It's Hard to Laugh or Smile by Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra

Creators (10)

Instruments

1. Bennie Moten (07 Sep 1928) piano
2. Booker Washington (07 Sep 1928) cornet
3. Ed Lewis (07 Sep 1928) cornet
4. Harlan Leonard (07 Sep 1928) alto saxophone, clarinet, reeds, soprano saxophone
5. Jack Washington (07 Sep 1928) baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, reeds
6. Leroy "Buster" Berry (07 Sep 1928) banjo
7. Thamon Hayes (07 Sep 1928) trombone
8. Vernon Page (07 Sep 1928) tuba, tuba
9. Willie McWashington (07 Sep 1928) drums (drum set)
10. Woody Walder (07 Sep 1928) tenor saxophone, clarinet, reeds

Releases containing this recording (2)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. The Chronological Classics: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 1927-1929 1990 Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra
2. The Bennie Moten Collection: 1923-32 2016 Bennie Moten