Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders - Stuff

Although little remembered today, this West Coast band is historically important for having waxed the debut recordings of both Lionel Hampton and Lawrence Brown. Personnel included: Charlie Lawrence - as, arr; Paul Howard - ts; Harvey Brooks - p; Reginald Foresythe - p; Thomas Valentine - bj; James Jackson - b and Lionel Hampton - d, p. The quality of the Quality Serenaders, however lies in their arrangements by their lead saxophonist, Charlie Lawrence, who composed most of their recorded repertoire, although the brilliant Alex Hill, who died before he was thirty, wrote the score of "Quality Shout". Trumpeter George Orendorff was an exciting soloist. As for this record, made in 1929, it features a vocal by Lionel Hampton.