[78-L] Superior label and Harlem Blue Knights

[Julian Vein]

Han Enderman wrote:
> A single recording by the Harlem Blue Knights on Superior 101 is listed in Jazz Directory.
> Jepsen omits the group and it is absent in Bruyninckx and pres. also in Lord.
> Poss. it is also not in the last postwar blues dg, which I do not have.
> 
> It is a jazz/jump group, I assume, and it would be interesting to document its recordings.
> Billboard (which is very difficult to consult here, pres. for copyright reasons) says in its
> 2 Mar 46 issue that Josef Zimanich, ex-ARA and now with Superior, cut batch of sides by
> Jay Russell's Harlem Blue Knights.
> The 15 Jun 46 issue refers to Going Jam-Mad & Jump Jump on Supreme 102.
> Supreme 103 not known to me.
> 104 is again the Harlem Blue Knights, A side with Helen Andrews and reverse not known.
> 
> Can someone supply info on titles, personnel and recording date of this group?
> 
> Six other jazz recordings for this label were made by Abe Most.
> 
> Han Enderman
> 
> _______________________________________________
 From Lord 10.0:

The Harlem Blue Knights
[H1961.10-10]
Mimi Oradell, Helen "Baby" Andrews, Danny Griss (vcl) rest unknown
unknown date
su-102-2    Jump jump (mo vcl)    Superior 102
su-108-1    Going jam-mad (*)            -
su-105-2    My man, he thrills me ev'ry day (hba vcl)             104
su-107-2    Susianna's got something (hba,dg vcl)            -
Note: (*) The All Star Sextette plays on this title.
Superior 102 & 104 are 78 rpm records.

and

superior 105
[M11363-10] Abe Most
Abe Most Sextette:
Ray Linn (tp) Abe Most (cl) Herman Saunders (p) Vincent Terri (g) Artie 
Bernstein (b) Nick Fatool (d)
Los Angeles, 1946
SU-109-2    Dream man    Superior 105
SU-110-2    Who's sorry now ?             106
SU-111-2    Noise for the boys             -
SU-112-2    Mostly capers             105
     Pet-rill-o             116
     La traviatoe            -

Would "Danny Griss" be Dan Grissom?

      Julian Vein



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