A Jack Purvis arrangement of the Jimmy McHugh tune “Baltimore” by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra, recording for the Harmony label under the alias “The Dixie Stompers”.
This lineup of the Henderson orchestra performs with the excellent trumpeter Tommy Ladnier, who gets a short solo in. Coleman Hawkins’ solo is also worthy of note.
0:00 Trumpet (Ladnier) + intro
0:28 Tenor sax (Hawkins)
0:52 Trombone (Harrison)
1:04 Trumpet (Ladnier)
1:26 ensemble
2:39 Clarinet (Bailey)
Recorded in New York City on October 24, 1927.
Released as Harmony 526-H.
Credits
Fletcher Henderson – piano, director
Russell Smith, Tommy Ladnier – trumpet
Jimmy Harrison – trombone
Buster Bailey, Jerome Pasquall – clarinet, alto sax
Coleman Hawkins – clarinet, tenor sax
Charlie Dixon – banjo
Jack Purvis – arranger
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