Little Ramblers

The original Small Ramblers were an offshoot from the better-known jazz combo the California Ramblers, who ranked being among the most successful white dance rings from the 1920s. Like their namesake, the tiny Ramblers also included bass saxophonist Adrian Rollini aswell as the famed Dorsey brothers, Tommy and Jimmy; the same lineup also documented under a number of additional names, like the Goofus Five as well as the Vagabonds. This explanation pertains to the group that documented a lot more than 25 game titles for Columbia between July 1924 and July 1928. Another incarnation of the tiny Ramblers cut about 20 edges for Victor’s Bluebird imprint between July 1935 and January 1936. Although there is some minor residual involvement by previous Ramblers such as for example Tommy Dorsey, this is a more modern-sounding golf swing band which in some instances included many African-American musicians, such as for example Harlem program trumpeter and vocalist Ward Pinkett, clarinetist Albert Nicholas, and guitarist Danny Barker. The primary link between both of these completely different ensembles, as well as the guiding push behind the tiny Ramblers from the middle-’30s, was Adrian Rollini, who steadily extended his multi-instrumental range to add the piano as well as the vibraphone.