Arcadia during the mid-'70s to early '80s released a series of LPs containing mostly obscure material from the 1920s and early '30s. Other than three selections from pianist
Jess Stacy solo and in a trio with bassist
Israel Crosby and drummer
Gene Krupa, all of the music on this particular LP was previously unknown, most of it coming from a few never released discs. Bill Alamshah (on vocals and trumpet) performs two numbers in a duet with
Stacy in 1932 and four songs while backed by pianist
David Rose. Trumpeter/vocalist
Louis Prima is heard at the beginning of his career playing "Chinatown" and "Dinah" in a trio with
Rose and violinist Norman Gast in 1933 and singer Bee Palmer (who otherwise never recorded) effectively sings two songs while backed by
Rose. None of this very rare music (some of which is scratchy) is essential but true collectors of the era will want to search for this album.