dy ▁Wilson . ▁This ▁band ▁included ▁Roy ▁E ld ridge ▁( tr ump et ), ▁Ben ▁Web ster ▁( ten or ▁sa x ), ▁John ▁True hart ▁( gu itar ), ▁Co zy ▁Cole ▁( d rum s ) ▁and ▁Kir by ▁on ▁bass . ▁Hamm ond ▁ ▁said , ▁" He ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁best ▁bass ▁player ▁around . ▁It ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁Kir by ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Ted dy ▁Wilson - B ill ie ▁Hol iday ▁recording ▁date ." ▁ ▁Sec uring ▁a ▁gig ▁at ▁the ▁O ny x ▁Club ▁on ▁ 5 2 nd ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁confirmed ▁Kir by ' s ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁band le ader , ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁O ny x ▁Club ▁line up , ▁it ▁was ▁singer - d rum mer ▁Leo ▁Watson ▁who ▁got ▁featured ▁b illing . ▁Kir by ' s ▁se xt et ▁was ▁soon ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁O ny x ▁Club ▁Boys , ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁shape ▁it ▁would ▁basically ▁hold ▁until ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁usually ▁with ▁Charlie ▁Sh a vers ▁( tr ump et ), ▁B uster ▁Ba iley ▁( clar inet ), ▁Russell ▁Pro cope ▁( al to ▁sa x oph one ), ▁Billy ▁K yle ▁( p iano ), ▁O ' Ne ill ▁Sp encer ▁( d rum s ). ▁" The ▁Big gest ▁Little ▁Band ▁in ▁the ▁Land ," ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁it ▁ ▁began ▁recording ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁with ▁a ▁swing ▁version ▁of ▁"