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.

Jazz-Bo's Carolina Serenaders - Muse 232 (1922)

Here we have The Original Memphis Five under one of their many pseudonyms.

Phil Napoleon, t / Miff Mole, tb / Sam Lanin, Sidney Arodin cl / Loring McMurray or Rudy Wiedoeft, as / Frank Signorelli, p / Jack Roth, d.

Recorded in New York on April 22, 1922.

The Savannah Six (OM5) / Original Indiana Five - Harmony 58 (1925)

Not exceedingly rare or collectible but has proven tough for me to find...the only other one I've been able to stumble upon was cracked. Been after this one for three years since finding the other record by The Savannah Six. This completes the Original Memphis Five's run under this name on the Harmony label.

Phil Napoleon t / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Lytell cl / Frank Signorelli p / ? John Cali bj / Jack Roth d.

Recorded in New York on October 26, 1925.

The Original Indian Five: Tom Morton d, dir / James Christie t / Pete Pellizzi tb / Nick Vitalo cl, as / Harry Ford p / Tony Colucci bj.

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 Washingtonians / The Arkansas Travellers - Diva 2601 (1927-28)

Recorded just one month after taking up their engagement at the Cotton Club.

Duke Ellington p, a, dir / Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf t / Joe Nanton tb / Otto Hardwick ss, as, bar / Harry Carney cl, as, bar / Barney Bigard cl, ts / Fred Guy bj / Wellman Braud sb / Sonny Greer d.

Recorded in New York on January 9, 1928.

Red Nichols t / Miff Mole tb / Pee Wee Russell or Fud Livingston cl / Fred Morrow as / Rube Bloom p / Vic Berton d.

Recorded in New York on September 14, 1927.

McMurray's California Thumpers - Gennett 4904 (1922)

Finally found a copy of the other Thumper record.

Phil Napoleon, Jules Levy, Jr. ? t / ? Miff Mole tb / Loren McMurray as / Frank Signorelli p / ? John Cali bj.

Recorded in New York on June 8, 1922.

The Wabash Dance Orchestra - Duophone 4001 (1928)

Here we have a still 19 year old Gene Krupa just nine short months after making his debut recording.

Red Nichols t, a, dir / Manny Klein t / Miff Mole tb / Arnold Brilhart, ? Jimmy Crossan cl, as / Fud Livingston cl, ts / Kurt Dieterle, ? Murray Kellner vn / Arthur Schutt p / Perry Botkin bj, g / ? Hank Stern bb / Gene Krupa d / Dick Robertson, Charles Small v.

Recorded in New York on September 11, 1928.

McMurray's California Thumpers - Gennett 4943 (1922)

Phil Napoleon, Jules Levy, Jr. ? t / ? Miff Mole tb / Loren McMurray as / Frank Signorelli p / ? John Cali bj.

Recorded in New York on September 1 (Oogie) & 5 (Blue), 1922.

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.

Broadway Bell-Hops / Original Indiana Five - Harmony 327 (1926)

Red Nichols, Hymie Farberman t / Miff Mole tb / Dick Johnson, Lucien Smith cl, as, ss / Chuck Muller cl, ts / unknown p / John Cali or Tony Colucci bj / ? Joe Tarto bb / unknown d / Sam Lanin dir / Tom Frawley (Irving Kaufman) v.

Recorded in New York on December 26, 1926.

Tom Morton d, dir / Tony Tortomas t / Pete Pellizi tb / Nick Vitalo cl, as / Harry Ford p / Tony Colucci bj / Tony Pace v.

Recorded in New York on December 24, 1926.

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.

Broadway Seven / Broadway Music Masters - Grey Gull 1192 (1923)

Here we have the Original Memphis Five as the Broadway Seven and an undetermined (by me) Grey Gull studio band on the flip.

Broadway Seven: Phil Napoleon t / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Lytell cl / as / John Cali bj / Frank Signorelli p / Jack Roth d.

Recorded in New York on December 1, 1923.

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.

Red & Miff's Stompers - Victor 21183 (1927)

“It’s a family affair…” – Sly Stone

This afternoon, my Mom was on her way back home from jury duty and decided to do some antiquing. She wasn’t sure what she had found but got it anyway because she liked the name of the band. Good eye, Mom!

Red Nichols t / Miff Mole tb / Pee Wee Russell, Fud Livingston cl, ts, a / Lennie Hayton p / Carl Kress g / Jack Hanson bb / Vic Berton d.

Recorded in New York on October 12, 1927.

Ray Miller & His Orchestra - Brunswick 2681 (1924)

Charles Rocco, Roy Johnston t / Miff Mole, Andy Sindelar tb / Bernard Daly, Andy Sannella cl, as / Frank Trumbauer Cm / Don Yates vn / Harry Parrella, Tom Satterfield p / Frank Di Prima bj / Louis Cassagne bb, sb / Ward Archer d.

Recorded in New York on August 5, 1924.

Ladd's Black Aces - Gennett 4938 (1922)

The Original Memphis Five, aka Ladd's Black Aces.

Phil Napoleon t / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Lytell cl / Frank Signorelli p / Jack Roth d.

Recorded in New York on August 24, 1922.

The Cotton Pickers - Brunswick 2507 (1923)

Here's my third straight offering from the recently "rediscovered" box marked Hot Sides. (Probably gonna ride this horse 'til it drops.)

This 78 is by The Cotton Pickers. Don't get this outfit confused with McKinney's Cotton Pickers.

Phil Napoleon t / Miff Mole tb / Jimmy Lytell cl / Frank Signorelli p / John Cali bj / Jack Roth d.

Ray Miller & His Orchestra - Brunswick 2866 (1925)

Charles Rocco, Roy Johnston t / Miff Mole, Andy Sindelar tb / Larry Abbott, Andy Sannella cl, as / Billy Richards ts / Frank Trumbauer Cm / Don Yates vn /Rube Bloom, Tom Satterfield p / Frank di Prima bj / Louis Cassagne bb, sb / Ward Archer d / Frank Bessinger, Frank Wright v.

Recorded in New York on March 13, 1925.

New Orleans Jazz Band / Six Black Diamonds - Banner 1318 (1924)

Due to the recent weather, there hasn't been a new post in several days. The hurricane decided to skirt us and take aim at Louisiana. Although New Orleans wasn't a direct hit...the storm decided to stop moving and just dump rain...25 inches. For a city built below sea level and shaped like a bowl, that's not good.

Here's a little Tin Roof Blues that the New York based New Orleans Jazz Band (their first side) recorded on Banner less than a year after the New Orleans Rhythm Kings first waxed the tune on Gennett.

New Orleans Jazz Band: Harry Gluck t / Mike Martini tb / Sidney Arodin cl / Wilder Chase p / Tommy de Rose d.

Recorded in New York on February 12, 1924.

Six Black Daimonds: Harry Gluck or Phil Napoleon t / Miff Mole tb / Ken 'Goof' Moyer cl, as effects / p / bj / d.

Recorded in new York on February 14, 1924.

Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra / Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra - Victor 20599 (1927)

Sometimes I'm Happy: Tommy Gott, Leo McConville t / Miff Mole tb / Alfie Evans cl, as, bar / Arnold Brilhart cl, as, f, o / Harold Sturr cl, ts, f / Joe Venuti vn / Herb Borodkin vc / Irving Brodsky p / Eddie Lang g / Arthur Campbell bb / Vic Berton d / Frankly Baur v.

Recorded in New York on April 14, 1927.

Hallelujah!: Nat Shilkret dir / 2 t / Chuck Campbell, Sam Lewis ? tb / Andy Sanella ?, Larry Abbott ?, Sammy Feinsmith cl, as / Max Farley or Wlater Livingston cl, ts / Lou Raderman, Muray Kellner vn / Jack Shilkret, Mitt Rettenberg p / bj / Joe Green d / Franklyn Baur v.

Recorded in New York on April 14, 1927.