Jazz
Adrian Rollini Sax (Bass), Goofus
Arthur Schutt Piano
Artie Dunn Vocals
Ate Van Delden Discography, Liner Notes
Babe Russin Sax (Tenor)
Benny Goodman Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Bill Moore Trumpet
Carl Loeffler Trombone
Chauncey Gray Piano
Chris Barber Executive Producer
Cornell Smelser Accordion
Dick McDonough Guitar
Dudley Fosdick Mellophonium
Ed Kirkeby Vocals
Eddie Walters Vocals
Eva Taylor Vocals
Fletcher Hereford Sax (Alto)
Frank Signorelli Piano
Gene Krupa Drums
Glenn McGaha Miller Trombone
Henry Whiteman Violin
Irving Brodsky Piano
Jack Meskill Composer
Jack Purvis Trumpet
Jack Teagarden Trombone
Jimmy Dorsey Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Joe Lindwurm Trumpet
Joe Tarto Brass Band
Joe Venuti Violin
John R.T. Davies Audio Restoration, Original Material
Leo McConville Trumpet
Manny Klein Trumpet
Maurice Goffin Violin
Mickey Bloom Trumpet
Pete Pumiglio Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Phil Napoleon Trumpet
Red McKenzie Vocals
Red Nichols Leader, Trumpet
Ria Wigt Production Coordination
Rube Bloom Piano, Vocals
Stan King Drums
Tex Hurst String Bass
Tommy Fellini Guitar
Tommy Thunen Trumpet
Ward Lay String Bass
Wim Wigt Executive Producer
The Charleston Chasers
Formed: 1925
Disbanded: 1931
Decades Active: 1920,1930
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Early Jazz, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Trombone Jazz
Moods: Carefree, Freewheeling, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Exuberant, Playful, Elegant, Fun, Joyous
The Charleston Chasers was a name used between 1925 and 1931 for a series of recording groups that did not exist outside of the studios. The 1925 edition (which recorded two numbers) matched cornetist Leo McConville with trombonist Miff Mole and pianist Arthur Schutt. By their second session two years later, The Charleston Chasers was a group similar to Red Nichols' Five Pennies with Nichols on cornet, trombonist Mole, Jimmy Dorsey on clarinet and alto (he was later replaced by clarinetist Pee Wee Russell), and usually pianist Schutt, Dick McDonough on banjo or guitar, Joe Tarto on tuba, and the inventive drummer Vic Berton. Other than two songs by a similar band (plus singer Scrappy Lambert) in 1928, The Charleston Chasers were inactive until mid-1929, when trumpeter Phil Napoleon became their lead voice. At first using Mole, Dorsey, and Schutt, the group at various times included clarinetist Benny Goodman and trombonist Tommy Dorsey, along with Roy Evans and Eva Taylor on vocals. Probably the best-known session under The Charleston Chasers name was the final one, four songs cut on February 9, 1931, by an 11-piece group that included trumpeter Charlie Teagarden, both Jack Teagarden and Glenn Miller on trombones, Benny Goodman, and drummer Gene Krupa. While two songs had pop vocals by Paul Small, the renditions of "Basin Street Blues" and "Beale Street Blues" (featuring famous Jack Teagarden vocals) were arguably the high point of the group's existence and alone would have guaranteed the band's immortality.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
