Show- Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1936-1937

Little known black band of the 1930's here featured  in their last set of recordings for Columbia and Variety.  The first set has Red Allen on trumpet, JC Higginbotham on trombone and Joe Garland on tenor and bass sax . .the second group has the reorganized band with Charlie Shavers and Harry Edison on trumpet, Harry Arnold on tenor, Wilbur DeParis on trombone and Lucky Millinder singing.  Both groups feature Tab Smith on alto and soprano and Billy Kyle on piano.