Here we have two sides from Bennie Moten's first recording session. It was set up by Winston Holmes (owner of the Merritt label) at the urging of Ralph Peer, Okeh's recording manager.
Mary Bradford v / Bennie Moten p, dir / Lammar Wright c / Thamon Hayes tb / Woodie Walder cl / Sam Tall bj / Willie Hall d.
Recorded in St. Louis in September 1923.