You might have heard the Columbia version of this Peter DeRose and Jo Trent composition recorded by the California Ramblers in March of 1927 – or possibly the Edison version recorded on May 3 – one day after this version.
But this hotter version on Gennett Electrobeam has a 🔥 16 bar Rollini bass sax solo starting at 1:32 that’s quite worth giving a listen to. There’s also an uncredited kazoo (?) solo directly following.
Adrian Rollini by this time was the highest paid member of the California Ramblers, earning anywhere from $125-175 / week during engagements and another $27-35 per recording session with Ed Kirkleby. But Kirkleby filed for bankruptcy in March 1927 due to considerable debt accrued through his various business ventures, and Rollini, who had up unto this point agreed to record exclusively with Kirkleby-managed groups, was about to begin life as a free agent.
Recorded in New York City on May 2, 1927.
Released as Gennett 6172.
Credits:
Chelsea Quealey, Frank Cush – trumpet
Eddie Lappe – trombone
Bobby Davis, Pete Pumiglio – clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax
Sam Ruby – tenor sax
Adrian Rollini – bass sax
Jack Russin – piano
Tommy Felline – banjo
Stan King – drums, kazoo
Ed Kirkleby – vocals
(these are from Rust from their May 3, 1927 Edison session. Not sure about these – if you have better info than this please send my way!)
Sources:
“Adrian Rollini: The Life and Music of a Jazz Rambler” by Ate Van Delden, University Press of Mississippi, 2020