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Pseudonym on Mayfair for the Waldorfians, q.v.

The following title by this South African-born guitarist and banjoist is of some interest as hot dance music.

LEN FILLIS'S ENTERTAINERS: ? Van Phillips, cl / Arthur Lally, bar / Eric Siday, vn / Sid Bright, p / Len Fillis, Al Bowlly, g / ? Rudy Starita, d / Harry Jacobson, v. London, February 15, 1929.

WA-8279-4 What A Wonderful Wedding That Will Be - vHJ

Col 5328

BILL FINDLAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Pseudonym on Lewis L-28 for Oscar Rabin and his Band, q.v.

Instrumentation and personnel unknown; Bob Blake, v. New York, June 11, 1926.

X-179,-A I've Found A New Baby - vBB

Gnt unissued

Lloyd Finlay, vn, dir: 2 c / tb / 2 cl, ss, as / cl, ts / vn / Seger Ellis, p / bj / bb / d. Houston, March 17, 1925.

32100-1 You'll Want Me Back Someday

Vic 19643

32101-2 Mysterious Blues (Castle House Rag)

Vic 19696

Houston, March 18, 1925.

32104-3 Fido Blues (Fiddlin' Blues)

Vic 19644

32105-4 Mamma (Won't You Come And Ma-Ma Me)

Vic 19643

Jack Muirhill, v. Houston, March 19, 1925.

32108-5 Jews-Harp Blues

Vic 19644

32109-2 Ride 'Em, Cowboy

Vic 19696

32110-1-2-3 I'm A Good Gal, But I'm A Thousand Miles From Home - vJM

Vic unissued

NOTE: Some copies of Victor 19696 reported as ROPE 'EM, COWBOY.

BOB FINLEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA

2 c / tb / 2 cl, as / cl, ts / p / bj, g / bb / d. New York, March, 1929.

3704-C Nobody's Baby But Mine - v

Cam 9103, Lin 3130, Ro 905

3705-B Audition Blues

Cam 9105, Lin 3132, Ro 907

3706-A-B-C Doin' The Campus Crawl - v

Cam 9101, Lin 3128, Ro 903

Douglas Finnell, t / Bert Johnson, tb / Sammy Price, p, v / Percy Darensbourg, bj. Dallas, September 29, 1929.

DAL-466 The Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo

Br 7123

Br 7123

Vernon Ferry, t / Herb Finney, Al Starita, as / Billy Thorburn, p / Pete Mandell, bj. London, August, 1924.

A-1138 Alibi Baby

Re G-8248

A-1139 What Do You Do Sunday, Mary?

Re G-8248

A-1140 Why Did I Kiss That Girl?

Re G-8247

A-1141 Oh! Eva (Ain't Ya Comin' Out Tonight?)

Re G-8247

Vocal, acc. by Porter Grainger, p. New York, c. November, 1923.

31017-2 I Don't Love Nobody (So I Don't Have No Blues)

Ajax 17015

31018-1 Don't You Quit Me, Daddy

Ajax 17015

Acc. by Howard Scott or Joe Smith, c / tb / ? Don Redman, cl / Fletcher Henderson or Porter Grainger, p / ? Charlie Dixon, bj / ? Ralph Escudero, bb. New York, March, 1924.

42604-2 Heart-Breakin' Joe

Em 10746, Pm 14004

42605-1 He Wasn't Born In Araby (But He's A Sheikin' Fool)

Em 10746

NOTE: Paramount 14004 as JOE SMITH AND ORCHESTRA - ETHEL FINNIE, VOCAL.

Acc. by Porter Grainger's Novel Three: c / ? Ernest Elliott, as / Porter Grainger, p. New York, c. April, 1924.

31535 Don't Know And Don't Care Blues

Ajax 17027

Acc. by Porter Grainger's Novel Three: ? Tom Morris, c / Porter Grainger, p / ? Lincoln M. Conaway, stg. New York,

31538 Hula Blues

Ajax 17027

The Edison files show that Ethel Finnie was given a "voice trial" on or around July 24, 1924, but it is not clear what, if anything, was recorded.

Acc. by Porter Grainger, p. New York, August 27, 1924.

9675 You're Gonna Wake Up Some Morning But Your Papa Will Be Gone

NOTE: Ethel Finnie was Mrs. Porter Grainger.

The following are known to be of some interest as jazz. There may be others like them, but titles are no guide.

William Finzel, t, dir: t / tb / Louis Gamble, ss, as / as / cl, ts / vn / p / bj / bb / d. New York, April, 1924

71446- Farewell Blues

OK 4847

71470-B Nothin' But

Chicago, May, 1924.

8638-A Lots O' Mama

OK 40148

OK 40161

8915-A Laff It Off - vCM

OK 40298

NOTE: This recording was made before an audience of 5,000 in the Arcadia Auditorium, Detroit, according to The Talking Machine World of February 15, 1925.

Detroit, January 29, 1925.

8919-A Weepin' The Blues

OK 40301

BERT FIRMAN

As musical director for Zonophone records from 1924 to 1928, Bert Firman was responsible for the entire output of British dance records on that label. His own work was issued under his name, and that of the Cabaret Novelty ­Orchestra, the Carlton Hotel Dance Orchestra, the Arcadians Dance Orchestra, the Devonshire Restaurant Dance Band, and the Rhythmic Eight. Many of these were first-class jazz or hot dance-band records, and those issued as the Arcadians Dance Orchestra, the Devon­shire Restaurant Dance Band, and the Rhythmic Eight are listed under those names. The remainder that are of jazz interest are shown below; the initials of the names on the labels are given in parentheses after the catalogue numbers.

Bert Firman, vn, dir: Max Goldberg, Vernon Ferry, t / Ted Heath, tb / Herb Finney, cl, as / Arthur Lally, cl, as, bar / ? Bill Barton, ts / Cecil Norman and sometimes John Firman, p / Joe Brannelly, bj, g / ? Billy Bell, bb / Harry Robbins, d, x, vib. Hayes, Middlesex, July 10, 1925.

Yy-6330-2 Who Takes Care Of The Caretaker's Daughter?

Zon 2617 (CHDO)

Hayes, Middlesex, January 26, 1926.

Yy-7764-1 Heading For Louisville - v

Zon 2709 (BFDO)

Hayes, Middlesex, March 2, 1926.

Yy-7988-1 The Two Of Us

Zon 2723 (CHOB)

Yy-7989-2 You Got 'Em

Zon 2761 (CNO)

Yy-7991-3 What A Gal, What A Pal

Zon 2724 (CHBD)

Hayes, Middlesex, March 30, 1926.

Yy-8203-2 Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue

Zon 2746 (CNO)

Yy-8204-1 Masculine Women - Feminine Men

Zon 2732 (CNO)

Hayes, Middlesex, April 21, 1926.

Yy-8293-1 Pardon Me

Zon 274O (BFDO)

Hayes, Middlesex, May 3, 1926.

Yy-8386-1 You've Got Those Wanna Go Back Again Blues

Zon 2747 (CNO)

Hayes, Middlesex, June 24, 1926.

Yy-8597-2 The Rhythm Of The Day

Zon 2777 (BFDO)

Yy-8600-2 Here Comes Malinda

Zon 2792( BFDO)

Charles Rocco, t, replaces Ferry. Hayes, Middlesex, August 11, 1926.

Yy-8802-1 Ya Gotta Know How To Love

Zon 2787 (CNO)

Hayes, Middlesex, September 8, 1926.

Yy-8971-1 My Cutey's Due At Two-To-Two Today

Zon 2806 (BFDO)

Yy-8972-1 So Is Your Old Lady

Zon 2806 (BFDO)

Hayes, Middlesex, September 20, 1926.

Yy-9224-1 Hot-Foot'n' (We're Gonna Have Fun)

Zon 2818 (CNO)

Hayes, Middlesex, November 15, 1926.

Yy-9430-1 Who'll Be The One?

Zon 2840 (BFDO)

Eddie Kollis, v (and d?). Hayes, Middlesex, November 35, 1926.

Yy-9635-2 That's My Girl - vEK

Zon 2835, EE-33 (CNO)

Hayes, Middlesex, December 17, 1926.

Yy-9771-2 Black Bottom (Of The Swanee River)

Zon 2869

Frank Guarente, t, replaces Rocco. Small Queen's Hall, London, February 9, 1927.

Yy-9900-2 Black Bottom (Of The Swanee River)

Zon 2869

Yy-10213-1 Brown Sugar

Zon 2908

Yy-10215-2 Stampede

Zon 2908

NOTE: Take 3 of each of the above two titles was made on March 3, 1927, but it is not known to have been used.

Hayes, Middlesex, November 27, 1927.

Yy-10766-2 Does She Love Me? - Positively, Absolutely

Zon 2949

Small Queen's Hall, London, July 13, 71927.

Yy-11253-2 Phantom Blues

Zon 2983

Yy-11274-2 Beedle-Um-Bo

Zon 5029

Bert Firman, vn, dir: Max Goldberg and another (not Henry Levine, acccording to Bert Firman), t / Ben Oakley or Ted Heath, tb / cl, ss, as / cl, as / ? Bill Barton, cl, ts / Cecil Norman, p / Joe Brannelly, bj, g / Billy Bell, bb / Harry Robbins, d / v. Hayes, Middlesex, September 7, 1927.

Yy-11455-1 Ain't That A Grand And Glorious Feeling? - v

Zon 5015

Yy-11904-2 Sugar

Zon 5049

Yy-11908-1 Baltimore

Zon 5049

Bert Firman, vn, dir: Chelsea Quealey and another, t / Ben Oakley, tb / Perley Breed, Arthur Lally, cl, as, bar / Johnny Helfer, ts / Cecil Norman, p / Joe Brannelly, bj, g / Billy Bell, bb / Harry Robbins, d / Maurice Elwin, v. Hayes, Middlesex, January 24, 1928.

Yy-12603-2 The Trail Of The Tamarind Tree - vME

Zon 5082, EE-103

Yy-12604-3 Who-Oo? You-Oo, That's Who! - vME

Zon 5082

Yy-12790-1 When I Ring Your Front Door Bell, vME

Zon 5099

Bert Firman, dir: Chelsea Quealey, ? Max Goldberg, t / Perley Breed, cl, as / Johnny Helfer­, cl, ts / Cecil Norman,

Yy-13163-2 Kiss And Make Up

Zon 5113

Yy-13164-2 I Scream - You Scream - We All Scream For Ice Cream

Zon 5114

Yy-13165-2 Hooray! Hooray! It's Ray-Ray-Raining

Zon 5114, EE-108

Bert Firman, vn, dir: Sylvester Ahola, Andy Richardson, t / Barney Sorkin, ss, as / Arthur Lally, as / Johnny Helfer, cl, ts / Cecil Norman, p / Joe Brannelly, bj, g / Billy Bell, bb / Harry Robbins, d, x, vib / Maurice Elwin, v. Hayes, Middlesex, July 2, 1928.

Yy-14009-2 I'm A Broken-Hearted Blackbird - vME

Zon 5182, EE-123

Yy-14010-2 My Pet - vME

Zon 5182

Zon 5183, EE-123

Yy-14012-2 'Cause I'm In Love - vME

Zon 5183

Zon 5184

DB-173-2 Old Man Sunshine

Duo D-4031

DB-174-2 Why Is The Bacon So Tough? - v

Duo D-4031

DB-175-2 All By Yourself In The Moonlight - v

Duo D-4032

DB-176-1 Heaven For Two

Duo D-4032

FIRST ENGLISH PUBLIC JAM SESSION

See Jam Sessions.

FIRST NATIONAL JAZZ BOYS

Pseudonym on Cardinal for (Sam) Lanin's Famous Players, q.v., and for other bands of no known interest.

Most of the Parlophone records by "The Black-Face Singing Comedian" (also known as "The King of Rhythm") are of little interest, but the following has an excellent accompaniment.

Vocal, acc. by Paul Fenoulhet, t / Doug Rastin, Bob Wise, as / Reg Pink, ts / Les Julian, vn / ? Arthur Rosebery, p / Jack Stephens, bj / Jim Risley, bb / Len Lee, d. London, c. January 8, 1930.

E-3008-1 You've Got Me Pickin' Petals Off O' Daisies

Par R-565, Ar 4526

NOTE: Ariel 4526 as BEN HUDSON.

Mark Fisher, ? g, v, dir: 2 t / tb / cl, as / as / ts / p / sb / d. New York, February 2, 1933.

152368-2 Black-Eyed Susan Brown - vMF

Col 2749-D, CB-595, RZ G-21696

152369-2 Levey - vMF

Col 2749-D, CB-609, RZ G-21696

NOTE: Other titles under Mark Fisher's name are of no jazz interest

FIVE BIRMINGHAM BABIES

This was a pseudonym on Pathé and its subsidiary labels for the California Ramblers, q.v., or for small groups from that orchestra. See also Goofus Five, University Six, Vagabonds, and Varsity Eight, which are also pseudonyms for the same group.

Bill Moore, t / Adrian Rollini, gfs / Irving Brodsky, p / Ray Kitchingman, bj / Stan King, d, k. New York, July 24, 1924.

105483 Arkansas

PA 036142, 10754, Per 14323, Hg 975

105484 Hard-Hearted Hannah

PA 036130, 10754, P 6758, Per 14311, Hg 968

105485 Tessie! Stop Teasing Me

PA 036129, Per 14310

NOTE: Pathé 6758 and Pathé Actuelle 10754 as THE LITTLE RAMBLERS.

Bobby Davis, cl, ss, as, added; Tommy Felline, bj, replaces Kitchingman; Rollini doubles bsx. New York, November 10, 1924.

105653 Go, Emmaline

PA 036168, Per 14349, Hg 992

105654-C Deep Sea Blues

PA 036169, P 6851, Per 14350, Sil 1294

105655-B Copenhagen

PA 036169, 10907, P 6758, Per 14350, Sil 1294, Gra 9132, GP 18426, Sal 96

NOTE: Pathé Actuelle 10907 as THE CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS; Grafton as BRENAN'S BROADWAY BAND; Grand Pree as LENNOX DANCE ORCHESTRA.

New York, February 10, 1925.

105846 Pickin' On Your Baby

PA 036218, Per 14399

105847 Down And Out Blues

PA 036228, Per 14409

105848 Not Now, Not Yet, But Soon

PA 036228, Per 14409

105849 You Better Keep The Home Fires Burning ('Cause You Mama's Getting Cold)

PA 036218, Per 14399

Red Nichols, t / Bobby Davis, cl, ss, as / Adrian Rollini, bsx, cfs / Irving Brodsky, p / Tommy Felline, bj / Stan King, d, k. New York, April 14, 1925.

105966 You're In Wrong With The Right Baby

PA 036235, Per 14416

105967-B What Do We Get From Boston?

PA 036236, Per 14417

105968 Mamie

PA 036236, 10985, Per 14417, Gra 9167, Hom C-888, GP 18485

NOTE: Pathé Actuelle 10985 as THE CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS; Grafton 9167 as MARL­BOROUGH ORCHESTRA; Homochord C-888 as ELDON'S DANCE ORCHESTRA; Grand Pree 18485 as MEYER'S DANCE ORCHESTRA.

Frank Cush, t, replaces Nichols; Tommy Dorsey, tb / Sam Ruby, ts, added; Rollini plays bsx, gfs, and hfp from here forward. New York, July 15, 1925.

106152 Love Me Daddy Blues

PA 036274, Per 14455, Sal 198

106153 As Far As I'm Concerned

PA 036296, Per 14477, Sal 198

106154 I'm Grieving For You

PA 036274, Per 14455

106155 I Know What It Means

PA 036296, Per 14477

Dorsey and Ruby omitted. New York, October 27, 1925.

106346 Indigo Blues

PA 36349; Per 14530

106347 One Week From Now

PA 36350, Per 14531

106348 Dixie Stomp

PA 36340, Per 14521

106349 Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night

PA 36352, Per 14533

Arthur Hall (as FRANK NICHOLS), v. New York, January 31, 1926.

106504 What, No Women? - vAH

PA 36379, Per 14560, Apex 750, Dom 21518, LS 24501, Mic 23040

106506 Some Baby, My Gal

PA 36467, Per 14648

NOTE: Pathé Actuelle 36367 and Perfect 14548 as GOLDEN GATE ORCHESTRA.

Abe Lincoln, tb / Sam Ruby, ts, added; Herb Weil, d, replaces King; Arthur Fields, v. New York, April 22, 1926.

106825 What A Man! - vAF

PA 36432, Per 14613

106828 She's Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold

PA 36451, Per 14632

106829 Remember The Night

PA 36454, Per 14635

HARMANIAC FIVE: h / k / 2 bj / wb. Chicago, June, 1926.

1079 Harmaniac Blues

Pm 20476, Bwy 1034, Pur 11476

FIVE HARMANIACS: Claude Shugart, jug, wb, v / Jerry Adams, comb / Percy Stoner, k, bj / Wade Hampton Durand, Walter Howard, Ned Nestor, bj, g, h, u. New York, September 17, 1926.

36326-1 Sadie Green, Vamp Of New Orleans - vCS

36326-2 Sadie Green, Vamp Of New Orleans - vCS

Vic 20293, Zon 2920, El EG-385

36327-1 Coney Island Washboard

36327-2 Coney Island Washboard

Vic 20293, Zon 2920, El EG-385

Claude Shugart, jug, wb / Percy Stoner, bj / Tommy Reilly, p / Jerry Adams, comb. Despite the band's name, no harmonica was used at this session. New York, December 6, 1926.

E-6527; Carolina Bound

E-20882 Br 3664, 3703, 7002, Voc 1130

E-20884 / 85 I Got A Mama Down In New Orleans (Another Mama Up In Maine)

Br test

11368 Rippin' It Off

Ed 51902

11369 What Did Romie-O-Juliet (When He Climbed Her Balcony?)

Ed 51902

New York, December 18, 1926.

GEX-405 What Did Romie-O-Juliet (When He Climbed Her Balcony?)

Gnt 6033

GEX-406 Rippin' It Off

Gnt unissued

2 h / bj / 2 g. New York, February 4, 1927.

E-4587 Sleepy Blues

Br 7002

E-4590 / 91 I'm Just Wild About My Sweet Gal

Br test

NOTE: Matrix E-4587 was also assigned Vocalion matrix number E-22013.

37750-1 What Makes My Baby Cry? - vWH

37750-2 What Makes My Baby Cry? - vWH

Vic 20507, Zon 2965

37751-1 It Takes A Good Woman (To Keep A Good Man At Home)

37751-2 It Takes A Good Woman (To Keep A Good Man At Home)

Vic 20507, Zon 2965

FIVE HOT CHOCOLATES

See the Moonlight Revelers.

FIVE LITTLE CHOCOLATE DANDIES

See the Chocolate Dandies.

FIVE MUSICAL BLACKBIRDS

Tom Morris, c / Bob Fuller, cl / Ted Brown, as / Louis Hooper, p / Herb Brown, bj. New York, early March, 1926.

106633 Hot Coffee

PA 36404, Per 14585

106634 Carolina Stomp

PA unissued

106635 18th Street Strut

PA 7508, Per 108

106636 Black Horse Stomp

PA 36404, Per 14585

Harold B. Millar, t, cl, as, bar / Hamish C. Christie, t, tb, v / George Scott-Wood, p, pac, gfs / Lindsay Melvin, bj, g / Bill Hutcheon, d / two other members (Melvin and Hut­cheon?) also sing. London, January, 1928.

11403-3 Who's That Knockin' At My Door? - v3

EBW 4813

EBW 4813

11452-1 Merely An Excuse

EBW 4900

11453-1 Yes She Do - No She Don't

EBW 4900

FIVE ORIGINAL SYNCOPATORS

Pseudonym on Canadian Domino for the Original Indiana Five, q.v.

Pseudonym for the following items listed in this book:­

Apex 8223 Both sides by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra (FDO)

Domino 21104 Who? (Ben Selvin and his Orchestra) (HFDO)

The following titles by this popular singer and comedian are of some interest for their accompaniments.

Vocal, acc. by His Gang: probably Tommy Gott, t / Sam Lewis, tb / Larry Abbott, cl / Bill Wirges, p / Harry Reser, bj, possibly others. New York, July, 1926.

106969 Lucky Day

PA 32196, Per12275

106970 How Many Times?

PA 32198, 11255, Per 12277

106971 Who Wouldn't?

PA 32198, Per 12277

106972 Hard-To-Get Gertie

PA 32196, 11255, Per 12275

Acc. Earl Oliver, t / Miff Mole, tb / Dick Johnson, cl / Rube Bloom, p / bj / Vic Berton, d. New York, September, 1926.

107060 Baby Face

PA 32205, 11286, Per 12284

107061-A Sadie Green, The Vamp Of New Orleans

PA 32205, 11286, Per 12284

107062 She Knows Her "Onions" [sic]

PA 32218, Per 12297

New York, November, 1926.

107207 How Could Red Riding Hood?

PA 32218, Per 12297

Red Nichols, t, replaces Oliver; Jimmy Lytell, cl, replaces Johnson; no cl*. New York, November, 1926.

107217 *For My Sweetheart

PA 32223, Per 12302

107218 Short And Sweet

PA 32223, Per 12302

Acc. by Chelsea Quealey, t / ? Miff Mole, tb / Jimmy Lytell, cl, as / ? Bill Haid, p / ? John Cali, bj / ? Joe Tarto, bb. New York, December, 1926.

107284 Hello Bluebird

PA 32229, 11364, Per 12308

107286 If I Didn't Know Your Husband (And You Didn't Know My Wife)

PA 32229, 11364, Per 12308

Acc. by his Hot Combination: probably similar to the last above. New York, May, 1927.

Sixty Seconds Every Minute

PA 32260, 11436, Per 12339

South Wind

PA 32260, 11436, Per 12339

Acc. by his Gang: Chelsea Quealey, t / Bobby Davis, cl, as / Sam Ruby, ts / Adrian Rollini, bsx / Irving Brodsky, p / Tommy Felline, bj. New York, August 4, 1927.

107697 Clementine (From New Orleans)

PA 32288, 11531, Per 12367

107698 An' Furthermore

PA 32294, 11531, Per 12373

107699 You Don't Like It - Not Much

PA 32288, 11522, Per 12367

107700 I Ain't Got Nobody

PA 32294, 11522, Per 12373

New York, November, 1927.

107892 Is She My Girl Friend?

PA 32321, 11541, Per 12400

107893 Did You Mean It?

PA 32313, 11541, Per 12392

Oh! My Operation

PA 32313, Per 12392

I Told Them All About You

PA 32321, Per 12400

Acc. by unknown c / as / bsx or bb / p / bj / d. New York, c. February, 1928.

Away Down South In Heaven

PA 32329, Per 12406

Let A Smile Be' Your Umbrella

PA 32329, Per 12406

FLORIDA CLUB (DANCE) BAND

Pseudonym on Sterno for Arthur Rosebery and his Kit-Cat Band, q.v.

Pseudonym on Aco G-16060 (THE CAMEL WALK) for The Hottentots, q.v.

Pseudonym on Champion for Alta Browne and Bertha Powell, q.v.

TROY FLOYD AND HIS PLAZA HOTEL ORCHESTRA: Troy Floyd, cl, as, dir: Don Albert, Willie Long, t / Benny Long, tb / N. J. "Siki" Collins, cl, as / Scott Bagby, cl, ts / Allen Vann, p / John H. Braggs, bj / Charlie Dixon, bb, tb / John Humphries, d / Kellough Jefferson, v. San Antonio, TX, March 14, 1928.

400507-A Shadowland Blues - Part 1 - vKJ

OK 8571

OK 8571

TROY FLOYD AND HIS SHADOWLAND ORCHESTRA: As above, but Herschel Evans, cl, ts, replaces Bagby. San Antonio, TX, June 21, 1929.

402696-B Dreamland Blues - Part 1

OK 8719

OK 8719

Ray McConnell dir: 2 t / tb / cl, as / as / ts / vn / p / bj / bb / d. New York, September 1, 1925.

1281 Where Can I Find You?

Voc 15122, X-9735

This band made five other titles at four sessions over as many days in the same week as the above, but they do not seem to be of comparable quality to the above, which is composed by Mintz and Wilber (members of the band?), and which is a slight variation on the 1924 song hit RED HOT MAMA.