Violinist Charles Elgar (June 13, 1879 – August 1973) left New Orleans sometime before 1910 and moved to Chicago. He organized several bands that played in and around the Chicago area in the 1920s. These recordings are of the band that he led at the Wisconsin Roof Gardens in Milwaukee from 1925 to 1927 and they were really quite swinging.

The cornet team is thought to be “Joe Sudler and Emmanuel Perez” and if that is the case, then these are the only known recordings of New Orleans cornet legend Manuel Perez.

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
Brotherly Love (Billy Meyers / Elmer Schobel)	9-17-1926	Chicago, Illinois	Brunswick 3404-B Vocalion 15478 A
Cafe Capers (Mel Stitzel)	9-17-1926	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion B 15477 E-3840
Cafe Capers (Mel Stitzel)	9-17-1926	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion B 15477 E-3841
Nightmare (Handler / Riley / Meyers)	9-17-1926	Chicago, Illinois	Brunswick 3404-A E-3836
Nightmare (Handler / Riley / Meyers)	9-17-1926	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion A 15478 E-3837
When Jenny Does Her Low-Down Dance (Rose)	9-17-1926	Chicago, Illinois	Brunswick B 15477

Artist	Instrument
Lawson Buford	Bass
Charles Elgar	Violin
Darnell Howard	Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Manuel Perez	Cornet
Bill Shelby	Banjo
Joe Sudler	Cornet
Harry Swift	Trombone
Ben Thigpen	Drums, Vocals
Logan Thomas	Piano
unknown	Clarinet, Alto Saxophone