Parenti's Liberty Syncopators - Columbia 545 (1925)

Tony Parenti cl, as, bar, dir / Leon Prima, Henry Knecht c / Charles Hartman tb / Tony Papalia ts / Vic Lubowski p / Mike Holloway bj / Mario Finazzo bb / George Triay d.

Recorded in New Orleans on September 23, 1925.


Jack Teagardaen - Columbia Test Pressing W-151841-2 (1931)

This was released on Harmony 1403, Clarion 5442 and Velvet Tone 2502 as Roy Carroll & His Sands Point Orchestra and on Okeh 41551 as Cloverdale Country Club Orchestra.

Charlie Teagarden, Sterling Bose t / Jack Teagarden tb, v / Pee Wee Russell cl /  Joe Catalyne cl, ts / Max Farley cl, ts / Adrian Rollini bsx / Fats Waller p / Nappy Lamare g / Artie Bernstein sb / Stan King d.

Recorded in New York on October 14, 1931.

Fred Elizalde & His Hot Music - British Brunswick 517 - Take 2 (1928)

Here we have an 11 inch test of Fred Elizalde on British Brunswick just unpacked from a collector's closet after having been stored for decades. Seems to be an unissued alternate take.

Fred Elizalde p, a, dir / Chelsea Quealey t / Bobby Davis cl, ss, as / Adrian Rollini bsx, gfs, hfp / Len Fillis g / Ronnie Gubertini d.

Recorded in London on March 11, 1928.


Jimmy Wade's Orchestra - Black Patti 8019 (1927)

Can't believe I spun a Black Patti on my turntable.

Jimmy Wade t / William Dover tb / Arnett Nelson cl, as / Antonia Spaulding p / Stanley Wilson bj / Walter Wright bb / Edwin Jackson d / Perry Bradford v.

Recorded in New York on April 5, 1927.