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Early Philadelphia Jazz: An Introduction (1923-25)

1. In the Shade of a Sheltering Tree - Vincent Rizzo and His Hotel Sylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia (Okeh, 1925) [0:00]

2. Good Morning, Dearie Medley (Intro: Rose Marie) - Charlie Kerr’s Orchestra (Edison, 1923) [2:46]

3. Open Your Heart (from “Runnin Wild”) - Charlie Kerr’s Orchestra (Edison, 1923) [5:59]

4. Just Leave Me Alone - Vincent Rizzo and His Hotel Sylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia (Okeh, 1924) [9:30]

5. My Sweetie Went Away - Charlie Kerr’s Orchestra (Edison, 1923) [12:15]

6. You Know You Belong to Somebody Else - Famous Kentucky Serenaders of Hotel Walton, Philadelphia (Grey Gull, 1923) [15:56]

7. Ophelia - Charlie Kerr’s Orchestra (Edison, 1923) [18:49]

8. Spain - Vincent Rizzo and His Hotel Sylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia (Okeh, 1924) [22:49]

Often overshadowed by New York, Philadelphia was host to several great jazz and dance bands during the jazz age, and was a jumping off point for many of the era’s greatest bandleaders and musicians. This set examines the early output of three of the band’s most popular groups: violinist Vincent Rizzo’s band of the Hotel Sylvania (Okeh), bandleader Johnny Hamp and saxophonist Earle Frankhouser’s Famous Kentucky Serenaders of the Hotel Walton roof gardens (Grey Gull), and drummer Charlie Kerr’s Orchestra of the Cafe L’Aiglon. These working bands display a range of sounds, from the out-and-out hot of “Just Leave Me Alone” and the out choruses of the Kerr material, to the sweet light-classical influence on “Spain” and “In the Shade of a Sheltering Tree.” Of note are early solos by Eddie Lang on banjo (his first recordings), Leo McConnville on “Good Morning, Dearie,” and pianist Charles H. Buckwalter on “You Know You Belong to Somebody Else.”

Famous Kentucky Serenaders of Hotel Walton, Philadelphia
Earle Frankhouser, ts, cl, dir - Ralph Jackson, t / William Benedict, tb / G. Francis Loomin, as, cl / Harold White, vl / Elwood Groff, bj / Charles H. Buckwalter, p / Robert Ormond, d / unknown, tu / Johnny Hamp, manager (from Lancaster [PA] New Era, 17 Mar. 1922 p.2)
Grey Gull Studios, New York, NY
January 25, 1923

Charlie Kerr’s Orchestra
Charlie Kerr, d, dir - Leo McConnville, t / Joe De Luca, tb / Jerry De Nasi, as, ss, cl / Vincenzo D’Imperio, ts, ss, cl / Eddie Lang, bj / Robert H. McCracken, p / Mike Trafficante, tu, bsx (from Rust’s Dance Bands)
Edison Studios, New York, NY
March 8, 1923; June 27, 1923; October 25, 1923

Vincent Rizzo and His Hotel Sylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia
Vincent Rizzo, vl, dir - unknown t / tb / as, cl / ts, cl / bj / p / d / tu (from Rust’s Dance Bands)
Okeh Studios, New York, NY
May 23, 1924; ca. Jan, 1925


Transferred with 3.0ML styli via Audiotechnica AT-LP120 Turntable. Discs from Colin Hancock Collection. Discographical and Historical Information from DAHR, Brian Rust’s Jazz Records Discography 1917-1942, Newspapers.com, and Talking Machine World