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RAINER E. LOTZ, CHARLIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Nazi Airwaves - Nazi Propaganda On War-Time Swing Records

Richard Weize Presents: The Ultimate Documentation on Nazi Propaganda Music Set to Popular Swing and Jazz Melodies of the Era—by Rainer E. Lotz. A deluxe full-color slipcase containing a hardcover book (240 full-color pages) plus six CDs (162 tracks), released on the And More Bears label. At the heart of his new documentary project, *Nazi Airwaves*, author Rainer E. Lotz places recordings of jazz standards featuring anti-British and anti-Jewish lyrics—recordings produced, at the behest of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, by Karl "Charlie" Schwedler and the Lutz Templin Orchestra (performing as "Charlie and His Orchestra"). Between 1939 and 1943, the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda commissioned the *Reichsrundfunk* (Reich Broadcasting Corporation) and Deutsche Grammophon to record nearly 250 78-rpm records; these were intended both for distribution via mail and—beginning in 1940—for radio broadcasts targeting Allied-controlled territories. This richly illustrated collection, presented across six CDs, marks the first time that all known original recordings have been released in their entirety and in chronological order. All lyrics have been transcribed and annotated within their historical context. - These songs, recorded exclusively for radio broadcast, feature predominantly propagandistic lyrics in English, French, German, Dutch, Japanese, and Portuguese, set to popular swing and jazz melodies of the era. - This box set contains all known propaganda recordings—meticulously restored from the original shellac discs—totaling 162 tracks spanning from 1936 to 1943, and remastered by Marc Vich to the highest possible audio quality. - The accompanying 240-page book documents and recounts the fascinating history of these recordings and their creators, featuring transcribed lyrics, detailed commentary on the songs, and a wealth of photographs and illustrations—including images of the original record labels and sheet music covers. - The music was performed by renowned jazz musicians from the Lutz Templin Orchestra (billed as "Charlie And His Orchestra")—resulting in a number of astonishing "hot jazz" tracks that stand on their own merits, independent of their historical context.
RAINER E. LOTZ, CHARLIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Nazi Airwaves - Nazi Propaganda On War-Time Swing Records - CDB 28742 at BrokenSilence
CDB 28742
Tracks
Label

And More Bears

Genre

Traditional Jazz

File under #Swing | #Hot Jazz
Release date2026-09-25
Disks6
Order from Originalproduct shop
1.1Onwards Christian Soldiers
1.2Could Be
1.3Marsch Der Japanischen Marine
1.4Sonnenbanner Marsch
1.5Adieux Mon Pere
1.6J'en Ai Marre
1.7Boomps-A-Daisy (Vocal)
1.8Boomps-A-Daisy (Instrumental)
1.9Siegfried Line
1.10Siegfried Line
1.11Das Muss Den Ersten Seelord Doch Erschüttern
1.12Matrosenlied
1.13John Bull S' En Va-t-en Guerre
1.14J' En Ai Marre
1.15O Jongens 't Woordt Meenens
1.16Heel Ons Holland
1.17Nice People
1.18Thanks For The Memory
1.19Stormy Weather
1.20It's A Long Way To Tipperary
1.21They All Laughed
1.22Sing, Baby, Sing
1.23When Day Is Done
1.24You're Driving Me Crazy
1.25I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Blijleven)
1.26Did You Ever See A Dream Walking (Blijleven)
1.27Let's Fall In Love
1.28All's Well
1.29Das Lied Von Den Lügenlords 1. Teil
1.30Das Lied Von Den Lügenlords 2. Teil
 
2.1I Want To Be Happy
2.2Hold Me
2.3You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming
2.4With A Song And A Smile
2.5Remember Me (1940)
2.6Yours And Mine
2.7Goodnight Sweetheart
2.8I'll See You In My Dreams
2.9Indian Love Call
2.10The Sheik Of Araby
2.11I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
2.12The King's Horses
2.13St.Louis Blues
2.14Slumming On Park Avenue
2.15Bye Bye Blues
2.16Thanks Mister Roosevelt
2.17Tea For Two
2.18I'll Never say 'Never Again' Again
2.19I've Got A Feelin’ You’re Foolin’
2.20The Washing On The Siegfried Line
2.21Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear
2.22Alone
2.23Dinah
2.24Daisy
2.25I'm Playing With Fire
 
3.1Goody Goody
3.2I'm Feeling Like A Million
3.3Boo-Hoo
3.4F.D.R. Jones
3.5After You've Gone
3.6Who'll Buy My Bublitchky
3.7I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
3.8Shuffle Off To Buffalo
3.9When The Poppies Bloom Again
3.10Lilla Marleen (SIC)
3.11The Man With The Big Cigar
3.12Let's Put Out The Lights
3.13Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
3.14Makin Woopee (SIC)
3.15The Continental
3.16I'm Sending You The Siegfried Line
3.17By, By, Blackbird (SIC)
3.18So You Left
3.19Laugh, Clown, Laugh
3.20Blue Skies Are Around The Corner
3.21Japanese Sandman
3.22I Found A Million Dollar Baby
3.23Avalon
3.24But Where Are You
3.25Blue Moon
3.26Honey
3.27Lili Marlen (SIC)
 
4.1Blue Moon
4.2You Started Something
4.3Love Is All
4.4Angel
4.5Kiss The Boys Good-bye
4.6The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid
4.7You've Got Me This Way
4.8You're The Top
4.9Pretty Little Busybody
4.10Song Of Old Hawaii
4.11Bom (SIC)
4.12Little Sir Echo
4.13Night And Day
4.14You Say The Sweetest Things
4.15It's A Long Way To Tipperary
4.16Siegfried Line
4.17Lilli Marlen (SIC)
4.18Daisy
4.19Continental
4.20Bye, Bye, Blackbird
4.21Carry Me Back To Old Virginy (SIC)
4.22Sleepy Time Gal
4.23Whistle While You Work
4.24At Least You Could Say "Hello"
4.25Elmer's Tune
4.26Picture Me Without You
4.27Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf
 
5.1Last Night
5.2The Lambeth Walk
5.3Y, Y, Y, Y, Lowe (SIC) You Very Much
5.4I'll Never Smile Again
5.5Aurora
5.6Three Little Fishes
5.7On The Sentimental Side
5.8I've Got You Under My Skin
5.9You Stepped Out Of A Dream
5.10It's A Lovely Day To-morrow
5.11Why'd Ya Make Me Fall In Love
5.12Ain't Misbehavin'
5.13I Double Dare You
5.14Lover Come Back To Me
5.15Please Take A Letter
5.16Deep Purple
5.17There's Honey On The Moon To-night
5.18Miss Annabelle Lee
5.19South Of The Border
5.20Home On The Range
5.21I Hear Music
5.22Hold Tight
5.23Cachita
5.24Mexican Magic
5.25Hang Your Heart On An Hickory Limb
5.26Mac Pherson Is Rehearsin
5.27I Can't Give You Anything But Love
 
6.1Stardust
6.2Daisy
6.3Two Blind Loves
6.4Submarines
6.5United Nations Air Men
6.6I Got Rhythm
6.7That's My Weakness Now
6.8War Mongers
6.9You Go To My Head
6.10I Hear A Dream
6.11The Modern English Girl
6.12Alexander's Ragtime Band
6.13If You Were The Only Girl In The World
6.14Under An Umbrella In The Evening
6.15When The Scented Lilac Blooms Again
6.16Three Little Words (I Love You)
6.17And So Another Lovely Day Is Over
6.18Roll On The Big Boat
6.19Lili Marleen
6.20Home May Be A Word
6.21Under An Umbrella In The Evening
6.22Roll On The Big Boat
6.23Three Little Words
6.24And So Another Lovely Day Is Over
6.25When The Scented Lilac Blooms Again
6.26If You Were The Only Girl In The World
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