Despite the rather dated (and definitely cliche) introduction by Jay Whidden, this is a nice public hall recording played with real vigour by his band. The song was written by Campbell and Connelly after Stanley Baldwin's government sent troops into China in 1927 to quell unrest.
JAY WHIDDEN AND HIS NEW MIDNIGHT FOLLIES BAND
Jay Wbidden, vn, v, dir: Freddy Pitt and another, t / Joe Cordell, tb / Doug FOss, Alf Loder, cl, ss, as / Ernie C. Smith, cl, ts, bar / Mario Lorenzi, cl, as / Bruce Merrill, p, cel / Nigel Newitt, bj, as / George Gibbs, bb / Jack Gordon, d.
