1924: Red Onion Jazz Babies recorded “Santa Claus Blues” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5607, Silvertone 4032, Brunswick 80062, and several foreign and bootleg reissues. The recording featured Louis Armstrong (tpt), Aaron Thompson (tb), Buster Bailey (cl), Lil Hardin Armstrong (pn), and Buddy Christian (d).
1926: Elmer Grosso’s Greenwich Village Orchestra recorded “If Tears Could Bring You Back to Me” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 6002, Champion 15189 (1,511 copies sold), Challenge 211, Herschel Gold Seal 2014, and Vocalion X-9990.
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