The Virginians - Who Did You Fool After All (1922)
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The Virginians
"Who Did You Fool After All?"
1922
Victor 19001
The Virginians consisted of studio musicians directed by clarinetist Ross Gorman.
Gorman is best remembered for his work with Paul Whiteman, especially his famous and much-imitated clarinet glissando heard at the start of Rhapsody in Blue. He also played oboe.
He was born around 1890 and died in 1953.
The musicians were part of the larger Paul Whiteman ensemble. They are Ross Gorman, Mike Pingitore (banjo), Henry Busse (cornet), Sam Lewis, Hale Byers, Ferde Grofé (piano) Jack Barsby, and Harold MacDonald.
Gorman was allowed to make records involving fewer men than the full Whiteman group, and the records tend to be hotter, more jazzy, than what Whiteman himself was performing in the early 1920s.
This studio outfit is not to be confused with an orchestra led by Ace Brigode known on Okeh records as Ace Brigode and His Ten Virginians.
The group first recorded for Victor on March 8, 1922, which produced "Lonesome Mama Blues" (18895).
The first Virginians disc featured two numbers actually recorded two weeks later on March 22, 1922: "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" and "Cuddle Up Blues" (18881). In announcing the disc's release, the June 1922 Victor supplement states, "First records by a new organization, directed by Ross Gorman and sponsored by Paul Whiteman. Both are specially adapted to the slow, easy and whimsical steps of the 'Blues.'"
Popular performances include "Why Should I Cry Over You?" (Victor 18933), recorded on July 18, 1922 and issued in October; "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (Victor 18965), recorded on October 2, 1922 and issued in December; and "Apple Sauce" (19032), recorded on February 26, 1923 and issued in May.
The band sometimes accompanied singers, including Billy Murray, Aileen Stanley, Belle Baker, and Isabelle Patricola.
Vernon Dalhart recorded at least two songs with the Virginians: "Stavin' Change" (Victor 19189) and "Bringin' Home the Bacon" (Victor 19334), the latter's vocal refrain being uncredited.
The last Virginians disc to feature Gorman, Busse, Pingitore, and others associated with Whiteman's band was made on July 9, 1924: "Superstitious Blues" and "Sioux City Sue" (Victor 19419).
In 1927 and 1928, some Orthophonic records were credited to the Virginians, but this was Victor's house band under Nat Shilkret's direction.
I have a hard time keeping straight which musiciams tend to be in the small white ensembles making jazz records in the early 1920s. Who is in Ben Selvin ensembles? Who is in the California Ramblers? Who is in Original Memphis Five (Phil Napoleon & Frank Signorelli, right?)
Who is in Sam Lanin studio groups?
For the Virginians, expect to hear Ross Gorman & other Paul Whiteman guys.
For the Georgians, listen for Guarente, Arthur Schutt, & Joe Tarto.
Many of these 1920s ensembes of white musicians sound the same, but they are always professional, sometimes "hot."
Let's not forget outfits led by Red NIchols.
"Who Did You Fool After All?"
1922
Victor 19001
The Virginians consisted of studio musicians directed by clarinetist Ross Gorman.
Gorman is best remembered for his work with Paul Whiteman, especially his famous and much-imitated clarinet glissando heard at the start of Rhapsody in Blue. He also played oboe.
He was born around 1890 and died in 1953.
The musicians were part of the larger Paul Whiteman ensemble. They are Ross Gorman, Mike Pingitore (banjo), Henry Busse (cornet), Sam Lewis, Hale Byers, Ferde Grofé (piano) Jack Barsby, and Harold MacDonald.
Gorman was allowed to make records involving fewer men than the full Whiteman group, and the records tend to be hotter, more jazzy, than what Whiteman himself was performing in the early 1920s.
This studio outfit is not to be confused with an orchestra led by Ace Brigode known on Okeh records as Ace Brigode and His Ten Virginians.
The group first recorded for Victor on March 8, 1922, which produced "Lonesome Mama Blues" (18895).
The first Virginians disc featured two numbers actually recorded two weeks later on March 22, 1922: "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" and "Cuddle Up Blues" (18881). In announcing the disc's release, the June 1922 Victor supplement states, "First records by a new organization, directed by Ross Gorman and sponsored by Paul Whiteman. Both are specially adapted to the slow, easy and whimsical steps of the 'Blues.'"
Popular performances include "Why Should I Cry Over You?" (Victor 18933), recorded on July 18, 1922 and issued in October; "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (Victor 18965), recorded on October 2, 1922 and issued in December; and "Apple Sauce" (19032), recorded on February 26, 1923 and issued in May.
The band sometimes accompanied singers, including Billy Murray, Aileen Stanley, Belle Baker, and Isabelle Patricola.
Vernon Dalhart recorded at least two songs with the Virginians: "Stavin' Change" (Victor 19189) and "Bringin' Home the Bacon" (Victor 19334), the latter's vocal refrain being uncredited.
The last Virginians disc to feature Gorman, Busse, Pingitore, and others associated with Whiteman's band was made on July 9, 1924: "Superstitious Blues" and "Sioux City Sue" (Victor 19419).
In 1927 and 1928, some Orthophonic records were credited to the Virginians, but this was Victor's house band under Nat Shilkret's direction.
I have a hard time keeping straight which musiciams tend to be in the small white ensembles making jazz records in the early 1920s. Who is in Ben Selvin ensembles? Who is in the California Ramblers? Who is in Original Memphis Five (Phil Napoleon & Frank Signorelli, right?)
Who is in Sam Lanin studio groups?
For the Virginians, expect to hear Ross Gorman & other Paul Whiteman guys.
For the Georgians, listen for Guarente, Arthur Schutt, & Joe Tarto.
Many of these 1920s ensembes of white musicians sound the same, but they are always professional, sometimes "hot."
Let's not forget outfits led by Red NIchols.