I've Never Seen a Straight Banana - Waring's Pennsylvanians - 1927

"I've Never Seen a Straight Banana" played by Waring's Pennsylvanians, with vocal chorus by members of the band; Victor 20562-B, take 2 (10"). Electrically recorded in Camden, New Jersey, on 23 March 1927.
Personnel:
Fred Waring: vocal, director.
Nelson Keller: trumpet.
George Culley: trumpet.
?: trumpet.
Jim Gilliland: trombone.
?: trombone.
Fred Campbell: clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute.
Will Morgan: clarinet, alto saxophone, vocal.
Earl Gardner: alto saxophpne.
Elton Cockerill: clarinet, tenor saxophone.
Bill Townsend or Francis Foster: violin.
Tom Waring: piano, vocal.
Fred Buck: banjo.
Jimmy Mullen: brass bass.
Poley McClintock: drums, vocal.
Played with a Burmese Colour Needle on a gramophone with a homemade 80 Hz exponential horn, Victor Orthophonic soundbox, and HMV swan-neck tone-arm, currently in a prototype cabinet.

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Come to think of it, neither have I! Great novelty tune I’ve liked for many years…Waring’s Pennsylvanians were one of the ‘20s and ‘30s best bands.