The Isle of Capri
Context
Song from 1934 composed by Wilhelm Grosz to lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy, popularized by Ray Noble and Al Bowlly, number one for seven weeks in early 1935. New Orleans trumpeter and singer Wingy Manone cut a sung jazz version for Vocalion (no. 2913) with his orchestra, dated March 8, 1935, by Wikipedia. The song became a standard covered by, among others, Frank Sinatra (1957) and Fats Domino (1958).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.