Fiddlin' Jim Burke (Doc Roberts) - Champion 15873 (1929)

Looks to be accompanied by guitarist Asa Martin.


From wikipedia…

Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (April 26, 1897 - August 4, 1978) was an American Kentucky-style old-time fiddler.

Dock Philipine Roberts was born and raised on a farm in Madison County, Kentucky and learned to play the fiddle at an early age with some help from his older brother Liebert. Doc's and Liebert's musical mentor was the African-American fiddler Owen Walker.  

After finishing his studies in Berea Roberts married in 1913. In 1925, a talent scout, Dennis Taylor, recruited Roberts along with Welby Toomey and Edgar Boaz as old time recording artists for Gennett Records. In early 1927, Roberts recorded with the string band, the "Booker Family". Together with Dick Parman and Ted Chestnut, he formed the Kentucky Thorobreds. They recorded in April 1927 for the Paramount label.
In the fall of 1927, he formed a duo with Asa Martin called Martin & Roberts. They made their recording debut in May 1928 for the Gennett label. Between 1927-1934, the duo performed at fiddler's conventions, in schoolhouses, on vaudeville stages, and on radio (WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky). Martin & Roberts recorded altogether more than 200 sides on 11 different labels. Later on, with the addition of Doc Roberts' son James, the Fiddlin' Doc Roberts Trio was formed. In 1928, Roberts was hired, through the agency of Bradley Kincaid, by the National Barn Dance radio show in Chicago. He was paid $50 a week. After only two weeks he quit the show and moved back to Kentucky. The reason was that he was unable to sleep due to the noise of the big city. The Doc Roberts Trio lasted until 1934 when Roberts retired as a recording artist. During the next 4 decades, he continued to make personal appearances and occasional radio works.

He died at the age of 81 in his hometown of Richmond.


Recorded March 15, 1929.




Leonard Feather's All Stars - Commodore 6009 (1943)

Coleman Hawkins ts / Cootie Williams t / Edond Hall cl / Art Tatum p / Al Casey g / Oscar Pettiford sb / Big Sid Catlett d.

Recorded in New York on December 4, 1943.


Bix Beiderbecke - Columbia C-29 (1947)

This is one of my favorite re-issue sets.

The last side is the unedited performance by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra originally on a 12" disc. They got it all on there somehow.











Benny Goodman Trio - Victor 26139 (1938)

Apparently the Trio is a quartet.

Benny Goodman Trio: Benny Goodman cl, Teddy Wilson p / John Kirby sb / Lionel Hampton d.

Recorded in New York on December 29, 1938.


Gene Krupa & His Orchestra - Okeh 6210 (1941)

Fifteen years ago or thereabouts, when I was just getting into Big Band / Swing music, I found one of those greatest hits budget cds by various band leaders. On it was Krupa's Let Me Off Uptown. Hearing it once was all it took and it became a personal favorite from then on.

Recorded during the first session Roy Eldridge joined Krupa's band (replacing Shorty Sherock), it showcased Eldridge and Anita O'Day in a vocal conversation.

Like the earlier Artie Shaw post featuring Roy Eldridge, this song ranks right up there for me as a Swing Era favorite.

Gene Krupa d, dir / Roy Eldridge t, v / Graham Young, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy t / Babe Wagner, Jay Kelliher, John Grassi tb / Mascagni Ruffo, Clint Neagley as / Sam Musiker, Walter Bates ts / Bob Curtis p / Ray Biondi g / Biddy Bastien sb / Anita O'Day, Howard DuLaney v.

Recorded in New York on May 8, 1941.