The Rare Bix - Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer and his Orchestra

The Rare Bix - Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer and his Orchestra

Side One

1. LOVE AFFAIRS (Dubin-Robinson) (g)
2. JUST AN HOUR OF LOVE (Von Tilzer-Trent-De Rose) (d)
3. THE LOVE NEST(Hirsch-Harbach) (h)
4. OUR BUNGALOW OF DREAMS(Malie-Newman-Verges) (e)
5. THERE AIN'T NO LAND LIKE DIXIELAND TO ME (Donaldson) (c)
6. HIGH UP ON A HILL TOP (Baer-Whiting-Campbell) (h)
7. HUMPTY DUMPTY(7./V/V?gsfo/7; (b)

Side Two

1. BALTIMORE (McHugh-Healy-Kahal) (b)
2. THERE'S A CRADLE IN CAROLINE (Lewis-Young-Ahlert)(c)
3. LI LA (Gottler-Pinkard-Tobias) (e)
4. BLUE RIVER (Bryan-Meyer) (a)
5. WAIT 'TIL YOU SEE MA CHERIE (Whiting-Connelly) (I)
6. BORNEO (Donaldson) (f)
7. I LIKE THAT('Hayfo/7;(j)

Personnel:—

FRANKIE TRUMBAUER AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

(a) Bix Beiderbecke (cornet); Bill Rank (trombone); Frankie Trumbauer (C-melody sax.); Stanley 'Doc' Ryker (alto sax.); Don Murray (clarinet and baritone sax.); Adrian Rollini (bass sax.); Itzy Riskin (piano); Eddie Lang (guitar); Chauncey Morehouse (drums); Seger Ellis (vocal).

Recorded: New York: August 25th, 1927

(b) As for (a), but Bobby Davis (alto sax.) replaces Ryker; Frank Signorelli (piano) replaces Riskin; Joe Venuti (violin) is added, and Seger Ellis is omitted.

Recorded: New York: September 28th, 1927

THE BROADWAY BELLHOPS:

(c) Bix Beiderbecke (cornet); Red Nichols (trumpet); Bill Rank (trombone); Don Murray (clarinet and alto sax.); Frankie Trumbauer (C-melody sax.); Fud Livingston (clarinet and tenor sax.); Joe Venuti (violin); probably Frank Black (piano); John Call (banjo); Joe Tarto (brass bass); Vie Berton (drums); Irving Kaufman (vocal).

Recorded: New York: September 29th, 1927

FRANKIE TRUMBAUER'S AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA:

(d) As for (b), but an unknown trumpet (not Sylvester Ahola) and Irving Kaufman (vocal) are added.

Recorded: New York: September 30th, 1927

FRANKIE TRUMBAUER AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

(e) Bix Beiderbecke (cornet); Charlie Margulis (trumpet); Bill Rank (trombone); Izzy Friedman (clarinet); Frankie Trumbauer (C-melody sax.); Chester Hazlett, Charles Strickfadden (clarinets and alto saxes); Milford 'Min' Leibrook (bass sax.); Tom Satterfield (piano and arranger); Eddie Lang (guitar); Harold MacDonald (drums); Noel Taylor (vocal).

Recorded: New York: April 3rd, 1928

(f) As for (e), without Strickfadden, and Harold 'Scrappy' Lambert (vocal) replaces Taylor.

Recorded: New York: April 10th, 1928

(g) As for (e), without Margulis, Hazlett and Strickfadden; Lennie Hayton (piano), and George Marsh (drums) replace Satterfield and MacDonald, and Smith Ballew (vocal) replaces Taylor.

Recorded: New York: September 20th, 1928

(h) As for (g), plus Charlie Margulis (trumpet); Rube Crozier (alto sax. and bassoon); unknown guitar replaces Lang; Martin Hurt (vocal) replaces Ballew.

Recorded: New York: October 5th, 1928

(i) Bix Beiderbecke, Andy Secrest (cornets); Bill Rank (trombone); Izzy Friedman (clarinet); Charles Strickfadden, Rube Crozier (alto saxes); Frankie Trumbauer (C-melody sax.); Min Leibrook (bass sax.); Matt Malneck (viola); Lennie Hayton (piano); Edward 'Sndozer' Quinn (guitar); Stan King (drums); Smith Ballew (vocal).

Recorded: New York: April 17th, 1929

(j) As for (i), plus Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell (violins); Ballew omitted.

Recorded: New York: April 30th, 1929