By request from one of my Discogs friends, a session originally released on the Federal label by Sam Lanin’s Roseland Orchestra that was reissued by the Silvertone label.
“Some Sunny Day” has a runout matrix of 2-1377 and was from a session in February 1922 that included “Do It Again” (Mx 2-1375) and “Every Day” (Mx 1-1371, 2-1372, and 3-1373).
It is believed that the tune “California” (Mx 2-1380) is from an entirely different orchestra altogether.
On “Some Sunny Day” we get a special treat: at 2:06 – an alto sax and trumpet duet featuring the excellent Loren McMurray laying on the heat.
Later this year, the Federal label suffered a catastrophe – their record factory burned down in a fire. They held on for a few years outsourcing to other manufacturers – but went out of business in 1925. Luckily, many Federal titles were reissued on the Silvertone label.
Recorded in mid-February, 1922 in New York City.
Released as Federal 5191 and Silvertone 2191.
Credits for “Some Sunny Day”
Sam Lanin – director
Phil Napoleon – trumpet
Miff Mole – trombone
Bernhard “Doc” Berendsohn – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Loren McMurray – alto saxophone
Joe Gold (?) – piano
Unknown Artist – violin, drums
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