Interracial Jazz Recording (#53) Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers

Here's an interesting tune by a Bubber Miley-led group, with Frank Marvin providing the vocal. Ken Macomber is actually listed as the Director of the session and probably wrote the arrangement. 

Bubber Miley

Nice playing, of course, by Bubber and Pinkett is strong in the trumpet section. Wilber DeParis and Bernard Addison have nice, albeit short solos. Marvin does a good job on the vocals.

The song "I lost my gal from Memphis" is credited to DeRose and Tobias. Peter DeRose also wrote "Autumn Serenade" and "Deep Purple." Charles Tobias wrote  "Comes Love" and "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer."

Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers: Bubber Miley, Ward Pinkett (tp) + other (tp), Wilbur DeParis (tb) Hilton Jefferson (cl,as) + other (cl,as), Happy Caldwell (ts) Earl Frazier (p,celeste) Bernard Addison (bj,g) + other (bj,g), Bill Benford (tu) Tommy Benford (d) Frank Marvin (vcl) New York, May 16, 1930

• I lost my gal from Memphis (fm vcl)- Vic V38138, RCA (F)741057, RCA 2128560-2 [CD]
• Without you, Emaline (fm vcl)- Vic V38138, Jazz Oracle (Can)BDW8047 [CD]
• Without you, Emaline (fm vcl)- Vic V38138, RCA (F)741057 Note: RCA 2128560-2 [CD] titled “Victor Jazz History, Vol. 6 - Harlem Jazz (1928-33)”

All entries are from my book “As Long as They Can Blow. Interracial Jazz Recording and Other Jive Before 1935.”

Interracial Jazz Recording (#52): The Big Aces (Dorseys, Redman, Thomas)

This is a pretty high-powered group of white musicians, along with Don Redman who is the composer, arranger and plays clarinet and alto sax. George Thomas of McKinney's Cotton Pickers does the vocal and plays tenor sax.

Don Redman

George Thomas

            

The Dorseys

                                                   

"Cherry" is in a medium dance tempo, with a easy, lilting quality and some nice sax soli sections. Tommy Dorsey is on trumpet and takes a brief solo. Not sure who the sax soloist is. An ID would be welcome.

The Big Aces: Tommy Dorsey, Nat Natoli (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb) Don Redman (cl,as,arr) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Frank Teschemacher (cl,ts) [aka Frank Teschemacher (cl,ts) ] George Thomas (ts,vcl) Frank Signorelli (p) Carl Kress (g) Hank Stern (tu) Stan King (d,vib). New York, September 29, 1928.

• Cherry (gt vcl)- OKeh 41136, Par (E)R365, R2541, Par 65 PMC7038;
• Cherry (gt vcl)- Bluebird/Legacy 71167 [CD]

All entries are from my book “As Long as They Can Blow. Interracial Jazz Recording and Other Jive Before 1935.”