Dorsey Brothers & Their Orchestra - Okeh 41007 (1928)

Mickey Bloom, Fuzzy Farrar t / Tommy Dorsey t, tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Arnold Brilhart as, o / Herbert Spencer ts / p / Carl Kress bj / Hank Stern bb / Chauncey Morehouse d / Bill Dutton v.

Recorded in New York on March 14, 1928.

Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra With Bix And Lang - Okeh 40772 (1927)

Frank Trumbauer Cm, dir / Bix Beiderbecke c / Bill Rank tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Doc Ryker as / Paul Mertz p / Howdy Quicksell bj / Eddie Lang g / Chauncey Morehouse d.

Recorded in New York on February 4, 1927.

Paul Specht & His Hotel Alamac Orchestra - Columbia 174 (1924)

Paul Specht vn, dir / Frank Quartell, Elwood Boyer t / Arch Jones tb / Harold Saliers cl, bcl, as / Henry Wade cl, as, ts / Dick Johnson cl, ts / Al Monquin bsx / Arthur Schutt p / Roy Smeck bj, g / Joe Tarto bb / Chauncey Morehouse d.

Recorded in New York on June 5, 1924.

Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra (Bix) - Victor 20273 (1926)

Sounds like Katharine Whalen of the Squirrel Nut Zippers may have found a bit of inspiration from the vocals of KS&L.

Bix Beiderbecke c / Fuzzy Farrar, Ray Lodwig t / Bill Rank, Spiegle Willcox tb / Don Murray cl, as, bar / Doc Ryker as / Frank Trumbauer Cm / Joe Venuti vn / Paul Mertz p / Howdy Quicksell bj / Eddie Lang g / Steve Brown sb / Chauncey Morehouse d / Bill Challis a / Frank Bessinger, Keller Sisters & Lynch v.

Recorded in New York on October 15, 1926.

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