Riverboat Jazz - New Orleans to Chicago - Brunswick B-1010

With the help of a good friend, this set is finally complete.

The Kentucky Colonels - Vocalion 14697 (1923)

No personnel listing at all for these first two or any of the other five sides recorded by this outfit.

Recorded in New York in October, 1923.

Louise Bennett Acc. by the Caribbean Serenaders - Melodisc 1139 (1950)

Found this excerpt regarding this record.

“This is one of the earliest recordings of Jamaican tunes recorded by a Jamaican performer, and also one of the very few calypso recordings by a woman. Louise Bennett recorded these two tunes in late 1950 (just prior to the beginning of Stanley Motta's MRS label), backed by the Caribbean Serenaders. The tunes are "Linstead Market" (described on the label as Jamaican Rhumba) and "Bongo Man" (Jamaican Christmas Song). There are some excellent jazzy instrumental solos on trumpet, clarinet and alto sax in addition to Louise's vocals.”