Original Memphis Five

Original Memphis Five

The Original Memphis Five was an early jazz quintet founded in 1917 by trumpeter Phil Napoleon and pianist Frank Signorelli. Jimmy Lytell was a member from 1922 to 1925. The group made many recordings between 1921 and 1931, sometimes under different names, including Ladd's Black Aces and The Cotton Pickers.

Original Memphis Five People (First 6 people) - Page 0

Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

American clarinetist

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

American trombonist

Frank Signorelli

Frank Signorelli

American pianist

Miff Mole

Miff Mole

Trombonist

Phil Napoleon

Phil Napoleon

Jazz trumpeter

Jimmy Lytell

Jimmy Lytell

American clarinetist