Interracial Jazz Recording (#55) Pinkard-Yellen-Moore-King

I'm spotlighting a tune written by the interracial writing team of Jack Yellen (lyrics) and Maceo Pinkard (music). Yellen wrote the words for "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "Ain't She Sweet." Pinkard wrote a number of tunes, including "Sweet Georgia Brown," the history of which I write about here. 

The song "I'm Satisfied" comes from another great session with Bill Moore. It features some of the same personel we've seen before (Stan King and Adrian Rollini) and some new-Bobby Davis on alto and clarinet and Tommy Feline on banjo. 

Maceo Pinkard

                                    

Moore is solid on lead and on his solo, as is Bobby Davis. Brodsky is a stalwart on piano, as always. In the background, we hear Rollini scatting, then giving us the goofus. Stan King blows some satifying kazoo. There's a lot of nice variety in the arrangement.

Bailey’s Dixie Dudes-Bill Moore (c), Bobby Davis (as/cl), Irving Brodsky (p), Tommy Felline (bjo), Stan King (d/kazoo), and Adrian Rollini (goofus). New York, October 1, 1924.

• Eliza- Gennett 5562;
• I’m Satisfied- Gnt 5577, St 9596
• I want to see my Tennessee- Gnt 5562

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