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The California Ramblers were one of the very first big bands on record to aim for dance music with strong jazz overtones.
The group was not from California (by all reports they never even played in that state),
but formed in Ohio by banjoist Ray Kitchenman in 1921.
The band had a drumming dynamo in Stan King, an early playing partner of Benny Goodman's,
whose rock-solid beat induced dancing.
On bass saxophone was Adrian Rollini, a musical genius who could shine on multiple instruments.
Add to this lineup were the Dorsey brothers, Red Nichols, the straight-ahead rhythm of banjoist Ray Kitchenman
and clarinetist Fud Livingston (comedian Jerry Colonna served a brief tenure with the band on trombone
before finding his true leather-lunged calling) and you have a society dance band with real bite and verve.
They also hold a parenthetical place in jazz history, hiring trumpet man Bill Moore,
one of the first African American jazz musician to work with a white band.
Although their time in the limelight was brief, with several of their members going on to bigger and better things
by decade's end, the California Ramblers stand as the quintessential white dance band of the 1920s.
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The CD presents a selection of their Edison Diamond Disc
recordings from 1929.
They feature some great jazz musicians of the period.
There are several hot jazz solos throughout the sessions.
All selections have been digitally restored by Vintage Recordings.
The
California Ramblers (Edison Diamond Disc Recordings) [1920's Jazz Band]
(Recorded 1929) Encore 6
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01 Dream Train (Ed 52547) 1929
02 My Suppressed Desire (Ed 52550) 1929
03 Cradle Of Love (Ed 52550) 1929
04 From Sunrise To Sunset (From Sunset Till Dawn) (Ed 52561) 1929
05 Avalon Town (Ed 52561) 1929
06 That’s Living (Ed 52568) 1929
07 Honey (Ed 52580) 1929
08 My Sin (Ed 52580) 1929
09 Huggable Kissable You (Ed 52590) 1929
10 The Wedding Of The Painted Doll (Ed 52602) 1929
11 Broadway Baby Dolls (Ed 52610) 1929
12 I Get The Blues When It Rains (Ed 52610) 1929
13 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (Ed 52622) 1929
14 Broken Idol (Ed 52638) 1929
15 Pretty Little You (Ed 14072) 1929
16 When You’re Counting The Stars Alone (Ed 14072) 1929