It is well-known that Fletcher Henderson recorded many sides on the Harmony label in 1925-26 under the pseudonym “The Dixie Stompers”.
His first session with Harmony (a budget label owned by Columbia) resulted in two sides released as Harmony 4-H and 5-H under the name “The Southern Serenaders”. This pseudonym (which was also used by many other dance orchestras on various labels) has resulted in some confusion as to the identity of the band.
Some contend this could be a Sam Lanin recording. However, the last thirty seconds of the song reveal a lovely trumpet solo which is unmistakably Louis Armstrong, then a member of the Fletcher Henderson orchestra.
The Henderson band went on to record over 30 more sides for the Harmony label (many which were also released on sister labels Velvet Tone and Diva), but after one more Columbia recording session with Henderson in October of 1925, Armstrong would leave the band to start recording with his famous “Hot Five” in November of 1925.
Recorded in New York, New York on August 7, 1925.
Credits
Fletcher Henderson – piano, director, arranger
Elmer Chambers, Joe Smith, Louis Armstrong – trumpet
Charlie Green – trombone
Buster Bailey – clarinet, alto sax
Don Redman – alto sax, tenor sax
Coleman Hawkins – tenor sax
Charlie Dixon – banjo
Bob Escudero – tuba
Kaiser Marshall – drums
Billy Jones – vocals