Frank Farrel / greenwich Village Inn Orchestra

[fferrel]

Does anyone have any background information of an early 20th cent. bandleader, Frank Farrel and his Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra. I have a Harmony label 78 with "Are You Happy," and "Cheeri-Berri-Be." I've also seen some posts on youtube of a couple of selections, but would like to find ourt more re: bio, etc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Another, Frank Ferrel

[jazzjester]

Since Frank Farrell was the pianist in Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra, my hunch is he took over the Billy Wynne band but just a guess. There is no mention of his band in the Jazz discographies. If you read the note at the end which is included in the Lord Discography search I think we can safely assume that the music may have been classified as something other than "hot" dance music. Therfore it may be tough to find other discography info.

Billy Wynne and his Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra:
Hymie Farberman, Red Nichols (tp) Sam Lewis (tb) Larry Abbott (cl,as,bar) and/or Arnold Brilhart, Alfie Evans (cl,as,bar) Jules Nassberg (cl,ts) Frank Farrell (p) Louis Condell (bj) Ken Snell (tu) Billy Wynne (d,dir)
New York, April 21, 1925
When my sugar walks down the street Edison 51549
Lenore


New York, May 22, 1925
Pango pango maid Edison 51566
Brighter days


Billy Wynne Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra:
Louis Condell, Ken Snell out, replaced by unknown bj, tu
New York, July 20, 1925
Say, Arabella Edison 51573, Broadway BR110
Charleston baby o' mine 51606


Arthur Hall (vcl) added
New York, July 27, 1925
Cecilia (ah vcl) Edison 51603
Somebody's crazy about you 51606
Note: The above included as hot dance music. Other recordings by Wynne not included.