Sam Lanin And His Orchestra - Stomp Off, Let's Go

Sam Lanin and his Orchestra (as the Missouri Jazz Band) play "Stomp Off, Let's Go", with fine solos/breaks and nice relaxed ensemble playing. One of the best (and hottest) Lanin sides of this period.

The personnel is somewhat speculative, but I think reasonably accurate. I'm not absolutely 100% sure that the trombonist here is Miff Mole, even though the solo is very Mole-like! The discographies state that there is only one trumpet present. The omission is a bit unusual as the stock arrangement would have called for two trumpets, so Nichols has his work cut out!

This is a late acoustic side and the Plaza recording equipment leaves a lot to be desired. The rather gritty surface and the fact that my copy grades at about V+ don't exactly help matters, but the quality of the music makes up for these technical deficiencies!

SAM LANIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Red Nichols - trumpet or cornet / Miff Mole - trombone / Clyde Doerr - alto sax, baritone sax / Ken "Goof" Moyer - alto sax, clarinet / Lucien Smith - tenor sax / Rube Bloom - piano / John Cali - banjo / Joe Tarto - brass bass / Vic Berton - drums

Recorded in New York, October 7th, 1925

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