Reser
29 records in the collection· mostly on Columbia, Winner, Imperial
Harry Reser was an American banjo virtuoso, bandleader and prolific recording musician whose work was widely heard during the 1920s and 30s. Best remembered for leading the Clicquot Club Eskimos on radio, he combined dazzling banjo technique with the bright, tightly arranged dance-band style of the period.
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Records by Reser
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- ABeautiful Girl
- BI'm dancin on a Rainbow
Harry Reser or his ensemble on Winner W62 performing dance and novelty numbers.AI summary
Winner W62 Dance
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- ACraving
- B(Columbians)When Eyes of Blue are fooling you
Harry Reser, an American banjo and ukulele soloist, recorded 'Craving' and 'When Eyes of Blue Are Fooling You' for Columbia in the mid-1920s; Reser was a popular dance and novelty recording artist of the period.AI summary
Columbia 3755 Instrumental
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- AEverybody loves my Girl
- B(Band)Just a memory
Curry's 338 Dance
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- AHa cha cha
- BCross eyed Kelly
Reser's orchestra performing 'Ha Cha Cha' and 'Cross Eyed Kelly' on Decca, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F5400 Dance
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- AHello Bluebird
- B(Radiolites)Reaching for the moon
Reser on Columbia 4271. Harry Reser was a prolific 1920s novelty and dance-band leader whose ukulele and xylophone sides remain of interest to jazz and dance-band collectors.AI summary
Columbia 4271 Dance
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- AI wonder how I look when I'm asleep
- BFire
Reser recorded novelty piano numbers for Columbia in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4380 Instrumental
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- AI wonder how I look when I'm asleep
- BFire
Harry Reser was a banjo virtuoso and bandleader who recorded dance and novelty sides for Columbia in the 1920s–30s. 'I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep' and 'Fire' are typical novelty dance numbers; this is a standard commercial dance recording.AI summary
Columbia 4380 Dance
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- AI wonder how I look when I'm asleep
- BFire
Columbia 4380 Dance
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- AI'd rather be alone
- B(Gorman)Rhythm of the Day
Reser (likely Harry Reser, an American banjo virtuoso) performing 'I'd rather be alone' and 'Rhythm of the Day' (credited to Gorman) on Columbia 3958.AI summary
Columbia 3958 Instrumental
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- AI'm in love again
- B(Columbians)Lane in Spain
Harry Reser was a pioneering jazz banjo and ukulele player; this Columbia recording from the mid-1920s features his hot-jazz style with the Columbians dance band.AI summary
Columbia 4558 Jazz
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- AI'm in love with you that's why
- BClicquot
Reser performing 'I'm in Love with You That's Why' and 'Clicquot' on Columbia, circa mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4136 Dance
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- AKitten on the Keys
- B(Samuels) Down old Virginia Way
Reser on Winner 3795, 'Kitten on the Keys' / Samuels' 'Down old Virginia Way'. 'Kitten on the Keys' is a famous ragtime piano composition by Edward Confrey (1921).AI summary
Winner 3795 Instrumental
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- AOh gee oh gosh
- BEvery Day
Columbia 3309 Dance
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- APlantation Home
- B(Bailey's Lucky 7)Tomorrow
Harry Reser, the banjo virtuoso, on Winner 3812, performing 'Plantation Home' and 'Tomorrow' (Bailey's Lucky 7), likely mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Winner 3812 Instrumental
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- ASay it again
- B(Lanin)Goodnight
Harry Reser recorded 'Say It Again' and Lanin's 'Goodnight' for Columbia, instrumental novelty work of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3962 Instrumental
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- ASing a little love Song
- BThat's you Baby
Reser on Imperial 2097, performing 'Sing a little love Song' and 'That's you Baby'.AI summary
Imperial 2097 Dance
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- ASleepy Time Gal
- BRambling Wreck from Georgia Tech
Reser with Sleepy Time Gal and Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech on OKeh 40502.AI summary
Okeh 40502 Dance
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- ASomebody's lonely
- BLonesome and sorry
Reser, recorded 'Somebody's Lonely' and 'Lonesome and Sorry' for Columbia 4023 in the early 1920s, likely a dance ensemble or solo pianist.AI summary
Columbia 4023 Instrumental
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- ASomeone is losin' Susan
- BWho wouldn't
Harry Reser, a pioneering American jazz banjo and ukulele player, recorded 'Someone Is Losin' Susan' and 'Who Wouldn't' for Columbia, catalogue 4135, in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4135 Jazz
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- ASonny Boy
- B(Haid) Blue Grass
Harry Reser, the banjo virtuoso, on Winner 4880, performing 'Sonny Boy' and 'Blue Grass', likely mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Winner 4880 Instrumental
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- ASusie's Feller
- B(Reisman) That Night in Araby
Harry Reser was an American banjo virtuoso and bandleader of the 1920s–30s; 'Susie's Feller' is a novelty title, and 'That Night in Araby' is a known popular standard. Columbia 4206 indicates a 1920s pressing. Reser's banjo and jazz-novelty sides are sought by hot-jazz and novelty collectors.AI summary
Columbia 4206 Jazz
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- ASwanee Shore
- B(Vorhees)Dawning
Harry Reser recorded 'Swanee Shore' and '(Vorhees) Dawning', two instrumental pieces, for Columbia; Reser was the pre-eminent Hawaiian steel guitarist of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4873 Hawaiian
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- ASweetheart Lane
- B(Ring) Twelve O'clock
Reser was a composer and bandleader who recorded instrumental pieces, likely dance or novelty material. This Odeon pressing is from the acoustic or early electrical era, circa 1920s.AI summary
Odeon 221103 Instrumental
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- AThat's what I call Heaven
- BI'll always be in love with you
Harry Reser was a banjoist and bandleader prominent in the 1920s dance-band scene, known for hot jazz and novelty numbers. 'That's What I Call Heaven' and 'I'll Always Be in Love with You' are typical of his recorded output for Imperial.AI summary
Imperial 2112 Dance
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- AThe Rainbow Man
- B(Dixie marimba) Sleepy Valley
Harry Reser, the celebrated Hawaiian steel guitarist and innovator, recorded two instrumental pieces — 'The Rainbow Man' and '(Dixie Marimba) Sleepy Valley' — for Imperial, a minor British label.AI summary
Imperial 2100 Hawaiian
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- AUkulele Lady
- B(Brigode)Yes Sir that's my baby
Harry Reser, an American ukulele and banjo soloist and popular dance-recording artist, recorded 'Ukulele Lady' and 'Yes Sir That's My Baby' (with the Brigode orchestra) for Columbia in the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3730 Instrumental
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- AUsed to you
- B(Leithner)I'm in Seventh heaven
Harry Reser's Imperial label recording of popular dance tunes from the 1920s-30s; Reser was a pioneering jazz banjo player.AI summary
Imperial 2132 Jazz
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- AWhere's that Rainbow
- BTree in the Park
Harry Reser, influential jazz banjoist and composer, recording two instrumental pieces for Columbia in the mid-1920s; Reser was a prolific recording artist and innovator on the instrument.AI summary
Columbia 4437 Jazz
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- AWings
- B(Hagan)My Ohio Home
Reser performing two pieces on Columbia 4913, a British pressing of the late 1920s or early 1930s. The artist is unrecognised without research.AI summary
Columbia 4913 Dance