Search - Three Peppers :: 1937-40

Unknown but certainly not unswinging

09/30/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"They're not the Cats and the Fiddle or the King Cole Trio, but they sure are a hell of a lot of fun. Chances are you've never heard any recordings by this trio, but don't a miss a chance now that they're available. Not all of the tunes are great, but several are including "Get the Gold", "Swinging at the Cotton Club", both versions of "Swing Out Uncle Wilson" and "If I Had My Way". These small novelty combos are almost forgotten footnotes of the swing era. It just gives an idea of just how many talented musicians were playing on a nightly basis during the height of the late '30s swing craze."

Nice pre-WWII harmony swing vocals

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 03/19/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Three Peppers were formed in Saint Louis in the mid-1930s, and stuck together in one form or another until about 1950... They weren't the top of their game, to be sure, but they were a pretty good group with plenty of perk and wit, and great delivery. Some of this material is stuff you've heard elsewhere ("Shiek Of Araby," "Down By The Old Millstream," etc.) but there are some nice "new" tunes as well... The real gem on this collection is "It's A Puzzle To Me (So What)," an education-oriented novelty tune that has real sparkle to it... This disc is certainly worth checking out... and not just for that one great song!"