Bob Wallis was a good trumpet player who played in Acker Bilk's first groups before founding his own. These 1957-61 recordings sample the first part of his bandleading career featuring Bilk, Keith "Avo" Avison on trombone, Doug Richmond on clarinet, Hugh Rainey on banjo, Dick Heckstall-Smith on soprano sax, a very young, pre-Cream Ginger Baker on drums and others . . all playing in a solid four beat New Orleans style
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/supportTeddy Grace - great singer of the 1930's with Bud Freeman, Bob Crosby, Jack Teagarden and others
Early British Trad - George Webb, Freddy Randall, 1943-49
Bud Freeman's Summa Cum Laude Orchestra 1939-1940
WETF Show - Fletcher Henderson, 1933
WETF Show - Bobby Hackett Orchestra 1938-40
WETF Show - Woody Herman 1949 with Gene Ammons and others
Six Swingers - 1930's British band featuring Freddy Gardner and other great jazz players
WETF Show - Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian - mostly live 1940, 1941
Willie Lewis and His Entertainers with Benny Carter and Bill Coleman 1936
Benny Goodman Small Groups - live, 1939
WETF Show - Harlem Bands of the 1920's - Savoy Bearcats, Dave Nelson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - 1923/24
WETF Show - Jonah Jones in the 1950's
WETF Show - James P. Johnson solos
Spike Hughes - with Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, etc
WETF Show - Texas Swing . .great bands of the 1930's from Texas . .Bob Dunn, Leon Chappelear, John Boyd
WETF Show - Woody Herman 1949
Bill Boyd - Texas Swing 1935-38
WETF Show - Ted Lewis and the great clarinets!
Go Harlem - Bingie Madison and His Orchestra with King Oliver, Clarence Williams and James P. Johnson
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