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CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS. Lloyd Baker + other (tp) Jim Gilliland (tb) Jimmy Duff (cl, as) unknown as, ts, Preston Sargeant (p) Ray Kitchingman (bj) Jose Torres (tu) Max McIntosh (d) William Borchers, Fred Conard and Francis Longnon are the unknown tp, as and ts but it it not known who played what.. New York, N.Y., November 17, 1921. .......... 8261 ............... The sheik .......................................................Vocalion 14275, Aco G15044, Guardsman 1182, Beltona 101, Coliseum 1507,Homochord H307, Meloto S1187, Scala 547. .......... 8265 ............... Georgia rose...................................................Vocalion M1025. .......... 8266 ............... Georgia rose...................................................Vocalion 14275, Coliseum 1489, Guardsman 1180, Scala 529. Note: ........ Aco as "The Californian Ramblers ", Beltona as "Palm Beach Players", Coliseum as " New York Casino Orchestra", Guardsman as " New Jersey Dance Orchestra", Homochord as "Homochord Dance Orchestra", Meloto as "Meloto Dance Orchestra", Scala 529 as "The President Orchestra" and Scala 547 as "The Cairo Ramblers".. Lloyd Baker (tp) ... Rothwell (tb) Jimmy Duff (cl, as) Sylvan Solomon (ts) Oscar Adler (vln) Preston Sargeant (p) Ray Kitchingman (bj) Otto Yedla (tu) Max McIntosh (d). New York, N.Y., December 14, 1921. .......... ....................... Ka-Lu-A .................................................. (unissued). .......... ....................... The sheik .......................................................Arto 9114. New York, N.Y., December 21, 1921. .......... 42114-1 .......... April showers.................................................Ember 10494. .......... 42115-3 .......... Georgia Rose .............................................................-. New York, N.Y., December 29, 1921. .......... 80126-3 .......... Smilin' ...........................................................Columbia A-3354, Jazz Supreme JS101. New York, N.Y., January 6, 1922. .......... 80126-5 .......... Smilin' ...........................................................Columbia A-3554. New York, N.Y., January 13, 1922. .......... ....................... Play that song of India again..................... (unissued). New York, N.Y., January 16, 1922. .......... 80136-2 .......... Bow wow blues..............................................Columbia A-3554, Jazz Supreme JS101. .......... 8490 ............... Eddie Leonard blues.......................................Vocalion 1430, Homochord H-319. Note: ........ Homochord as "Homochord Dance Orchestra".. New York, N.Y., January 30, 1922. .......... 979-1.............. Granny (You're my Mammy's mammy)...........Puritan 11102. .......... 979-2.............. Granny (You're my Mammy's mammy)...........Paramount 20102. .......... 980-1.............. My mammy knows.....................................................-. .......... 985-1.............. While Miami dreams ......................................Banner 1035. New York, N.Y., January 31, 1922. .......... 8545 ............... My mommy knows.........................................Vocalion 1430, M-1044, Ham H-319. Note: ........ Vocalion M-1044 as "Californian Ramblers", Homochord as "Homochord Dance Orchestra".. New York, N.Y., February 2, 1922. .......... 70438-C ......... My mammy knows.........................................Okeh 4547. .......... 70439-C ......... While Miami dreams ..................................................-. New York, N.Y., February 3, 1922. .......... 42170-1 .......... Lo La Lo........................................................Ember 10518. .......... 42171-1 .......... Who believed in you ? ................................................10509. New York, N.Y., March 3, 1922. .......... ....................... Old fashioned girl...........................................Arto 9130. .......... ....................... Smilin' .......................................................................-. New York, N.Y., March 9, 1922. .......... 80227-1, 2, 3... Honey Lu ................................................. (unissued). .......... 80231-1, 2, 3... Bygones...............................................................-. Note: ........ Matrices B0228 / 80230 inclusive are by other artists on other dates.. New York, N.Y., March 13, 1922. .......... 1009-1............ Little grey sweetheart of ........................... (unissued). .......... 1010-1, 2, 3 .... Bygones.........................................................Paramount 20115. New York, N.Y., March 16, 1922. .......... 1016-1, 3 ........ California.......................................................Paramount 20116. New York, N.Y., March 18, 1922. .......... ....................... Boo-hoo-hoo ..................................................Arto 9138, Globe 7138. .......... ....................... California.......................................................same issues. California Ramblers : Frank Cush, Bill Moore (tp) Lloyd "Ole" Olsen (tb) Jimmy Duff (cl, as) Freddy Cusick (ts) Adrian Rollini (bassax) Arthur Hand (vln, dir) Ed Sutton, Joe LaFaro, Sid Harris (vln) Irving Brodsky (p, arr) Roy Kitchingman (bj) Fred Henry (d). New York, N.Y., April 3, 1922. .......... 42246-1 .......... Tell her at twilight..........................................Resona 9211. New York, N.Y., April 6, 1922. .......... 8793 ............... My honey's lovin' arms...................................Vocalion 14329. .......... 8794 ............... My honey's lovin' arms...............................................- ..................... Aco G-15112. .......... 8795 ............... My honey's lovin' arms...............................................-. Note: ........ Aco G-15112 as "Los Angeles Dance Orchestra".. New York, N.Y., April 7, 1922. .......... 1009-2............ Little grey sweetheart of mine.........................Banner 1050. New York, N.Y., April 17, 1922. .......... ....................... By the sapphire sea.........................................Arto 9143. .......... ....................... Lonesome hours .........................................................-. New York, N.Y., April 24, 1922. .......... 168-E ............. Stumbling ......................................................Cameo / Muse 227. .......... 169-A ............. On the Alamo.............................................................-. New York, N.Y., c. April 24, 1922. .......... 8867 ............... Who believed in you ? ....................................Vocalion 14329, M-1069. New York, N.Y., April 28, 1922. .......... 80326-2, 3 ...... Swanee Blue bird ...........................................Columbia A-3635. .......... 80327-1, 2, 3... No use crying (If your sweetheart goes away)..............(unissued). New York, N.Y., May 15, 1922. .......... 80327-5 .......... No use crying (If your sweetheart goes away)..Columbia A-3635. New York, N.Y., June 17, 1922. .......... 9298 ............... Hot lips..........................................................Vocalion 14384.....M-1106 ................ Homochord H-367. .......... 9300 ............... Nobody died (When they said I cried over you) ...........- ................Gam G641............ Homochord H-368. .......... 9302 ............... Nobody died (When they said I cried over you) ...........- ................Chantal 1334. Note: ........ Homochord as "Homochord Dance Orchestra", Gamage as "Gamage Dance Orchestra" and Chantal as "L'Orchestre de dance Chantal".. New York, N.Y., June 29, 1922. .......... 69755 ............. Dancing fool ..................................................Pathé-Actuelle 020802. New York, N.Y., July 3, 1922. .......... ....................... Hot lips..........................................................Arto ....9159. .......... ....................... Nobody died (When they said I cried over you) ...........-. .......... ....................... Georgette ...................................................................9160. New York, N.Y., July 6, 1922. .......... 69757 ............. Fascination.....................................................Pathé-Actuelle 020799. .......... 69758 ............. Pharaoh land .................................................................020802. .......... 69759 ............. Blue..............................................................................020814. New York, N.Y., July 19, 1922. .......... 226-E ............. Say it while dancing .......................................Cameo 252. .......... ....................... Hot lips.................................................... (unissued). New York, N.Y., July 21, 1922. .......... 231-A ............. Parade of the wooden soldiers.........................Cameo 252. New York, N.Y., July 31, 1922. .......... ....................... Truly........................................................ (unissued). New York, N.Y., August 4, 1922. .......... 9558 ............... I wish I. knew.................................................Vocalion 14411. .......... 9561 ............... Stuttering .......................................................Vocalion 14411, Aco G-15160, Beltona 427, Scala 594, Jazz Supreme JS101. Note: ........ Aco G-15160 as "Los Angeles Dance Orchestra", Beltona as "Palm Beach Players", Scal a as "The Cairo Ramblers".. New York, N.Y., August 21, 1922. .......... ....................... Blue................................................... (unissued). .......... ....................... Say it while dancing .............................................-.
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