Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra - Honeysuckle Rose (1931)

Frankie (Tram) Trumbauer (May 30 ,1901 - June 11,1956)

was one of the leading jazz saxophonists of the 1920s and 1930s. He played C melody saxophone, which in size is between an alto and tenor saxophone. He also played alto.

Trumbauer is, more than anything, remembered for being the musical companion of Bix Beiderbecke, a companionship that produced some of the finest and most innovative jazz records of the late 1920s. In 1927, Trumbauer released a recording of "Singin' the Blues" in 1927, the classic originally recorded and released by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, which featured Bix Beiderbecke on cornet.

He recruited Beiderbecke for Jean Goldkette's Victor Recording Orchestra, of which he became musical director. In the late 1920s he cut several popular sides with Beiderbecke, including the legendary "Singin' the Blues." After leaving Goldkette, he and Beiderbecke worked briefly for Adrian Rollini, then joined Paul Whiteman's band in 1927. He played with Whiteman for eight of the following nine years. He had a separate contract with OKeh Records from 1927 through 1930, he recorded some of the most legendary small group Jazz recordings of the era, usually including Beiderbecke until the April 30, 1929 session. In 1931 he organized a band in Chicago and recorded for Brunswick and then reorganized another in New York in 1932 and recorded for Columbia. During 1934-1936, while a member of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, he made a series of recordings for Brunswick and Victor, often including Jack Teagarden.

In 1936 he led the Three T's, featuring the Teagarden brothers; in 1938, he and Manny Klein started a band which they co-led. During World War II, he was assigned to the Civil Aeronautics Authority, where he was a test pilot. He continued to work for the CAA after the war, and also played in the NBC Orchestra. After 1947, although he continued to play and record, he earned most of his income outside music.

Trumbauer's cool, delicate style and slow vibrato influenced many important saxophonists, including Benny Carter, Lester Young and Art Pepper. Like Beiderbecke, Trumbauer introduced a "cool" sensibility into jazz, rather than the prevalent "hot" style of the time.


Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra - Honeysuckle Rose (1931)

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[TCDS75]

Preciosa ...César

[AlfaAxel]

Thank you for bringing this "cool" recording to YuoTube! I love it.

And thanks to JazzWithoutANet for comments and story :-)

[JazzWithoutANet]

@AlfaAxel

His birth name is Orie Frank Trumbauer. The horn had rare "Vibratone" reeds along with the Guy Humphries reeds and box with the initials. I ran out of leads so I sold it to a nice lady in California who wanted it for her 80 something dad. I hope she can find more history than I did. I never heard back from "History Detectives" and a week after I sold it, I got and invitation to "Antiques Roadshow" who will be in the Baltimore/DC area soon. Oh well, would have been a nice discovery.

[AlfaAxel]

@JazzWithoutANet: Did you find out whether Frank Trumbauer also has an "O" name? (Assuming Buescher is a sax :-) )

[JazzWithoutANet]

I bought a C Melody Buescher True Tone on Ebay. It was found in a barn near Carbondale, IL, Tram's birthplace. It has a "Guy Humphries" reed box with the initials "O F T" written on the back. I'm investigating....

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded in Chicago on June 24, 1931; the lead vocalist is Art Jarrett (formerly of Ted Weems' orchestra, later a bandleader himself). Bill Rank and Matty Malneck {and future orchestra leader David Rose on piano} are in the group as well...this was Trumbauer's last recording for 1931- he wouldn't lead a group on record again until April 1932 [the celebrated 12 inch Columbia medley sides, with young Johnny Mercer as a vocalist].

[everybodylovesmybaby]

Edmundus: Any notion who's doing the vocals?

[VandalStork]

This is one of my favorite songs, and my favorite version of THIS song. So mellow and fine...

[heinbanjo12]

I like this tempo. Most bands are playing this song much faster now.