Easy - Mendellos Dance Orchestra (1928)
- el año pasado
Some of the musicians are pianist Arthur Schutt, guitarist Carl Kress, and drummer Vic Berton. You could call this a "Bix" way of playing.
"Easy"
Mendello's Dance Orchestra
Jack Kaufman is vocalist, I suspect.
Banner 7246
October 16, 1928
Toots Mendello ensemble -- the name is Mendello, and he plays cornet. It is not Toots Mondello, who plays sax (don't confuse the two).
Toots Mendello recorded several sides from July to October 1928.
Six of the sides were issued on dime-store labels.
These are the only known recordings of Toots Mendello.
The various names used by the different dime labels can drive one crazy.
Banner used the name "Mendello's Dance Orchestra"
Oriole used the name "Dixie Jazz Band"
Broadway and Paramount used the name "Marks and His Five Oh My's"
And there are other names, too.
All the musicians hired by Toots Mendello in 1928 were members of the Five Pennies led by Red Nichols.
This includes Schutt and Berton.
Toots Mendello (cnt) Glenn Miller (tb) Fud Livingston (cl) Arthur Schutt (p) Carl Kress (g) Vic Berton (d)
James Mendello was born in Patterson, New Jersey, in 1904.
He is listed in the 1930 US Census with his name spelled Mandello, living at 1770 West Sixth Street, Brooklyn New York, age 26, born in New Jersey of Italian parents.
His wife was named Mildred, age 25.
Toots played with ensembles led by several different big names in the music business, including Ben Bernie, Ross Gorman, and Vincent Lopez.
In 1931, James Mendello died at age 27 in Brooklyn. The cause of death was viral meningitis. Bix also died that year.
"Easy" Mendello's Dance Orchestra on Banner 7246 (1928) Toots Mendello = Bix school of jazz.
"Easy"
Mendello's Dance Orchestra
Jack Kaufman is vocalist, I suspect.
Banner 7246
October 16, 1928
Toots Mendello ensemble -- the name is Mendello, and he plays cornet. It is not Toots Mondello, who plays sax (don't confuse the two).
Toots Mendello recorded several sides from July to October 1928.
Six of the sides were issued on dime-store labels.
These are the only known recordings of Toots Mendello.
The various names used by the different dime labels can drive one crazy.
Banner used the name "Mendello's Dance Orchestra"
Oriole used the name "Dixie Jazz Band"
Broadway and Paramount used the name "Marks and His Five Oh My's"
And there are other names, too.
All the musicians hired by Toots Mendello in 1928 were members of the Five Pennies led by Red Nichols.
This includes Schutt and Berton.
Toots Mendello (cnt) Glenn Miller (tb) Fud Livingston (cl) Arthur Schutt (p) Carl Kress (g) Vic Berton (d)
James Mendello was born in Patterson, New Jersey, in 1904.
He is listed in the 1930 US Census with his name spelled Mandello, living at 1770 West Sixth Street, Brooklyn New York, age 26, born in New Jersey of Italian parents.
His wife was named Mildred, age 25.
Toots played with ensembles led by several different big names in the music business, including Ben Bernie, Ross Gorman, and Vincent Lopez.
In 1931, James Mendello died at age 27 in Brooklyn. The cause of death was viral meningitis. Bix also died that year.
"Easy" Mendello's Dance Orchestra on Banner 7246 (1928) Toots Mendello = Bix school of jazz.