Infos
Paul Whiteman directing (except #6):
#1: New York, 10 June 1924
George Gershwin - solo pianist
Henry Busse, Frank Siegrist - tp
Roy Maxon, Jim Cassidy - tb
Ross Gorman, Ed Stannard - cl, as
Don Clark - cl, ss, as
Mario Perry (& others) - v
Ferde Grofé - 2nd piano
Mike Pingitore - banjo
Al Armer or Carl Wagner - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
George Marsh – dr
#2: New York, 28 February 1928
Bing Crosby – voc
Bix Beiderbecke - corn
Charles Margulis - tp
Boyce Cullen, Bill Rank - tb
Chester Hazlett, Izzy Friedman - cl, as
Charles Strickfaden - cl, as, bars
Frank Trumbauer – c melody saxophone
Red Mayer, Rube Crozier - cl, ts
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Mario Perry, Matt Melneck - v
Roy Bargy - p
Mike Pingitore - banjo
Min Leibrook - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
Mike Traficante - b
Harold McDonald – dr
#3, 9: New York, 8 June 1927
soloists: Henry Busse – tp (#3), Al Armer – b, Max Farley – fl (#9), Harry Perrella, Ferde Grofé (or Raymond Turner – p (#9)
Victor d'Ippolito, Red Nichols – tp
Wilbur Hall, Jack Fulton, Boyce Cullen – tb
Max Farley – cl, as, fl
Chester Hazlett, Herold McLean - cl, as
Charles Strickfaden - as, bars
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Mario Perry (& others) – v
Matt Melneck – v, va
Harry Perrella, Ferde Grofé (or Raymond Turner – p
Mike Pingitore - banjo
John Sperzel - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
Harold McDonald – dr
#4: New York, 16 May 1928
Vaughn De Leath – voc
soloist: Frank Trumbauer – c melody saxophone
Bix Beiderbecke – corn
Harry Goldfield, Charles Margulis, Harry Pinder - tp
Boyce Cullen, Wilbur Hall, Bill Rank, Jack Fulton - tb
Chester Hazlett, Izzy Friedman – cl, as
Rube Crozier – ss, bassoon
Red Mayer – ss, as, cor anglais
Charles Strickfaden – cl, ss, ob
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Charles Gaylord, Matt Melneck - v
Mike Pingitore – banjo
Lennie Hayton - celeste
Min Leibrook - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
Mike Trafficante - b
George Marsh – dr
#5: New York, 18 September 1928
Jack Fulton – voc
soloist: Bix Beiderbecke – corn
Harry Goldfield, Charles Margulis, Harry Pinder - tp
Boyce Cullen, Wilbur Hall, Bill Rank, Jack Fulton - tb
Chester Hazlett – bcl
Izzy Friedman – cl, ob
Red Mayer – fl, bassoon
Frank Trumbauer – cl, bassoon
Charles Strickfaden – bars, ob
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Charles Gaylord, Matt Melneck - v
Mike Pingitore – banjo
Lennie Hayton - celeste
Min Leibrook - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
Mike Trafficante - b
George Marsh – dr
#6: New York, 2 March 1928
Domenico Savino (comp) directing:
soloists: Roy Bargy, Tommy Satterfield - p
Bix Beiderbecke - corn
Henry Busse, Charles Margulis, Harry Pinder - tp
Boyce Cullen, Wilbur Hall, Bill Rank, Jack Fulton - tb
Chester Hazlett, Charles Strickfaden, Rube Crozier, Frank Trumbauer – as
Red Mayer - ts
Izzy Friedman - bars
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Mario Perry, Matt Melneck - v
Mike Pingitore - banjo
Min Leibrook - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
Mike Trafficante - b
Harold McDonald – dr
#7: New York, 18 November 1927
soloist: Hoagy Carmichael – p, voc
Bix Beiderbecke – corn
Tommy Dorsey, Bruce Cullen – tb
Jimmy Dorsey – cl, as
Chester Hazlett - - bcl
Charles Strickfaden – bars
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell – v
Matt Melneck – v, va
Wilbur Hall – g
Steve Brown – b
Harold McDonald – dr, vib
#8: New York, 22 November 1927
Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin Young – voc
soloists: Harry Perrella (?) – p, Henry Busse – tp, Steve Brown – b
Henry Busse (and another) – tp
trombone
4 saxophones
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Mario Perry, Matt Melneck - v
Mike Pingitore - banjo
Mike Trafficante - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
Steve Brown - b
Harold McDonald – dr
#10: New York, 15 May 1928
Austin Young - voc
Bix Beiderbecke – corn
Harry Goldfield, Charles Margulis, Harry Pinder - tp
Boyce Cullen, Wilbur Hall, Bill Rank, Jack Fulton - tb
Chester Hazlett, Rube Crozier, Frank Trumbauer – as
Red Mayer – as
Charles Strickfaden, Izzy Friedman - ts
(„all saxophones double on clarinets“)
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Charles Gaylord, Matt Melneck - v
Mike Pingitore – banjo
Lennie Hayton - celeste
Min Leibrook - „brass bass“ (tuba?)
Mike Trafficante - b
George Marsh – dr
#11, 12: New York, 11 September 1934
Nat Natoli, Harry Goldfield, Charlie Teagarden – tp
Jack Teagarden, Jack Fulton – tb
Benny Bonacio – cl, bcl, as
John Cordaro – cl, bcl, as, bars
Charles Strickfaden – cl, as, ts, bars, ob
Frank Trumbauer – cl, as, c melody sax
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Harry Struble – v
Matt Melneck – v, va
Vincent Pirro – acc
Dana Suesse, Roy Bargy – p
Mike Pingitore – g
Art Miller – b
Herb Quigley – dr, vib, timpani
#13: New York, 14 December 1934
John Hauser, The King's Men (Ken Darby, Bud Lynn, Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson) – voc
Nat Natoli, Harry Goldfield, Charlie Teagarden – tp
Jack Teagarden, Jack Fulton – tb
Benny Bonacio – cl, bcl, as
John Cordaro – cl, bcl, as, bars
Charles Strickfaden – cl, as, ts, bars, ob
Frank Trumbauer – cl, as, c melody sax
Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Harry Struble – v
Matt Melneck – v, va
Vincent Pirro – acc
Caspar Reardon - harp
Roy Bargy – p
Mike Pingitore – g
Art Miller – b
Herman Fink – dr, vib, timpani
Compiled by Hugh Palmer
Remastering Engineers: Ted Kendall & John R. T. Davies
78s from the collections of Brian Rust, John R. T. Davies & Hugh Palmer