Biography
The Broadway Bell-Hops were a group of recording sessions organized by Sam Lanin. Lanin hired many of the top White jazz musicians of the 1920s to play on these records.
The Broadway Bellhops were far from the hottest act of the twenties. One of many recording bands in New York City, bandleader Sam Lanin gathered the leading jazz players of the time to diligently read arrangements of the latest popular songs. This music set out to deliver a tune rather than showcase musicians.
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Those musicians, however, performed with assembly line efficiency and concert virtuoso polish. Improvisation and rhythmic intensity were cleverly stitched into a larger musical whole.
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