Earl Oliver's JAZZ BABIES (Harry Reser's band) "Cows" - Fox Trot - Edison Diamond Disc - gmmix

"Cows," played by Earl Oliver's Jazz Babies on Edison Diamond Disc 51877---vocal refrain by Tom Howard, whose real name was Tom Stacks. Recording date was 11/5/1926. The band heard on this disc was, in actually, HARRY RESER'S.

DENNIS PEREYA reports the following: (QUOTED) During the 1920s and 1930s, Harry Reser not only played in a number of bands, but also led his own groups using an amazing number of pseudonyms; Earl Oliver's Jazz Babies is one of them! His bands recorded an incredible number of tunes in a variety of styles, but the pop tunes and novelty songs appealed to a wider audience and are also among his best recordings. Harry Reser often arranged many of the songs that the bands recorded. Many of the better songs feature vocals by Tom Stacks, who was also the drummer on many of these sessions. His voice has been described as having "a built-in grin." Highlights of these recordings are Reser's banjo solos which show amazing clarity and technique, with a little jazz influence tossed in. The band most associated with Harry Reser was the The Clicquot Club Eskimos. This group was heard weekly on the NBC radio network from 1925 to 1935 and brought Reser a degree of fame. (QUOTE ENDS.)

As noted on the Anthony Monde Diamond Disc video recently posted, I purchased this phonograph "new, in the crate" many years ago--for $15. Around the time I bought my Victor II "horn machine" at a local mission-store---for one dollar---
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHIz_KXxHMA ---one Saturday morning they had 6 Edison Home phonographs
with rubber-tube ear-phones and repeating attachments, for $1 each, removed from an abandoned International Correspondence School lab where languages were taught--from the long unoccupied 4th floor of a building being cleared for demolition, at 8th & Penn Sts., Reading, PA

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[chagall56]

How did you get such nice clear sound on this? Is it just video camera recording? also thanks for posting Earl Oliver!

[gmmix]

@chagall56 I used a Panasonic Lumix with a Leica lens, essentially a camera for taking stills, but it takes videos up to 20 min. in length with pretty good results.

[saltburner2]

Wonderful to see these Diamond Discs on the turntable! Were they all edge-start?

I still much miss the US 'From Thomas Edison's Attic' broadcasts which we could get here in England online.

[gmmix]

Yes, all were edge-start because of the gearing that carried the reproducer-assembly from left to right..

[gmmix]

SORRY! I just realized my finger partly covered the "microphone opening" during the first 13 seconds of the recording.

[MrXnews]

A lot of 1926-and later records don't have Red Stars. I think a couple did.

[78toerenEnScans]

Jingle Bells :)

Thanks for uploading!

No red star on the record?

[mewhor]

I had and Edison C-150 when I was a kid and had this record (backed with ''Fire!'') Haven't heard this song in nearly 30 years! Thanks for posting.

[bill3murr]

this is one of my favorites....can't play my copy because someone broke the crank...they are not telling...ha. thank you for this post.

[Paal1994]

A great Harry Reser disc!

Thanks for posting.