[Dixielandjazz] Billy May Orchestra Personnel

[Robert Newman]

Ah, yes -- Roger, thanks very much for all of this.   What GIANTS those guys 
were and what an explosive inventive humorous GENIUS Billy May was.

Bob

-----Original Message----- 
From: Roger Wade
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:30 PM
To: Robert Newman
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Billy May Orchestra Personnel

Tom Lord's Jazz Discography shows three sessions for recording that album, 
with three personnel lists:

Hollywood, CA, June 7, 1956

Conrad Gozzo, John Best, Uan Rasey, Frank Beach (tp) Murray McEachern, Jimmy 
Priddy, Joe Howard, George Roberts (tb) Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Wilbur 
Schwartz (cl,as) Fred Fallensby (cl,ts) Dave Pell (ts) Chuck Gentry (bar) 
Bill Miller (p) Al Hendrickson (g) Phil Stephens (b) Irv Cottler (d) Jud 
Conlon Rhythmaires (vcl) Billy May (ldr,arr)

Hollywood, CA, August 2, 1956

Mannie Klein, John Best, Uan Rasey, Frank Beach (tp) Si Zentner, Tommy 
Pederson, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern (tb) Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Wilbur 
Schwartz (cl,as) Ted Nash, Fred Fallensby (cl,ts) Chuck Gentry (bar) Paul 
Smith (p) Al Hendrickson (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Billy May 
(ldr,arr)

Hollywood, CA, August 1956

Mannie Klein, John Best, Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Triscari (tp) Si 
Zentner, Joe Howard, Ed Kusby (tb) Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Wilbur Schwartz 
(cl,as) Ted Nash, Fred Fallensby (cl,ts) Chuck Gentry (bar) Paul Smith (p) 
Al Hendrickson (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Billy May (ldr,arr)

Ted Nash was on two of these sessions.  Good ear, Bob.

Roger Wade
Really Old Records.

On Jan 22, 2013, at 3:05 PM, Robert Newman wrote:

> Who were the players in Billy May’s recording PLAYS FOR FANCY DANCIN’?   I 
> think I recognize Ted Nash’s tenor, for example.   What great 
> cats!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Bob Newman
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