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Art Hickman's New York London Five
San Francisco bandleader Art Hickman was enjoying considerable success in New York with his Art Hickman Orchestra in 1921 when he was offered an engagement in London, England by band booker Harry Yerkes.

Art Hickman's New York London Five
Art Hickman’s New York London Five (Image from www.jazzhound.net ©Mark Berresford)

Hickman’s Orchestra couldn’t make the trip because they were providing the music for Ziegfeld’s Follies, but Hickman allowed Yerkes to use his name and Yerkes assembled a group of musicians to perform under the name of Art Hickman’s New York London Five. This band played at the Criterion Roof Garden in London from 1920 and 1921 according to Mark Berresford.

discography

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company
All By Myself 9-21-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Down The Nile 3-15-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Gyptia 1-25-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
I Wonder Where My Sweet Daddy’s Gone?
(T.A. Hammed / R.H. Stark)
9-21-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Jicky 1-25-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
My Sahara Rose 1-25-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Nesting Time 9-21-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Now And Then 3-15-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Once In A Blue Moon 9-21-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
On The Streets Of Cairo 3-15-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Sudan
(Pollack)
12-14-1920 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
B1208
Suva 1-25-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Tea Leaves 9-21-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
The Yodel Dodle Doh! 3-15-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
Thoughts 1-25-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV
When My Baby Smiles At Me
(Monro / Ted Lewis)
1-25-1921 Hayes, Middlesex, England HMV

Artist Instrument
George Fishberg Trumpet
Harry Grancy Trumpet
Jack Howard Alto Saxophone
George Klein Piano
Arthur Pittman Trombone

 

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