Ida Cox Acc. By Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders - Paramount 12044 (1923)

Continuing with the Lovie Austin/Paramount theme.

Ida Cox v / Tommy Ladnier c / Jimmy O'Bryant cl / Lovie Austin p.

Recorded in Chicago in June 1923.

Tommy McClennan - Bluebird 34-0716 (1944)

Here's a gravelly voiced blues by Mississippian Tommy McClennan. Although he frequently played with fellow Yazoo City born, Robert Petway, I do not think that Petway is on this record...haven't discovered who was on string bass yet.

I've read where McClennan was with Bluebird from 1939-1942 but that this record was released in 1944.

(I really do need a good blues discography for my bookshelf)

Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra / George Olsen & His Music - Victor 20327 (1926)

Just read where Roger Wolfe Kahn learned to play 18 instruments by the time he lead his first orchestra...at age 16. He apparently lost interest in music and in 1941, became a test pilot for Grumman.

Tommy Gott, Leo McConville t / Miff Mole tb / Owen Bartlett, Arnold Brilhart cl, as / Harold Sturr cl, ts / Joe Venuti, Joe Raymond vn / Irving Brodsky p / Tony Colucci bj, g / Arthur Campbell bb / Vic Berton d.

Recorded in New York on November 4, 1926.

George Olsen and His Music appear on the flip side. Although not on this recording, Fred MacMurray (movie and tv star) played saxophone in Olsen's group in 1930. I recently saw an episode of The Jack benny Show where many stars showed up for a jam session in Benny's living room...among them, MacMurray and his sax.

George Olsen d, dir / Floyd Rice t / Bob Borger t, v / Jack Fulton tb / Fran Frey, Edward Joyce cl, as, v / Milton Neul cl, ts / vn / Larry Murphy p, v / Bob Rice bj, g, v / Jack Hanses bb / Eddie Kilfeather a.

Recorded in New York on November 12, 1926.

Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders (Tommy Ladnier & Jimmy O'Bryant) - Paramount 12255 (1924)

This appears to be the first 2 sides by Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders not accompanying a vocalist.

Here's a link to a record of this trio backing Ma Rainey.

Tommy Ladnier c / Jimmy O'Bryant cl / Lovie Austin p.

Recorded in Chicago in November, 1924.

The Okeh Melodians - Okeh 40898 (1927)

Here we have Sam Lanin's group.

? Tommy Gott, ? Hymie Farberman t / Sam Lewis tb / Larry Abbott, Andy Sannella cl, as / ? Norman Yorke ts / ? Bill Wirges p / Harry Reser bj / ? Joe Tarto bb / ?Tom Stacks or Joe Green d / Vaughn De Leath v.

Recorded in New York on September 17, 1927.