Bill Rank

Expenses Rank is most well-known for having participated on some basic recordings with Bix Beiderbecke and Frankie Trumbauer within the 1920’s. He started his professional profession in 1921, using Collins’ Jazz Music group in Florida and in Indianapolis within Tade Dolan’s Performing Orchestra. Rank became a member of Jean Goldkette’s Orchestra in 1923 and was with Goldkette through the summertime of 1927 like the Beiderbecke period. He was with Adrian Rollini’s famous (if short-lived) orchestra, documented with Sam Lanin, Roger Wolfe Kahn and Nat Shilkret and was with Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra from December. 1927 until 1938, showing up on many recordings. After four years playing within the Hollywood studios, Rank shifted to Cincinnati where he led his personal bands by night time while employed in the insurance market by day time. In the past due 1960’s he became more vigorous in music, going to Europe several times and showing up at numerous traditional jazz festivals within the 70’s where he was treated like a tale. Expenses Rank led his lone record day in 1973, a tribute to Bix Beiderbecke for Extra fat Cat’s Jazz.