Frank Trumbauer got his start playing in several dance bands in the Midwest and eventually became musical director of Jean Goldkette's Orchestra. He led his own band at the Acadia Ballroom in St. Louis that featured Bix. They played together in Jean Goldkette's Orchestra and made many highly influential recordings together. They both joined Adrian Rollini's short lived band and then joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in 1927. Trumbauer stayed with Whiteman until 1932, when he left to form his own band. He then rejoined Whiteman in 1933. In the mid-30's he played with Charlie and Jack Teagarden and then led his own band in California. During World War II he left the music business, but after the war he played in the NBC Orchestra. As for Isham Jones, he grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, where he started his first band. In 1915 he moved to Chicago, which remained his base through 1924. He then toured England before reestablishing himself in New York City. The virtuosic record presented here was made in 1932. Vocals by Johnny Blake and uncredited band members.
For your information: complete title of this side states as follows: "Medley Of Isham Jones Dance Hits - On The Alamo - Swinging Down The Lane - I'll See You In My Dreams".