Lloyd “Ole” Olsen also played trombone in the California Ramblers from 1922 to 1925, when Tommy Dorsey replaced him. Great solos in this one, thanks for sharing!
The short answer is that I don't know for sure. My feeling is that it is not the comedian of Olsen and Johnson fame, although at least one website states that it is (though it provides no source references for this assertion). I have seen a review article about the bandleader in a 1924 edition of the New York Clipper and there is no mention that the bandleader is the famous comedian of the same name! Surely his fame would have warranted a mention….if they were the same person!
The timbre is certainly that of a baritone sax, but I asked a professional sax player for verification as far as the range is concerned. He told me that the high concert E flat at 1.34 is outside the conventional range of a 1920s bass sax, and doesn’t have the character of a ‘faked’ altissimo fingering. So, therefore, this is a baritone sax solo.
@@johns.4708 I did. "Additionally, the final note, which is a low concert E flat is clearly at the bottom of the instrument’s range, which is consistent with it being a low C on baritone, rather than the middling F on bass"
Lloyd “Ole” Olsen also played trombone in the California Ramblers from 1922 to 1925, when Tommy Dorsey replaced him. Great solos in this one, thanks for sharing!
The Ole Olsen that worked with Chic Johnson?
The short answer is that I don't know for sure. My feeling is that it is not the comedian of Olsen and Johnson fame, although at least one website states that it is (though it provides no source references for this assertion). I have seen a review article about the bandleader in a 1924 edition of the New York Clipper and there is no mention that the bandleader is the famous comedian of the same name! Surely his fame would have warranted a mention….if they were the same person!
where do you find these albums?
Sounds like bass sax, not bari.
The timbre is certainly that of a baritone sax, but I asked a professional sax player for verification as far as the range is concerned. He told me that the high concert E flat at 1.34 is outside the conventional range of a 1920s bass sax, and doesn’t have the character of a ‘faked’ altissimo fingering. So, therefore, this is a baritone sax solo.
@@nickdellow6073 Ask him about the bottom note.
@@johns.4708 I did. "Additionally, the final note, which is a low concert E flat is clearly at the bottom of the instrument’s range, which is consistent with it being a low C on baritone, rather than the middling F on bass"
Pretty sure it’s a baritone - it is played by Ken “Goof” Moyer who to my knowledge never played bass sax.
@@cyrusbahmaie3580 On second listening, I agree, especially with your Goof proof.