Brown was soon to join Duke Ellington and stay in his band for many years; Hampton joined Benny Goodman’s Quartet as a vibraphonist par excellence in 1936, and played drums on several Goodman sides in the later 1930s, while Foresythe came to London in 1933 and for some years produced very forward-looking compositions, scored for a most unusual assortment of woodwinds against a standard rhythm section.
The quality of the Quality Serenaders, however lies in their arrangements by their lead saxophonist, Charlie Lawrence, who composed most of their recorded repertoire, although the brilliant Alex Hill, who died before he was thirty, wrote the score of “Quality Shout“. Trumpeter George Orendorff was an exciting soloist. Open or muted, he drives the band along with an attack that never becomes frenzied.
by Brian Rust (from the liner notes of Jazz In California 1923 to 1930 on Timeless Records)
If you would like to order the Timeless Records’ CD of Jazz In California 1923 to 19301 you can do so direct from Timeless Records.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Burma Girl (Charlie Lawrence) | 7-25-1930 | Culver City, California | Victor LPM-10117 |
| California Swing (Earl Thompson) | 4-30-1930 | Culver City, California | Victor 23354 |
| Charlie’s Idea (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-28-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor 38070-B |
| Cuttin’ Up (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-30-1930 | Culver City, California | Victor 23420 |
| Gettin’ Ready Girl (Charlie Lawrence?) | 7-25-1930 | Culver City, California | Victor 23420 |
| Harlem (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-30-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor 23354 |
| Moonlight Blues (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-28-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor V-38068-A |
| New Kinda Blues (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-30-1930 | Culver City, California | Victor 22660-A |
| Over Night Blues (4) (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-29-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor V-38070-A |
| Over Night Blues (5) (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-29-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor V-38070-A |
| Quality Shout (Alex Hill) | 4-29-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor V-38122-A |
| Stuff – Stomp Vocal refrain by Lionel Hampton (Harvey O. Brooks) | 4-29-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor V-38122-B |
| The Ramble (Charlie Lawrence) | 4-28-1929 | Culver City, California | Victor V-38068-B |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Harvey Brooks | Piano |
| Lawrence Brown | Trombone |
| Reginald Foresythe | Piano |
| Lionel Hampton | Drums, Vocals, Piano |
| Paul Howard | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Leader |
| Skip Jackson | Tuba |
| Charlie Lawrence | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Arranger, Composer |
| George Orendorff | Trumpet |
| Earl Thompson | Trumpet |
| Lloyd Reese | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Charlie Rousseeau | Guitar |
| Thomas Valentine | Banjo, Guitar |
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