Paul Mares & His Friars Society Orchestra - Okeh 41575 (1935)

Paul Mares t / Santo Pecora tb / Omer Simeon cl / Boyce Brown as / Jess Stacy p / Marvin Saxbe g / Pat Pattison sb / George Wettling d.

Recorded in Chicago on January 7, 1935.

Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings - Okeh 40422 (1925)

There were only eight sides by this group recorded in New Orleans and with the recent acquisition of this one, I have finally completed that run.

Paul Mares c / Santo Pecora tb / Leon Roppolo cl / Charlie Cordella ts / Glyn Lea "Red" Long p / Bill Eastwood bj / Chink Martin bb / Leo Adde d.

Recorded in New Orleans on January 23, 1925.

New Orleans Rhythm Kings - Victor 19645 (1925)

Earlier this year, I found the Bluebird pressing thinking it was just a reissue. A quick glance in Rust's discography showed that they were in fact alternate takes.

Just scored the orginal batwing issue.

Now the New Orleans session from March 26, 1925 is complete.

Paul Mares c / Santo Pecora tb / Charlie Cordella cl / Glyn Lea 'Red' Long p / Bill Eastwood bj / Chink Martin bb / Leo Adde d.

New Orleans Rhythm Kings - Bluebird 10956 (1925)

These are not reissues of the same two sides found on the 1925 Victor batwing (19645) by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings...both of these tunes are alternate takes from that earlier session and were made available for the first time on this Bluebird release.

Now...I've got to find the batwing.

Paul Mares c / Santo Pecora tb / Charlie Cordella cl / Glyn Lea 'Red' Long p / Bill Eastwood bj / Chink Martin bb / Leo Adde d.

Recorded in New Orleans on March 26, 1925.

Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings - Okeh 40327 (1925)

Feel very fortunate to have gotten this one.

Just one of three records recorded by the NORK on their home turf of New Orleans. (two Okehs and one Victor in 1925...a Bluebird was later released with alternate takes of the Victor sides)

Recorded the same day as my all time favorite NOLA record...

Paul Mares c / Santo Pecora tb / Leon Roppolo cl / Charlie Cordella ts / Glyn Lea 'Red' Long p / Bill Eastwood bj / Chink Martin bb / Leo Adde d.

Recorded in New Orleans on January 23, 1925.

New Orleans Rhythm Kings (With Jelly Roll Morton) - Gennett 5221 (1923)

Here we have an early (the first?) pairing of black and white jazz musicians on record. According to sources, no one is certain if these Gennett sessions were planned or impromptu.

Either way, doesn't matter...just lucky it happened.

Paul Mares c / George Brunies tb / Leon Roppolo cl / Jack Pettis Cm / Glenn Scoville as, ts / Don Murray cl, ts / Jelly Roll Morton (London), Kyle Pierce (Mad) p / Bob Gillette bj / Chink Martin bb / Ben Pollack d.

Recorded in Richmond, IN on July 18, 1923.

Friars Society Orchestra - Gennett 4968 (1922)

Husk O'Hare dir / Elmer Schoebel p, a, dir / Paul Mares c / George Brunies tb / Leon Roppolo cl / Jack Pettis Cm, ts / Lou Black bj / Steve Brown b / Frank Snyder d.

Recorded in Richmond, IN on August 30, 1922.