Missourians
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The Missourians were one of the most famous jazz bands in New York in the 1920s.
The band was formed in 1923 as Wilson Robinsons Synchopators and was influenced by Benny Moten . The group moved to New York in the mid-1920s and became the Cotton Club's house band in 1926 . After the death of band leader Andy Preer in 1927, they lost their position there as the Cotton Club Orchestra . In the first recordings from this time, Sidney De Paris was one of the group. The ten-man formation went on tour with Ethel Waters in 1927 .
Under the direction of alto saxophonist George Scott, the band played as a house band in the Savoy Ballroom from 1928 to 1929 . In 1929 and 1930 there were several recordings for RCA . Well-known band members during this time were: Lammar Wright senior , Ruben Reeves , Harry White, Walther Thomas, William Thornton Blue , Andy Brown, RQ Dickerson , Jimmy Smith, Charley Stamps and Earres Prince .
From 1929 the band also worked with Cab Calloway . He took over the band in 1930, which then became Cab Calloway's Cotton Club Orchestra and one of the well-known swing formations. He exchanged a large part of the musicians.
literature
- Aberjhani, Sandra L. West: Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
Web links
- Missourians at Allmusic (English)
- Discography of the Missourians