Clarence Williams & His Orchestra - Vocalion 2838 (1934)

This completes my recently acquired Clarence Williams trifecta.

A friend just brought to my attention that Lester Young's first recording was in 1936 (Jones-Smith Inc.).

It raised the question of Young's possible inclusion in the personnel as listed in Brian Rust's Jazz & Ragtime Records.

Anyone care to opine?

Unknown c / Cecil Scott cl, ts / as / ? Lester Young ts or unknown 2nd as / ? Don Frye p / Cyrus St. Clair bb / ? Floyd Casey d.

Recorded in New York on June 28, 1934.


Ed Allen c, v / Cecil Scott cl / ? Clarence Williams p / 2nd p / ? Roy Smeck g / Richard Fullbright sb / Floyd Casey d. (Clarence Williams listed as vocalist in error on label)

Recorded in New York on August 14, 1934.

Clarence Williams & His Orchestra - Vocalion 2654 (1934)

Ed Allen c / unknown tb / Cecil Scott cl / James P. Johnson p / Roy Smeck g, stg / Cyrus St. Clair bb / Clarence Williams v.

Recorded in New York on February 8, 1934.


Clarence Williams' Washboard Band - Vocalion V-1034 (Originally Vocalion 1088 - 1927)

Personnel according to Rust: Ed Allen c / Carmelo Jari (Jejo) cl, as / Clarence Williams p / Floyd Casey wb / Clarence Lee v.

Personnel according to the label: Ed Allen c / Garvin Bushell cl, as / Clarence Williams p / Floyd Casey wb / possibly Eva Taylor v.

Recorded in New York on March 8, 1927.


The Jim-Dandies - Harmony 55 (1925)

Here we have the only recordings by The Jim-Dandies...what appears to be a Lem Fowler group. There were 2 other sides recorded a year later, with Fowler being the only returning member, but were never released.

Seymour Irick t / Percy Glascoe cl, as, ss / Lemuel Fowler p / Richard Ward d.

Recorded in New York on October 24, 1925.