Athough this little known orchestra was in fact the campus band of the University of North Carolina, it was all but amateurish. It was formed in 1922 by Hal Kemp when studying there (without achieving a degree though), recorded for the famous Okeh label and toured in Europe. This brilliant version of a tune from the 1929 film "Syncopation" was recorded in 1929. Besides Hal Kemp (leader, clarinet and tenor saxophone), personnel included: Mickey Bloom, Red Honeycutt, Jack Purvas, Dick Mackie, Bob Mayhew, Mickey Earl Geiger and Monk Buie, trumpet; Jimmy Brooks, drums; Saxi Dowell and Jack Mayhew, clarinet and tenor saxophone; Skinny Ennis, drums; Phil Fent, guitar; Joe Gillespie, clarinet and alto saxophone; Ollie Humphries, Harry Pond, William Waugh and Pinkie Kintzle, banjo; Gus Mayhew and Buck Weaver, trombone; Jim Mullen, bass brass; Slatz Randall and John Scott Trotter, piano; Jack Shirra, bass; Bruno Sulser, violin; Ben Williams, clarinet and saxophones, as well as William Wolfe, bass brass. The vocalists remained uncredited, but the lead singer is Skinnay Ennis.
