Jack Pettis & His Pets - Hot Heels

Jack Pettis worked in Chicago with Elmer Schoebel and Paul Mares, becoming a member of the highly influential New Orleans Rhythm Kings with whom he recorded during 1922-23. Pettis joined Ben Bernie's Orchestra. He began making recordings as a leader in 1926 and during the next two years recorded extensively with his own groups, and with Bernie, the Whoopee Makers and Irving Mills' Hotsy Totsy Gang. He also wrote or co-wrote several tunes including "St. Louis Shuffle", "Freshman Hop," "Sweetest Melody" and "A Bag O' Blues". But after 1930, Jack Pettis only made one more appearance on record and by the 40's he had completely disappeared from the music scene. Of his later life hardly anything is known. This catchy tune was recorded for Vocalion on July 20th, 1927. The list of talented musicians working for Pettis' band once more is impressive. Besides leader Jack Pettis, who also played clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone and C-melody saxophone, personnel included: Don Bryan, Bill Moore and Shorty Sherock, trumpet; Clay Bryson, banjo; Tommy Dorsey (?), Glenn Miller, Jack Teagarden and Paul Weigan, trombone; Al Goering and Lennie Hayton, piano and celeste; Nicky Gerlach and Matt Malneck, violin; Benny Goodman and Tony Parenti, clarinet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone; Harry Goodman, bass; Merrill Kline, bass brass; Eddie Lang, guitar; Dick McDonough, guitar and banjo; Don Murray, clarinet; Dylan Ober, drums and xylophone, as well as an unknown instrumentist on the bass saxophone.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: kspm01

Length: 02:32
Rating: 4.75
Views: 1989

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