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Tag: Bernie Cummins and his Toadstool Inn Orchestra

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

    “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