King Carter & His Royal Orchestra - Columbia 2439 / 2504 / 2638 (1931)

I do believe that this is the first full run of a group...or a pseudonym of a group...I've acquired other than one-off's. (I almost had The Savannah Six run...aka The Original Memphis Five...but after I had won the auction for the missing disc, the seller informed me that it was broken while being packed)

Here we have all six sides recorded by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band under the name King Carter & His Royal Orchestra.

Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Ed Anderson t / Harry White, Henry Hicks tb / Charlie Himes cl, as / Ted McCord, Castor McCord cl, ts / Edgar Hayes p / Benny James bj / Hayes Alvis sb, bb / Willie Lynch d / Dick Robertson (as Dick Rogers) v.

Recorded in New York on March 23, 1931.

Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Ed Anderson t / Harry White, Henry Hicks tb / Charlie Himes cl, as / Ted McCord, Castor McCord cl, ts / Edgar Hayes p / Benny James bj / Hayes Alvis sb, bb on Low Down / Willie Lynch d / George Morton v.

Recorded in New York on June 25, 1931.

(Posted in order of recording during the session)

Bonus Disc: Here we have the first two sides by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band.

Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Ed Anderson t / Harry White, Henry Hicks tb / Crawford Wethington cl, as, bar / Ted McCord cl, ts / Edgar Hayes p, a / Benny James bj / Hayes Alvis sb / Willie Lynch d / Charlie Lawman v.

Recorded in New York on January 21, 1931.