Ben Pollack was a drummer and important early bandleader. Many of the great soloists of the late 1920's-Goodman, Teagarden, McPartland-passed through his Chicago band.
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| Ben Pollack |
Trumpeter Shirley Clay started out playing in Midwestern territory bands. He moved to Chicago and worked in Carroll Dickerson's band, among others. He was a reliable player and good soloist, hooked up with top tier bands and got a lot of studio work.
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| Shirley Clay |
Benny Morton was one of the most accomplished trombonists of his (swing-era) generation and influenced a younger generation of players with his flexibility and harmonic knowledge.
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| Benny Morton |
Pollack put together this all-star group, and yields the drum chair to Ray Bauduc. There are several effective solo turns on this nice arrangement of "Swing Out," a tune by Wingy Manone.
Ben Pollack and His Orchestra: v, dir: Yank Lawson, Charlie Spivak, Shirley Clay, t /Joe Harris, Benny Morton, tb / Matty Matlock, cl /Deane Kincaide, Gil Rodin, as / Eddie Miller, ts / Al Beller, Ray Cohen, vn / Gil Bowers, p / Nappy Lamare, g, v / Harry Goodman, sb / Ray Bauduc, d / Doris Robbins, v. New York, December 28, 1933.
- Got The Jitters– vNL: Col 2870-D; Deep Jungle- Col 2879-D, DO-5036;
- Swing Out: Col 2879-D, DO-5036;
- I’m Full Of The Devil– vBP: Col 2870-D, CQ-1385
