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Princess Of The Savoy (1936-1939)
| Recorded | Jun 2, 1936 & Oct 27, 1937 |
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| Label | MCA Records |
| Released | 1936 |
| Personnel | 23 credited players |
| Discogs | master 681172 |
The record
This MCA compilation pulls together late-'30s Savoy dates from a reed section stacked deep -- Sampson, Jefferson, Clark, and a young Louis Jordan among them. Tight, danceable arrangements from a bandleader whose name was practically stitched into the ballroom's walls.
Session personnel
- Edgar Sampson — alto saxophone
- Hilton Jefferson — alto saxophone
- Louis Jordan — alto saxophone
- Pete Clark — alto saxophone
- Teddy McRae — baritone saxophone
- Beverly Peer — bass
- Del Thomas — bass
- Chauncey Haughton — clarinet, alto saxophone
- Garvin Bushell — clarinet, alto saxophone
- Chick Webb — drums
- Bobby Johnson — guitar
- John Trueheart — guitar
- Joe Steele — piano
- Tommy Fulford — piano
- Wayman Carver — tenor saxophone
- George Matthews — trombone
- Nat Story — trombone
- Sandy Williams — trombone
- Bobby Stark — trumpet
- Dick Vance — trumpet
- Mario Bauzá — trumpet
- Taft Jordan — trumpet
- Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| — | MCA Records · 670.9248 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue earliest on file |
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| 1982 | MCA Records |