Red Nichols & His Five Pennies - Vocalion 15536 (1927)

Red Nichols t, a / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Joe Venuti vn / Arthur Schutt p / Eddie Lang g / Vic Berton d.

Recorded in New York on March 3, 1927.

The Charleston Chasers - Columbia 1891 (1929)

Phil Napoleon t / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Arthur Schutt p, har / Joe Tarto sb / Dave Tough d / Eva Taylor v.

Recorded in New York on June 28, 1929.

(Little bit of trivia...Eva Taylor's grandson played Prince's father, Francis L, in the movie, Purple Rain.)

The Charleston Chasers - Columbia 1539 (1927)

Click here for another Charleston Chasers disc.

Red Nichols t, dir / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Arthur Schutt p / Dick McDonough bj, g / Vic Berton d.

Recorded in New York on February 25 (FB) & May 18 (Sal), 1927.

The Charleston Chasers - Columbia 909 (1927)

From wikipedia…

The Charleston Chasers was a name used between 1925 and 1930 for a series of recording groups that did not exist outside of the studios. Nobody ever heard this group perform in front of the public, although each of the players had plenty of bandstand experience. The Charleston Chasers existed only as a studio recording ensemble for Columbia Records.

Red Nichols t, dir / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Dorsey as, cl / Arthur Schutt p / Dick McDonough bj, g / Vic Berton d.

Recorded February 25, 1927.

Red & Miff's Stompers - Victor 20778 (1927)

Red Nichols t / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Arthur Schutt p / Tony Colucci bj / Vic Berton d.

Recorded in New York on February 11, 1927.

Paul Specht & His Orchestra - Columbia A3759 (1922)

Click here for a small band culled from Specht's Orchestra.

Paul Specht vn, dir / Frank Guarente, Donald Lindley t / Ray Stillwell tb / Harold Saliers cl, bcl, as / Johnny O'Donnell, cl, as / Frank Smith cl, ts / Al Monquin bsx / Arthur Schhutt p / Russell Deppe bj / Joe Tarto bb / Chauncey Morehouse d.

Recorded in New York on November 10, 1922.

Specht's Society Orchestra (or Specht's Jazz Outfit) - Puritan 11148 (1922)

I was checking the personnel on these sides (as many sidemen are well known to others...but not always to me) and happened upon trumpeter Frank Guarente. While born in Italy, he resided in New Orleans around 1914. He apparently befriended King Oliver, learning techniques from him while in return, showing Oliver how to read music.

The following are 2 sides from a small outfit culled from Paul Specht's orchestra...one that some cite as the first "group within a group."

Lineup: Frank Guarente t / Ray Stilwell tb / Johnny O'Donnell cl, bcl, as / Arthur Schutt p / Joe Tarto bb / Chauncey Morehouse d.

Recorded in New York on June 29, 1922