BDW 8045 Lud Gluskin 1924-33 (2 CD Set) A compilation of rare European recordings by Gluskin's band, featuring several American jazz musicians including Gene Prendergast, Spencer Clark and Paulie Freed. Gluskin specialist Andreas Schmauder has selected 48 of the band's best sides from among the over 400 recordings made by the band in Vienna, Paris and Berlin, and the booklet contains rare photographs and extensive notes by Andreas. Disc 1 Paul Gason and his Orchestra Orchestra of 8 musicians “3 saxophones, 1 banjo, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, piano, traps“ personnel probably: Paul Gason (ldr, cl, as), Bob Leroy or Maurice Giegas (t), Léo Vauchant (tb), Billy Laurent, Maurice Fallet (reeds), Freddy Bouvier (bj), Lucien Moraweck (p), Lud Gluskin (d). Vienna, October 18, 1924 1. BT 920-1 Down Home Blues (Walter Paul) HMV AM 161 2. BT 921-2 Steamboat Sal (Fred Fisher) HMV AM 161 Paul Gason et son Versatile Orchestra Paul Gason (ldr, as), Faustin Jeanjean, Johnny Dixon or Jascha Strijevsky (t), Léo Vauchant (tb), Maurice Cizeron, Felix Passerone (cl, fl, as, ts), Mischa Lewandowsky ? (bj), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Arcady Lynn (p), Lud Gluskin (d). Paris, late 1926 or early 1927 3. SP 5018-2 I Certainly Could (Milton Ager) Odeon Sp.5018/ 5016 The Playboys Eddie Ritten (t), Ben Pickering (tb), Buzz Gragg (as, cl), Merrow Bodge (ts, cl), Fred Zierer (vn, ldr), Reuel Kenyon (p), Ted Goebel (d) Paris, July 31, 1927 4. 8257 Ain’t She Sweet ? (Milton Ager) Pathé 6996 Lud Gluskin and his Versatile Juniors Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Léo Vauchant (tb, cello), Gene Prendergast (as, cl, v), Merrow Bodge (ts, cl), Maurice Cizeron (as, cl, f, oboe), Fred Zierer (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Reuel Kenyon (p), Ted Goebel (d), John Thorne (v). Paris, February 10, 1927 5. N 8406 Tiger Rag (Lerry Schields) (sic) Pathé X.6226 Paris, March 14, 1928 6. N 1729 Si Vous Connaisez Papa (Yvain) Pathé X.6226 Paris, March 16, 1928 7. N 8453 Feelin´ No Pain (Fud Livingston) Pathé X.8535 Paris, April 4, 1928 8. N 8472 Miss Annabelle Lee (Sidney Clare y Lew Pollack)-scat-vGP Pathé X.8535 Paris, April 10, 1928 9. 95269 Sunny Skies (Gilbert)-vJT Perfect 372 Joe Wismer (p) replaces Reuel Kenyon, Porret (t, arr.) replaces Faustin Jeanjean, unidentified (g) replaces Kennedy (bj). Paris, May 11, 1928 10. N 8572 Did You Mean It ? (Baker Sid Silvers Lyman) Pathé X.8538 Lud Gluskin et son Jazz Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Julien Porret (t), Emile Christian (tb, bsx), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Merrow Bodge (cl, as), Billy Bartholomew (as, cl, ss), Fred Zierer (vn), John W.Castellucci (bj, vn), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Joe Kreklow (p), Ted Goebel (d). Paris, July 6, 1928 11. N 8707 Whiteman Stomp (Jo Trente & Thomas Waller) (sic) Pathé 8569 Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Julien Porret, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Emile Christian (tb, bsx), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Merrow Bodge (cl, as), Maurice Cizeron (as, cl, fl), Fred Zierer (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Paulie Freed or Jack O´Brien (p), Bart Curtis (d). Paris, November 14, 1928 12. 8902-1 Saint Louis Blues (W. -C Handy) Pathé 37503 Paris, November 15, 1928 13. 8928-1 Ten Little Miles From Town (Gus Kahn & Elmer Schoebel) Pathé 8584 Jack O´Brien (p) is the probable pianist. 14. 8932-1 Clarinet Marmalade (Harry Shields) (sic) Pathé 8584 Orchestre Lud Gluskin Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Emile Christian (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Maurice Cizeron ? (as, cl, fl), Serge Glykson (as, fl,ts), Spencer Clark (bsx, cl, x, g), Fred Zierer (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Paulie Freed (p, arr.), Bart Curtis (d, v), Vocal trio: Ritten or Curtis (lead-v) - Kennedy (tenor-v) - Christian(bass-v). Berlin, January 7, 1929 15. 406-D I Can´t Give You Anything But Love (D. Field et Mc. Hugh)-v trio Homocord 5100 16. 407-D You Took Advantage Of Me (Rich Rodgers) Homocord 5090 "Lud" Gluskin Ambassadonians Berlin, January 18 or 19, 1929 17. 02224 m1 Clarinet Marmalade (Shields - Ragas) Tri Ergon TE 5493 Berlin, January 23, 1929 18. 1532 ½ BR II I Wanna Be Loved By You (Stothart-Ruby)-v trio Polydor 22050 19. 1536 ½ BR II Crazy Rhythm (Meyer - Kahn) Polydor 22041 Berlin, January 27, 1929 20. 02281m1 Add A Little Wiggle (Yellen - Ager) Tri Ergon TE 5514 Berlin, ca.February 3, 1929 21. 1558 ½ BR II What A Wonderful Wedding That Will Be (Kahal-Fain)-vBC ? Polydor 22056 Berlin, ca.February 7, 1929 22. 02424m1 Everywhere You Go (Prendergast) (sic) Tri Ergon TE 5543 23. 02425m1 Milenber Joys (Ritten) (sic) Tri Ergon TE 5543 Berlin, ca.February 12, 1929 24. 1585 BR II Skadatin-Dee (Tobias - Siras) vGP Polydor 22101 Disc 2 Lud Gluskin and his Ambassadors Orchestra Personnel probably: Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Emile Christian (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Serge Glykson (as, cl), Spencer Clark (bsx, cl, x, g), Fred Zierer (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Paulie Freed (p), Jim Kelly (d). Berlin or Paris, probably spring or summer 1929 1. 4064 Tiger Rag (---) British Phototone 4064 Jazz-Orchester Lud Gluskin Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Emile Christian (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Serge Glykson (as, cl), Spencer Clark (bsx, cl, x, g), Fred Zierer (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Paulie Freed (p), Jim Kelly (d). Berlin, February or March 1929 2. 655 D A Room With A View (---) Homocord 5099 3. 3513 That’s My Weakness Now (Stept) Phonycord Flexible 235 4. 3516 Gipsy (Malneck - Signorelli) Artiphon 03516/ 03517 Lud Gluskin and his Orchestra Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Emile Christian (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Serge Glykson (as, cl), Spencer Clark (bsx, cl, x, g), Rapha Brogiotti (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Arthur Pavoni (bb), Paulie Freed (p), Jim Kelly (d), unidentified (v), Vocal trio: Ritten (lead-v) - Kennedy (tenor-v) - Christian (bass-v). Berlin, October 10, 1929 5. 10325 Stairway Of Dreams (Adrian Mack - Gene Stone)-v trio Ultraphon A 225 Lucien Moraweck (2nd p, arr.) added Berlin, October 23, 1929 6. 2581 BK II Doin’ The New Low Down (Fields-McHugh)-v trio Polydor 22833 Serge Glykson doubles on oboe. Berlin, October 24, 1929 7. 10384 Moanin’ Low (Ralph Raiwger) (sic) Ultraphon A 278 Unidentified (bb) replaces Arthur Pavoni. Berlin, ca. December 2, 1929 8. 632 BT II I Wanna Go Places And Do Things (Whiting) Polydor 22891 Spencer Clark plays (g). 9. 633 ½ BT II Close Your Eyes (Kahal-Monaco)-v trio Polydor 22888 Berlin, late October or December 1929 10. 2449 ½ BR VI Someone’s Falling In Love (Little) Polydor 22910 11. 2451 ½ BR-VI ’S Nice Like This (Friends-Simons)-v unknown Polydor 22909 12. 2453 ½ BR VI Birmingham Bertha (Clarke-Akst)-v unknown Polydor 22905 Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten (t), Emile Christian (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Spencer Clark (bsx), Howard Kennedy (bj), Paulie Freed (p), Jim Kelly (d). Berlin, November or December 1929 13. 2496 ½ BR VI Milenberg Joys (Rapollo) (sic) Polydor 22939 Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Emile Christian (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Serge Glykson (as, cl), Spencer Clark (bsx, cl), Rapha Brogiotti (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), unidentified (bb), Paulie Freed (p), Jim Kelly (d). Berlin, November or December 1929 14. 2508 BR VI Bee-Ology (Bee) Polydor 22939 Lud Gluskin et son Orchestre Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Howard Mulvaney (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Maurice Cizeron (as, cl, fl, v), Serge Glykson (as, cl), Spencer Clark (bsx, cl, x, g), Rapha Brogiotti (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Eddie Kollis (g, v), unidentified (bb), Paulie Freed (p), Jim Kelly (d, v). Paris, probably October 13, 1930 15. 106598 C’est Mon Gigolo (Peterburski)-vMC Parlophone 80352 16. 106600 Oh, Donna Clara (Lonello assucci)-vMCfont> Parlophone 80352 probably same place and date 17. C.507 'Leven Thirty Saturday Night (---)-vJK or EK Publicity Record of the Embassy Club, Paris Lud Gluskin and his Orchestra Lud Gluskin (ldr), Eddie Ritten, Faustin Jeanjean (t), Howard Mulvaney (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, as), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Serge Glykson (as, cl), Spencer Clark (bsx, cl, x, g), Rapha Brogiotti (vn), Howard Kennedy (bj), Mike Danzi (g), unidentified (bb), Paulie Freed (p), Lucien Moraweck (2nd p, arr.), Jim Kelly (d), unidentified trio (v). Berlin, November 13, 1930 18. H-83223 There´s A Wah-Wah Gal In Agua Caliente (W. Donaldson)-v trio Homocord 4-3936 Mike Danzi (g) omitted. Berlin, December 11, 1930 19. H-83262 March Of The Hoodlums (H. Carmichael) Homocord 4-3950 Lud Gluskin et son Orchestre Lud Gluskin (ldr), Arthur Briggs, Alex Renard, Julien Porret (t), Guy Paquinet, René Weiss (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, ts, bcl, bars), Charles “Coco“ Kiehn (ts, cl), Max Blanc or Serge Glykson (as, cl), Rapha Brogiotti, unidentified (vn), Don Baird (g), Jean Belloni or Arthur Pavoni (bb), Paulie Freed (p, arr.), Georges Marion (d), Freddy Johnson (v). Paris, May 4, 1932 20. 301580-MC1 Oh ! Mo’nah! (Ted Weems et Country Washburn, Arr. Irving King)-vFJ Pathé X.96191 Lud Gluskin (ldr), George Hirst, Alex Renard, Julien Porret (t), Guy Paquinet, René Weiss (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, ts, bars), Charles “Coco“ Kiehn (ts, cl), Danny Polo, Max Blanc or Serge Glykson (as, cl), Rapha Brogiotti, unidentified(vn), Don Baird (g), Jean Belloni or Arthur Pavoni (bb), Paulie Freed (p), Georges Marion (d) Dréna, Kearney Walton (v). Paris, June 23, 1932 21. 301627-MC1 Dinah (Harry Akst, Arr..Jimmy Dale) Pathé X.96199 Hirst, Pavoni, Glykson and possibly Kiehn omitted Paris, October 10, 1932 22. 301668-MC1 Crazy People (James V. Monaco, Arr.Art Mac Kay)-vD/KW Pathé X.96208 Georges Charron (ts, cl) added Paris, October 27, 1932 23. 301686-MC1 How About You And Me? (Don Daugherty, Arr.Paul Weirick) Pathé X.96218 Lud Gluskin (ldr), George Hirst, Alex Renard (t), Guy Paquinet, René Weiss (tb), Gene Prendergast (cl, ts, bars), Georges Charron (ts, cl), Marcel Baudran (ts, as, bars), Max Blanc (as, cl), Rapha Brogiotti, unidentified(vn), Don Baird (g), Emile Christian (bb), Paulie Freed (p), André Taylor (d), Leslie Sterling (v). Paris, February 27, 1933 24. 301790-MC1 Fit As A Fiddle (Al Hoffmann & Al. Goodhart)-vLS Pathé X.96255 BDW8044 | BDW8046 http://www.jazzoracle.com info@jazzoracle.com