTHA Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25789) 1938 YOU\'RE AN EDUCATION Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25794) 1938 ROMANCE IN THE DARK Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25800) 1938 CRY, BABY, CRY Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25819) 1938 STOLEN HEAVEN Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25829) 1938 I MARRIED AN ANGEL Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25837) 1938 IF IT RAINS, WHO CARES? Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25841) 1938 YOU GO TO MY HEAD Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25849) 1938 PUT YOUR HEART INTO A SONG Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 25892) 1938 MY REVERIE Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26006) 1938 CHANGE PARTNERS Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Dick Todd (Victor 26010) 1938 AT LONG LAST LOVE Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26014) 1938 MY HEART AT THY SWEET VOICE Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26024) 1938 SUMMER SOUVENIRS Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26042) 1938 HEART AND SOUL Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26046) 1938 OLD FOLKS Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26056) 1938   CD 2 WHO BLEW OUT THE FLAME Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26073) 1938 DESIGN FOR DANCING Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (Victor 26076) 1938 MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26100) 1939 JEEPERS CREEPERS Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary (Victor 26108) 1938 THE DEVIL WITH THE DEVIL Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary (Victor 26108) 1938 FOR MEN ONLY Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (Victor 26118) 1938 DEEP PURPLE Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26141) 1939 I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL (EXCEPT SOMETIMES) Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26151) 1939 (I\'M AFRAID) THE MASQUERADE IS OVER Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26151) 1939 I WANT MY SHARE OF LOVE Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26158) 1939 OVER THE RAINBOW Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain (Victor 26174) 1939 COMES LOVE Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary (Victor 26277) 1939 IN A PERSIAN MARKET Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (Victor 26283) 1939 I\'LL REMEMBER Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Mary Dugan (Victor 26303) 1939 THE LITTLE MAN WHO WASN\'T THERE Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary (Victor 26308) 1939 AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Ford Leary (Victor 26332) 1939 JOHNSON RAG Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (Victor 26414) 1940 LIMEHOUSE BLUES Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (Victor 26523) 1940 THE NEARNESS OF YOU Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Helen Southern (Victor 26634) 1940 ROCKIN\' CHAIR Larry Clinton\'s Bluebird Orchestra with Peggy Mann & Butch Stone (Bluebird 11018) 1941 BECAUSE OF YOU Larry Clinton\'s Bluebird Orchestra with Peggy Mann (Bluebird 11094) 1941 LET ME OFF UPTOWN Larry Clinton\'s Bluebird Orchestra with Butch Stone (Bluebird 11240) 1941 THE DICKEY BIRD SONG Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Helen Lee (Decca 24301) 1948 ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Helen Lee (Decca 24482) 1948