These Plantation Orchestra sides were made in London by the Pike Davies Orchestra which was an African-American jazz band that supported Florence Mills and Edith Wilson in Charles B. Cochran’s production of Lew Leslie’s musical revue “Blackbirds”. This show premiered at Alhambra Theatre in New York and then moved to London’s Pavilion Theatre where it played for 276 performances. Florence Mills health was failing at this time and she was forced to withdraw from the show she died the following year after returning to New York.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Arabella’s Wedding Day (from C.B. Cochran’s “Black-Birds” Revue) (W.H. Meyer) | 12-1-1926 | London, England | Columbia 4238 |
| For Baby And Me (from C.B. Cochran’s “Black-Birds” Revue) (W.H. Meyer) | 12-1-1926 | London, England | Columbia 4238 |
| Silver Rose (from C.B. Cochran’s “Black-Birds” Revue, London Pavillion) (W.H. Meyer) | 12-1-1926 | London, England | Columbia 4185 |
| Smiling Joe (from C.B. Cochran’s “Black-Birds” Revue, London Pavillion) (W.H. Meyer) | 12-1-1926 | London, England | Columbia 4185 |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Jessie Baltimore | Drums |
| Bill Benford | Bass Brass |
| Pike Davis | Trumpet, Leader |
| Randolph Dunbar | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Johnny Dunn | Trumpet |
| Maceo Jefferson | Banjo |
| Casey Jones | Trombone |
| Ralph Jones | Violin |
| Nelson Kincard | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| George Rickson | Piano |
| George Smith | Violin |
| Alonzo Williams | Tenor Saxophone |
