Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang "At The Jazz Band Ball" on OKeh 40923 (1927)

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Cornet = Bix Beiderbecke
Trombone = Bill Rank
Clarinet = Don Murray
Bass sax = Adrian Rollini
Piano = Frank Signorelli
Drums = Chauncey Morehouse

Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang plays "At The Jazz Band Ball" on OKeh 40923, recorded on October 5, 1927.

Bix's Gang here has Bix on cornet, Bill Rank on trombone, Don Murray on clarinet, Adrian Rollini on bass sax, Frank Signorelli on piano, and Chauncey Morehouse on drums.

This is my favorite Bix recording--or it is tied with "Sorry."

"At The Jazz Band Ball" is a standard introduced by the ODJB in 1918. At the piano during this Bix session is Frank Signorelli, who had once been an ODJB member (though not the original piano player).

By including this tune at the recording session, Bix pays homage to his roots! He undoubtedly learned much as a kid listening as the ODJB Victor disc was spinning on a Victrola at home. He likewise pays tribute to the ODJB with his recordings of "Royal Garden Blues" and "Jazz Me Blues," cut during the same October 5 session.




Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang "At The Jazz Band Ball" on OKeh 40923 (1927)