Harry Reser
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Biography
[Edit]When one thinks of pre-bop banjoists, it is of purely rhythmic players whose chordal solos differ little from what they play during ensembles. Harry Reser however was quite a bit different, an outstanding virtuoso who was arguably the finest banjoist of the 1920's. Less an improviser than a brilliant technician who could play novelty ragtime with the speed of a pianist, Reser was also one of the most recorded musicians of the era. Reser actually started on the guitar when he was five and soon he was playing violin, cello and piano; later on he would add marimba, trumpet and saxophone. It was not until he was 16 (inspired by Vess Ossman and Fred Van Eps), that Reser switched to banjo. After playing locally in dance bands, in 1921 Reser moved to New York where he was quickly in great demand. Over time he would play with Ben Selvin, Sam Lanin, Bennie Kruger and Paul Whiteman (even subbing once with Whiteman on trumpet!).
Reser started making records with many obscure groups almost immediately and in 1922 he recorded his first solo records including a remarkable version of Zez Confrey's "Kitten On The Keys." In addition to his series of virtuoso banjo workouts (writing more than twenty novelty rags) that still sound very impressive today, Reser recorded at the head of a huge number of overlapping dance bands (also writing many of the arrangements) that used a bewildering series of pseudonyms. Among the names he used were the Blue Kittens, the Bostonians, the Campus Boys, the Four Minstrels, the High Hatters, Phil Hughes' Orchestra, the Jazz Pilots, Jimmy Johnston's Rebels, the Night Club Orchestra, the Okeh Syncopators, Earl Oliver's Jazz Babies, the Parlophone Syncopators, the Plantation Players, the Rounders, the Seven Rag Pickers, the Seven Wild Men, the Six Hayseeds, the Six Jumping Jacks, Tom Stacks and his Minute Men, the Victorian Syncopators, Bill Wirges' Orchestra and the Seven Little Polar Bears! The best-known name was the Cliquot Club Eskimos, a radio band that for ten years (1925-35) helped sell soft drinks; the musicians appeared on radio dressed in eskimo suits! Their many recordings, with novelty vocals by Tom Stacks, were peppy, swinging in their own way and featured short solos.
After that band ran its course, Reser freelanced, playing in many settings throughout the world and writing ten instruction books for the banjo, guitar and ukulele. His last job was playing guitar in the orchestra for the 1965 Broadway musical, Fiddler On The Roof, dying of a heart attack in the pit as he was warming up for the night's performance.
Title: Vintage Belle Epoque Nº 10 - EPs Collectors "Happy Days Are Here Again"
Artist: Harry Reser
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Belle Epoque Nº 20 - EPs Collectors, "Vamp!" "Happy Years 20'"
Artist: Harry Reser
Genre: Jazz
Title: She's Just What the Doctor Ordered (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Harry Reser, Tom Stacks
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Bye Bye Love
Genre: Pop
Title: Old Time Charleston
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas to Remember
Genre:
Title: Essential Irish Classics
Genre: World Music
Title: Toe Tappin' Ragtime
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzy Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dimestore 1920s, Vol. 4
Title: Those Ragtime Banjos
Genre: World Music
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics, Vol. 3 (1932-1934)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Old Time Banjo - Vintage String Sound
Genre: Pop
Title: Vintage Children's Easter Music
Genre: Kids
Title: Christmas Big Band & Swing Hits
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Silly Creature Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Wonderful Nonsense : Fun Songs of The Roaring Twenties
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Oldies & Goodies Vol 4 The Blvd. Of Broken Dreams
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dimestore 1920s, Vol. 2
Title: Silver Bells: Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Cats - Felix And Other Cats
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Stash Christmas Album
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Very Best Of Old Time Banjo 1901 -1947
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: A Taste Of 1930
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Ukulele Lady (Recordings Of 1920 - 1927, First Lady Of Radio)
Artist: Irving Berlin
Genre: Jazz
Title: I'm In Love Again (Recordings Of 1927, First Lady Of Radio)
Artist: Vaughn De Leath
Genre: Jazz