Our History
Saint Helena Road Winery is a tribute to the man whose labor, passion and ingenuity created music for millions around the world, as a musician and reedmaker, for nearly seventy years. Roy J. Maier, was a musician during the early jazz era of the Roaring Twenties, and a member of the world famous “Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra,” featuring vocalists Bing Crosby and the “Rhythm Boys”, Alton Rinker and Harry Barris. This Band was stacked with the hottest musicians of the era. Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Chester Hazlett, Charlie Strickfaden, Charlie Margulus, Roy Bargy, Lenny Hayton, Kurt Dieterle, Irving Friedman; all spent time with Whiteman. Roy Maier played Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo,Oboe, English Horn and Bassoon, clearly the most versatile musician in the orchestra. Roy can be seen in Universal Pictures 1930 film, “The King of Jazz”, the first musical motion picture filmed in color, where Roy was featured in several comical cameos. Paul Whiteman commissioned young George Gershwin to compose "Rhapsody In Blue" which became the orchestra's signature music, as well as an "American Classic". ( See a list of Roy Maier's recordings at the bottom of this page)
During the great depression of the 1930’s, Roy set down his instruments and began designing and assembling machinery, automating the process of reed making for woodwind instruments; making reeds available to the masses and producing uniform, consistent playability. Reeds manufactured on Roy’s machines, the brands Rico Royal, La Voz, Premium, Diamondcut, Symetricut, Fredrick Hemke, Mitchel Lurie, and Rico, “The Worlds Most Popular Reed” as well as Roy J Maier Signature reeds for the Selmer Corp. (makers of premium woodwind instruments), are sold around the globe. Roy's factory was the largest of its kind. The Maier name was synonymous with innovation and leadership in musical manufacturing for over six decades.
The family continued after Roy’s death in 1981, developing cane plantations and improving manufacturing techniques, orchestrating the reeds from the growth and processing of the raw materials, through manufacturing and packaging, and finishing with our distribution network. We controlled our own destiny, and in doing so, decided to sell the company in 1996, and head off into separate directions.
Roy’s grandson, and a member of Roy J. Maier Corporation’s Board of Director’s, Richard Maier, and his wife Patty, have taken their passion for wine and along with their two sons Ryan and Danny, purchased 60 acres in the Mayacmas Mountains. Located on the West side of Spring Mountain, the Sonoma side, they have established the vineyards that supply the grapes for the winery. Richard spent nearly 20 years in the research and development of cane plantations for the reed company and their farming operations. The ‘Roy J Maier’ label, blends the juices from the grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, into a kaleidoscope of flavors, aromas and colors; offering a wine to thoroughly savor, from your first sample of the bouquet, to your last satisfying sip.
In addition to the vineyards and winery facility, the Maier’s have developed the main Estate Home on the property, as a luxury vacation rental, providing the guests to the Napa/Sonoma wine region, with a unique opportunity to experience the premium wine country from their spectacular, mountain vineyard property.
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Recordings of Roy “Red” Maier with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Roy John Maier officially joined Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra on February 10, 1928, although he actually recorded his first session on February 8, which was not mastered. We speculate that Roy is forever labeled “Red”, as he joined Whiteman only a week or so after pianist Roy Bargy, and the ‘red hair’ of Roy Maier was an easy identifier.
All recording sessions of Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, between February 10, 1928 and April 25, 1928 were recorded at the Victor Talking Machine Co. in New York City.
Recording sessions from May 12, 1928, through Roy’s last with Whiteman on March 23, 1930, were recorded at Columbia Phonograph Co. in New York City. The only exceptions are the motion picture recordings completed during the production of ‘King of Jazz’, recorded at Universal Pictures Corp. in Hollywood.
We wish to thank Don Rayno, author of ‘Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music’ for his phenomenal dedication to keeping this history of Americana alive and his gift to our ‘Maier Family’ to better understand our patriarch and the life he lived so vividly.
Over 130 recording sessions with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
20+ contributions as a soloist on 8 different instruments
Nearly 50 recordings with Bing Crosby
February 10, 1928, Victor, NY, “The Love Nest”, (Otto Harbach-Louis Hirsch)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, and Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax & Clarinet
February 13, 1928, Victor, NY, “Sunshine”, (Irving Berlin)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Flute, Clarinet, Bb Soprano Sax & Alto Sax
Same session “From Monday On”, (Harry Barris-Bing Crosby)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord & Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
Same session “Wonderful One”, (Marshall Neilan-Paul Whiteman-Ferde Grofè-Dorothy Terriss) Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Baritone Sax and Clarinet
February 14, 1928, Victor, NY, “Grand Fantasia” (Part 1) (Richard Wagner)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Bb Soprano Sax
Same session “Grand Fantasia” (Part 2) (Richard Wagner)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax and Bb Soprano Sax
February 15, 1928, Victor, NY, “A Shady Tree” (Walter Donaldson)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton and Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet and Alto Sax
Same session “Avalon” (Vincent Rose-Al Jolson)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Baritone Sax
Soloist: Roy makes his first solo appearance for Whiteman on Tenor Sax (2+2)
Same session “Underneath the Mellow Moon” (Wendell W. Hall)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing English horn, Clarinet, Oboe, Tenor Sax
February 16, 1928, Victor, NY, “Three Shades of Blue” (Part 1)-Indigo (Ferde Grofè)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Piccolo, Alto Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Baritone Sax
Same session “Three Shades of Blue” (Part 2)-Alice Blue/Heliotrope (Ferde Grofè)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Piccolo, Alto Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Baritone Sax
February 18, 1928, Victor, NY, “Caprice Futuristic” (Matty Malneck)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing bassoon, English Horn, Bb Soprano Sax, Alto Sax
Soloist: Roy playing his second solo with a (4) bar Bassoon piece
February 27, 1928, Victor, NY, “Chloe” (Gus Kahn- Neil Morè)
Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, English Horn, Bb Soprano Sax, Alto Sax
February 28, 1928, Victor, NY, “High Water” (J. Keirn Brennan-McCardy)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Flute
Same session “From Monday On” (Harry Barris-Bing Crosby)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
Same session “Sugar” (Macco Pinkard)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Clarinet
February 29, 1928, Victor, NY, “Sea Buriel” (Eastwood Lane)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bb Soprano Sax, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Same session “When You’re With Somebody Else” (Abel Baer-L. Wolfe Gilbert)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
March 1, 1928, Victor, NY, “A Suite of Serenades” (Part 1)(Spanish/Chinese) (Victor Herbert) Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bb Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, Flute
Same session “Ol’ Man River” (Oscar Hammerstein II-Jerome Kern)
Vocalists: Paul Robeson and Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Alto Sax, English horn
Same session Selections from “Show Boat” (Oscar Hammerstein II-Jerome Kern)
Medley: “Why Do I Love You?”/”Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man”/”You Are Love”/”Make Believe”) Vocalist: Olive Kline and Lambert Murphy
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Flute, Alto Sax
March 2, 1928, Victor, NY, “A Suite of Serenades” (Part 2) (Cuban/Oriental)(Victor Herbert) Roy “Red” Maier, playing Flute, Tenor Sax, Bb Soprano Sax
Soloist: Roy adds his 3rd and 4th solos for Whiteman, with 4 bars on Tenor Sax and 2 bars on Bb Soprano Sax
Same session “A Study in Blue” (Domenico Savino)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Oboe, English Horn, Bb Soprano Sax
Same session “Couquette” (Johnny Green-Gus Kahn- Carmen Lombardo)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Tenor Sax
March 12, 1928, Victor, NY, “When” (Andy Razaf-Bob Schafer-J.C. Johnson)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young, Al Rinker, Harry Barris
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
Same session “Down in Old Havana Town” (Irving Caesar-Cliff Friend)
Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Clarinet
Same session “I’m Wingin’ Home” (Russell-Charles Tobias)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Oboe, Clarinet
March 13, 1928, Victor, NY, “Metropolis (Part 1) (Ferde Grofè)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Oboe, Bb Soprano Sax, Baritone Sax
Soloist: Roy Maier plays Oboe (4+4+4)
Same session “Metropolis (Part 2)” (Ferde Grofè)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing English Horn, Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax
March 14, 1928, Victor, NY, “Metropolis (Part 3) (Ferde Grofè)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young, Al Rinker. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Oboe, Baritone Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Alto Sax
Soloist: Roy’s 3 eight bar solos show what he can do on the Baritone Sax and Bassoon with Irving Friedman and Bix Beiderbecke
Same session “Ma Belle” (Clifford Grey-Rudolf Friml)
Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Alto Sax
March 15, 1928, Victor, NY, “Lovable” (Ralph Holmes-Seymour B. Simons-Richard A. Whiting) Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Same session “WhenYou’re In Love” (Walter Blaufass-Walter Donaldson)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Clarinet
March 16, 1928, Victor, NY, “Little Cabin of Dreams” (James F. Hanley-Eddie Dowling) Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
Same session “March of the Musketeers” (Clifford Grey-Rudolf Friml)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin "Skin" Young, Boyce Cullen. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax
March 17, 1928, Victor, NY, “Metropolis (Part 4) (Ferde Grofè)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Bassoon
Soloist: Roy Maier performs 6 bars on the Oboe
April 21, 1928, Victor, NY, “In My Bouquet of Memories”(Sam M. Lewis-Joseph Young-HarryAkst) Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Al Rinker, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Sax
Same session “I’m Afraid of You” (Lew Daly-Archie Gottler)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Al Rinker, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, English Horn, Alto Sax
Same session “My Angel" (Angela Mia) (Lew Pollack-Erno Rapee)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Al Rinker
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Alto Sax
April 22, 1928, Victor, NY, “My Pet” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
Same Session “It Was the Dawn of Love” (J. Fred Coots)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax, English Horn
Same session “Dancing Shadows” (Golden)\
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet.
Same session “Forget-Me-Not” (Allan MacBeth)
Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
April 23, 1928, Victor, NY, “Dixie Dawn” (Jo Trent-Peter DeRose)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
Same session “Louisiana” (Andy Razaf-Bob Schafer-J.C. Johnson)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
April 24, 1928, Victor, NY, “Grieving” (Wayland Axtell)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Al Rinker, Bing Crosby
Roy "Red" Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax, Oboe
Same session “Do I Hear You Saying?” (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Charles Gaylord
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
April 25,1928,Victor, NY, “You Took Advantage of Me” (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart) Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Clarinet, Baritone Sax
May 12, 1928, Columbia, NY,“La Golondrina” (Narciso Serradell)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Bassoon, Oboe
Same session “My Hero” (Elmer Schoebel-Oskar Straus-Stanislaw Stange)
Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Clarinet
May 13, 1928, Columbia, NY, “The Merry Widow” (Franz Lehar)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax
May 15, 1928, Columbia, NY, “My Melancholy Baby” (Ernie Burnett-George A. Norton) Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax
May 16, 1928,Columbia, NY, “The Man I Love” (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
Vocalist: Vaughn De Leath
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bb Soprano Sax, English Horn, Bassoon, Alto Sax
Soloist: Roy contributes 2 bars on English Horn
May 17, 1928, Columbia, NY, “C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E” (Harry Carlton)
Vocalists: Austin “Skin” Young, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Al Rinker, Harry Barris. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Baritone Sax, Bassoon
May 21, 1928,Columbia, NY, “La Paloma” (Sebastian de Yradier)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Flute, Bassoon, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax
Same session “Last Night I Dreamed That You Kissed me” (Carmen Lombardo-Gus Kahn) Vocalist; Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
Same session “Evening Star” (Help Me Find My Man) (Roy Turk-Fred E. Ahlert)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
May 22,1928, Columbia, NY, “Is It Gonna be Long?” (Ruby Cowan-Charlie Abbot-Richard A. Whiting) Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
Same session: “Get Out and Get Under the Moon” (Charles Tobias-William Jerome-Larry Shay) Vocalists” Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Clarinet
May 23, 1928 Columbia, NY, “OH! You Have No Idea” (Dan Dougherty-Phil Ponce) Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
Same session: “Mother Goose Parade” (Irving M. Bibo-Lew Breau-Maurice Sturm) Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Flute, Clarinet
Soloist: Roy Maier on flute (4)
May 24, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Blue Night” (Jack F. Mahoney-Will Rollins)
Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Clarinet, Bb Soprano Sax
May 25, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Felix the Cat” (Max Kortlander-Pete Wendling-Alfred Bryan) Vocalists: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
June 10, 1928, Columbia, NY, “’Tain’t So, Honey, ‘Tain’t So” (Willard Robison)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Clarinet
Same session “Japanese Mammy” (Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson)
Vocalists: Austin “Skin” Young, Charles Gaylord, Jack Fulton, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet
Same session “I’d Rather Cry Over You(Than Smile at Somebody Else)” (Dan Dougherty-Phil Ponce) Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Harry Barris, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
Same session “Chiquita” (L. Wolfe Gilbert-Mabel Wayne)
Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, English Horn, Oboe, Bassoon, Alto Sax
Same session “In the Evening” (James F. Hanley-Eddie Dowling)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Alto Sax
June 17, 1928, Columbia, NY, “I’m On the Crest of a Wave” (Buddy DeSylvia-Lew Brown-Ray Henderson) Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Piccolo, Clarinet
Same session “Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky” (Walter Donaldson)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Oboe
Same session “Lonesome in the Moonlight” (Abel Baer-Benee Russell)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
June 18, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Just a Little Bit of Driftwood” (Benny Davis-Dohl Davis-Abe Lyman) Vocalist:Austin ”Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax
June 19, 1928, Columbia, NY, “American Tune” (Buddy DeSylva-Lew Brown-Ray Henderson) Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Piccolo, Flute, Bb Soprano Sax, Clarinet
Soloist: Roy has an 8 bar solo on Piccolo
June 20, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Tchaikowskiana” Part 1 (Peter Tchaikowsky)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bb Soprano Sax, Oboe, Tenor Sax, Piccolo, Baritone Sax, Flute
Soloist: Roy on Oboe for 8+4 bars in this fantasy on Tchaikowsky Themes
Same session “Tchaikowskiana” Part 2 (Peter Tchaikowsky)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bb Soprano Sax, Oboe, Tenor Sax, Piccolo, Baritone Sax, Flute
September 4, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Roses of Yesterday” (Irving Berlin)
Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Flute, Alto Sax, Bb Soprano Sax
September 14, 1928, Columbia, NY, “In the Good Old Summertime”
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Boyce Cullen, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Baritone Sax, Alto Sax
Same session “The Sidewalks of New York’ (James W. Blake-Charles Lawlor)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Boyce Cullen, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
September 15, 1928,Columbia, NY, “Concerto in F” Part 1 (George Gershwin)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Piccolo, Baritone Sax, Oboe, Alto Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet
Same session “Concerto in F” Part 2 (George Gershwin)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing an unbelievable 8 instruments in this Gershwin piece; Piccolo, Baritone Sax, Oboe, Alto Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet
Same session “Concerto in F” Part 3 (George Gershwin)
Roy “Red” Maier, continues his 8 instrument contribution to this Gershwin Concerto
Same session “Concerto in F” (Part 4) (George Gershwin)
Roy “Red” Maier, finishes this 4 session marathon on eight instruments
September17, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time” (Nat Shilkret) Vocalist; Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Oboe, Bb Soprano Sax
Same session “Concerto in F” (Part 5) (George Gershwin)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Piccolo, Baritone Sax, Oboe, Alto Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet
Same session, “Concerto in F” (Part 6) Finale (George Gershwin)
Roy “Red” Maier, completes this monumental work on all eight instruments
September18,1928, Columbia, NY, “Gypsy” (Matty Malneck-Frank Signorelli-L. Wolfe Gilbert) Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Bb Soprano Sax, Flute, Alto Sax
Same session “Sweet Sue” (Victor Young-Will Harris)
Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet
September19, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Silent Night, Holy Night” (Franz Gruber-Joseph Mohr) Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young, Boyce Cullen. Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Baritone Sax, Bassoon
Same session “Christmas Melodies (O Holy Night/Adeste Fideles)(Traditional)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young, Boyce Cullen
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Baritone Sax
September 21, 1928, Columbia, NY, “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields) Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing English Horn, Bassoon, Piccolo
October 5, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Concerto in F” (George Gershwin)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Piccolo, Baritone Sax, Oboe, Alto Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet on this second Part 6 Finale mastering
October 6, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Where Is the Song of Songs for Me?” (Irving Berlin) Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
Same session “Just a Sweetheart” (Dave Dreyer-Josef Pasternack-Nat Shilkret)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
December 13, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Liebestraum” (Dream of Love)” (Franz Liszt)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Flute, Bb Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax
Soloist: Roy plays 24 bars as solo accompaniment on Flute
December 19, 1928, Columbia, NY, “I’m Bringing a Red, Red Rose” (Walter Donaldson-Gus Kahn) Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Baritone Sax, Bassoon, Oboe
December 22, 1928, Columbia, NY, “Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love” (Cole Porter)
Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax
Soloist: Roy has a Bassoon solo (2) on this Porter classic
Same session “Makin’ Whoopee (Walter Donaldson-Gus Kahn)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Oboe, Baritone Sax, Clarinet, Bassoon
Although not credited with a solo, Roy is part of a trio of Oboe players (Strickfaden & Crozier) who introduce Crosby’s vocal
January10, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Cradle of Love” (Mabel Wayne-L. Wolfe Gilbert) Vocalist: Austin “Skin” Young
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Tenor Sax
Same session “Chinese Lullaby” (Robert Hood Bowers)
From Broadway Show ‘East Is West’
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bb Soprano Sax, Bassoon, Baritone Sax, English horn, Flute
Soloist: Roy is showcased on Bassoon (2 + 3 + 3)
February 7, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Lover Come Back to Me” (Sigmund Romberg-Frank Mandel-Oscar Hammerstein II) Vocalist; Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Clarinet
Song from musical ‘New Moon’
Same session “Marianne” (Sigmund Romberg-Frank Mandel-Oscar Hammerstein II) Vocalists: Norman Clark, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Baritone Sax, Bassoon, English Horn
Song from musical ‘New Moon’
February 8, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Button Up Your Overcoat” (Buddy DeSylva-Lew Brown-Ray Henderson) Vocalist: Vaughn De Leath
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax
Same session “My Lucky Star” (Buddy DeSylva-Lew Brown-Ray Henderson)
Vocalist: Norman Clark
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Bb Soprano Sax
Song from show ‘Follow Thru’
February 28, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Coquette” (Irving Berlin)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing English Horn, Clarinet, Baritone Sax
March 7, 1929, Columbia, NY, “My Angeline” (Mabel Wayne-L. Wolfe Gilbert)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Flute, Baritone Sax
Same session “Nola” (Felix Arndt-James F. Burns)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet
March 15, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Blue Hawaii” (Abel Baer-Irving Caesar-Ira Schuster) Vocalists: Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax
Same session “Louise” (Richard A. Whiting-Leo Robin)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Bb Soprano Sax
(From the motion picture ‘Innocents of Paris’)
April 5, 1929, Columbia, NY, “I’m In Seventh Heaven” (Buddy DeSylva-Lew Brown-Ray Henderson) Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Clarinet
From the motion picture ‘Say it With Songs’
April 25, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Little Pal” (Buddy DeSylva-Lew Brown- Ray Henderson-Al Jolson) Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Oboe, Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘Say It with Songs’
Same session “Song of India” (Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
May 3, 1929 Columbia, NY, “When My Dreams Come True” (Irving Berlin)
Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
From the motion picture ‘Cocoanuts’
Same session “Reachin’ for Someone” (Walter Donaldson-Edgar Leslie)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax
May 4, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Oh, Miss Hannah” (Jessie L. Deppen-Thelka Hollingsworth) Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
Same session “Orange Blossom Time” (Joe Goodwin-Gus Edwards)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Oboe, Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘Hollywood Revue of 1929’
May16, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Your Mother and Mine” (Joe Goodwin-Gus Edwards) Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton
Roy ‘Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Clarinet
From motion picture ‘Hollywood Revue of 1929’
Same session “S’posin’ (Paul Denniker-Andy Razaf)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Same session “Laughing Marionette” (Walter R. Collins-L. Wolfe Gilbert)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Bb Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, Flute
September, 6, 1929, Columbia, NY, “At Twilight” (William Tracey-Maceo Pinkard)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Alto Sax
September 13, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Waiting at the End of the Road” (Irving Berlin) Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘Hallelujah’; Bix Beiderbecke last solo with Whiteman
Same session “Love Me” (T. Aivez-Dolly Morse)
Vocalist: Jack Fulton `
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Flute, Baritone Sax, Alto Sax, English Horn
Soloist: Roy on English Horn to close (2)
October 9, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Nobody’s Sweetheart” (Billy Meyers-Elmer Schoebel-Gus Kahn-Ernie Erdman)
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Flute, Tenor Sax
Soloist: Roy adds 6 bars on Flute
From the motion picture ‘The Vagabond Lover’
Same session “Great Day” (Vincent Youmans-Billy Rose-Edward Eliscu)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Al Rinker, Harry Barris
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Flute
Soloist: Roy closes song with 2 bars on Flute
From the Broadway show ‘Great Day’
Same session “Without a Song” (Vincent Youmans-Billy Rose-Edward Eliscu)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Clarinet, Tenor Sax
From the Broadway show ‘Great Day’
October 16, 1929, Columbia, NY, “(I’m a Dreamer) Aren’t We All?” (Buddy DeSylva-Lew Brown-Ray Henderson)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Al Rinker
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Bassoon, Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
From the motion picture ‘Sunny Side Up”
Same session “If I had a Talking Picture of You” (Buddy DeSylva-Lew Brown-Ray Henderson) Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘Sunny Side Up’
Same session “Moonlight and Roses – Medley (Ben Black-Neil Morèt-Percy Weinrich-Edward Madden)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Al Rinker
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Flute, Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Bb Soprano Sax
Soloist: Roy on Baritone Sax (32) This was a private pressing made for Paul Whiteman
October 18, 1929, Columbia, NY, “Should I” (Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed) Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
From the motion picture ‘Lord Byron of Broadway’
Same session “A Bundle of Love Letters” (Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Baritone Sax, Clarinet, Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘Lord Byron of Broadway’
Same session “After You’ve Gone” (Henry Creamer-Turner Layton)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
November, December, 1929, Universal Pictures, Hollywood, “Soundtrack for ‘King of Jazz’ motion picture:
The following are Roy’s solos in the motion picture “King of Jazz”
“How Paul Whiteman Became the King of Jazz”
Music accompanying the Walter Lantz cartoon,Vocals by Bing
Crosby and Crosby/Al Rinker/Harry Barris; violin/guitar duet by
Venuti/Lang; flute solo by Maier; oboe solo by Strickfaden,tuba
Solo by Leibrook
“Meet the Boys”
Goldie plays ‘Hot Lips’; Venuti/Lang play “Wildcat”; Roy Maier plays
“Piccolo Pete”; Six of Whiteman’s violinists render ‘Caprice
Viennois” (Dieterle,Malneck,Bouman,Venuti,Bacon,Landau),
Bargy/Hazlett play “Nola”; Hall plays “Nola”; Pingitore solos on
“Linger Awhile”
These are the remaining recordings from the movie soundtrack:
“Music Hath Charms” (Harry Barris-J.C. Lewis Jr.)
“Music Hath Charms/I Like to Do Things for You” (
“My Bridal Veil”
“Mississippi Mud/So the Blackbirds and the Bluebirds Got Together”
(Harry Barris-Billy Moll)
“It Happened In Monterey” (Mabel Wayne-Billy Rose)
“A Bench in the Park” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
“Pop Goes the Weasel/the Stars and Stripes Forever” (
“Rhapsody in Blue” (George Gershwin)
“Ragamuffin Romeo” (Mabel Wayne-Harry DeCosta)
“Happy Feet” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
“I Like to Do things forYou” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
“Has Anyone Here Seen Nellie?”
“Song of the Dawn” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
February 10, 1930, Columbia, NY, “Happy Feet” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
Vocalist; Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Tenor Sax, Bb Soprano Sax, Baritone Sax
From the motion picture ‘King of Jazz’
March 21, 1930, Columbia, NY, “It Happened in Monterey” (Mabel Wayne-Billy Rose) Vocalist: Jack Fulton
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, English Horn, Tenor Sax, Flute, Bassoon
From the motion picture ‘King of Jazz’
Same session “Song of dawn” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
Vocalists: Bing Crosby and male chorus
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Flute, Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘King of Jazz’
March 22, 1930, Columbia, NY, “Ragamuffin Romeo” (Mabel Wayne-Harry DeCosta) Vocalist” Jeannie Lang
Roy “Red” Maier playing Bassoon, Clarinet
Soloist: Roy plays an 8 bar Bassoon duet with violinist Kurt Dieterle
From the motion picture ‘King of Jazz’
Same session “Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight” (Al Sherman-Al Lewis) Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘The Big Pond’
Same session “A Bench in the Park” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen)
Vocalist: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris, and the Brox Sisters
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax
From the motion picture ‘King of Jazz’
March 23, 1930, Columbia, NY, “I Like to Do things for You” (Milton Ager-Jack Yellen) Vocalists: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Flute, Clarinet
From the motion picture ‘King of Jazz’
Same session “You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me” (Sammy Fain-Irving Kahal-Pierre Connor) Vocalist: Bing Crosby
Roy “Red” Maier, playing Alto Sax, Bassoon, Tenor Sax, Clarinet
From the motion picture, ‘The Big Pond’
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