The Washingtonians / Seven Little Polar Bears - Cameo 8188 (1928)

Duke Ellington p, a, dir / Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf t / Joe Nanton tb / Otto Hardwick ss, as, bar, bsx / Harry Carney cl, as, bar / Barney Bigard cl, ts / Fred Guy bj / Wellman Braud sb / Sonny Greer d.

Recorded in New York in March, 1928.


A Harry Reser unit.

Fess Williams & His Royal Flush Orchestra / Original Indiana Five - Gennett 3182 (1925)

The story behind this record can be found here.

This looks to be Fess Williams' first recording. Also, how common was it to have a black band and a white band on the same 78 back in 1925?

Fess Williams cl, as, dir / George Temple t / David 'Jelly' James tb / Perry Smith cl, ts / Henry Duncan p / Ollie Blackwell bj / Ralph Bedell d.

Recorded in New York on September 29, 1925.


Tom Morton d, dir / James Christie t / Pete Pellizzi tb / Nick Vitalo cl, as / Harry Ford p / Tony Colucci bj?

Recorded in New York on May 2, 1925.


Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra - Victor 38037 (1928)

Bennie Moten p, dir / Ed Lewis, Booker Washington c / Thamon Hayes tb / Harlan Leonard cl, ss, as / Jack Washington cl, as, bar / Woody Walder cl, ts / Leroy Berry bj / Walter Page bb / Willie McWashington d.

Recorded in Camden, NJ on September 6 & 7, 1928.