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7/26/32 NYC., THE RHYTHMAKERS: Red Allen (t) Jimmy Lord (cl) Pee Wee Russell (ts) Fats Waller (p,v) Eddie
Condon (bj) Jack Bland (g) Pops Foster (b) Zutty Singleton (d) Billy Banks(v) several sides on Jazz Archives 158842No.101(CD)
/CBS-52732/ VJM-53/Collect.Classics /Classics/
12119-1 2:55 I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU -vBB Me M12457/ABS-52732/IAJRC-4/COCD-1/CC-55/CD969/
-2 I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU -vBB Ban 32530 / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /CC-14/OFC-1 4/Neatw.-2031/
(Hill-Williams-Hopkins) -Allen intro 4b-Allen in ens 32b-vBB-Russell-ens-Waller-vBB & Lord-Allen in ens 8b-
12120-1 3:05 MEAN OLD BED BUG BLUES -vBB&FW Ban 32502 / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / CD969/
-2 2:56 MEAN OLD BED BUG BLUES -vBB&FW Co 35882 / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /CC-55/OFC-14/Neatw.-2031/
(Wood) -Waller-vBB-Lord-vFW & Russell-Russell-vBB&FW & Allen 24b-Allen in ens 8b-
12121-2 3:10 YELLOW DOG BLUES –vBB (Handy-Pace) --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /Neatw.-2031/
-3 3:12 YELLOW DOG BLUES –vBB Ban 32502 / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /CC-14/CD969/CBS-87273
-Waller intro-Allen in ens 24b-vBB-Waller-Allen in ens 36b-
12122-1 2:46 YES SUH ! -vBB&ch (Razaf-Dowell) uniss.78"/Neatw.-2031/ / --- /CC-55/CD969/J.Arch.JA-1/
-2 2:50 YES SUH ! -vBB&ch Ban 32530 / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /CC-14/OFC-14/
-Allen intro 8b-vBB&ch-Waller-Allen 16b-vBB&ch-Allen in ens 32b-
all on RA-CD-C3/12120-1 also on RA-CD-5
Billy Banks headed the Russell band at the Lafayette Theatre the week of 7/16-22/32 (see adv.) and toured with the band in
New York City and New England until late August-1932. Surely Banks had used members of the Russell band incl. Bill
Coleman for this session as he used members of the MBRB for the 5/10/32 and 4/28/32 sessions. Unfortunately, in contrast
to suggestions of some American musicians and Allen fans, Red Allen is not present.
8/18/32 NYC., BILLY BANKS & HIS ORCH. - members of the Luis Russell band & MBRB): Bill Coleman (t) unknown (tb)
unknown (cl,as) unknown (as) unknown (ts) Edgar Hayes (p) Bill Johnson (bj.g) Pops Foster (b) Joseph Smith (d)
73306-1 Oh! You Sweet Thing -vBB -feat.Bill Coleman Vi 24148 / Harrison"K"/Classics(F)CD969/
73307-1 It Don't Mean A Thing -vBB --- / / --- /
73309-1 You Wonderful Thing -vBB Vi 23399 / / --- /
1930 unknown date, Paramount´s Long Island Studios – The LUIS RUSSELL´s ORCH. took part in the film “THE DEVIL´S
HOLIDAY” starring Morton Downey(v) details unknown / wanted; a new source of Al Nicholas to Uwe Dürr (in his Al
Nicholas Disco) names this 1930 Paramount feature instead of the unknown 1932 feature. research assist wanted?
Mark Cantor had found a film-copy at the West-Coast in which the night-club-scene was cut; we look for an alternate copy at the US-East coast
../../1932 NYC., Paramount-studios - LUIS RUSSELL & HIS BAND: unknown Paramount feature (title & details unknown)
possibly Billy Banks or the Mills Brothers (v) sources: Greely Walton; and David Meeker: "JAZZ IN THE MOOVIES"
if it is not infact the 1930 Paramount feature “The Devil´s Holiday” then concerning my own experiences with jazz-film-research in the
negro-press I suggest for research about this NYC. studio feature to have an eye also on mentioned names like the Mills
Brothers or Billy Banks (both in several relations to the Russell-band in late 1931 until late 1932 with such show titles as
"JAZZ-MAD"; "RADIO LAND" ; "HOT-CHA-CHA" ; "LEONARD HARPER´s REVUE / CHORUS".
10/8/32 NYC., JACK BLAND & HIS RHYTHMAKERS (CHICAGO RHYTHM KINGS): Red Allen (t,v) Tommy
Dorsey (tb, not on 12455) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Happy Caldwell (ts) Frank Froeba (p) Eddie Condon (bj) Jack Bland (g)
Pops Foster (b) Zutty Singleton (d) Chick Bullock (v) several sides on Jazz Archives 158842 No.101(CD)
/VJM/ /IAJRC-4 /CBS-52732/JAZZ Greats CD40
12452-1 2:36 WHO STOLE THE LOCK -vRA&ch Co 35841 / -53 /CC-55/CC-COCD-2/ABS-52732/OFC-14/Neatw.-2031/
-2 2:38 WHO STOLE THE LOCK -vRA&ch Ban 32605/ --- /CC-14/CC-COCD-1/ --- /ClassicsCD969/
(Razaf-Dowell) -Allen in ens 16b-Russell-vRA&ch 16b-Caldwell-Dorsey-vRA&ch 16b-
-Froeba-Foster-Allen in ens 16+16b, Singleton break-
12453-1 2:58 A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES –vCB Per 15689 / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /OFC-1 4/
-2 3:01 A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES –vCB uniss.78" / /CC-55/CC-COCD-2/JazzArch.JA-1/Neatw.-RP2031/
(Dietz-Schwartz) -Allen in ens 32b-vCB-Allen in ens 18b-Dorsey-Russell-
-Dorsey-vCB-Allen in ens 18+8b, Caldwell brd-
-3 2:55 A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES -vCB uniss.78" / / --- / --- / --- / Neatw.-RP2031/
-Allen in ens 50b-Dorsey-Russell-Dorsey-vC6-Allen in ens 18b-cut (slower tempo)
12454-2 2:45 IT´S GONNA BE YOU -vCB (Young- Per 15689/VJM-53/CC-14/CC-COCD-1/OFC-14/ClassicsCD969/
-Schuster-Little) -Caldwell intro-Allen in ens 16+8b, Caldwell brd-
-vCB-Froeba & Zutty, Allen brk-Allen in ens 16+8b, Dorsey brd-
12455-1 3:01 SOMEBODY STOLE GABRIEL´S HORN -vRA Ban 32605/ --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /
-2 2:59 SOMEBODY STOLE GABRIEL´S HORN -vRA uniss.78" / /CC-55/CC-COCD-2/JazzArch.JA-1/ Neatw.-RP2031/
(Washington-Hayes-Mills) -Singleton & Caldwell intro-Allen in ens 16b--Caldwell-
-Russell-vRA 48b-Froeba-Allen 8b-Froeba-Allen in ens 16b-
all on RA-CD-C3/12455-2 also on RA-CD-5