1920s JAZZ -- "Jazz De Luxe" -- Fuller's Jazz Band -- Edison

"Jazz De Luxe" is being heard on Edison 4-min. Blue Amberol cylinder # 3610 by EARL FULLER'S FAMOUS JAZZ BAND...recorded June 13, 1918 in New York City. A year before, Fuller was leading a society dance band (Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra) at the popular Rector's Restaurant in New York City. Their records for Victor, Columbia, Emerson, and Edison sold well from 1918 to 1920. Fuller ensembles helped popularize dance band trends of that period. FOR SEVERAL of his earliest sessions, he led a small jazz ensemble identified on record labels as Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band, which was probably formed at the suggestion of Victor executives eager to duplicate the success of the first disc of the Original Dixieland Jass Band, made in late-February of 1917. Because of various grievances, the Original Dixieland Jass Band severed ties with Victor for a year, after making its first record, and started to record for Columbia and the new Aeolian-Vocalion label. Fuller's hastily assembled jazz group filled the void, enabling Victor later in 1917 to meet a sudden demand for jazz music. Seen in the photo in the video in Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band are Harry Raderman on trombone, Ted Lewis on clarinet, John Lucas on drums, Earl Fuller at the piano, and Walter Kahn on cornet. REQUEST: I was unable to find birth and death dates for Fuller. Can anyone supply them?

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[Paal1994]

Earl Fuller was born March 8, 1885.

He was married to Katherine Fuller, and his usual occupation was in the real estate business as a broker.

Fuller died August 18, 1947.

[gmmix]

I constantly marvel at the number of obscure and significant facts relative to old-time recordings--both classical and popular--that appear in posted comments. As nothing lasts forever, how tragic it will be when and if one day YouTube disappears. Thanks PAAL1994 for your input.

[jurek46pink]

I know practically nothing about cylinders and am always wondering how they managed in making additional copies after recording: cylinder is not a flat disc. Did they record each item of a cylinder again and again...? That would not be economical...-

[gmmix]

Before the Gold-Moulded cylinder process of 1902 that enabled countless numbers of recordings from a single master, they used to set up a bank of recording machines with a single recording horn. From that horn, tubes ran to each machine. They could make perhaps a dozen or more recordings at a time.

[gmmix]

Before the Gold-Moulded cylinder of 1902, a single horn led to 10 or more recording machines. Performers made the same piece over and over. Sound was weak so earphone tube-sets were used to listen.

[fuzzbear6240]

Gmmix, Wonderfully raucous! Jass at it's earliest. Thanks. I'll ask around about Earl Fuller. YF, J.

[gmmix]

"Raucous" is the perfect adjective. Thanks...~!

[jazzgirl1920s]

Very good sound reproduction of this cylinder of this fringe jazz group assembled to capitalize on the popularity of the Original Dixieland Jazzband. Ted Lewis is in there squeeking and sqwaking on clarinet. He does play a few nice jazz like clarinet breaks though.

[AegirIII]

wow, I never seen a cylinder in action. I am impressed!

[djoutrage18]

wow, where did you find this sylinder? great record!

have this on a cd called early jazz, 1917 to 25 and some googling should bring it up, get that cd! it really is great, that's why i looked this up

[huerta2094]

I liked this song because of the tootin' it had. ido not know what a cylinder is, but im pretty sure it made the song more enjoyable

[davidglow3]

Jimmy Dorsey playing in lewis band in late 20s could stand his playing no more and hit Lewis over the head with his clarinet and stormed off stage.On this record l have never heard worse clarinet playing...have you?

[bixchick007]

I love this band! My jazz tastes keep getting earlier and earlier. These guys were some of the best!

[rotunda57]

That's some really good tootin' there, but this Raderman fellow sounds mighty slippery to me :)