THE TERRITORY BANDS 1935-37

VARIOUS ARTISTS
JAZZ BAND

Item Information Artists Name: VARIOUS ARTISTS Title: THE TERRITORY BANDS 1935-37 Format: CD Label: JAZZ BAND City Hall Catalog Number:  2165 UPC Product Code: 5020957216526 List Price: 16.98 Musical Category:  JAZZ Release Date:  5/22/2001 Additional Musical Category Notes:   In the 1920s & 1930s, the more famous jazz bands were based in New York City, but throughout the rest of the country there were many fine bands playing locally in small cities. These territory bands toured their local area playing in cafes, ballrooms, minstrel & vaudeville shows. They were rarely recorded, but presented here are 24 tracks performed by the Original Yellow Jackets, Carolina Cotton Pickers, Bogan's Birmingham Busters, Jeter-Pillars Club Plantation Orch. & others, including Cab's sister Blanche Calloway & Her Band.