Trumpet Players With Bix Connections in Jan Garber's Band
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Harold Peppie was in the Garber band at the Penn State Junior prom in April 1927. The Garber band played opposite the Goldkette band (with Bix). The other trumpeteer in the band was Harry "Goldie" Goldfield, who later on played next to Bix in the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
Jimmy McPartland was with Garber for a short time in 1930. Jimmy was a good friend of Bix's and replaced him in the Wolverines.
Chelsea Quealey was with Garber from 1921 to 1925. He played and recorded with Bobby Davis and Adrian Rollini who played and recorded with Bix during the New Yorkers period.