Fess Williams & His Royal Flush Orchestra / Original Indiana Five - Gennett 3182 (1925)

The story behind this record can be found here.

This looks to be Fess Williams' first recording. Also, how common was it to have a black band and a white band on the same 78 back in 1925?

Fess Williams cl, as, dir / George Temple t / David 'Jelly' James tb / Perry Smith cl, ts / Henry Duncan p / Ollie Blackwell bj / Ralph Bedell d.

Recorded in New York on September 29, 1925.

Tom Morton d, dir / James Christie t / Pete Pellizzi tb / Nick Vitalo cl, as / Harry Ford p / Tony Colucci bj?

Recorded in New York on May 2, 1925.

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra - Victor 38037 (1928)

Bennie Moten p, dir / Ed Lewis, Booker Washington c / Thamon Hayes tb / Harlan Leonard cl, ss, as / Jack Washington cl, as, bar / Woody Walder cl, ts / Leroy Berry bj / Walter Page bb / Willie McWashington d.

Recorded in Camden, NJ on September 6 & 7, 1928.

Frisco Players - Van Dyke 5041 (1930)

Anyone know who the players were on these sides?

Paul Robeson & Piano Accomp. Lawrence Brown - Victor 19742 (1925)

For Good Friday.

Recorded on July, 27 1925 in Camden, NJ.

Found this record in its original sleeve, with every bit of shine intact as the day it was pressed, completely unblemished...and it still sounds excessively noisy. Would a different sized stylus be the key?

Cab Calloway & His Orchestra - Brunswick 6141 (1931)

Thought I would revisit an earlier post and add some audio.

Cab Calloway v, dir / R.Q. Dickerson, Lammar Wright, Reuben Reeves t / De Priest Wheeler, Harry White tb / Arville Harris cl, as / Andrew Brown bcl, ts / Walter Thomas as, ts, bar, f / Earres Prince p / Morris White bj / Jimmy Smith bb, sb / Leroy Maxey d.

Recorded in New York on June 11, 1931.

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band - Gennett 5135 (1923)

About 4 years ago, Mom gave me a Christmas gift.

She told me to open it carefully.

Here's what I unwrapped.

Chimes Blues was from Louis Armstrong's debut recording session, and while it was the 5th and last number made that day, it was his first side with a solo. (Froggie Moore was recorded the next day)

King Oliver, Louis Armstrong c / Honore Dutrey tb / Johnny Dodds cl / Lil Hardin p / Bill Johnson bj / Baby Dodds d.

Recorded in Richmond, IN on April 5th & 6th, 1923.

Hit Of The Week - 1081, 1104, 1111, 1121, 1145, 1147, 1151

Jane Gray (Peggy English) Acc. By Rube Bloom - Harmony 114 (1926)

Peggy English recorded under at least 13 different names. She used 'Jane Gray' exclusively for Harmony & Velvet Tone recordings.

Rube Bloom was an amazing songwriter, pianist, bandleader & author that worked with the best of the best such as Beiderbecke, Venuti, Goodman, Doreys, Klein, Rollini, etc.

(I can remember so vividly, my Grandmother playing these 2 songs on the piano and singing away.)

Recorded in 1926.

California Ramblers - Puritan 11174 (1922)

Arthur Hand vn, dir / Frank Cush, Bill Moore t / Lloyd "Ole" Olsen tb / Jimmy Duff cl, as / Freddy Cusick ts / Adrian Rollini bsx / Ed Sutton, Joe LaFaro, Sid Harris vn / Irving Brodsky p / Ray Kitchingman bj / Fred Henry d.

Recorded in New York on November 21, 1922.

California Ramblers - Columbia A3554 (1922)

Lloyd Baker t / ___ Rothwell tb / Jimmy Duff cl, as / Sylvan Solomon ts / Oscar Adler vn / Preston Sargeant p / Ray Kitchingman bj / Otto Yeldla bb / Max MacIntosh d.

Recorded in New York on January 6 & 16, 1922.