At first I assumed the Broadway Music Masters must be a Grey Gull studio band – but upon further research, it appears to be a pseudonym for Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra from an Emerson session for their 3000 series in 1925.
These later Emerson recordings were released on the Grey Gull family of labels through mid-1926, as they were opening the Grey Gull studio with Fred Hall as their musical director.
This release does not appear in either of Brian Rust’s comprehensive discographies that cover Jazz and Dance Band records – however, it can be found in Allan Sutton’s Emerson Records: The Complete Discography. A full breakdown of personnel for this session also appears in the excellent Jack Stillman: An Annotated Discography, by Javier Soria Laso and Andrew Jon Sammut.
As such, we have here a hot dance number that capitalized on the Charleston dance craze of the 1920s. I found that it needed to be pitched slightly slower than 78 rpm to sound in tune to my non-golden ears – Let me know what you think.
Recorded in New York City on August 16, 1925.
Released as Globe 8010 (mx 3714). This appears to be take 2.
Also released as Grey Gull 1311, Radeix 1311, Madison 8010, National Music Lovers 1122, and Supreme 1311.
Credits:
Nathan Glantz – alto sax, director
Jack Stillman, unknown artist – trumpet
Eph Hannaford – trombone
Larry Abbott – clarinet, alto sax
William Perry – piano
John Cali – banjo
John Helleberg Jr. – tuba
Thanks very much to Javier Soria Laso for reaching out to help with this information!
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