Paul Whiteman - WHEN DAY IS DONE (1927)

WHEN DAY IS DONE Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra Henry Busse, cornet Music: Robert Katscher Lyrics: Buddy De Sylva Recorded June 8, 1927 --Notes by James T Maher--- "Everywhere we went there were guys with songs they wanted us to play," Paul Whiteman later remembered. He was referring specifically to his European tour in 1926. In Vienna he listened to Robert Katscher, whose music for "The Wonder Bar" was heard on Broadway in 1931, play some of his compositions. "The one I really liked was 'Madonna,'" Whiteman says. "It was a big European hit that year. I said we'd play it in our Berlin concert at the Grosses Schauspielhaus. Then, we laid off because of a strike and I forgot all about it until Henry Busse said, 'Don't forget; you promised But I just couldn't fit it on the program. At the intermission, Katscher came to see me. So we made a place for 'Madonna' ['Madonna, du bist sch&#24<br/><br/>