Banjoist Elmer Snowden formed the Kansas City Five in the 1920s. Cornet player Bubber Milley, who helped launch Duke Ellington’s career, was probably the most famous member. Snowden started the band after his Washingtonians grew into the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The Kansas City Five also featured Jake Frazier on trombone, Louis Metcalf on cornet, Bob Fuller on clarinet and alto sax, and Louis Hooper on piano. The group did some recording in New York from 1924-1925. Turns out that Elmer Snowden the founding member was from Baltimore.
Kansas City Five – “Get It Fixed” mp3
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