Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra - Bluebird 10247 (1931 / 1934)

Fletcher Henderson p, a, dir / Russell Smith, Rex Stewart, Bobby Stark t / Claude Jones, Benny Morton tb / Russell Procope, Harvey Boone cl, as / Coleman Hawkins cl, ts / Clarence Holiday g / John Kirby bb / Walter Johnson d.

Recorded in Camden, NJ on April 29, 1931.

Fletcher Henderson p, a, dir / Russell Smith, Joe Thomas, Henry Red Allen t / Claude Jones, Keg Johnson tb / Buster Bailey cl / Russell Procope, Hilton Jefferson cl, as / Coleman Hawkins ts / Bernard Addison g / John Kirby sb / Vic Engle d / Will Hudson a.

Recorded in New York on March 6, 1934.

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band - Brunswick 02200 (Originally Gennett 5132 & 5133) (1923)

Fresh off the riverboat up from New Orleans, here we have young Louis Armstrong from his very first recording session (plus a tune from the following day).

These are obviously reissues and was curious about the distortion at the beginning of Dipper Mouth Blues. No visual anomaly that would lend to the sound can be seen on the playing surface (The record is virtually blemish free and shiny). Could it have been from whatever master source that was used by Brunswick?

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

Recorded in Richmond, IN on April 5 (Canal Street Blues) & 6 (Dipper Mouth Blues, aka Sugar Foot Stomp), 1923.

Fred Hamm & His Orchestra / Art Landry & His Orchestra - Victor 20023 (1925/26)

Fred Hamm & His Orchestra were managed by Edgar Benson and were based out of Chicago. Hamm took over the Benson Orchestra in 1925.

Here we have Hamm's version of Joe King Oliver & Louis Armstrong's Sugar Foot Stomp (Dippermouth Blues).

Fred Hamm c, v, dir / 2nd c / Joe Harris & unknown tb / cl / Dave Bennett cl, as, bar / Bert Lown vn / Jack Gardner p / bj / bb / d.

Recorded in Chicago on December 17, 1925.

Art Landry & His Orchestra: Art Landry cl, as, vn, dir / Jimmy Greco, Skid Owens t / Al Marineau tb / Joe Smith, Carl Gauper cl, as / Denny "Dinty" Curtis cl, ts / Red Thomas p / Dick Humphrey bj / Wilbur Edwards bb / Pat Burns d, k.

Recorded in Camden, NJ on January 6, 1926.