Todays classic, 1/3/15. Ed Green, Billy Higgins, and Company, Big Business Parts 1 and 2 (10/14/29). Personnel: Ed Green, Billy Higgins, J. E. Lightfoot, Billy Maxey, D. Campbell, J. Wilson, T. Hall, “Jazzlips,” A. Haston (spokn); Fats Waller (piano). Note that the links to both parts of what was originally a 78 rpm record are below, but the preview is only for part 1. This recording features cast members of Hot Chocolates doing a comedic bit about fixing a prize fight while Waller provides music on the piano. The routine involves the use of stereotypes quite common to the era, and is presented here for historical purposes only. Its here mainly because Fats is on piano, and were including everything he recorded in the 20s that is available on free web sites. Part 1: https://youtube/watch?v=8ApRmUC4XxY Part 2: https://youtube/watch?v=u_ekDOV8AZ8
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:00:01 +0000