Ben Pollack was on sessions during 1928-29 released under the names of the Hotsy Totsy Gang, Jimmy McHugh’s Bostonians, Ben’s Bad Boys, and the Louisville Rhythm Kings. At that point, Ben Pollack was at the height of his success, leading what could be considered in those segregated times as the top regularly working white jazz band, performing not only at the Park Central Hotel but for a few months in the stage show Hello Daddy. Excerpt from Ben Pollack: Profiles in Jazz, by Scott Yanow |
Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
Shirt Tail Stomp (Benny Goodman) | 1-22-1929 | New York, New York | Camden CAL-446 |
Wang-Wang Blues (Gus Mueller / Bert Johnson / Henry Busse) | 1-22-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 21971-B |
Yellow Dog Blues (W.C. Handy) | 1-22-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 21971-A |
Artist | Instrument |
Ray Bauduc | Drums |
Vic Briedis | Piano |
Benny Goodman | Clarinet |
Harry Goodman | Brass Bass |
Jimmy McPartland | Cornet |
Glenn Miller | Trombone |
Dick Morgan | Banjo |
Ben Pollack | Director, Vocals |