Frank Trumbauer & His Orch. - Way Down Yonder the New Orleans, 1927
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Channel: 240252 · 2017 · Music
Frank Trumbauer & His Orchestra – Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Black-Bottom (Creamer-Layton), Odeon 1927 (Recorded in USA, pressed in Argentina)
NOTE: Frank ("Frankie", "Tram") Trumbauer (1901 – 1956) legendary American saxophonist and bandleader, described as one of the most influential and important jazz saxophonists of the 1920s and 1930s, particularly influencing the sound of Lester Young. His main instrument was the C-melody saxophone, a now-uncommon instrument between an alto and tenor saxophone in size and pitch. He also played alto saxophone, bassoon, clarinet and several other instruments. He was a composer of sophisticated sax melodies, including "Krazy Kat", "Red Hot", "Plantation Moods", "Trumbology”, "Singin' the Blues", "Wringin' an' Twistin'" or "For No Reason at All in C. His was the first hit recording of "Georgia On My Mind" in 1931. Trumbauer is also remembered for his musical collaboration with Bix Beiderbecke, that produced some of the finest and most innovative jazz records of the late 1920s. Trumbauer and Beiderbecke also collaborated with jazz guitarist Eddie Lang.
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