Showing posts with label Prince Robinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prince Robinson. Show all posts

Te Roy Williams & His Orchestra - Harmony 439 (1927)

Elmer Snowden, bj, dir / Ed Allen, c / Te Roy Williams, tb / Prince Robinson, cl / cl, as / Joe Garland, cl, ts / Freddy Johnson and another, p / Bob Ysaguirre, bb / Walter Johnson, d.

Recorded in New York on May 25, 1927.


McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Victor 23020 (1930)

Don Redman cl, as, bar, a, dir / Joe Smith, Rex Stewart c / Langston Curl t / Ed Cuffee tb / Benny Carter cl, as / Edward Inge cl, as / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p / Dave Wilborn bj / Billy Taylor bb / Cuba Austin d / Bill Coty v.

Recorded in New York on November 4, 1930.


McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Victor 38025 (1928)

Here's the newest addition to the collection.

Don Redman cl, as, bar, a, dir / John Nesbitt t, a / Langston Curl t / Claude Jones tb / Milton Senior cl, as / George Thomas cl, ts / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p, cel / Dave Wilborn bj, g / Ralph Escudero bb / Cuba Austin, d, vib.

Recorded in Chicago on July 11 (B) & 12 (A), 1928.


Bennie Morton - Stinson 506 (1945)

From wikipedia…

Benny Morton (January 31, 1907 – December 28, 1985), born in New York City, was a jazz trombonist most associated with the swing genre. He was praised by fellow trombonist Bill Watrous among others.

One of his first jobs was working with Clarence Holiday, and he appeared with Clarence's daughter Billie Holiday towards the end of her life on The Sound of Jazz. Morton was a member of pianist Teddy Wilson's Sextet throughout the early 1940s. In the 1960s he was part of the Jazz Giants band: "Wild" Bill Davison (cornet), Herb Hall (clarinet and alto), Claude Hopkins (piano), Arvell Shaw (bass) and Buzzy Drootin (drums). They toured the U.S. and frequently in Canada where they did some recording for Sackville Records.

Towards the end of the 60's he played with an offshoot of the Jazz Giants under the leadership of Drootin, called Buzzy's Jazz Family, with Herman Autrey replacing Davison, Buzzy's nephew Sonny Drootin replacing Hopkins, and Eddie Gibbs replacing Shaw. That stated he is probably best known for his work with Count Basie and Fletcher Henderson.

On February 23, 1934, Morton led an outstanding session of 4 songs that were issued under his own name (Benny Morton & His Orchestra) which was made up mostly of members of Fletcher Henderson's and Don Redman's band.

Bennie Morton tb / Eddie Dougherty d / Samuel Bushkin p / Jimmy Butts sb / Robert Stark t / Prince Robinson cl.