1945 JADE PALACE
(The photo is published in the book "The later swing era, 1942 to 1955" by Lawrence McClellan).
The Jade Palace Café used to be at 6619-6621 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.
It is now The Hollywood Boulevard Walk Of Fame Flowers, a flowers shop.
Buster Keaton, Peter Lorre and JM Kerrigan's stars adorn the pavement there.
The address is on page 39 of the book "Jan Scobey presents : He rambled!
'til cancer cut him down : Bob Scobey, Dixieland jazz musician and
bandleader, 1916-1963"
It reads : "Personnel: KID ORY — Trombone and Leader MUTT CAREY, Trumpet BUD
SCOTT, Guitar JOE DARENSBOURG, Clarinet ED GARLAND, Bass BUSTER WILSON,
Piano MINOR HALL, Drums NOW PLAYING NIGHTLY JADE PALACE 6619-6621 Hollywood
Boulevard "
Kid Ory´s band at the Jade Palace.
Winnow ”Winno” Allen tp, Joe Darensbourg cl, Kid Ory tb, Bud Scott g, Minor Hall dm, Ed Garland b.
I am not 100 percent sure about Winnow Allen as there was a question mark next to his name on the back of the photograph.
Sincerely Tad Hershorn (Rutgers University).
After Blake we had several different trumpet players, including Winnow Allen (Joe Darensbourg).
Billboard 4 August 1945
Kid Ory´s band at the Jade Palace 3 October 1945.
Kid Ory tb, Bud Scott g, Mutt Carey tp, Darnell Howard cl.
See also Page ” Bigard-revival” , where he mention ”Jade Room”.
Jade Palace flyer.
Jade Palace flyer.
Jade Palace flyer.
Jade Palace flyer.
Jade Palace flyer.
Jade Palace to-day.
Jade Palace map.
Kid Ory´s Creole Jazz Band at the Jade Palace, Hollywood.
Bud Scott g, unknown, Buster Wilson p, unknown, Mutt Caey tp.
Ed Garland b, Kid Ory tb, Joe Darensbourg cl, Minor Hall dm,
(Photo gift from Ellen Griffith)
Kid Ory´s Creole Jazz Band at the Jade Palace, Hollywood 1945.
Ed Garland b, Buster Wilson p, Bud Scott g, Minor Hall dm, Kid Ory tb, Joe Darensbourg cl.
Their drive was terrific says Tom Cundall, who saw and heard them at Jade several times.
(Floyd Levin collection)
Kid Ory´s Creole Jazz Band at the Jade Palace, Hollywood 1945.
Bud Scott g, Kid Ory tb, Mutt Carey tp, Joe Darensbourg cl.
(Joe Darensbourg collection)
Kid Ory´s Creole Jazz Band at the Jade Palace, Hollywood 1945.
Ed Garland b, Bud Scott g, Kid Ory tb, Ed Garland b, Buster Wilson(?) p, Mutt Carey tp, Minor Hall dm, Joe Darensbourg cl.
(Photo by Floyd Levin, Jazz Journal April 1950).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Kid Ory´s band at the Jade Palace. Buster Wilson p, Ed Garland b, Kid Ory tb, Mutt Carey tp, Darnell Howard cl, Bud Scott g.
Kid Ory at the Jade Palace.
Jade Palace.
(Hogan Jazz Archive Photography Collection).
http://www.peggyleediscography.com/.../1930s-jade-buddah...
There are some pictures of the inside of the Jade Palace (or Jade Lounge) to be seen on that page of Peggy Lee's discography site
