An Archive of Early Jazz on 78 RPM
Brunswick 3245
Recorded in Chicago, Illinois on April 21, 1926.
Originally released as Vocalion 1014 under the name “King Oliver And His Dixie Syncopators”
Cornet – King Oliver, Bob Shoffner
Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Barney Bigard
Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Albert Nicholas, Billy Paige
Piano – Luis Russell
Trombone – Kid Ory
Banjo – Bud Scott
Tuba – Bert Cobb
Drums – Paul Barbarin
Released as Victor 22955.
Recorded in New York City on March 10, 1932.
Featuring solos and breaks by:
Fletcher Henderson – Piano
Harlan Lattimore – Vocals
Coleman Hawkins – Tenor Sax
Bobby Stark – Trumpet
J.C. Higginbotham – Trombone
Ford Dabney was a ragtime pianist and composer known for his original compositions (“Haytian Rag”, “That’s Why They Call Me Shine”, “The Georgia Grind”) and his collaborations with James Reese Europe (such as “The Castle Walk”).
Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestra began recording jazz in 1917 on the Aeolian-Vocalion label and recorded over 50 sides betwen 1917 and 1919.
Following the death of his friend and collaborator James Reese Europe in 1919, Dabney’s recorded output slowed to only three sides in 1920 and stopped altogether in 1921.
This record (Famous 3120) was recorded in March of 1922 in New York City and was also released as Paramount 20120, Triangle 11124, and Puritan 11125.
Clarinet, piano, and banjo.
Recorded in Chicago on December 16, 1927.
Released as Okeh 8555.
Columbia 126-D
Recorded April 16, 1924 in New York City.
Edison 51826
Recorded in New York on September 2, 1926
Transferred using Lenco L75 turntable with Shure M91ED cartridge through Pioneer SX-980 phono channel. Digitized via Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. EQ correction (de-RIAA, re-equalized using American 78 setting), mono summing, and normalization in Audacity.
Edward W. Clayborn – Guitar, Vocals
Vocalion 1082
Recorded on December 8, 1926 in New York.
Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee on February 21, 1928.
Released as Okeh 8558.
Credits
Lonnie Johnson – guitar
Trumpet player Dave Nelson leads a session with members of King Oliver’s orchestra (i.e. the “King’s Men”).
Recorded in New York on January 14, 1931.
Released as Victor 22639.
DAHR reports only 3,847 copies sold.
David Nelson – Vocals, Trumpet
Buster Bailey – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Arthur Taylor – Guitar
Sam Allen – Piano
Charles Frazier, Wayman Carver – Tenor Saxophone
Glyn Paque – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Harry Brown, Melvin Herbert – Trumpet
Wilbur De Paris – Trombone
Simon Marrero – String Bass
Gerald Hobson – Drums