Sugar - Red McKenzie and his Condon's Chicagoans ,1927
Recorded in Chicago 12/8/1927.Parlophon B 71154 William 'Red' McKenzie was an American jazz vocalist and musician who played a comb as an instrument. By 1927, McKenzie was an influential figure in jazz, though his instrument was a hair-care product. In Chicago, he became acquainted with Eddie Condon, and urged Okeh’s Tommy Rockwell to record Condon’s group. Red was the silent partner of McKenzie and Condon’s Chicagoans, whose December 1927 recordings heralded Chicago style jazz. McKenzie expanded his group on recording sessions to include Coleman Hawkins, Gene Krupa, Fats Waller, and others. By the early 1930s, the public’s taste for hot jazz was fading and Red sought to reinvent himself as a crooner.
About Red McKenzie
William 'Red' McKenzie was an American jazz vocalist and musician who played a comb as an instrument. He played the comb-and-paper by placing paper, sometimes strips from the Evening World, over the tines and blowing on it, producing a sound like a kazoo.
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