“Now there was a drummer, one of the finest who ever lived.” – Jimmy McPartland KEY RECORDINGS: With THE NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGS [NORK], 1923 With THE STOMP SIX, 1925 BEN POLLACK & HIS CALIFORNIANS/ HIS PARK CENTRAL ORCHESTRA, 1926-30 With BENNIE GOODMAN & HIS BOYS, 1928 With IRVING MILLS [small groups under many aliases], … Continue reading Heroes #7: Ben Pollack, 1903-1971