Active until 1926 Record label Van Up Records | Active from 1924 Genres Jazz, Bop | |
Albums Jazz Mad Vol. 2: Hot Dance, Jazz and Instrumental Blues 1926-1930 Similar Leon Abbey, Fess Williams, Horace Henderson, Mills Blue Rhythm Band, King Oliver | ||
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The Savoy Bearcats were an eleven-piece jazz band, led by Leon Abbey, which was the house band at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City from its opening in 1926 to 1928. The band's name was changed from the Charleston Bearcats while they were at the Savoy. After leaving the Savoy they became known as Leon Abbey's Band.
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The band's drummer was Tiny Bradshaw and its bassist was Ralph Escudero.
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Songs
Bearcat Stomp1996
Senegalese Stomp1996
Hot Notes1996
References
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