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Re: St. James Infirmary-King Oliver’s Orchestra;1930
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:23 am
by An Balores
Three trumpets again. Clearly it is Bubber Miley playing the first chorus and behind the vocals. Then Henry Allen duets with the tuba. The one-bar break after the clarinet is a bit more tricky. I think its Oliver, who also leads the trumpet section in the last chorus.
Re: St. James Infirmary-King Oliver’s Orchestra;1930
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:07 pm
by Jim_Cannon
Trumpet? I thought it was cornet?
Re: St. James Infirmary-King Oliver’s Orchestra;1930
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:22 pm
by An Balores
King Oliver had made the switch from cornet to trumpet by 1930. I think Oliver plays trumpet on all his Victor recordings, if he plays at all - very occasionally he is present only as director.