In the British jazz magazine “Storyville”, published from 1965 – 1995, there was a column called “Arthur Gainsbury’s Guide to Junkshoppers” that listed desirable dance band 78s with hot jazzy solos on various labels. This record first came onto my radar when I was reading old issues (I recently acquired a complete set – but the entire run is also available online for your reading pleasure – see link below) and read through the Pathé – Perfect columns.
For fun, I created a Discogs list of records from this column in case this drives you to seek out your own trove of such gems: https://www.discogs.com/lists/Junkshoppers-Actuelle-List/1547751
This tune starts as a peppy dance number, with the uptempo banjo of Harry Reser keeping things moving. Everything changes when Ken “Goof” Moyer enters the ring at 0:33 with a baritone sax. An alto sax (Glantz) gives a response and then enjoys a further elucidation by the baritone.
I happily found a copy of this one in the wild last year and present it to you, dear listener, for your enjoyment.
Recorded in New York City on June 25, 1926.
Released as Perfect 14660
Credits:
Jack Stillman – trumpet, director
Ephriam Hannaford – trombone
Nathan Glantz – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet
Ken “Goof” Moyer – clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax, soprano sax
Harry Reser – banjo
Source:
Storyville Magazine archive
https://nationaljazzarchive.org.uk/explore/journals/storyville
Jack Stillman: An Annotated Discography, Javier Soria Laso and Andrew Jon Sammut
https://archive.org/details/jack-stillman-an-annotated-discography
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