Jimmy Bracken's Toe Ticklers - Domino 4274 (1929)

Jimmy McPartland t / Glenn Miller tb / Benny Goodman cl, as / Larry Binyon ts / Vic Breidis p / Dick Morgan bj, v (as ICKY MORGAN) / Harry Goodman bb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in New York on January 18, 1929.

Jimmy McPartland c / ? Al Harris t / Jack Teagarden tb, v / Benny Goodman cl / Larry Binyon ts / Vic Breidis p / Dick Morgan bj / Harry Goodman bb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in New York on February 11, 1929.

Whoopee Makers - Perfect 15126 (1927/1928)

Jimmy McPartland, Al Harris t / Jack Teagarden tb / Benny Goodman cl, as / Gil Rodin as / Larry Binyon ts / Vic Bredis p / Dick Morgan bj / Harry Goodman bb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in New York on November 23, 1928.

Sam Lanin dir / Bill Moore and another t / Tommy Dorsey tb / cl / cl, as / cl, ts / ? Irving Brodsky p / bj / bb / d.

Recorded in New York on March 11, 1927.

Ben's Bad Boys - Victor 21971 (1929)

Here we have the only release by this outfit under this moniker...

Ben Pollack v, dir / Jimmy McPartland c / Glenn Miller tb / Benny Goodman cl / Vic Breidis p / Dick Morgan bj / Harry Goodman bb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in New York on January 22, 1929.

Gene Gifford & His Orchestra - Victor 25065 (1935)

Just acquired the last 2 of 4 sides cut by Gene Gifford as a leader. Gifford was chief arranger for The Casa Loma Orchestra throughout the '30s.

Here are the first two sides.

Bunny Berigan t / Morey Samuel tb / Matty Matlock cl / Bud Freeman ts / Claude Thornhill p / Dick McDonough g / Pete Peterson sb / Ray Bauduc d / Wingy Mannone v / Gene Gifford a.

Recorded in New York on May 13, 1935.

Gene Gifford & His Orchestra - Victor 25041 (1935)

Here we have 2 of 4 sides cut by Gene Gifford as a leader. Gifford was chief arranger for The Casa Loma Orchestra throughout the '30s.

From wikipedia...

H. Eugene "Gene" Gifford (May 31, 1908 – November 12, 1970) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and arranger.

Gifford was raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and played banjo in high school; following this he played in territory bands, including Watson's Bell Hops and the bands of Bob Foster and Lloyd Williams. He formed his own group to tour Texas, and then switched to guitar to play with Blue Steele and Henry Cato's Vanities Orchestra in 1928.

In 1929 he arranged for Jean Goldkette, and that same year he joined the Casa Loma Orchestra, where he became the group's chief arranger. He played guitar and banjo in the ensemble but quit in 1933 to concentrate on arrangements for the group. He remained with Casa Loma until 1939 when he was bought out of his contract due to alcohol-related infractions of the band's strict rules, but returned to play with them in 1948-49. He worked as a freelance arranger in the 1940s and did much work arranging for radio. In the 1950s and 1960s he went into semiretirement from music, working in radio engineering.

Gifford led only one session as a bandleader, which yielded four tunes for Victor Records in 1935.

Bunny Berigan t / Morey Samuel tb / Matty Matlock cl / Bud Freeman ts / Claude Thornhill p / Dick McDonough g / Pete Peterson sb / Ray Bauduc d / Wingy Mannone v / Gene Gifford a.

Recorded in New York on May 13, 1935.

Ten Black Berries - Banner 0839 (1927 & 1929)

Sam Lanin ldr / Bill Moore, Unknown t / Tommy Dorsey tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Unknown cl, ss, ts / Irving Brodsky p / Unknown bj / Joe Tarto bb / Vic Berton d.

Recorded in New York on February 22, 1927.

An Irving Mills' outfit: Jimmy McPartland c / ? Tommy Thunen t / Jack Teagarden tb / Jimmy Dorsey cl, as / Gil Rodin as / Larry Binyon ts / Vic Bredis p / Dick Morgan bj, g / Harry Goodman bb, sb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in New York on April 4, 1929.

Dixie Jazz Band - Oriole 1668 (1929)

Took a chance on this one considering the band's name and the composers' credits. Turns out this is an Irving Mills' group.

A little worn down (the flip...a Reser outfit, I think...is unplayable) but the price was right. Not sure how many sides there are with Big T on trumpet (wasn't even aware he played one).

Jimmy McPartland c / ? Tommy Gott t / Jack Teagarden t, tb, v / Jimmy Dorsey, Gil Rodin cl, as / Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell cl, ts / Vic Breidis p / Dick Morgan bj / Harry Goodman bb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in New York on June 6, 1929.

Loring "Red" Nichols & His Orchestra - Brunswick 6014 (1930)

Red Nichols, Ruby Weinstein t / Glenn Miller tb / Benny Goodman cl / Gil Rodin as / Eddie Miller ts / p / Nappy Lamare g / Harry Goodman sb / Ray Bauduc d / Dick Robertson v.

Recorded in New York on December 12, 1930.

Ben Pollack & His Park Central Orchestra - Victor 22071 (1929)

From wikipedia…

Ben Pollack (June 22, 1903 - June 7, 1971) was an American drummer and bandleader from the mid 1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to either discover or employ, at one time or another, musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland and Harry James. This ability earned him the nickname "Father of Swing."

Born in Chicago in 1903 to a well-to-do family, Pollack was largely self-taught as a drummer, and was afforded the opportunity to become the drummer for the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, a top jazz outfit, in the early 1920s. In 1924 he played for several outfits, including some on the west coast, which ultimately led to his forming a band there in 1925.

One of the earliest members of his band was Gil Rodin, a saxophonist whose sharp business acumen served him well later as an executive for the Music Corporation of America (MCA). Rodin also served as the "straw boss' for Pollack along with the young arranger-trombonist Glenn Miller. Already recognized as immensely talented on the clarinet, sixteen-year-old Benny Goodman began working with Pollack in 1925 as well.

Ben Pollack dir / Jimmy McPartland c / Ruby Weinstein t / Jack Teagarden tb / Benny Goodman cl, as / Gil Rodin as / Larry Binyon cl, ts, f / Al Beller, Ed Bergman vn / Bill Schumann vc / Vic Breidis p / Dick Morgan bj / Harry Goodman bb / Ray Bauduc d / Scrappy Lambert v.

Recorded in New York on July 25, 1929.

Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc / Bob Crosby & His Orchestra - Decca 25117 (1938)

From wikipedia…

"Big Noise from Winnetka" is a jazz composition co-written by composer and bass player Bob Haggart, and first recorded in 1938, featuring Haggart and drummer Ray Bauduc, both members of a sub-group of the Bob Crosby Orchestra called "The Bobcats". The recording is remarkable for its unusual duet feature: Haggart whistles the melody and plays the bass, while only Bauduc accompanies him on the drums. Halfway through the solo, Bauduc starts drumming on the strings of the double bass, while Haggart continues to play with his left hand, creating a percussive bass solo. The original version was just bass and drums but many other arrangements have been performed including one by the Bob Crosby big band with the band's vocal group.

After the success of the initial recording, Haggart and Bauduc performed this song frequently for the rest of their careers, including in several films, most notably in 1941's Let's Make Music and 1943's Reveille with Beverly. The original recording was featured on the soundtrack of Raging Bull. Nick Nolte and Debra Winger danced to a version credited to Bob Crosby and the Bobcats in the 1982 film Cannery Row.

The song was a spontaneous composition, created at the Blackhawk in Chicago in 1938. When some of the band were late getting back from a break, Haggart and Bauduc started free improvising while they waited and "Big Noise" was the result. It was a joint composition, later formalized by arranger Haggart. Later, lyrics were written.

Bob Haggart sb, whistling / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in Chicago on October 14, 19380

Bob Crosby dir / Zeke Zarchy, Sterling Bose, Billy Butterfield t / Ward Silloway, Warren Smith tb / Irving Fazola cl / Matty Matlock cl, as, a / Joe Kearns as / Eddie Miller cl, ts / Gil Rodin ts / Bob Zurke p / Nappy Lamare g / Bob Haggart sb / Ray Bauduc d.

Recorded in Chicago on October 19, 1938.

Joe Candullo & His Everglades Orchestra - Silvertone 3281 (1926)

In my search for any info on Joe Candullo, the same theme popped up...not much is known or he was basically forgotten.

What is known is during an era where many white dance bands jazzed up standards, Candullo recorded many songs that were written for black jazz to begin with.

Among the sidemen that passed through his orchestra were Red Nichols, Glenn Miller, Jimmy Dorsey, Jimmy McPartland, Ray Bauduc, Fud Livingston...

Rust lists the personnel like this: Mike Mosiello, Harry Susnow t / unknown tb / Goof Moyer cl, as / Gerry Salisbury cl, ts, as / Joe Candullo vn, ldr / Frank de Carlo p / John Montesanto bj / Nick Farrara bb / Billy Southard d.

but...

He says that the brass section for this session points towards Leo McConville, Tommy Gott t / Ray Stilwell tb  with Ray Bauduc possibly replacing Southard on d.

Recorded in New York on September 20, 1926.

The Andrews Sisters With Bob Crosby's Bob Cats - Fonit 61253 (1939) / Fred Rich's Dance Orchestra - Regal 8417 (1927)

From wikipedia...

Ray Bauduc (June 18, 1906 – January 8, 1988) was a jazz drummer best known for his work with the Bob Crosby Orchestra and their band-within-a-band, the Bobcats, between 1935 and 1942.

Bauduc was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the son of the cornetist Jules Bauduc and his elder brother Jules was also a professional musician, a banjoist-bandleader. Ray Bauduc's youthful work in New Orleans included stints in the band of Johnny Bayersdorffer and early radio broadcasts. In 1926 he moved to New York City to join Joe Venuti's band. His other work in the 1920s include recording sessions with the Original Memphis Five and a stint in the Scranton Sirens which also included Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey.

His stint with the Bob Crosby Orchestra brought him national fame. He co-composed, together with bassist Bob Haggart, the two big hits that the Bob Crosby orchestra achieved: "South Rampart Street Parade" (a New Orleans parade-type number first recorded in November 1937), and "Big Noise from Winnetka" (a bass and drums duet with Haggart, recorded in 1938).

His style, making use of woodblocks, cowbells, the China cymbal and tom-toms, marked him out from most drummers of the swing era, and made him one of the few white drummers (the others being George Wettling, Dave Tough and Gene Krupa, but they were not so obvious) to be directly influenced by Warren "Baby" Dodds.

After the break-up of the Crosby band, Bauduc organized his own small groups (often in a swing or even bebop style), rejoined Bob Crosby for occasional reunions, worked with Jimmy Dorsey (1948) and Jack Teagarden (1952–55), before joining fellow ex-Bobcat Nappy Lamare in a highly successful dixieland band that lasted until 1960, after which Bauduc went into semi-retirement in San Antonio, Texas. He died in Houston, Texas on January 8, 1988.

Billy Butterfield t / Warren Smith tb / Irving Fazola cl / Eddie Miller ts / Bob Zurke p / Nappy Lamare g / Bob Haggart sb / Ray Bauduc d / The Andrews Sisters v.

Recorded in New York on February 6, 1939.

Here we have a 21 year old Ray Bauduc from 1927.

Fred Rich p, dir / Nick Casti, Benny Bloom t / Earl Kelly tb / Ted Klein, Benny Fairbanks cl, as, ss / Phil Walzer cl, ts / Phil Oliwitz or Al Duffy vn / bj / bb / Ray Bauduc d / Irving Kaufman v.

Recorded in New York on November 12, 1927.

Gene Gifford & His Orchestra - Bluebird 10704 (Originally Victor 25041) 1935

Here we have 2 of 4 sides cut by Gene Gifford as a leader. Gifford was chief arranger for The Casa Loma Orchestra throughout the '30s.

Nice lineup on these tracks...Bunny Berigan, Wingy Manone, Bud Freeman, etc.

Recorded on May 13, 1935.