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b. 1898, USA, d. April 1970, Dallas, Texas, USA. Reichman was an accomplished piano player, billing himself ‘The Pagliacci of the Piano’, before he embarked on his career as a band leader. His dance band, formed in St. Louis in the late 20s, included sidemen Art Lewis, Burt LeMarr, Charles Grifford, Joseph Sudy, Joe Martin, Clem Auzensk, James Williamson, Fred Fellensby, Eddie Mihas, Jim Bishop, Leon Schwartz, David Kellner, Ernie Mathias, Ed Turley, Larry Neill, George Werth, Bernie Gold, Joe Perrin, Chester Le Roy, Milt Bernhart, Les Penner, Mort Corb, Irving Edelman, Cecil Horowitz, Ben Ribble and Frankie Ortega. They consisted of four saxophones, three brass, drums, bass and two pianos. The featured vocalists were Marion Shaw, Margie Stuart, Jane Fulton or Margie Lee. Together they played almost every major hotel and ballroom location in America during their extensive pre-war career. Primarily a society band, schooled in elegant routines for dinner and supper dancers, Reichmann also added a large slice of showmanship. His talent for mimicry was frequently aired on radio programmes, as was his band’s music. Contracts with Perfect, ARC and Victor Records produced recordings such as ‘Variation In G’ and ‘Pagliacci’. Shortly after moving to Dallas in 1948 Reichman gave up the band to concentrate on a career as a disc jockey. However, the orchestra was occasionally re-formed thereafter, playing dates at Kansas City’s Muehlbach Hotel and the Peabody in Memphis.