Irwin Abrams with his Orchestra - Moon Of Japan

I am glad to present a rarely heard song in an even more rarely heard version. It is rather perplexing I could find no information at all about this fantastic band. That Irwin Abrams was a violinist and bandleader in the 1920's is the only fact I could retrieve... anyone knows more? Personnel on this exotically flavored (ah! those gongs, cymbals and temple blocks!...) performance probably is as follows: Julian Hess, unknown (tp), Louis Harmin (tb), Les Crumbacher, Otto Tucker, James Imberman (reeds), Irwin Abrams (vln, ldr), Joe Venuti (vln), Elliott Jacoby (p), Eddie Lang (g), Albert Smith (tu), Fred Bauer (d), Les Reis (vcl). Recording was made in 1927. The vocalist may well be Les Reis (compare to my previous uploading http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8avge_irwin-abrams-his-orchestra-magnolia_music), although he is referred to with one of the strangest credits I have ever seen: The "Manger Musical Messenger". From period paper excerpts I could find out the Manger Hotel in New York seems to have been the live performing location of Irwin Abrams' band.