Jack Teagardaen - Columbia Test Pressing W-151841-2 (1931)

This was released on Harmony 1403, Clarion 5442 and Velvet Tone 2502 as Roy Carroll & His Sands Point Orchestra and on Okeh 41551 as Cloverdale Country Club Orchestra.

Charlie Teagarden, Sterling Bose t / Jack Teagarden tb, v / Pee Wee Russell cl /  Joe Catalyne cl, ts / Max Farley cl, ts / Adrian Rollini bsx / Fats Waller p / Nappy Lamare g / Artie Bernstein sb / Stan King d.

Recorded in New York on October 14, 1931.

Fred Elizalde & His Hot Music - British Brunswick 517 - Take 2 (1928)

Here we have an 11 inch test of Fred Elizalde on British Brunswick just unpacked from a collector's closet after having been stored for decades. Seems to be an unissued alternate take.

Fred Elizalde p, a, dir / Chelsea Quealey t / Bobby Davis cl, ss, as / Adrian Rollini bsx, gfs, hfp / Len Fillis g / Ronnie Gubertini d.

Recorded in London on March 11, 1928.

Jimmy Wade's Orchestra - Black Patti 8019 (1927)

Can't believe I spun a Black Patti on my turntable.

Jimmy Wade t / William Dover tb / Arnett Nelson cl, as / Antonia Spaulding p / Stanley Wilson bj / Walter Wright bb / Edwin Jackson d / Perry Bradford v.

Recorded in New York on April 5, 1927.

Jimmy Ricks / The Ravens - Mercury 70119 (1953)

They call him Mr. Bassman...

Jimmy Ricks bass / Joe Van Loan tenor / Warren Suttles baritone / Jimmie Steward 2nd tenor.

Released in February, 1953.

Dean Martin - Lloyds EP 705 (1947)

After taking almost 20 years of fervent searching to finally complete Dean Martin's complete output of pre-Capitol 78s, the hunt was on for the lone remaining pre-Cap record release...an EP issued on the Lloyds label containing his four Apollo sides.

Can now check it off my list!

The Barons - Imperial 5359 (1955)

The Barons were a doo wop group out of Tacoma, WA.

Here is a thorough bio on the group.

William Gold lead / Sterling "Stokey" Wilford tenor / Carl Charles baritone / Malcolm Parks bass.

Recorded in Culver City, CA on February 9, 1955.

Harlan Leonard & His Rockets - Bluebird B-11302 (1940)

From wikipedia...

Harlan Leonard (July 2, 1905 – November 10, 1983) was an American jazz bandleader and clarinetist from Kansas City, Missouri.

Leonard was born in Kansas City in 1905. A professional musician from the age of 17, he joined Benny Moten's orchestra in 1923, where he led the reed section until 1931. In 1931 he and Thamon Hayes formed the Kansas City Skyrockets, which included trumpeter Ed Lewis, trombonist Vic Dickenson, and pianist Jesse Stone. After disputes with the Chicago local of the American Federation of Musicians the band broke up.

Leonard then formed a new band, Harlan Leonard and his Rockets which featured a young Myra Taylor. This band went on to be the leading band in Kansas City and touring nationally. Charlie Parker played in this band for five weeks, but was fired by Leonard for lack of discipline. The band's music is considered transitional between swing and bop. The band broke up during the Second World War, and Leonard left professional music. He later worked for the Internal Revenue Service and died in Los Angeles in 1983.

Harlan Leonard cl, as, bar, dir / Edward Johnson, William H. Smith t / James Ross t, v / Walter Monroe, Richmond Henderson tb / Darwin Jones as / Henry Bridges cl, ts / Jimmy Keith ts / William Smith p / Stan Morgan g / Winston Williams sb / Jesse Price d / Myra Taylor / Tad Dameron a.

Recorded in Chicagon on November 13, 1940.

Red & His Big Ten - Victor 23033 (1931)

Red Nichols, Rudy Weinstein t / Glenn Miller tb / Benny Goodman cl / Sid Stoneburn as / Babe Russin ts / Roy Bargy p / Carl Kress g / Art Miller sb / Gene Krupa d / Paul Small v.

Recorded in New York on January 5, 1931.

Carolina Cotton Pickers - Vocalion 03527 (1937)

And yet another one by the Carolina Cotton Pickers...

John Williams, Thad Seabrooks, Joseph Williams t / Leroy Hardison or Ben Martin, Julius Watson tb / Eugene Earl tb, bb / Booker Starks, Albert 'Pepper' Martin as / Lew Williams, Walter Bash ts / Cliff Smalls p / W.J. Edwards g / Lee Thurman sb / Otis Walker d.

Recorded in Birmingham, AL on March 25, 1937.

Johnnie & Joe - Chess 1654 (1957)

From wikipedia...

Johnnie & Joe were an American R&B vocal duo from The Bronx, who were best known for their 1957 hit Over the Mountain, Across the Sea.

Johnnie Louise Richardson (June 29, 1935, Montgomery, Alabama - October 25, 1988, New York City) and Joe Rivers (March 20, 1937, Charleston, South Carolina) began singing together in 1957 and released several singles on Chess Records, which were leased from J & S Records, to whom the duo were under contract. Richardson was the daughter of the J&S label owner, Zelma "Zell" Sanders, who had been a touring member of The Hearts.

Three of the songs hit the U.S. singles charts. Over the Mountain, Across the Sea, written by Rex Garvin, went to #3 on the R&B chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and I'll Be Spinning, written by Freddie Scott, went Top 10 R&B, both in 1957. My Baby's Gone, a #15 R&B hit, was their last, although Over the Mountain, Across the Sea returned to the pop charts in 1960, peaking at #89 the second time around.

Richardson and Rivers resumed their professional partnership later in the 1960s. During the 1970s and 80s they performed in oldies concerts, and made a critically acclaimed album, Kingdom of Love, in 1982. Johnnie Richardson died of complications from a stroke in 1988.

Recorded in 1957.