In January of 1928, Fred Rich and his Hotel Astor Orchestra travelled to London and recorded eight tunes over three sessions before returning to the states in April.
This record is from the first session, which included Sylvester Ahola on trumpet. The flip side, Baltimore, is a little hotter but this one, “Four Walls” has a fun arrangement and does not appear online anywhere so I thought I’d do a transfer of this one. If you want to hear Baltimore too let me know.
Recorded in London, U.K. on January 26, 1928.
Released as Columbia 4720.
Credits:
Fred Rich – piano, director
Sylvester Ahola, Benny Bloom – trumpet
Lloyd Turner – trombone
Ted Klein, Benny Fairbanks – clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax
Phil Walzer – clarinet, tenor sax
Al Duffy – violin
Unknown Artists – banjo, tuba
Ray Baduc – drums
Joey Griffith – vocals