The name
State Street Ramblers was used for four different overlapping groups that recorded in 1928 and 1931. The first session features clarinetist
Johnny Dodds but most of the other performances (which include such musicians as cornetist
Natty Dominique, pianist
Jimmy Blythe, trombonist
Roy Palmer, clarinetist
Darnell Howard, and either
W.E. Burton or
Alfred Bell on kazoo and vocals) were more primitive. These good-time sessions are quite spirited and fun; all of their recordings are available on a pair of RST CDs.
–
Scott Yanow, Rovi
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