"That Old Gang Of Mine" Charley Straight and His Orchestra (Paramount, 1923) Chicago

Описание: Charley Straight, p, dir: Gene Caffarelli, c / ? Guy Carey, tb / cl, as, vn / Wally Preissing, ts / Leo Murphy, vn / Frank Sylvano, bj / Ike Williams, bb / Bob Conselman, d.
Rodeheaver Building (now the Pakula Building) 218-226 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL ca. Sep. 1923

1513-3 “The Old Gand O’ Mine” (Billy Rose–M. Dixon–Ray Henderson) Pur 11266

Transferred with 3.0ML lateral stylus in Audiotechnica VMN70SP cartridge via Audiotechnica AT-LP120 Turntable. Discographical Information and Research from Bill Schubert “Jimmy Conzelman” The Coffin Corner: Vol. 19, No. 1 (1997), Red Smith “Stars & Stripes: Pacific Edition” (May 8, 1963), Chris Barry, Kevin Coffey, Brian Rust’s Jazz Records, Brian Rust’s The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942, DAHR, and Colin Hancock. Recordings from the Colin Hancock Collection.

Bandleader, composer, and pianist Charley Straight was already pretty well known when his orchestra of the Green Mill Gardens began recording for Paramount Records in mid 1923. Indeed, Straight was already a veteran recording artist of over a decade, having made his first recordings with Gene Greene in the UK for Pathe Records, and having recorded again with Paul Biese’s Imperial Trio on Emerson with Biese and fellow pianist Roy Bargy. Straight is also probably the second pianist on the Saxo-Piano Fiends discs on Pathe, which aurally are the same ensemble (and arrangements and tunes) as the Emerson discs. Straight’s band was indicative of the popular white dance orchestra sound in Chicago at the time: hot, well executed, peppering in textures of the popular Biese, Benson, and Jones bands in addition to their own unique sounds. Gene Caffarelli and the trombonist (possibly Guy Carey) are a solid brass team, giving the band a strong ensemble lift.