Thanks, Mike, very good. Indeed, the bands within the bands of the 1930s when the guys wanted to play "real" jazz and improvise.
I am still interested in 1920s recordings that consisted of almost exclusively a sequence of solos:
Before the bands within the bands in the 1930s there were examples in 1927; I gave "Singin' the Blues" and "Ida." I am looking for earlier examples
Louis Armstrong's "Gut Bucket Blues" (11/12/25) could be an example (banjo, piano, trombone, clarinet, cornet), but there is too much ensemble work, both at the begining and at the end.
Specifically, are there examples before Feb 4, 1927 when the immortal "Singin' the Blues" was recorded?
Albert