46:
executive Frank Walker with the group's name. The
Georgians' first recording was Columbia A3775, containing "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" and their rendition of the popular tune "Chicago" on the flip side, recorded in November 1922 and released in March 1923. Another record was Columbia
57:
A few studio recording groups used the name between 1924 and 1929. According to one source, they were the
Georgians without Guarente and with different directors, while
256:
251:
246:
47:
23-D: "Hometown Blues" and "You May Be Fast, But Your Mama's Gonna Slow You Down". Their chief arranger was pianist
43:
119:
54:
After the group disbanded, Guarente formed the New
Georgians and toured Europe from 1924 to 1927.
39:
31:
of the Hotel Alamac in New York City beginning in 1920; a subgroup performed in the hotel's
93:
Another Book About
Popular American Recording Pioneers: 1895-1925: The Unpublished Entries
32:
179:
51:. The group toured Europe from 1922 to 1924, before rejoining the Phil Specht Orchestra.
20:
240:
48:
175:
62:
58:
24:
146:
231:
204:
23:. It was one of the earliest "bands within a band", being a subset of the
28:
90:
183:
61:
states they were unrelated. Two titles were released in 1925 featuring
91:"The Georgians--1920s Jazz Ensemble Led by Frank Guarente (from
19:
were a jazz and dance band formed in 1921 and led by trumpeter
209:Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
35:or nightclub under the leadership of Guarente.
8:
114:
112:
170:
168:
166:
164:
141:
139:
137:
84:
82:
80:
78:
74:
7:
257:1921 establishments in New York City
27:. Specht's full group played in the
252:Musical groups established in 1921
14:
247:Jazz ensembles from New York City
180:"The Georgians music biography"
205:"Chicago (That toddling town)"
1:
122:. musicweb-international.com
42:. Specht credited Columbia
273:
38:The Georgians recorded on
120:"The Georgians 1922-1923"
149:. Red Hot Jazz Archive
25:Paul Specht Orchestra
264:
219:
218:
216:
215:
201:
195:
194:
192:
190:
172:
159:
158:
156:
154:
143:
132:
131:
129:
127:
116:
107:
106:
104:
102:
86:
40:Columbia Records
272:
271:
267:
266:
265:
263:
262:
261:
237:
236:
228:
223:
222:
213:
211:
203:
202:
198:
188:
186:
174:
173:
162:
152:
150:
147:"The Georgians"
145:
144:
135:
125:
123:
118:
117:
110:
100:
98:
88:
87:
76:
71:
33:cocktail lounge
12:
11:
5:
270:
268:
260:
259:
254:
249:
239:
238:
235:
234:
227:
226:External links
224:
221:
220:
196:
160:
133:
108:
73:
72:
70:
67:
21:Frank Guarente
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
269:
258:
255:
253:
250:
248:
245:
244:
242:
233:
230:
229:
225:
210:
206:
200:
197:
185:
181:
177:
171:
169:
167:
165:
161:
148:
142:
140:
138:
134:
121:
115:
113:
109:
96:
94:
85:
83:
81:
79:
75:
68:
66:
64:
60:
55:
52:
50:
49:Arthur Schutt
45:
41:
36:
34:
30:
26:
22:
18:
17:The Georgians
212:. Retrieved
208:
199:
187:. Retrieved
153:December 31,
151:. Retrieved
124:. Retrieved
99:. Retrieved
97:. gracyk.com
92:
89:Tim Gracyk.
56:
53:
37:
16:
15:
232:Discography
176:Scott Yanow
63:Red Nichols
59:Scott Yanow
241:Categories
214:2024-01-18
69:References
189:April 21,
126:April 21,
101:April 21,
44:A & R
29:ballroom
184:AllRovi
191:2012
155:2020
128:2012
103:2012
243::
207:.
182:.
178:.
163:^
136:^
111:^
95:)"
77:^
65:.
217:.
193:.
157:.
130:.
105:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.