Emil Seidel & His Orchestra - Counting The Days

Seidel was a pianist and bandleader in 1920s Indianapolis. He came from a family of musicians and music-store owners. Emil started as a child pianist in the Lyric Theater, and in the early 1920s he went to New York City, where he made piano rolls and played in orchestra pit bands. Upon his return to Indianapolis, and by 1925 he was leading his own group he honed into one of the city's finest bands. In 1927, he was approached by Hoagy Carmichael, who had a new composition he wanted to record. The composition was Stardust. The song was recorded for the first time by Seidel at the Gennett Recording Studio on Oct. 31, 1927 in original uptempo version. Stardust did not become a hit until it was recorded by Don Redman and Isham Jones two years later. Seidel's orchestra recorded a dozen more songs through early 1928 at Gennett; later that year, he went back to New York, where he became renowned as a radio accompanist. This excellent record was made in 1927, with Jimmy Fisher on vocal.