“Ida” – Bernie Cummins and his Toadstool Inn Orchestra (1924)

Bernie Cummins’ first recording for Gennett with his band from the Toadstool Inn, a speakeasy in Cincinnati, Ohio. While Cummins went on to lead a popular dance orchestra, these early jazzy sides for Gennett were quite hot!

Recorded in Richmond, Indiana on January 28, 1924.
Released as Gennett 5395.

Bernie Cummins – drums, director
Karl Radlach – piano
Walter Cummins – banjo
Unknown Artists – trumpet (2), trombone, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax (2), tenor sax, tuba