This gem was introduced to me by Kyle Smith while his Music Madness at this year’s The Experiment. Frankie “Tram” Trumbauer (30.05.1901 – 11.06.1956) was a leading saxophonist (mainly C-melody saxophone, and alto saxophone) and one of the major bandleaders during the 1920s and 1930s. He is regarded as grandfather of modern jazz and influenced many following jazz musicians. Lester Young was one of them. After playing in different dance orchestras he became a member of Jean Goldkette’s Orchestra of which he eventually became the musical director. In the late 1920s, he cut some of the definitive records of the [...]
