Messin' Around - Bud Jackson's Swanee Serenaders (Fess Williams)

A pseudonym for the Fess Williams band. Stanley "Fess" Williams had recently formed his Royal Flush Orchestra the previous summer and made his first records for Gennett. He played clarinet and alto sax and his playing was rooted in the gas pipe style favored by musicians like Ted Lewis and Boyd Senter. In the fall of 1926, he made his first records for Brunswick/Vocalion and continued with them until 1929 when he moved over to Victor. Recorded New York on October 1, 1926. Personnel (from the 6th edition of Jazz Records by Brian Rust): Fess Williams, clarinet, alto sax, vocal, director : George Temple, trumpet /David "Jelly" James, trombone / Perry Smith, clarinet, tenor sax, vocal / Henry Duncan, piano / Ollie Blackwell, banjo / Ralph Bedell, drums. mx: E-20399 Brunswick 3351