"I Never See Maggie Alone" - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra, v/ Vaughn De Leath (1927)

Here's a neat Ben Selvin side (as the Bar Harbor Society Orchestra) featuring some excellent trumpet by Earl Oliver and xylophone by George Hamilton Green. There is also a great bass saxophone solo shortly after Vaughn De Leath's vocal, but I don't know who it could be. It is most likely one of the reeds doubling because there is no bass saxophone on the other side nor before or after the solo on this side. If anyone has any more or better information about the personnel, please leave a comment!
Song: I Never See Maggie Alone
Take: C
Written by: Harry Tilsley, Everett Lynton
Artist: Bar Harbor Society Orchestra
B-Side:
• "My Little Bunch Of Ha...
Personnel:
Ben Selvin (directing, violin, vocals)
Andy Bossen (trumpet)
Earl Oliver (trumpet)
Sam Lewis (trombone)
Larry Abbott (clarinet, alto saxophone, vocals)
Arnold Brilhart (clarinet, alto saxophone)
Lucien Smith (clarinet, tenor saxophone)
? Jimmy Johnston (bass saxophone)
? Lew Cobey (piano, celeste)
? John Cali (banjo)
unknown (tuba)
George Hamilton Green (drums, xylophone)
Vaughn De Leath (vocals)
Parts:
0:00 Intro
0:12 Ensemble
0:29 Trombone Solo (Sam Lewis)
0:37 Trumpet Solo (Earl Oliver)
0:45 Ensemble
0:50 Clarinet Solo
0:52 Vocal (Ensemble)
0:54 Ensemble
1:09 Vocal Chorus (Vaughn De Leath)
1:42 Ensemble
1:50 Bass Saxophone Solo (? Jimmy Johnston)
2:06 Ensemble
2:14 Bass Saxophone Solo (? Jimmy Johnston)
2:21 Ensemble
2:42 Trumpet Solo (Earl Oliver)
2:49 Ensemble
2:56 Outro
Recorded: January 4, 1927 (New York, NY, U.S.)
Released: 1927 (OKeh 40743)
Format: 10" Shellac Disc
Speed: 78.26 RPM
Stylus: 3-mil

[@alco1252]

That's most definitely Earl Oliver playing the trumpet solos on this side. Bossen is playing second here it seems. Oliver uses growls and rather short, staccato phrases when soloing and Bossen tends to be "stretchy" and more akin to the Red Nichols schooling of bending notes and jumps. This means that Earl Oliver is also definitely present on the other side and the trumpet team on this record comprises of Earl Oliver & Andy Bossen. Oliver Takes lead on this side while Bossen the other side. Also Ben Selvin is one of the voices in the group vocals.

[@CDey78]

Earl Oliver was my first thought, thanks for confirming. I think I recognize Larry Abbott’s voice too (“Yes, Ma’am!” at the end). Thanks for your comments!

[@paulfurth7985]

Thanks for posting both sides of this very fun record. Ben Selvin was a very prolific artist, and his mid-late 1920s recording tend to have elements of hot jazz with some of the finest musicians of the day. I'm no expert, but the hot trumpet towards the end does have the very Earl Oliver sound to it (per the Harry Reser's recordings). In fact. much of the band sounds like a Harry Reser recording without Reser. I wonder if several of the unknown musicians, especially the bass sax player, are from the Reser ensemble. Just speculation, though.