Two different bands have all of their output reissued on this CD. The first dozen selections are by
the Arcadia Peacock Orchestra
of St. Louis, a pretty decent hot
jazz
dance band
from 1924-1925. None of the sidemen became famous (best known is trumpeter
Bob Pope
), but the band fares well and on two numbers offers fine support to singer
Sophie Tucker
. However, the real reason to acquire this disc is for the 14 selections by
the Arcadian Serenaders
(including two cuts made as
the Original Crescent City Jazzers
). Originally a New Orleans septet with cornetist
Sterling Bose
, the music moved to St. Louis, where the band was renamed
. The November 29, 1924, session has
Wingy Manone
making his recording debut on four songs, but the eight songs from October 26, 1925, have
Bose
in the cornet chair. This group performed some of the hottest
New Orleans jazz
on record during the period, including memorable versions of
"Who Can Your Regular Be Blues,"
"Fidgety Feet,"
"Back Home in Illinois,"
"You Gotta Know How,"
and
"Angry."
Recommended to collectors of 1920s
. ~ Scott Yanow