Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra, 1930

solophoneman · Post by **solophoneman** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:47 pm

The wonderful early 30's Black Jazz sound of Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra, now on You Tube. Have a Listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMREfLNo3Ls

Fredrik · Post by **Fredrik** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:21 pm

A lovely and underrated band (though I realize that some people will claim that it's not "real" jazz). I've understood that Williams wrote all the arrangements for his band himself. A talented fellow!

Fredrik

beaumonde · Post by **beaumonde** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:27 am

Thanks for posting this. Fess has been one of my favorites for awhile.

He was classically trained.

Did you also know he was the uncle of modernist bassist Charles Mingus?

Post by **Neophone** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:51 pm

Solophoneman,

That's a fantastic rendition! I love it. Thanks for sharing it.

Regards,
John

jazzgirl1920s · Post by **jazzgirl1920s** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:15 am

Thanks for that recording by Fess Williams. His Victor recordings are not easy to find. I have his Victor recordings on an old lp and also a cd. My favorite recording of his is Hot Town.

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