Bix and Kaufman

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That is quite a discography!

Irving Kaufman recorded four sides with Bix, two days in a row in 1927, and two more in 1928. From Sudhalter and Evans.

Sep 29, 1927 BROADWAY BELL-HOPS

144809-2 There Ain't No Land Like Dixieland to Me Har 504-H, Vel 1504-V, Diva 2504-V
144810-2 There' A Cradle in Caroline Har 504-H, Vel 1504-V, Diva 2504-V

Sep 30, 1927 FRANK TRUMBAUER AND HIS ORCHESTRA

W81499-A Just an Hour of Love OK 40912, OdFr A-189070, ParE R3463, ParG A-4912
W81500-A I'm Wondering Who OK 40912, OdFr A-189070, ParE R3463, ParG A-4912

Apr 3, 1928 FRANK TRUMBAUER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (Irving Kaufman as Noel Taylor)

W 400188-A Our Bungalow of Dreams OK41019, ParE R-142, ParG A-4543
W 400189-B Lila OK41019, ParE R-141, ParG A-4543

It is interesting that the credits on the label of ParE R3463 read "FRANKIE TRUMBAUER’S AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA with Bix, Lang, Rollini and Venuti with Special Vocal Chorus." ParE R-142 gives FRANKIE TRUMBAUER’S AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA. ParE R141 gives FRANKIE TRUMBAUER and his ORCHESTRA.

Here are images of some labels.

Note that OK 40912 was issued under the name "Benny Meroff and His Orchestra" and the vocalist was not identified.



Har 504-H does not identify the vocalist.



Neither does OK 41019



ParE R-142 does not even mention a vocalist.



I have a photo of the Kaufman brothers in the Bixography. See

http://bixography.com/images2/photogallery.htm#PhotographIrving%20KaufmanVitaphone

The image was courtesy of Ryan Barna who has a couple of pages of relevnt interest.

http://www.phonostalgia.com/kaufman/ind.html

http://www.phonostalgia.com/kaufman/final.html

Albert

Posted on Jul 5, 2008, 4:14 AM

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