"Freshman Hop" (1928)

Here's a snappy little number from 1928 titled "Freshman Hop" by saxman Jack Pettis and his Pets on Victor Records:

Very fun with lots of period flavor!

Jack Pettis and co-writer pianist Al Goering were bandmates with Ben Bernie along with trumpeter Billy Moore and they moonlighted on sessions like this arranged by song publisher Irving Mills.

I think that's Mills on the vocal and the Pets include Tommy Dorsey on Trombone, Mannie Klein on trumpet and Carl Kress on guitar, in addition to Pettis, Goering and Moore!

To keep things interesting, Jack Pettis also recorded an instrumental version of "Freshman Hop" for Okeh Records in 1929:

This band apparently includes Jack Teagarden on trombone and Benny Goodman on clarinet!

Musicians like that will keep the freshmen hopping all night!