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Frank Banta
p, 1897-1969 US
Musician of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Frank E. Banta Jimmy Andrews (2)
American pianist, born in 1897, died in 1969. He was the son of pioneer recording pianist Frank P. Banta and served as house piano accompanist for the Victor Talking Machine Company in the 1910s - 1920s. Among the many ensembles he participated in were Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra, Fred Van Eps Trio and Quartet, the Club Royal Orchestra, and The Great White Way Orchestra. He also recorded prolifically as accompanist for Rudy Wiedoeft, Frank Crumit, and Henry Burr in addition to several piano solos. Banta was also part of The Eight Famous Victor Artists, the touring ensemble Victor created to promote its recordings.
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| Van Eps Specialty Four |
| Westminster Chimes |
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Dans l'orient (Version for Saxophone & Piano) on Kreisler of the Saxophone by Rudy Wiedoeft Grace and Beauty on Those Ragtime Banjos by Various Artists Saxarella on Kreisler of the Saxophone by Rudy Wiedoeft Minature Concert, Pt. 1 (Recorded 1925) on 1920s Broadway Musical Songs, Vol. 1 [Recorded 1925-1929] by Various Artists Heebie Jeebies (Shimmy One-Step) on Bluegrass by Various Artists Ain't She Sweet on Novelty Piano Recordings by Various Artists Minature Concert, Pt. 2 (Recorded 1925) on 1920s Broadway Musical Songs, Vol. 1 [Recorded 1925-1929] by Various Artists The Melody that Made You Mine on Upright and Grand: Novelty Piano Solos 1923-1930 by Frank Banta Dorothy on Novelty Piano Recordings by Various Artists Sweet Man on Novelty Piano Recordings by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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