This one has been in my transfer queue for quite some time – and until recently I did not know much about Abe Small, the cornetist who led this small band. However, about six months ago jazz historian Colin Hancock (who is behind the excellent YouTube channel @Desdemona202) did a great writeup on Abe Small which you can read at the link below.
This record did not appear in Colin’s video, so I add it here since I don’t see it anywhere on YouTube yet. Had to pitch this one down a bit to around 75 rpm to get it in key.
Recorded in New York City in January, 1923.
Released as Federal 5228 (mx. 1-1640)
If you’d like to hear the rest of Abe Small’s recorded output, be sure to watch @Desdemona202’s excellent video “Abe Small–Brooklyn Cornetist (Gennett, Strong, and Federal Recordings: 1922-1923)” at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWnpY5TQk4
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