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Floyd Ray And His Orchestra
Band,
Jazz
First known as the Harlem Dictators, orchestra founded by Floyd Ray in the mid-30's. Don't confuse with the Savoy Dictators. They were recruited by Decca when Count Basie left for Columbia in February 1939. They recorded during two sessions of 4 songs each (8 songs in total), in February and April 1939. These are apparently the only traces we have left from the orchestra, except for a record on the label Miltone Records, pressed in Los Angeles, in 1947.
Members
 | Sol Moore sax US |
| Clayton Smith voc, acg |
| Benny Booker b US |
| Eddie Vanderveer tr |
| Shirley Greene sax |
| Carroll Ridley sax |
| Granville Young tr |
| Gilbert Kelley tb |
| George Fauntleroy sax |
| George Ward dr US |
| Ken Bryant b, eb US |
| Joe Kelley tr |
| Gene Brown g US |
 | Floyd Ray |
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly Stomp / Love Is Simply Grand | Floyd Ray And His Orchestra | 1939 | Album |
| Three O'Clock In The Morning / Comin' On With The Blues | Floyd Ray And His Orchestra | 1939 | Album |
| Love Is Simply Grand / Jamin' The Blues | Floyd Ray And His Orchestra | 1939 | Album |
| Side By Side / Blues At Noon | Floyd Ray And His Orchestra | 1939 | Album |
| Jammin' The Blues / Side By Side | Floyd Ray And His Orchestra | 1939 | Album |
| My Little Dream Girl / Blues At Noon | Floyd Ray And His Orchestra | 1939 | Album |
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