banjo, guitar Howard Alden
banjo, guitar Marty Grosz
bass Bob Haggart
bass Milt Hinton
clarinet Dan Levinson
clarinet Kenny Davern
cornet Dick Sudhalter And Friends
cornet Peter Ecklund
drums Arnie Kinsella
drums Tony DeNicola
piano, music director Dick Hyman
tenor saxophone Ken Peplowski
trombone Dan Barrett
trumpet, mellophone Jon-Erik Kellso
tuba, bass saxophone Vince Giordano
On July 31, 1992, more than 50 years after he conceived and produced the world’s first jazz album, legendary producer George Avakian brought three generations of jazz giants together in RCA’s New York studio to record the exciting music of Frank Teschemacher and the Austin High Gang. The morning session under the direction of Dick Hyman captured spirited note-for-note re-creations of famous Teschemacher records while the afternoon session directed by Kenny Davern focused on fresh, original interpretations of tunes associated with Tesch. When the expense of releasing the lavish production outpaced the available budget, the project was shelved, and the recordings went unheard. In time, they became the stuff of jazz legend. Now, 30 years later, Rivermont is pleased to present their premiere release, mastered from the original analog session tapes and supplemented by a deluxe 80-page hardback book with dozens of previously unpublished session photos and extensive commentary by Dan Levinson, Hank O’Neal, Hal Smith, and Marty Grosz. 14 tracks, 72 minutes.

The performers on this recording include:

Peter Ecklund (cornet)
Dick Sudhalter (cornet)
Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet, mellophone)
Dan Barrett (trombone)
Kenny Davern (clarinet)
Dan Levinson (clarinet)
Ken Peplowski (tenor saxophone)
Dick Hyman (piano and director)
Marty Grosz (banjo and guitar)
Howard Alden (banjo and guitar)
Vince Giordano (tuba and bass saxophone)
Bob Haggart (bass)
Milt Hinton (bass)
Tony DeNicola (drums)
Arnie Kinsella (drums)
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