78RPM John Sylvester (Original Indiana Five) Clearing House Blues/Sweet Man Joe
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Very rare recording on the Perfect label of John Sylvester and his Orch. (Original Indiana Five) from the 1920's as Jazz was hitting its stride (think "flappers" and the Charleston)...
I don't know record grading so I marked it "good"...please look at the photos and ask for more if you need them...
from the internet: Aliases: John Sylvester And His Orchestra, Original Tampa Five, The Birmingham Five
New York-based band of the 1920s playing jazz music in the style of the Original Memphis Five or the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
Under the name "Original Indiana Syncopators" the band made its first recordings for John Fletcher's Olympic (11) label in April and May 1923. At that point, it comprised leader Newman Fier on piano, Johnny Sylvester on trumpet, Vincent Grande on trombone, Johnny Costello on clarinet, and Tommy Morton on drums. For the May session, they added Nick Vitalo on sax and clarinet (Costello soon left) and Tony Colucci on banjo.
In September 1923, Sylvester took over the band, which then recorded for Pathé, and Harry Ford replaced Fier on piano.
In 1925, when the band recorded with Gennett, Morton became its leader. Trumpeter James Christie (6) and trombonist Charles Panelli replaced Sylvester and Grande. For the band's first Okeh sessions in September 1925, Pete Pellezzi took over from Panelli. In October 1926, Christie also left. His replacement, trumpeter Tony Tortomas, joined the band for some of its best recordings until it disbanded in 1929.
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