plˈeɪɪŋ ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl tʌksˈiːdoʊ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə wɪð səlˈɛstɪn ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz wɜː sˈʌtʃ nˈoʊɾəbəlz æz tɹɑːmbˈoʊnɪst bˈɪl mˈæθjuːz, pˈiənɪst ˈɑːktɪv kɹˈɑːsbi, dɹˈʌmɚ kɹˈɪstəfɚ ɡˈoʊldstən, kˈɔːɹnɪtˌɪst dʒˈoʊ ˈɑːlɪvɚ, tɹˈʌmpɛɾɚ mˈʌt kˈɛɹi, klˈæɹaɪntˌɪst ˈælphɑːns pˈiːkoʊˌuː, bˈeɪsɪst ɹˈɪkɑːɹd ɐlˈɛksɪs ænd tɹˈʌmpɛɾɚ lˈuːi ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ.
Playing in the Original Tuxedo Orchestra with Celestin over the years were such notables as trombonist Bill Mathews, pianist Octave Crosby, drummer Christopher Goldston, cornetist Joe Oliver, trumpeter Mutt Carey, clarinetist Alphonse Picou, bassist Ricard Alexis and trumpeter Louis Armstrong.