By request: The flip side of “Church Street Sobbin’ Blues” by Harry Raderman’s Plantation Orchestra: An early recording of Sam Lanin’s Roseland Orchestra performing “Rebecca (Came Back From Mecca)”.
Recorded in New York City in April, 1921. This is take 3. Released as Emerson 10368.
By request from one of my Discogs friends, a session originally released on the Federal label by Sam Lanin’s Roseland Orchestra that was reissued by the Silvertone label.
“Some Sunny Day” has a runout matrix of 2-1377 and was from a session in February 1922 that included “Do It Again” (Mx 2-1375) and “Every Day” (Mx 1-1371, 2-1372, and 3-1373).
It is believed that the tune “California” (Mx 2-1380) is from an entirely different orchestra altogether.
On “Some Sunny Day” we get a special treat: at 2:06 – an alto sax and trumpet duet featuring the excellent Loren McMurray laying on the heat.
Later this year, the Federal label suffered a catastrophe – their record factory burned down in a fire. They held on for a few years outsourcing to other manufacturers – but went out of business in 1925. Luckily, many Federal titles were reissued on the Silvertone label.
Recorded in mid-February, 1922 in New York City. Released as Federal 5191 and Silvertone 2191.
Credits for “Some Sunny Day” Sam Lanin – director Phil Napoleon – trumpet Miff Mole – trombone Bernhard “Doc” Berendsohn – clarinet, tenor saxophone Loren McMurray – alto saxophone Joe Gold (?) – piano Unknown Artist – violin, drums
