Bjarne Busk
Rønnebærvej 76
DK-2840 Holte
Denmark
bjarne.busk@privat.dk
2012.02.09
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This is a work in progress, started in 2004
with the purpose of contributing to the documentation of the music of Duke
Ellington, as it was recorded from the beginning of his career until the end
of 1939. The work is not complete, nor flawless, and probably never will be.
But I think it is getting better all the time, not the least thanks to
contributions from experts and collectors from many countries. I hope readers will take the time and effort
to write to me about additions and corrections. Bjarne Busk |
Duke
Ellington material recorded by other artists in the 1920s and 1930s.
At a dance date Duke Ellington was requested to
play a well-known number from the repertoire of another famous big band. No,
said Duke, we don’t play that. [You’ve come to the] Wrong band!
And so it was in the twenties and thirties, as
well as later on: The known or ambitious bands strived for their own
repertoire, thus defining the band, and keeping a loyal group of followers.
Still quite many Duke Ellington compositions and adapted arrangements were
played and recorded by other artists in these years. The main reason for that
would be that these were just good songs for either dancing or listening. Other
reasons could be that bands had to be able to play the hit tunes of the day, in
order to keep their audience. There was money to be made if people would buy a
band’s recording of a hit tune, and sometimes the band manager or a publishing
company would dictate what was to be recorded. And there could be the artistic
challenge in playing Ellington’s kind of music.
In the following are listed Duke Ellington
compositions recorded by other artists in the 1920s and 1930s. Furthermore
there is a list of Ellington compositions played by some other bands, though
not recorded by them. Finally there is a list of recorded tributes to Duke
Ellington.
As it will appear, I have not heard all
recordings listed. So some recordings of the more obscure titles may turn out
not to be recordings of Ellington compositions, but of other compositions with
the same title. The following records with titles similar to Duke Ellington
compositions (and sometimes erroneously attributed to Ellington in LP sleeve
notes) have in fact turned out to be other pieces than Ellington’s: Blue
Mood (Mills Blue Rhythm Band), Choo
Choo (Frankie Trumbauer Orch.), Goin’ To Town (Luis Russell Orch.), Hodge Podge
(Claude Hopkins Orch.), The Merry-Go-Round (broke down) (Jimmie Lunceford), Mississippi
Moan (The Mississippi Moaners), Morning Glory (Claude Hopkins Trio), Old Man
Blues (Freddie Keppard with Jimmy Blythe), Pussy Willow (Tommy Dorsey Orch.),
Showboat Shuffle (King Oliver Orch.), Solitude (Meade Lux Lewis), Take It Easy
(Earl Hines Orch.), That Solid Old Man (Eddie Brunner Orch.), What A Life
(trying to live without you) (Andy Kirk). These are of course not listed, nor
are records listed that seem very unlikely to be Duke Ellington’s compositions,
although I have not heard them (e.g. Mississippi Moan with The Ebony Three 1938
or Oh, Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells with Duo Pianistico Bormioli-Semprini 1933 (the
latter probably being the gospel song of that title).
I have not listed compositions copyrighted by
others, though they are written by Ellington or stem from Ellington records. An
instance of that is the tune “Peckin’, ” copyrighted by Ben Pollack and Harry
James but actually lifted from Ellington’s first recording of Rockin’ in
Rhythm.
For contributions and good advice I thank the following:
Fred Beckhardt, Jan Bruér, David Diehl, Bill Egan, Peder Hansen, Sjef Hoefsmit,
Andrew Homzy, Carl A. Hällström, Erik Høst, Steven Lasker, Rainer E. Lotz,
Arnvid Meyer, Arne Neegaard, David Palmquist, Marcello Piras, Remco Plas,
Maurice Rolfe, Frits Schjøtt, Egon Staniok, Ken Steiner. Last, but not least, Bill Hill for sharing
information and recordings years back.
There are three lists:
1. Recordings 1924 – 1939.
2.
Played, but not recorded 1924 – 1939.
3.
Recordings of compositions not by Duke Ellington, but either explicit
tributes to him or obvious inspirations or imitations.
The two first lists include compositions, where
Duke Ellington is composer or co-composer. The prime source of titles of
compositions is Duke Ellington’s autobiography Music Is My Mistress. After the first entry of the title is
written first the year of copyright (c: ...), then the date of Duke Ellington’s
first recording of the piece (r: ...), recorded broadcasts and unissued recordings
included.
If the artist is not from USA the nationality
is written in a ( ).
Recordings by the small units from Duke
Ellington’s orchestra with either Duke Ellington or Billy Strayhorn at the
piano are not included, as they are regarded as Duke Ellington recordings.
In the last column is first written the matrix
no. in a ( ), then the first issue, and then some later reissues. An *
indicates that I have heard the recording.
The tables are sorted by
title and date of recording.
190
titles are listed in Music Is My Mistress as copy-righted before 1940. Mark
Tucker documents 10 more. 353 recordings (alternative takes and rejected takes
included) are documented below of 63 different titles.
228 recordings or 64,5 % are by American bands,
122 or 34,5 % by European bands (including 5 recordings from The Soviet Union),
while 2 are by bands from Australia, and 1 from South America.
Judged from the recordings by other artists
Duke Ellington’s music becomes increasingly popular: 43 recordings 1924-1929,
87 recordings 1930-1934 and 223 recordings 1935-1939.
Recordings
1924 – 1929
49 titles are listed in Music Is My Mistress as
copyrighted before 1930. Mark Tucker documents 10 more. 43 recordings
(alternative takes and rejected takes included) are documented below of 10
different titles. The 2 most popular
numbers are Jig Walk (18 recordings), and Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) (10
recordings). The success of Choo Choo could among other things be due to the
fact that the song was published both as sheet music for piano and in a dance
band arrangement (not by Ellington). As documented below the tune was recorded
by a number of other bands before Ellington himself recorded it in his own
arrangement in Nov. 1924.
According to Tom Lord, version 5.0 several
British bands recorded the tune “Choo, Choo (Gotta Hurry Home)” between 1928
and 1931: Sid Phillips (1928), Billy Bartholomew (1930-12), Jay Wilbur
(1931-01), Marius B. Winter (1931-02), Jack Hylton (1931-02), The Million Aires
(1931.02), Jack Payne (1931.02), and later The Ballyhooligans (1936) and Barney
Gilbraith (1939). The only recordings mentioned in RUST is Marius B. Winter’s
as Choo, Choo – not by Ellington, but by Malneck/Trumbauer. I have heard the
versions by Jack Hylton and by Jack Payne, and they are both the
Malneck/Trumbauer tune. I find it likely that the other British recordings as
well are of this non-Ellington tune. Accordingly these recordings are not
listed below.
Jig walk was the tune that caught on from the
show Chocolate Kiddies, not the least in Europe, where the show toured in 1925.
8 of the known recordings of Jig Walk in the 1920s are by European bands, as
well as one further in 1933. Ellington never made a studio recording of Jig
Walk, the sole Ellington recordings of the tune being from broadcasts, dance
dates or concerts. As a whole it was Ellington, the song and dance-music writer
that was recorded by other bands in the 1920s, not Ellington, the artistic
creator of original music. For example the “hot” dance tune Birmingham
Breakdown from 1926/27 was recorded by three bands, Black And Tan Fantasy or
Creole Love Call from about the same time by none until the 1930s.
141 titles are listed in Music Is My Mistress
as copyrighted between 1930 and 1939. 310 recordings (alternative takes and rejected
takes included) are documented below of 53 different titles (composed in the
1920s or 1930s). The 5 most popular numbers are: Solitude (48 recordings),
Caravan (41 recordings), Mood Indigo (35 recordings), It Don’t Mean A Thing (20
recordings), and I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (17 recordings).
During the 1930s Duke Ellington had become a
nationally and internationally known figure of music, and there was a growing
appreciation of Duke Ellington’s music as art, along with the growing awareness
and recognition of jazz music as an original art form. His music was published
more extensively both on records and in sheet music, and became described and
analysed by jazz critics and musicologists. In 1932 for instance R.D. Darrell
wrote an article “Black Beauty” in the Philadelphia based magazine “Disques”,
which was usually devoted to new classical recordings, an article that Mark
Tucker in his book “The Duke Ellington Reader” (Mark Tucker Ed. Oxford
University Press, New York – Oxford 1993) calls a landmark of criticism, and
one of the most important articles ever written about Ellington. In the article
the author aims at describing what characterises Ellington’s music compared to
the music of other famous names in jazz and classical music. The more ambitious
bands seemed to be challenged by Ellington’s music, and want to explore his way
of writing and playing music.
Especially his ballads from the 1930s were recorded extensively by other
bands, and were becoming “standards” with a lasting attraction to both
musicians and the public to this day. The popularity of Duke Ellington’s
orchestra, and the music he wrote, was also due to the radio broadcasts from
The Cotton Club (by 1929 Duke Ellington was broadcast regularly on CBS Radio
network).
From 1929 till 1937 Duke
Ellington appeared in 11 films, probably more than any other black bandleader
at the time, which was both a result of his growing drawing powers and a boost
to his career, both as a performer and a composer: Black And Tan (1929), Check
And Double Check (1930), Paramount Pictorial No. 837 The World At Large (1933),
Bundle Of Blues (1933), Murder At The Vanities (1934), Hollywood On Parade
(1934), Many Happy Returns (1934), Belle Of The Nineties (1934), Symphony In
Black (1935), The Hit Parade (1937), and Paramount Pictorial No. 889 (1937). In
Symphony in Black (1935) Ellington is specifically shown as a composer in the
classical sense, writing the music of this “new symphony of Negro moods”. So by
now it was Ellington – the composer – who was famous - internationally spoken
perhaps even more than Ellington – the bandleader.
Duke Ellington went to Europe in June 1933. He
toured England and Scotland for one and a half month, went to the continent and
gave a concert in Scheveningen, The Netherlands (which was recorded and
broadcast in the Netherlands), and played several concerts in Paris, France,
before going home in the beginning of August. He was met with great
expectations, and made a huge impact on the European audiences, musicians and
critics. No less than 17 European recordings of Ellington tunes made in 1933
are documented below. Compared to the American bands, the European bands
focused more on trying to play like the Ellington band, using the tonal colours
etc., and not just using the tunes as a basis for dance arrangements. Good
examples of this are the recordings by the English band Madame Tussaud’s Dance
Orchestra. The band recorded 7 of Ellington’s compositions in 1933, among those
some of the more challenging and unusual ones like Echoes of the Jungle and Old
Man Blues, all taken from the repertory that Duke featured on his tour.
English bandleader and composer Spike Hughes
recorded The Mooche and Misty Morning as early as 1930, and went on composing a
tribute to Duke Ellington in two parts called “A Harlem Symphony”, recorded in
1931. In The Netherlands The Ramblers Dance orchestra also recorded an
Ellington tribute in December 1933 “Duke’s Holiday”, composed and arranged by
Klaas van der Beek. A similar honour was not given to Duke in USA until Charlie
Barnet’s “The Duke’s Idea” in 1939, although you might call some recordings
that obviously drew upon Duke Ellington’s melodic style, arrangement devices
and soloists’ sonorities, tributes to Duke. A good example of this is “Deep
Blue Melody” by Don Albert and His Orchestra from 1936. Recordings of
compositions that are explicit tributes, obvious inspirations or imitations are
included in the 3rd list.
A special recording shall be mentioned here,
Don Redman’s “Shakin’ The African” from 1931-09-24, which can be said to
illustrate the fact that Duke’s music had gone into the standard repertory of
jazz and popular music. The beginning of this piece consists of the opening
strain (four notes) of Mood Indigo followed by a spoken intro (by Don Redman): “Boys, look like we’ve picked out the wrong
spot this evening. Of course this sweet music is all right, but man, we wanna
go where it’s hip, … (?). And I really know a spot too with real excitement.
Take your coat, get out of here, and come along with me. I mean I gonna take
you to a place where it’s just too bad” -, and the music continues with
“Shakin’ the African”. I consider this
particular recording sort of a bow from one bandleader to another, and I have registered
the recording under Mood Indigo.
The American mouth organ virtuoso Larry Adler,
who was based in Europe at the time, recorded several Ellington tunes in the
1930s. His high esteem of Duke Ellington showed when he was called upon to play
Ellington’s Sophisticated Lady in the film “Many Happy Returns” in 1934, and
insisted upon having Ellington’s band to play behind him.
In USA Cab Calloway’s Orchestra was the first
big band to record Ellington tunes, 3 tunes were recorded in 1931. It probably
had some connection with the fact that Cab Calloway followed Duke as house band
at the famous Cotton Club in New York in February 1931. Also the white swing
orchestras began using Ellington material. Benny Goodman’s Orchestra recorded
and had in its repertoire at least 7 different Ellington numbers from
1935-1939. The Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra and Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra had
several Ellington numbers in the book. Paul Whiteman’s orchestra had 12
Ellington tunes in the book in the 30s, but no recordings exist except Blue
Bells of Harlem. Even a society band like Richard Himber’s played and recorded
Ellington tunes, showing Ellington’s now broader appeal, as did opera singers
Paul Robeson and Richard Tauber, and the German vocal group The Comedy
Harmonists, who otherwise did not sing jazz. One of the very best black big
bands of the 1930s, Jimmie Lunceford’s orchestra recorded 6 different Ellington
numbers in 1934-1935. Arranged by Sy
Oliver, Willie Smith, Ed Wilcox and Eddie Durham these recordings represented
an ambitious and original way of releasing the potentials of Ellington’s
material. The Orchestra with most recordings of Ellington tunes is Charlie
Barnet’s orchestra (17 recordings of 10 different tunes + a number of
recordings of Ellington associated tunes in arrangements similar to Duke’s, not
listed here). Charlie Barnet was an outspoken admirer of Duke’s music. As
Barney Bigard wrote in his Autobiography ”With Louis and the Duke”: ”The band that really copied us was Charlie
Barnet’s. If you heard them on the radio a lot of people would swear up and
down that it was our band”. (Barney Bigard - ed. Barry Martyn: With Louis
and the Duke. (Oxford University Press, New York 1985). Charlie Barnet’s heavy
use of Ellington material continued throughout his whole career.
1. Recorded 1924 - 1939
Tune
(c: copyright year, r: the date of the first
recording by Duke Ellington) |
Artist
|
Date
and place of recording |
Comments. (Matrix no.). First issue. Some later issues
on LP and CD. Comments. * = I have heard the recording. |
Alabamy
Home
(c: 1937, r: 1937-06-08)
|
The Gotham Stompers |
1937-03-25 New York |
(M-303-1). Vri 629. LP Tax m-8005. CD Mosaic MD7-235 A27827. * |
Azure
(c: 1937, r: 1937-04-22)
|
Art Shaw And His New Music |
1938-02-15 New York |
(019826-1). Thesaurus 549. CD Tax 3709-2. * |
|
Azure |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra |
1938-03-23 New York |
(M-787-1). Voc 4100. LP Merritt 21. LP
Bandstand 7125. * |
|
Azure |
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra |
1938-04-21 New York |
(022486-1). Vic 25848. CD Historia 20.1918-HI. * |
|
Azure |
Chick Webb And His Orchestra |
1938-05-03 New York |
(63696-C). Dec 1899. CD CL 517. CD KAZ CD 318. * |
|
Azure |
Lew Stone And His Band (GB) |
1938-09-26 London (GB) |
(DR-2930-1). Dec F-6796. |
|
Azure |
Max Rumpf (D) |
1938-12 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(KC 27367). Imperial 17224. * |
|
Best
Wishes (c: 1932, r: 1932-05-17) |
Alexander Tsfasman And His Orchestra (The Soviet Union) |
1938 Moscow (CCCP) |
(8426). ROCT 5289-56. * |
|
Bird
Of Paradise (c: 1935, r: -) |
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra |
1935-05-29 New York |
(39552-A). Dec 639. CD GRP 6082. * |
Birmingham
Breakdown
(c: 1927, r: 1926-11-29) |
The Arkansas/Arkansaw Travellers (Red
Nichols) |
1927-09-14 New York |
(144667). HAR-505-H. LP Col 4L18. * |
Birmingham Breakdown
|
Dixie Dance Demons |
1928-02 New York |
(2915-A-B). CAM 8162. LP Harrison Records
Vol.A, HR VI. * |
Birmingham Breakdown
|
The Chocolate Dandies |
1928-10-13 New York |
(401220-B). OK 8668. CD Jazz Archives No. 67.
* |
Birmingham Breakdown
|
Philip Lewis And His Orchestra (GB) |
1930-04-05 London (GB) |
(MB-1170-1-2). Dec rejected. |
|
Birmingham Breakdown |
Lanigiro Hot Players (CH) |
1931 c. Basel (CH) |
Private recording, Dormofon Acetate. LP Harlequin HQ 2061. * |
|
Black
And Tan Fantasy (c: 1927, r: 1927-04-07) |
Mandel Terry Orchestra |
1930 – 1932 poss. |
(L 1203). Broadway 1498. |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra |
1931-04-10 New York |
(W 151503). Columbia 2466-D. |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Mills Blue Rhythm Band |
1931-05-01 New York |
(10601-1-3). 8BAN 32199. CD CL
6609, and Classics 660. (Originally as Blue Ribbon Boys or Harlem Hot
Shots). * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Paul Davis And His Orchestra |
1932-11-25 Richmond, Indiana |
(18910). Ch 16524. LP
Harrison Records Vol. B, HR VII. LP MCA 1371. * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Billy Cotton and his Band (GB) |
1933-07-21 London (GB) |
(CAR-2134-1). RZ MR-1037. * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra (GB) |
1933-11-18 London (GB) |
(GB-6351-2). Decca F. 3764. LP Ace of Clubs ACL 1205. Part of medley
”Ellingtonia” q.v. * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra |
1934-09-05 New York |
(38534-A). Dec 453. CD GRP 6082. * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Georg Enders Orkester (S) |
1935-09-12 Stockholm (S) |
(653). Cameo 410. CD Caprice CAP 22038. The same recording is
also on CD Jazz Document CVA 7993, where the date wrongly is given as
1939-09-26. * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Clyde McCoy and his Sugar Blues Orchestra |
1936 New York |
Radio Transcriptions (Associated). CD CCM-033. * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra |
1937-01-05 New York |
(61504-). Decca 1152. * |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Arne Hülphers Orkester (as Scala
Jazzorkester) (S) |
1938-07-08 Stockholm (S) |
(132-1). Scala 97. * |
Black
Beauty
(c: 1928, r: 1928-03-21) |
The Lumberjacks |
1928-10-17 (c.) New York |
(3411-A). CAM 8352. LPs TOM 51 & Jazz Panorama 6. * |
|
Black Cat Blues (c: 1927, r: - ) |
Ben Norsingle (vo) acc. by quintet with among
others Don Albert. |
1928-11 (c.) Dallas |
(DAL-700-A). Br 7043. LP Joker SM 3130. * |
|
Blue
Bells of Harlem (c. 1939, r: 1943-01-23) |
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra |
1938-12-25 New York |
From Paul Whiteman’s Christmas Concert at Carnegie
Hall, New York. CD Nostalgia Arts 3033025 (under the title Blue Belle of
Harlem) Arr. Fred van Eps # 0193. * |
|
Blue
Reverie (c: 1937, r: 1937-03-08) |
Ellingtonia Combo from Benny Goodman’s
Carnegie Hall Concert |
1938-01-16 New York |
Col A-1049. CD Columbia 2 275 485 8. * |
|
Boy
Meets Horn (c: 1939, r: 1938-09-02) |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1939-05-23 Columbus, Ohio |
Camel Caravan bc. LP Aircheck 32. * |
|
Boy Meets Horn |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1939-08-11 Los Angeles |
(LA 1952-A). Col 35301. LP Tax m-8021. CD TIM 205377. * |
|
Boy Meets Horn |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1939-08-11 Los Angeles |
(LA 1952-B). CD Phontastic NCD 8821. * |
|
Boy Meets Horn |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1939-09-02 Michigan State Fair, Detroit |
CBS bc ”Camel Caravan”. CD Phont NCD 8846. * |
|
Boy Meets Horn |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1939-11-18 New York |
Camel Caravan bc. CD Jazzband EBCD 2139-2. |
|
Caravan (c: 1937, r: 1936-12-19) |
George Hall And His Orchestra |
1937 |
LP Hindsight HSR 144. Arr.: Larry Clinton |
|
Caravan |
Sterling Young And His Orchestra |
1937 |
(mx. MS2338). C.P McGregor No 1119). * |
|
Caravan |
Eddie Stone And His Orchestra |
1937-05-12 New York |
(21122-1). Voc 3576. |
|
Caravan |
Edgar Hayes And His Orchestra |
1937-05-25 New York |
(62217-A). Dec 1338. Brunswick A81417. LP Swingfan 1003. LP MCA Coral 6.22419 (PCO
8224). * |
|
Caravan |
Edgar Hayes And His Orchestra |
1937-05-25 New York |
(62217-B).
BR 02448 (or 02488). |
|
Caravan |
Leith Stevens and his orchestra |
1937-06-12 New York |
CBS bc ”Saturday Night Swing Club”. CD Memphis Archives MA 7002. CD Storyville
Jazz Unlimited JUCD 2056/57. Arrangement by Paul Sterrett (?). * |
|
Caravan |
Ambrose And His Orchestra (GB) |
1937-07-08 London (GB) |
(TB 3139-1). Dec F-5458. LP Harlequin HQ 3016. Orch. leader Bert
Ambrose. * |
|
Caravan |
Jimmy Ray And His Orchestra |
1937-07-09 New York |
(011080-1). BB B-7079. |
|
Caravan |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1937-07-20 |
Camel Caravan bc. CD Slipped Disc DR 100. |
|
Caravan |
Larry Adler acc. by small orch. |
1937-08-12 London (GB) |
(CA-16492-1-2). Col rejected. |
|
Caravan |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1937-08-17 Los Angeles |
CBS bc ”Camel Caravan”. Col 48333. CD Col 48836. CD Phont
NCD 8841. * |
|
Caravan |
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra |
1937-08-18 New York |
(013202-1). Vic 25653. CD Sony 89019. * |
|
Caravan |
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm |
1937-08-21 New York |
(BS 011761). Bluebird B-7136. LP Camden CAL 388. |
|
Caravan |
Eddie Carroll And His Swing Music (GB) |
1937-08-31 London (GB) |
(CE-8558-1). Par R-2326. |
|
Caravan |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1937-09-15 London (GB) |
(CE-8591-1). Par F-904. EMI GX 41-2536-1. * |
|
Caravan |
Jack Harris And His Orchestra |
1937-09-16 London (GB) |
(OEA-5342-1). HMV BD-5265. LP World Records SH 219. * |
|
Caravan |
Joe Loss And His Orchestra |
1937-09-21 London (GB) |
(CAR 7677-1). Rz MR 2552. Gloria 3181. |
|
Caravan |
Larry Adler acc. by small orch. |
1937-09-25 London (GB) |
(CA-16492-4). Col FB-1776. CD Pegasus PGN CD
805 (not verified that the version of Caravan on the CD in fact is the 1937
recording. * |
|
Caravan |
Max Rumpf (D) |
1937-10 (c.) prob. Berlin (D) |
(KC 26177-). Imperial 17160. * |
|
Caravan |
Ede Buttola (as Eddy Butler And His Jolly
Boys) (H) |
1937-10 (c.) Budapest (H) |
(542). RA 70. RB 70. Varsity 8068. |
|
Caravan |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1937-10-13 New York |
CBS bc. LP Sunbeam SB-116. * |
|
Caravan |
Harry Roy And His Orchestra (GB) |
1937-11-10 London (GB) |
(CE-8729-1). Par F-961. * |
|
Caravan |
Tanz-Sinfonie Orchester, dir. Peter Kreuder (D) |
1937-11-16 Berlin (D) |
(22491-). Telefunken 2369. Released in USA on
Varsity 8068 as Radio’s Novelty Orchestra. LP Historia H-632/633. * |
|
Caravan |
Kristian Haugers Orkester (N) |
1937-12. Oslo (N) |
RCA YNJL-735. |
|
Caravan |
Mills Brothers |
1937-12-17 London (GB) |
(TB3456-1). CD JSP CD 320. * |
|
Caravan |
Mills Brothers |
1937-12-17 London (GB) |
(TB3456-2). CD JSP CD 320. * |
|
Caravan |
Kristian Haugers Orkester (N) |
1937-12-30 Oslo (N) |
Private acetate. LP Harlequin HQ 2029. CD Norsk Jazzarkiv
HJCD 9001. * |
|
Caravan |
Sam Samson Orkester (S) |
1938-01 Stockholm (S) |
((2787-1). Toni 643. (with vo in Swedish by
Folke Erbo). * |
|
Caravan |
Grand Dansorkester (S) |
1938-01-15 Stockholm (S) |
(303-1). Silverton 3172. TUR 5043. Grand Grd.
043. ( As Arne Hülphers Orkester) * |
|
Caravan |
Ady Rosner et son orchestre (P) |
1938-02-07 Paris (F) |
(CL6610-1). Co (F) DF2381, (G) DW4605. CD EMI 252 708-2. * |
|
Caravan |
Roy Fox And His Orchestra (GB) |
1938-02-08 London (GB) |
LP Halcyon Hal 7. * |
|
Caravan |
Olle Johnny & Jack Gill (S) |
1938-02-16 Stockholm (S) |
(243). Sca 129. Accordion duo. * |
Caravan
|
Bar-Trio (accor., p, g) (D) |
1938-02-24 Berlin (D) |
(7641-1/2GR8). Grammophon 47196-A. (On record titled “Caravane”). * |
|
Caravan |
Harold Ramsey (GB) |
1938-03-18 London (GB) |
(CE 9015-2). OD O-26290 (?). |
|
Caravan |
Mills Brothers |
1938-05-20 New York |
(63830-A). Decca 1876. CD JSP CD 320. * |
|
Caravan |
Erhard Bauschke (D) |
1938-07-14 Berlin (D) |
(3452-1/2GN8). Grammophon 10934-A. * |
|
Caravan |
The Four Rhythm Aces (Vocal group led by Jan. G. Ceulemans). (B
& NL) |
1938-11 Milan (I) |
(MO). Od (I) GO19549. |
|
Caravan |
Leonid Utyosov And His Orchestra (The Soviet
Union). |
1939 Moscow (CCCP) |
(628). RPK 214. * |
|
Caravan |
State USSR Jazz Orchestra, cond. Viktor
Knushevitsky. (The Soviet Union). |
1939 Moscow (CCCP) |
(9110). RPK 2624. ROCT 5289-56. Trumpet solo
by Vladimir Safonov. * |
|
Caravan |
Valaida Snow & Lulle Ellboj’s Orch |
1939-08-28 Stockholm (S) |
(4876-SED). Sonora 3577. LP Stash ST-113. CD
Classics
1122. * |
|
Caravan |
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra |
1939-09-26 New York |
WNEW bc from New York Manhattan Center. LP
Merritt 501. CD JU 201 2077. * |
|
Chatterbox (c: 1938, r: 1937-09-20) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1938-05-16 New York |
(MS-023234-1). Thesaurus 606. CD Tax 3715-2. * |
|
Chatterbox |
Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye |
1939-11-21 New York |
(043885-1). Vic 26430. |
|
Choo
Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) (c: 1924, r: 1924-11) |
Van and Schenck (Gus Van (vo) and Joe Schenck
(vo)), acc. by studio orchestra |
1924-08-08 New York |
(81910-). Col 197-D. * |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
The Ambassadors (Gene Austin (vo)) |
1924-10 New York |
(13883). Voc 14916. * |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
Original Memphis Five |
1924-10-14 New York |
(105610). PA 036151. |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
Earl Randolph’s Orchestra (as Frisco
Syncopators). Really it is Joseph Samuels And His Orchestra |
1924-10-23 (c.) New York |
(1936-1). Pm 20358. |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
The Goofus Five (Adrian Rollini) |
1924-10-24 New York |
(72932). OK 40233. * |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
Sam Lanin And His Orchestra (as Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra (with Arthur
Hall (vo)) |
1924-10-27 New York |
(5687). Apex 8279. |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
Billy Murray – Edward Smalle |
1924-11 New York |
(31113). Victor 19516+. |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
Bailey’s Dixie Dudes (Adrian Rollini) (as The
Kentucky Blowers or Alabama Creole Band) |
1924-11-12 New York |
(9189). Gnt 5602. |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
Sam Lanin And His Orchestra (as Dixie
Daisies) |
1924-11-14 New York |
(1210-C). Cameo 682. |
|
Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) |
Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra |
1924-11-24 New York |
(14350/3). Br 2775. CD Starlight Productions
1924. * |
Creole Love Call
(c: 1928, r: 1927-10-26) |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra |
1931-05-06 New York |
(10602-1). Ban 32152. CD Classics 516. (On
record titled ” Creole Love Song”). * |
|
Creole Love Call |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra |
1931-05-06 New York |
(10602-3). Per 15474. (?) |
|
Creole Love Call |
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra |
1931-12-02 New York |
(Mx 151766-2). Col DW 4091. * |
|
Creole Love Call |
Bobby Sax And His Band (A) |
1932/1933 |
Saxon 156. CD RST 91541-2 ”Rare & Hot Jazz In
Austria 1930 – 1950”. * |
|
Creole Love Call |
Van Dam And His Band (GB) |
1933-07 (c.) London (GB) |
(5189-2). Oct 1024. |
|
Creole Love Call |
Comedy Harmonists (D) |
1933-09-15 Berlin (D) |
(OD 1712-2). El EG.2929. HMV B 8023.
ASV CD AJA 5204. CD Flapper Past CD 7000. * |
|
Creole Love Call |
Comedy Harmonists (D) |
1933-10-28 Paris (F) |
(OPG 1147-1). El test record. HMV 4317.
Disque Grammophon 7093. CD EMI 798914-2. CD EMI 5314272. * |
|
Creole Love Call |
Larry Adler piano solo. |
1936-04 London (GB) |
(S-111). Voc 536. * |
|
Creole Love Call |
Comedy Harmonists (D) |
1938 USA |
On a private film, rec. 1938 in USA. Can be
seen in documentary by Fechner. |
|
Creole Love Call |
Larry Adler acc. by small orch. |
1938-01-29 London (GB) |
(CA-16812-1). Col FB-1911. |
|
Creole Love Call |
Eddie Carroll And His Swing Music (GB) |
1938-03-08 London (GB) |
(CE-9003-2). Par R-2522. * |
Daybreak Express
(c: 1934, r: 1933-12-04) |
Borrah Minevitch And His Harmonica Rascals |
1934-09-18 |
(38685). Decca 174 A. |
|
Delta
Serenade (c: 1935, r: 1934-01-09) |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1938-04-12 London (GB) |
(CE-9077-1). Par F-1205. * |
Drop Me Off In Harlem
(c: 1933, r: 1933-02-17) |
Mills Blue Rhythm Band |
1933-12-04 New York |
(78827-1). Vic rejected. LP Merritt 01. CD Conifer CDHD 169. (With Adelaide Hall).
* |
|
Drop Me Off In Harlem |
Mills Blue Rhythm Band |
1933-12-04 New York |
(78827-2). Vic rejected. CD Jazz Archives 60. CD Avid AMSC 720 (With
Adelaide Hall). * |
|
Drop Me Off In Harlem |
Red Norvo And His Orchestra |
1938-09-09 New York |
(BB17289-A2). World 200-2781. LP Jazum 1. CD Circle 03. * |
Echoes Of Harlem
(c: 1936, r: 1936-02-27) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1938-05-16 New York |
(MS-023233-1). RCA Thesaurus 566. CD Tax 3715-2. * |
|
Echoes Of Harlem |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-02-17 New York |
LP Joyce 1152. NBC bc from “The Famous Door”. |
|
Echoes Of Harlem |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-04-05 New York |
(035563-1). BB B-10210. CD KAZ 311. * |
|
Echoes
Of The Jungle (c: -, r: 1931-06-16) |
Madame Tussaud’s Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1933-11-17 London (GB) |
(EB 1088-11D). Disclair K1769. LP Retrieval FG-408. * |
|
Ellingtonia (Medley) |
Jack Hylton (GB) |
1933-11-18 London (GB) |
Medley consists of: Black And Tan Fantasy/ It
Don’t Mean A Thing/ Mood Indigo/ Bugle Call Rag, q.v. * |
Emperor
Jones
|
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1937-08-05 New York |
AKA Jubilesta q.v. * |
Gal From Joe’s, The
(c: 1939, r: 1938-02-02) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-02 (c.) New York |
(33791-1). RCA Thesaurus Transcriptions.
Unissued. |
|
Gal From Joe’s, The |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-02-17 New York |
LP Joyce 1152. NBC bc from “The Famous Door”. |
|
Gal From Joe’s, The |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-02-24 New York |
(033901-1). BB B-10153. CD KAZ 311. * |
|
Gal From Joe’s, The |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-02-24 New York |
(033901-2). Unissued. |
|
Gold Digger (c. 1927), r: -) |
Johnny Ringer’s Rosemont Orch. |
1927-09-16 New York |
(GEX-878). Gennett 6280-A. * |
Harlem Speaks
(c: 1935, r: 1933-07-13) |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1938/1939 London (GB) |
Acetate. LP Joy Records D 284. |
Harmony In Harlem
(c: 1938, r: 1937-09-20) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1938-05-16 New York |
(MS-023233-1). RCA Thesaurus transcriptions
566. CD Tax 3715-2. * |
Hodge
Podge
(c: 1939, r: 1938-12-20) |
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra |
1939-04-16 Chicago |
(WC-2574-1). Col 35262. LP Ajax LP-111. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My
Heart (c: 1938, r: 1938-03-03) |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1938-04-16 New York |
Bc from the Manhattan Room. Vo: Martha
Tilton. The date may be 04-14. LP Sunbeam 152. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra (Red Norvo
And His Orchestra) |
1938-04-19 New York |
(22755-1). Voc 4083. Note: Both takes of
matrix 22755 appeared at different times on Voc 4083. CD Mosaic MD 10-204. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra (Red Norvo
And His Orchestra) |
1938-04-19 New York |
(22755-2). Voc 4083. Note: Both takes of
matrix 22755 appeared at different times on Voc 4083. CD Mosaic MD 10-204. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1938-04-22 New York |
(022487-1). Vic 25840. CD History
20.19031-HI. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Hot Lips Page And His Band |
1938-04-27 New York |
(022928-1). BB B-7567. RCA LPV 576. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra |
1938-05-06 New York |
(3719-A). Unissued. |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1938-05-16 New York |
(MS-023232-1). RCA Thesaurus Transcriptions 537. CD Tax 3715-2. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra |
1938-05-16 New York |
(63789-A). Dec 1809. LP Ajax-134. (With June
Richmond). * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1938-05-17 New York |
“Camel Caravan” bc from the Roseland
Ballroom. Voc. Martha Tilton. LP Queen Disc 060. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra |
1938-05-28 St. Paul, Minneapolis |
KSTP bc from Orpheum Theatre, St. Paul,
Minneapolis. LP Merritt 22. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Connie Boswell |
1938-06-15 |
(63993 A). Decca 1896. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Count Basie And His Orchestra |
1938-07-09 New York |
Bc “America Dances”. LP CC-9. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Roy Fox And His Orchestra (GB) |
1938-08-09 London (GB) |
HMV BD 5397. LP World Record SH 118/9. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra |
1938-08-17 New York |
Bc. “Chesterfield Hour”. CD Mr. Music MMCD-7008. |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Gerry Moore (piano) with Ben Edwards (dm).
(GB) |
1938-08-29 London (GB) |
(CE 9292-1). Od OF5774. |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1938-10-11 |
Camel Caravan bc. LP Sunbeam SB-152. * |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Svenska Hotkvintetten (S) |
1939-10 Stockholm (S) |
(CS-1335). Columbia DS 1163. CD Dragon DRCD 223. * |
I’m So In Love With You
(c: 1931, r: 1930-11-08) |
Teddy Grace |
1937-08-03 New York |
(62494-A-B). Dec 1398. |
I’ve Got To Be A Rug Cutter
(c: 1937, r: 1937-02) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1938-11-05 New York |
(38389). RCAThesaurus Transcriptions 680. LP
IAJRC 8. Compact cassette Ajax C-679. (Vo: Judy Ellington and male trio) * |
If You Were In My Place
(c: 1938, r: 1938-02-24) |
Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra (Red Norvo
And His Orchestra) |
1938-04-21 New York |
(22770-1). Voc 4109. CD CL 1060 & CD HEP 1040. * |
|
If You Were In My Place |
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra |
1938-05-06 New York |
(63718-A). Unissued. |
|
If You Were In My Place |
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra |
1938-05-16 New York |
(63791-A). Dec 1809. LP Ajax-134. (With June
Richmond). * |
In A Jam
(c: 1936, r: 1936-07-29) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1938-05-16 New York |
(MS-023233-1). RCA Thesaurus Transcriptions 566. CD Tax 3715-2. * |
In A Sentimental Mood
(c: 1935, r: 1935-04-30) |
Bob Crosby And His Orchestra |
1936-02-26 New York |
(Mx A-924-C1). From 12” Muzak transcriptions.
LP Jazum 48. * |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Casper Reardon His Harp And His Orchestra |
1936-04-23 New York |
(P-19094-1). Liberty Music Shop L-193. |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Jerry Sears |
1936-06-12 New York |
Bc. LP Emanon 12. |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra |
1936-06-15 New York |
(102214-2). Vic 25351. CD HEP 1039. CD TIM
205368-205. * |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra |
1936-07-27 Los Angeles |
(DLA-469-A). Decca 882. CD GRP 626. CD KAZ 309. * |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Dick McDonough And His Orchestra |
1936-08-04 New York |
(19652-1). ARC 6-11-02. CD Jerry Disc EVA
1700-2. * |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Mills Blue Rhythm Band |
1936-08-11 New York |
(CO-19687-1-2). Col 3148-D. LP Jazz Panorama LP 3. CD Classics 731. * |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Ben Pollack And His Orchestra |
1936-12-18 Hollywood |
(B-4372-B). Vri 556. CD Jazz Band Compact Classic EBCD 2157-2. * |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Quintette du Hot Club de France (Django Reinhardt) (F) |
1937-04-26 Paris (F) |
(OLA –1718-1). HMV B-8629. CD Past Perfect 204281-202. * |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Casper Reardon His Harp And His Orchestra |
1937-05-18 New York |
(M 477). Master MA 133. |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Art Tatum – piano solo |
1938-12 New York |
Standard Transcriptions 025349-1. CD Storyville STCD 8260/61. * |
It Don’t Mean A Thing
(c: 1932, r: 1932-02-02) |
Mills Brothers |
1932-06 New York |
(C 8664-1). CD JSP 302. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Billy Banks And His Orchestra |
1932-08-18 New York |
(73307-1). Vic 24148. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Charlie Palloy And His Orchestra |
1932-09 / 10 New York |
(1879-1). Crown 3392. |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
The Song Fellows |
1932-09-22 New York |
(12354-). Mt M-12508. |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Washboard Rhythm Kings |
1932-10-05 New York |
(12427-A). Voc 1724. CD Collector’s Classics
COCD-25. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Roger Wolfe Kahn And His Orchestra |
1932-11-09 New York |
(152320-2). Columbia 2722-D. CD Jazz Oracle 8013. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Boswell Sisters |
1932-11-22 New York |
(B-12639-A). Br 6442. CD NOCD 3009. CD HEP CD 1005 (The Dorsey
Brothers). * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Jimmy Raschel And His Orchestra |
1932-11-28 Richmond, Ind. |
(18911). Champ 16534. |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Jack Hylton (GB) |
1933-11-18 London (GB) |
(GB-6351-2). Decca F. 3764. LP Ace of Clubs ACL 1205. Part of medley
”Ellingtonia” q.v. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
The Three Queens (tap-dance w. orch.
acc.) |
1934 |
Vitaphone short no. 1761 (“Vaudeville”). * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Roy Fox and his Orchestra (GB) |
1934 (?) London (GB) |
Roy Fox and his orchestra appears (with female tap-dancing act) in Danish film
“København, Kalundborg og -?” from 1934. The filming and recording of the Roy
Fox part took place in London, and may have been made in 1933. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra |
1934 (early) New York |
”Chrysler Show”. LP Fanfare 5-105. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Stephane Grapelly and his Hot Four (w. Django
Reinhardt) (F) |
1935-10-21 Paris (F) |
(2083hpp). Dec F 5831. CD JSP 344. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Midge Williams (vo) acc. by Studio Orch. |
1936-06-25 New York |
NBC bc. “The Fleischman’s Hour”. Part of
Medley: It Don’t…/Mood Indigo. Rudy Vallee mc. CD Swingtime 2005. |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
The Range Riders |
1937-03-01 Hot Springs, Arkansas |
(HS 7-2). Vocalion 03548. CD Jazz Oracle BDV
8025. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Joe Daniels And His Hot Shots (GB) |
1937-03-05 London (GB) |
(CE-8214-1). Par F-760. LP Harlequin HQ 3023. CD Empress RAJCD 853. * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Frank Coughlan (Aus) |
1937-07 (c.) Sydney (Aus) |
(FS 744B). Featuradio. EMI EME 1098-2. |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
The Tune Wranglers, Red Brown vo. |
1937-09-14 San Antonio, Texas |
(014150-1). Bluebird B-8133. |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Gerda & Ulrik Neuman with Leo Mathiesens
Rytme (DK) |
1937-12-09 Copenhagen (DK) |
(OCS 784-2). HMV X 4976. Part of Medley (It
Don’t.../ St. Louis Blues). * |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra |
1939-04-03 New York |
(035394-1). Vic 26254. CD Classics 634. * |
Jeep’s Blues
(c: 1938, r: 1938-03-28) |
Al Cooper And His Savoy Sultans |
1938-08-19 New York |
64468-A. Dec 7502. LP CL 728. LP Ace of Hearts AH 80. CD Classics 728. * |
|
Jeep’s Blues |
Light Crust Doughboys |
1938-11-30 Dallas, Texas |
(DAL 646-1). Vocalion 04701. As ”New Jeep’s
Blues”. Hot
string dance band. |
Jig Walk
(c: 1925,
r: 1938-05-22)
|
Bernard Etté’s Dance Orchestra (D) |
1925-08 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(2434-A). Vox 01955. (12” record). |
Jig Walk
|
Bernard Etté’s Dance Orchestra (D) |
1925-08 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(2831-B). Vox 1958. (10” record). * |
Jig Walk
|
Ipana Troubadours (Sam Lanin dir.) |
1925-12-10 New York |
(141374-). Col 528-D. (* From 78 – You-tube
2009). * |
|
Jig Walk |
Davis Saxophone Octet |
1926-02 or 03. New York |
(1855=C). Cameo 906 Lincoln 2496. |
|
Jig Walk |
J. Lawrence Cook (p), with dm added for the
Paramount issue |
1926-02/–03 ? New York |
A piano roll played by J. Lawrence Cook (p), QRS house arranger, and
issued August 1926 on QRS 3565. Chicago Jazz historian John Steiner, having acquired the Paramount label, added drums to a transfer, and issued
the result on Paramount 14027 (misnumbered 14024) as a Nickolodeon
transcrip-tion played by Duke Ellington ((610)
(Mills Nickelodeon Transcription 607). - As far as is known, Ellington never made
any piano rolls. (Source of the above information: Björn
Englund in DESS Bulletin no. 1, February 2011). CD Masters of Jazz MJCD 8 (Duke Ellington
Vol. 1), wrongly attributed to Duke Ellington. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Okeh Syncopators (Harry Raderman) |
1926-02-20 (c.) New York |
(74019-B). OK 40614. LP Merritt 04 and Up-To-Date 2004. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt orchestra |
1926-03-04 New York |
(E-18196). Br 3126. CD Retrieval RTR 79055. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Van’s Collegians (Peter Van Steeden) |
1926-03-05 (c.) New York |
(106690). PA 36422. On Pathé Actuelle11134 as Red Nichols And His
Orchestra. |
|
Jig Walk |
Jean Goldkette |
1926-04-22 New York |
(34797-4). Unissued. |
|
Jig Walk |
Earl Oliver’s Jazz Babies |
1926-04-22 New York |
(10891-C). Edison 51724. A Harry Reser band. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Wenskat-Orchester (Reini Wenskat) (D) |
1926-06 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(94 bk). Grammophon 20502. Polyphon (DK) XS
40819. LP Historia H-630/631. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Savoy Orphans (GB) |
1926-09-17 London (GB) |
(Bb-9217-1-2). HMV rejected. |
|
Jig Walk |
The Romaine Five (GB) |
1926-10 London (GB) |
(10356-1). Edison Bell Winner 4511. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Savoy Orphans (GB) |
1926-10-06 London, GB |
(Bb-9217-4). HMV B-5136. LP Halcyon HDL 111. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Wiener & Doucet (Piano duo Jean Wiéner
and Clément Doucet) (F & B) |
1926-10-25 London (GB) |
((WL287-1). Co D13018. |
|
Jig Walk |
The Devonshire Restaurant Dance Band (GB) |
1926-12-10 Hayes, Middel- sex (GB) |
(Yy-9753-1). Zon 2855. * |
|
Jig Walk |
Comedy Harmonists (D) |
1928-10-05 Berlin (D) |
(1081 LT). Uniss. Grammophon test record. |
Jig Walk
|
Paramount Studio Orchestra |
1929 USA |
On soundtrack of the 1929 movie “The Wild
Party”, dir. Dorothy Arzner, starring Clara Bow. * |
Jig Walk
|
The Ramblers Dance Orchestra (NL) |
1933-05-22 London (GB) |
(FGB5899-1). De unissued. |
Jig Walk
|
The Ramblers Dance Orchestra (NL) |
1933-05-22 London, GB |
(FGB5899-2D). De F40378. CD Mercury 565 817-2. * |
|
Jim
Dandy (c:
1925, r: -) |
Hans Häuser (= Hans Haass) (Piano roll) (D) |
1925-06 (c.) Berlin |
Welte Pianon 5735. |
|
Jim Dandy |
Sándor Józsi (= Dajos Béla) (H) |
1925-10-24 |
(Be 4845-) Odeon 44647/646. Odeon 3281-. * |
Jubilee Stomp
(c: 1928, r: 1929-01-19) |
Nisse Linds Hot-kvartett (S) |
1937-05-01 Stockholm (S) |
(3047-SC). Sonora 3269. CD Caprice CAP 22039. * |
Jubilesta
(c: 1938, r: 1937-09-20) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1937-08-05 New York |
(M-583-1). Recorded under the title ”Emperor
Jones”. LP Jazz Archives JA-9. CD Galaxy MCPS 3891092. * |
Jubilesta
|
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1937-08-05 New York |
(M-583-2). Columbia CG 33557. |
La De Doody Do
(c: 1938, r: 1938-06-20) |
Leith Stevens And His Saturday Night Swing
Club Orchestra |
1938-06-25 New York |
(23164-1). Voc 4210. |
|
La De Doody Do |
The Skyliners Under Direction Of Curly Mahr |
1938-07 (c.) |
(M-867). Vocalion V 4272. |
|
La De Doody Do |
Jan Savitt And His Top Hatters |
1938-07-22 New York |
(024069-1). BB B-7737. |
|
La De Doody Do |
Milt Herth Quartet |
1938-07-22 New York |
(64341-A). Dec 1966. CD Classics 677. * |
Lament For A Lost Love (Solace)
(c: 1937, r: 1937-04-29) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-06-26 New York |
(037692-1). BB B-10341. CD KAZ 311. C. Barnet arr. * |
Lightnin’
(c: 1941, r: 1932-09-21) |
Madame Tussaud’s Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1933-09-19 London (GB) |
(EB-1059-2). EBW-5597. LP Retrieval FG-408. * |
Lost In Meditation
(c:
1938, r: 1938-01-19) |
Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra |
1938-07-08 Los Angeles |
PMS-019412-1. Standard Transcriptions. |
|
Lost In Meditation |
Sam Samsons Orkester (S) |
1939-02 Stockholm (S) |
(3011). Toni 683. CD Caprice CAP 22039. * |
|
Love
Is Just A Wish For You (c: -, r: -)
|
Efim Schachmeister (ldr, vi) mit seinem Künstler Ensemble (D) |
1925.12 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(1277at). Grammophon 14793 and/or 19429/88. *
|
|
Love Is Just A Wish For You |
Bernard Etté’s Dance Orchestra (D) |
1925-08 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(2441-A). Vox 01955. (12” record). |
|
Love Is Just A Wish For You |
Bernard Etté’s Dance Orchestra (D) |
1925-08 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(2832-B). Vox 1971. (10” record). |
|
Love Is Just A Wish For You |
Mischa Spoliansky (Russian by birth) |
1925-08-28 Berlin (D) |
(Be 4746-). Odeon 41312/311. Odeon 1466-. |
|
Love Is Just A Wish For You |
Eduardo Andreozzi’s South American Orchestra |
1926-03 (c.) Berlin (D) |
(2202-at) Grammophon 20343. |
Merry-Go-Round
(c: 1935, r: 1933-02-15) |
Mills Blue Rhythm Band |
1936-08-11 New York |
(CO-19685-1). Col 3147-D. LP Jazz Archives JA-10. * |
Misty
Mornin’
(c: 1929, r: 1928-11-22) |
Spike Hughes And His Orchestra (GB) |
1930-11-05 London (GB) |
(GB-2391-1). De F-2150. CD Kings Cross KCM
003/ 004. * |
Misty Mornin’
|
Spike Hughes And His Orchestra (GB) |
1930-11-05 London (GB) |
(GB-2391-2). De test pressing. CD Kings Cross
KCM 003/ 004. * |
Mooche, The
(c: 1929, r: 1928-10-01)
|
Leo Reisman and his Hotel Brunswick Orchestra
(w. Bubber Miley) |
1929-03 |
Vitaphone short No. 770 (“Rhythms”). CD
Vintage Music VMP 0161. * |
|
Mooche, The |
Spike Hughes And His Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1930-04-02 London (GB) |
(MB-1151-3). De F-1787. CD Kings Cross Music
KCM 001/ 002. Issued under the title “The Mouchi” with composer’s credit to
Fysh & Slim. * |
Mood
Indigo
(c: 1931, c: 1930-10-14) |
Gene Austin |
1931 c. New York |
Victor 22891. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra |
1931-03-09 New York |
(10482-2). Ban 32152. CD Classics 516. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
1931-03-09 New York |
(10482-3). Melotone 91117. |
|
|
Mood Indigo |
1931-04-04 New York |
Columbia 2530D. (Red Hot Jazz Archives) * |
|
|
Mood Indigo |
Henry Lange And His Orchestra |
1931-08-18 Richmond, Indiana. |
(17944). CH 16332. LP Harrison Records Vol. B, HR VII. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Don Redman And His Orchestra |
1931-10-15 New York |
(E-37291-A). BR 6211. LP Collector’s 12-5. The title of the recording is “Shakin’ the
African”. The first four notes of
this piece consists of the opening strain of Mood Indigo, followed by a
spoken intro by Don Redman over slow tempo original music: “Boys, look like we’ve
picked out the wrong spot this evening. Of course this sweet music is all
right, but man, we wanna go where it’s hip, … (?). And I really know a spot
too, with real excitement. Take your coat, get out of here, and come along
with me. I mean I gonna take you to a place where it’s just too bad” -, and
the music continues with “Shakin’ the African”. I consider the use of the Mood Indigo fanfare-like notes at the
start of this recording sort of a bow from one bandleader to another. (Take –B has a slightly different speech). * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Alexander Brothers (Vocal group w. ink. acc.) |
1932-08-17 Richmond, Indenad |
(18697). Champ 16499. |
|
Mood Indigo |
The Tore Kys |
1932-08-18 New York |
(152270-1-2). Col rejected. |
|
Mood Indigo |
The Three Keys |
1932-08-29 New York |
(152270-3). Col 2706-D. CD Classics 1141. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Boswell Sisters |
1933-01-09 New York |
(Mx B-12860-A). Brunswick 6470 CD FA 041. CD NOCD 3009. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Boswell Sisters |
1933-01-09 New York |
(Mx B-12860-B). LP Biograph BLP-C-3. CD NOCD 3022.* |
|
Mood Indigo |
Billy Cotton And His Band (GB) |
1933-06-24 London (GB) |
(CAR-2068-1). RZ MR-996. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Madame Tussaud’s Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1933-07-25 London (GB) |
(EB 1032-1D). Edison Bell Winner 5578. LP Retrieval
FG-408. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra (GB) |
1933-11-18 London (GB) |
(GB-6351-2). Decca F. 3764. Part of medley
”Ellingtonia” q.v. LP Ace of Clubs ACL 1205. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Garland Wilson (piano solo) |
1933-12 (c.) Paris (F) |
(5747bdp). Br A-500356. LP Collectors Items
016. CD CL 808. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Harry Roy And His Orchestra (GB) |
1934 –1935 London (GB) |
(BB 563). Par R 1584. LP EMI GX 2508. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra |
1934-09-04 New York |
(38532-A). Dec BM-1109. LP Queen Disc 060. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra |
1934-09-04 New York |
(38532-B). Dec 131. CD GRP-6082. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Hal Kemp And His Orchestra |
1934-12-14 New York |
World Transcriptions. LP Circle CLP 25. CD
Circle CCD25. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1935-06-06 New York |
(92211-1). NBC Thesaurus Transcription 165.
Part of Medley Sophisticated Lady/ Mood Indigo. LP Sunbeam 101, CD Buddha. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Mike Riley, Eddie Farley And Their Onyx Club
Boys with Ella Logan |
1935-10-20 New York |
LP Alamac OSR 2432. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Midge Williams (vo) acc. by Studio Orch. |
1936-06-25 New York |
NBC bc. “The Fleischman’s Hour”. Part of
Medley: It Don’t…/Mood Indigo. Rudy Vallee mc. CD Swingtime 2005. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Joe Paradise And His Music (GB) |
1936-07-16 London (GB) |
(CE-7736-1). Par F-533. On Grand 708 as Hollywood Serenaders. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra |
1937-01-05 New York |
(61505-). Dec 1152. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Paul Robeson |
1937-10-18 London (GB) |
(OEA 5817-1). HMV B 8664. LP HMV DLP 1155. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1938-04-13 London (GB) |
(CE-9082-1). Par F-1205. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Rice Brothers’ Gang |
1938-06-13 Charlotte, NC |
(64155-A). Decca 5569. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters |
1938-09-15 Philadelphia, PA |
KYW bc. Poss. on CD Jazz Hour JH 1024. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Børge Roger Henriksens orkester (DK) |
1939 Copenhagen (DK) |
(P 4 K). Tono unissued. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Sam Samsons Orkester (S) |
1939-02 Stockholm (S) |
(3010). Toni 683. CD Caprice CAP 22039. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Dupond-Durant Quintette (F) |
1939-02-01 Paris (F) |
(OSW 59-1). Swing 90. Issued as “Tristesse
Bleu”. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Gorni Kramer e i suoi solisti (I) |
1939-03-23 Milano (I) |
(73147). Fonit 8154. Issued under the title: ”Animo Sereno”. CD Riviera RJR CD 002. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Joe Daniels And His Hot Shots (GB) |
1939-05-09 London (GB) |
(CE-9783-1). Par F-1468. LP Historia H-654. * |
|
Mood Indigo |
Glenn Miller And His Orchestra |
1939-12-27 New York |
CBS bc “Chesterfield Show”. Part of medley:
Stardust/Blue Orchids/Sunrise Serenade/Mood Indigo. Unissued. |
|
Mood Indigo |
Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers |
1939-12-30 Fonda, New York |
Private recording made by John D. Reid. LP
Vogue Nec Plus Ultra 502001. CD MM 30332. * |
Mystery Song, The
(c: 1932, r: 1930-08) |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra (?) |
1931-04-20/21 |
Bear Family CD 16340. Accomp. to dancer Eddie
Rector, poss. by Cab Calloway’s pianist Earres Prince. |
Old Man Blues
(c: 1930, r: 1930-08) |
Red Perkins And His Dixie Ramblers |
1931-05-06 Richmond, Ind. |
(17729-A). Champ 16439. IAJRC 6. CD Jazz Oracle BDW 8008. (w. vo trio). * |
|
Old Man Blues |
Washboard Rhythm Kings |
1933-08-19 New York |
(13845-1). Ban 32978. LP Historical HLP 5829-24. * |
|
Old Man Blues |
Madame Tussaud’s Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1933-11-17 London (GB) |
(EB 1089-11D). Disclair K1769. LP Retrieval FG-408. * |
|
Parlor Social De Luxe (c: -, r: 1924-11) |
Sippie Wallace acc. By Perry Bradford’s Jazz
Phools |
1925-08-19 New York |
(73556-A). OK 8232. CD DOCD-5399.* |
|
Parlor
Social Stomp (c: -, r: 1926-03) |
The Red Devils |
1930-05-16 New York |
(9742). Banner - Rejected. |
Prelude To A Kiss
(c: 1938, r: 1938-08-09) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1938-11-05 New York |
(NS-028917-1). RCA Thesaurus transcriptions
605. LP Alamac OSR 2436. LP FTR-1504. * |
|
Prelude To A Kiss |
Richard Himber And His Rhythmic Pyramids
Orchestra |
1938-11-10 New York |
(028940-1). Vic 26106. CD AJA 5440. * |
Rhapsody
Junior
(c: 1935, r: -) |
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra |
1935-05-29 New York |
(39553-A). Dec 639. CD GRP 6082. * |
Ring Dem Bells
(c: 1930, r: 1930-08-20) |
Joseph Robechaux And His New Orleans Rhythm
Boys |
1933-08-22 New York |
(13851-2). Voc 2575. LP Classic Jazz Master
CJM 37. Blue Disc T 1007/1008. * |
|
Ring Dem Bells |
Claude Bampton And His Bandits (GB) |
1935-04-11 London (GB) |
(GB-7068; EXP-77) Dec F-5515. * |
|
Ring Dem Bells |
Dick Roy And His Band (GB) |
1936-06 (c.) London (GB) |
(5816). Emp E-187. Possibly a pseudonym for
Tommy Kinsman And His Band, or it may be a made-up name for another group of
musicians. |
|
Ring Dem Bells |
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra |
1938-01-18 New York |
(018337-1). Vic 26017. CD Classics 524. * |
|
Ring Dem Bells |
Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters |
1939-08 |
Thesaurus Transcriptions. LP First Time Records FTR-1505. * |
|
Ring Dem Bells |
Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters |
1939-08-15 |
NBC bc. “Hotel Lincoln”. Poss. on LP Golden
Era 15096. |
Rockin’ In Rhythm
(c: 1931, r: 1930-11-08) |
Henry Mortons Orkester (S) |
193? Stockholm (S) |
Acetate. Unissued. |
|
Rockin’ In Rhythm |
Madame Tussaud’s Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1933-06-22 London (GB) |
(EB 18-1D). Sondor P248. LP Retrieval FG-408. * |
|
Rockin’ In Rhythm |
TOGO-orkestern (S) |
1934-03-10 Stockholm (S) |
Private recording from rehearsal for
radio-program. CD Caprice CAP 22038. * |
|
Rockin’ In Rhythm |
Red Nichols And His World- Famous Pennies |
1934-06-18 New York |
(80638-1) BB B-5547. HMV J.F. 25. LP Sounds of Swing LP-124. * |
|
Rockin’ In Rhythm |
Milt Herth Trio |
1938-09-13 New York |
(64647-A). Dec 2046. |
Scattin’ At The Kit Kat
(c: 1937, r: 1936-12-21) |
George Hall And His Orchestra |
1937 |
Hindsight HSR 144. (arr.: Larry Clinton). |
|
Scattin’ At The Kit Kat |
Frank Dailey And His Orchestra |
1937-05-10 New York |
(M-457-1). Vri 575. * |
|
Scattin’ At The Kit Kat |
Willie Farmer And His Orchestra |
1937-06-11 New York |
(010642-1). BB B-7026. |
Showboat
Shuffle
(c: 1935, r: 1935-04-30) |
Aage Juhl Thomsens Orkester (DK) |
1936-04 Berlin (D) |
(Ora 1245-1). Elec EG 3652.
CD EMI 7489732. * |
|
Showboat Shuffle |
Mills Blue Rhythm Band |
1936-10-15 New York |
(CO-20076-2). Col 3157-D. LP TOM 57. * |
|
Showboat Shuffle |
Gene Dersin et son orchestre (B) |
1936-11 Brussels (B) |
(SB 15172). Re F25111. |
|
Showboat Shuffle |
Jo Bouillon et son orchestre (F) |
1936-12-17 Paris (F) |
(CPT 3036-1). CD EMI Jazztime 252 708-2.
* |
Showboat Shuffle
|
Lackawanna Blue Birds Orchestra (B) |
1939-04 (c.) Brussels (B) |
Acetate (Studio du Disque No. 1562). |
|
Showboat Shuffle |
Roy Fox And His Orchestra (GB) |
1938-02/08 London (GB) |
Bc. LP Halcyon Hal 7. * |
Showboat Shuffle
|
Leonid Utyosov And His Orchestra (The Soviet
Union) |
1939-08-13 |
(9343). ROCT 5289-56. RPK 2659. Titled In
Russian “By The Waves”. * |
Skrontch
(c: 1938, c: 1938-02-24) |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra |
1938-03-23 New York |
(M-788-1). Voc 4045. CD Classics 576. * |
|
Skrontch |
Willie Farmer And His Orchestra |
1938-03-31 New York |
(021854-1). BB B-7419. |
|
Skrontch |
Fats Waller |
1938-04-12 New York |
(022432-1). Vic 25834. CD RCA 74321264162. * |
|
Skrontch |
Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra |
1938-05-25 Los Angeles |
Standard Transcriptions PMS 019282-1. IAJRC 13. |
|
Skrontch |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1938-07-16 London (GB) |
(CE-9246-1). Par F-1180. LP WRC SM 369. * |
Solitude
(c: 1934, r: 1934-01-10) |
Crescendo (Orch.) (S) |
193? |
Acetate. Unissued. |
|
Solitude |
Richard Tauber (A) |
1934 - 1936 |
British Parlophone-Odeon 25 cm LP Elect. ’34 – ’36. CE
10531. (*From You-tube 2008). * |
|
Solitude |
Tito Petralia – L’Orchestra Cetra (I) |
1934-04-20/24 Torino (I) |
(150640). Parlophone GP 91570. Rec. under the
title ”Solitudine”. |
|
Solitude |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1934-09-11 New York |
(15883-1). Ban 33192. On some labels as The Modernists, Benny
Goodman’s Modernists or Benny Goodman and his Modernists Harlem Hot Shots). CD TIM 205365-205. * |
|
Solitude |
Five Lucky Strikes |
1934-10-06 New York |
(16116-). ARC rejected. |
|
Solitude |
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra |
1934-11-07 New York |
(38969-A). Dec 299. CD GRP 6082. * |
|
Solitude |
Mills Blue Rhythm Band (Chuck Richards (vo)) |
1934-12-05 New York |
(CO-16272-1). Col 2994-D. LP Gaps 170. * |
|
Solitude |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1934-12-22 New York |
NBC bc. “Let’s Dance”. LP Sunbeam 150. |
|
Solitude |
Lew Stone And His Band (GB) |
1934-12-28 London (GB) |
(CAR-3143-1). RZ MR 1561. LP World Records SH 177/178. * |
|
Solitude |
Henry Busse And His Orchestra |
1935 |
Bc. LP Hindsight HSR 122. |
|
Solitude |
Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra |
1935-01-11 New York |
(39243-A). Dec 15013. LP Decca LAT 8037. * |
|
Solitude |
Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra |
1935-01-17 New York |
World Transcriptions. LP Design DLP 20. LP Circle CLP-20. (Rec. under the pseudonym The Daly Brothers’
Orchestra). Arr. Bernie Mayer. * |
|
Solitude |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1935-03-09 New York |
NBC bc “Let’s Dance”. LP Sunbeam SB 100. CD 1003. Vo: Helen Ward.
Arr.: Fletcher Henderson.* |
|
Solitude |
Fats Waller with Rudy Powell |
1935-03-11 New York |
Transcriptions made for Muzak-Associated. LP HMV CLP-1035. CD Jazz Unlimited 203 2076. * |
|
Solitude |
Ray Noble And His American Dance Orchestra |
1935-04-17 |
LP Jazz Archives JA-22. * |
|
Solitude |
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra (GB) |
1935-04-26 London (GB) |
(OEA-1856-2). HMV BD-5035. |
|
Solitude |
Louis Prima And His New Orleans Gang |
1935-07-02 New York |
(B-17765-1). Br 7531. LP Swingfan 1015. CD CL 1077. * |
|
Solitude |
Larry Adler acc. by small orch. |
1935-09-06 London (GB) |
(CA-15217-1). RZ MR-1883. CD ASV AJA 5153. * |
|
Solitude |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1935-09-11 London (GB) |
(CE-7118-1). Par F-228. * |
|
Solitude |
Joe Paradise And His Music (GB) |
1935-09-24 London (GB) |
(CE 7166-1). Par F-288. * |
|
Solitude |
Lew Stone And His Band (GB) |
1935-11-21 London (GB) |
Dec K 808. Part of medley ”Broadcast
Favourites pt.2”. LP Decca DDV 5005/5006. |
|
Solitude |
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra |
1935-12-19 New York |
(60251-A). Dec 666. CD Ambassador CLA 1901.* |
|
Solitude |
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra |
1935-12-19 New York |
(60251-B). Dec 666. CD Ambassador CLA 1901.* |
|
Solitude |
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra |
1935-12-19 New York |
(60251-C). Dec test pressing. LP Merritt 8, LP Franklin Mint 2. CD Ambassador CLA 1901.* |
|
Solitude |
Adelaide Hall |
1936 New York |
Bc. on short wave from The Cotton Club, NY,
to Germany. Adelaide Hall is singing a medley acc. by pianist Joe Turner.
(Truckin’ / Solitude / I Can’t Give You Anything But Love / I Must Have That
Man / Baby / Truckin’ (reprise)). Bear CD 16340. |
|
Solitude |
Adelaide Hall |
1936 Summer |
German Theatre promotion Record. Speaker
introduces Adelaide Hall and the numbers in between AH singing a medley with
piano acc. (Truckin’/Solitude/I Can’t Give You Anything But Love/I Must Have
That Man/ Diga Diga Doo/Truckin’(reprise)). CD Avid AMSC 720. (May come from
the same recording session as the above mentioned). * |
|
Solitude |
Adelaide Hall |
1936-01-20 Paris (F) |
(P-77618). U1 AP-1575. CD Jazz Archives 60 (157882). |
|
Solitude |
Comedy Harmonists (D) |
1936-02-25 |
2CD The Comedy Harmonists – Complete
Recordings (Andreas Wellen) |
|
Solitude |
Bob Howard, piano solo w. dm acc. |
1936-06-04 London (GB) |
(TB-2214-1). Br 02239. Part of medley ”Swing It, Bob pt. 3”
(Solitude/ Nobody’s Sweetheart/ St. Louis Blues). LP Rarities 57. CD Classics 1121. * |
|
Solitude |
Mills Brothers |
1936-09-10 London (GB) |
(TB 2443-1). CD JSP 304. * |
|
Solitude |
Jo Bouillon et son orchestre (F) |
1936-12-17 Paris (F) |
(CPT 3039-1). CD EMI Jazztime 252 708-2. * |
|
Solitude |
Mills Brothers |
1937 (?) |
From film (with Mills Brothers singing
Nagasaki and Solitude). * |
|
Solitude |
Ray Burke with George Hartman’s Band |
1937 (c.) New Orleans |
New Orleans. CD American Music AMCD-47. * |
|
Solitude |
Tanz-Sinfonie Orchester, dir. Peter Kreuder (D) |
1937-03-03 Berlin (D) |
(21827-1). Telefunken 2168. * |
|
Solitude |
Quintette du Hot Club de France (Django Reinhardt) (F) |
1937-04-21 Paris (F) |
(OLA –1706-1). HMV B-8669. CD Past Perfect 204281-202. * |
|
Solitude |
Paul Robeson |
1937-10-18 London (GB) |
(OEA 5816-1). HMV B 8664. LP HMV DLP 1155. * |
|
Solitude |
Albert Espagne (org) with Santi Valenti (vi) and Barbara Stuart (vo) (B) |
1937-11 Brussels (B) |
(SB 15504). Re F25268. Part of medley (Sweet
Music I Potpourri (Introduction / Solitude)). |
|
Solitude |
Ewert Van Stockum (prob. D) |
1937-11-02 Berlin (D) |
(40285-). RRG 40285. (Single-sided disc for
radio use). |
|
Solitude |
Sven Jahnte (piano). (S) |
1937-12-11 Stockholm (S) |
(4196). Son 3521. * |
|
Solitude |
Len Fillis (ZA) |
1938-08-31 Sydney (Aus) |
(CT 1605). Regal-Zono. |
|
Solitude |
Joe Daniels And His Hot Shots (GB) |
1938-12-14 London (GB) |
(CE 9498-1). Par F-1342. * |
|
Solitude |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1938/1939 London (GB) |
Acetate. LP Joy Records D 284. |
|
Solitude |
Alice Babs (S) |
1939 c. Stockholm (S) |
Acetate. Unissued. 2 acetates with A.B. singing Solitude were
recorded c. 1939. |
|
Solitude |
Sam Samson (S) |
1939-02-? Stockholm (S) |
(3012). Toni 684. LP Dragon DLP 19.* |
|
Solitude |
Adelaide Hall |
1939-05-15 London (GB) |
(DR 3581-1). Decca F-7083. |
|
Solitude |
Leonid Utyosov And His Orchestra (The Soviet
Union) |
1939-08-13 Moscow (CCCP) |
(9342). ROCT 5289-56. RPK 2809. * |
|
Solitude |
Adrian Rollini Trio |
1939-09-28 Hollywood |
(WM-1085-A). Voc/OK 5376. Part of medley:
Star Dust/ Solitude. |
Solitude
|
Anita Best (H) |
1939.12. Budapest (H) |
(1010). Radiole RA 2016. CD Pannon Jazz PJ 1013. |
Sophisticated
Lady
(c: 1933, r: 1933-02-15) |
Art Tatum – piano solo |
1933-03-21 New York |
B-13165-A). Br 6553. CD Past Perfect 205461-202. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Don Redman And His Orchestra |
1933.04.26 New York |
(B-13284-A). Brunswick 6560. CD Classics 553. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Washboard Rhythm Kings |
1933-06-01 Camden, N.J |
(76241-1). BB B-5089. (May be the same
recording as 76249-1). (As Georgia Washboard Stompers) |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Washboard Rhythm Kings |
1933-06-01 Camden, N.J |
(76249-1). Vic 23405. (May be the same
recording as 76241-1). CD Collector’s Classics COCD-26. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Glenn Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra |
1933-06-05 New York |
(76382-1). Vic 24338. LP Camden 811. CD Hep
CD1062, Jazz Archives 5769. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Billy Cotton And His Band (GB) |
1933-08-22 London (GB) |
(CAR-2144-1). RZ MR-1035. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Richard Himber And His Essex House Orchestra |
1933-09-05 New York |
(13944-). Voc 2537. CD Renovation 7002. CD
AJA 5440. * (As Dick Himber…). |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Boswell Sisters |
1933-09-11 New York |
(B-13990-A). Br 6650. LP Biograph BLP-C-3. CD NOCD 3022. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Hotcha Trio (Dave Rose) |
1933-09-28 Chicago |
(77035-1). BB rejected. |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Madame Tussaud’s Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1933-10-12 London (GB) |
(EB 1074-11D). Edison Bell Winner 5609. LP Retrieval
FG-408. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Lillian Roth (vo) acc. by studio (?)
orchestra |
1934-00-00 (?) |
From Vitaphone short “Masks And Memories”,
dir. Roy Mack 1934. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra |
1934-09-04 New York |
(38531-A). Dec 129. CD GRP 6082. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra |
1935-06-06 New York |
(92211-1). NBC Thesaurus 165. Part of Medley
Sophisticated Lady/ Mood Indigo. LP Sunbeam 101, CD Buddha. |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Larry Adler acc. by small orch. |
1935-09-06 London (GB) |
(CA-15220-1). RZ MR-1842. CD ASV AJA 5153. * |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Nat Gonella And His Georgians (GB) |
1935-10-29 London (GB) |
(CE-7216-1). Par F-319. * CD CHD 129. |
Sophisticated Lady
|
Benny Carter (as) acc. by Klaas van Beeck (p)
and Lion Groen (b) (NL) |
1936-08-02 Hilversum (NL) |
Rec. in connection with a radio broadcast. CD Timeless CBC 1-086. * |
Stevedore Stomp
(c: 1929, r: 1929-03-07) |
Madame Tussaud’s Dance Orchestra (GB) |
1933-08-08 London (GB) |
(EB 1047-1D). EBW 5590. LP Retrieval FG-408.
* |
Sump’n’ ’Bout Rhythm
(c: 1935, r: 1934-09-12) |
Tommy ”Red” Tompkins And His Orchestra |
1936-06-24 New York |
(19473-1). Voc 3293. * As Sumpin’ ‘bout Rhythm. |
What A Life
(c: 1929, r: 1928-06-25) |
Frankie And Johnny Orchestra |
1936-06-19 Charlotte, N.C. |
(102693-1). Rejected. Not verified that it is
the Ellington tune. |
Yearning For Love
(c: 1936, r: 1936-07-17) |
Larry Lee And His Orchestra with vocal
refrain |
1937-03 Hollywood |
(L 0362). Variety VA 551. SL writes (2008):
“Transferred from an acetate recorded off the air in 1937 during a radio
program previewing some early Master and Variety recordings which were about
to be released. According to catalogues this title was released on variety VA
551.” * |
2.
Played but not recorded 1924 – 1939.
The following about Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra
is documented on http://www.williams.edu/library/archives/pwc/ellington.html.
(Paul Whiteman Collection (PWC).
The Sam Wooding items (from The Chocolate
Kiddies Show that toured Europe in 1925) were once thought to have been
recorded in Berlin in July 1925 (See note in Variety no. 17 from June 1925,
Franceschina p. 14). Lawrence p. 51 states however that the recordings did not
take place. No traces of such recordings have ever materialized.
|
Title |
Orchestra |
Year |
Comments |
Documentation |
|
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Livingston |
PWC # 0179, score & parts |
|
Blue Bells Of Harlem |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
Arranger: VanEps. The piece, commissioned by P.W. to Duke
Ellington, was played by Paul Whiteman And His Orch. at P.W.’s Christmas
Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, Dec. 25th 1938 (listed above).
|
PWC # 0193, parts only |
|
|
Caravan |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Bargy |
PWC # 0302-1, score and parts |
|
Caravan |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: VanCleave |
PWC # 0302-2, score and parts |
|
Echoes Of Harlem |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Mundy |
PWC # 0586, score only |
|
I Got It Bad |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger:? |
PWC #0990, parts only |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Leeman |
PWC # 1005-1, score and parts |
|
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: VanCleave |
PWC # 1005-2, score and parts |
|
In A Sentimental Mood |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: VanEps |
PWC # 1154, score and parts |
|
It Don’t Mean A Thing |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Jackson |
PWC # 1208, parts only |
Jig Walk
|
Sam Wooding’s Orchestra |
1925 |
From ”Chocolate Kiddies”. Played in the show
by Sam Wooding’s Orchestra, and reported being recorded in Berlin 1925.07.
(“Variety” no. 17, June 1925, Franceschina p 14). Cf. (Lawrence p.51). No
trace of a recording has however been found. |
|
|
Jim Dandy |
Sam Wooding’s Orchestra |
1925 |
From show ”Chocolate Kiddies”. See note under
Jig Walk/Sam Wooding. |
|
|
Love Is Just A Wish For
You |
Sam Wooding’s Orchestra |
1925 |
From show ”Chocolate Kiddies”. See note under
Jig Walk/Sam Wooding. |
|
|
Mood Indigo |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Huxley |
PWC # 1672, score and parts |
|
Medley |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Mooney |
PWC # 3226, score and parts |
|
Pyramid |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger:? |
PWC # 2033, parts only |
|
Skeedely-Um-Bum |
Sam Wooding’s Orchestra |
1925 |
From show ”Chocolate Kiddies”. See note under
Jig Walk/Sam Wooding. |
|
|
Solitude |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Hopkins |
PWC # 2296, score and parts |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Huxley |
PWC # 2338-1, score and parts |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: VanEps |
PWC # 2338-2, score and parts |
|
Sophisticated Lady |
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra |
? |
Arranger: Deutsch |
PWC # 2338-3, parts only |
|
With You |
Sam Wooding’s Orchestra |
1925 |
From show ”Chocolate Kiddies”. See note under
Jig Walk/Sam Wooding. |
|
3. Recordings of compositions not by Duke
Ellington, but either explicit tributes to him or obvious
inspirations or imitations.
Tune
|
Artist
|
Date
and place of recording |
Comments. (Matrix no.). First issue. Some later issues
on LP and CD. Comments. * = I have heard the recording. |
|
Deep Blue Melody (Lloyd Glenn) |
Don Albert and his Orchestra |
1936-11-18 San Antonio, Texas |
(mx SA 2524-2). Vo 3423. * |
|
Den grimme Ellington (Bernhard Christensen) |
De Tre med Swing-Ensemble, dir. Bernhard Christensen (DK) |
1935-11-06 Copenhagen (DK) |
(OCS 253). HMV X 4547. The title is a pun on
words: Den grimme aelling = The ugly Duckling. Issued on CC tape with E.
Wiedemann’s book “Jazz i Danmark”
1982. * |
|
Duke’s Holiday (Klaas van Beek) |
The Ramblers Dance Orchestra (NL) |
1933-12-00 Hilversum (NL) |
(AM32-1). De F42012. CD Mercury 565817-2. * |
|
Duke’s Holiday (Klaas van Beek) |
The Ramblers Dance Orchestra (NL) |
1933-12-00 Hilversum (NL) |
(AM32-2). Unissued. |
|
Harlem Symphony, A pt. 1 & 2 (Spike
Hughes) |
Spike Hughes (GB) |
1931-11-17 London (GB) |
(GB-3592-2 & GB-3593-3). Decca F-2711. CD
Largo 5129. CD Kings Cross Music KCM 003/ 004. * |
|
The Duke’s Idea (Charlie Barnet) |
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra |
1939-09-10 Hollywood |
(036482-4). BB B-10453. CD KAZ 311. * |
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Printed in: Olav Angell/ Jan Erik Vold/ Einar Økland: Jazz I Norge (Gyldendal
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2. Barney Bigard - ed. Barry Martyn: With Louis and the Duke. (Oxford
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3. W. Bruyninckx: Swing Discography (Belgium)
4.
John Chilton:
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21.
Erik Wiedemann: “Jazz i Danmark – i tyverne, trediverne og fyrrerne”
(Gyldendal 1982)
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Paris)
23.
Supplément à L’Album ”Hot”, 10
autres succés de Duke Ellington (Editions Salabert, Paris)
24.
New Album ”Hot”, 20 nouveaux succés de Duke Ellington (Editions
Salabert, Paris)
25.
Quatrième Album ”Hot”, 20 sensationelles nouveautés de Duke Ellington
(Editions Salabert, Paris).
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