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Pseudonym on Okeh, Parlophone, and Perfect for Fred Rich and his Orchestra, q.v.

Harry A. Yerkes directed this group for Columbia Records in New York between 1919 and 1923. When touring with the Marx Brothers, they were increased to nine, and indeed several of their many records are by more than six musicians. Most of them are dance records with jazz overtones, but those included here are generally of somewhat more interesting performances in a rudimentary jazz style.

Earl Oliver, t / Tom Brown, tb / Ross Gorman, cl, as / Rudy Wiedoeft (composer), as / Ed Violin­sky, vn / Ted Fiorito, p / George Hamilton Green, d, x. New York, June 19, 1919.

78509-1 Karavan

Col A2773

New York, c. January, 1920.

1278-2 Bo-La-Bo

LW 1278

78971-3 Mystery (intro: Poppy Blossoms / The Time Will Come) - vJK

Col A2905, 2977

New York, February 28, 1920.

79002-1-2-3 Shake Your Little Shoulder (intro: You'll Be Sorry / Dixieland Is Happyland)

Col A2929

Nunez omitted; F. Wheeler Wadsworth or Rudy Wiedoeft, as, added. New York, April 6, 1920.

79102-2-3 Soudan

Col A2934

One as omitted. New York, May 18, 1920.

79183-4 Dance-O-Mania

Col A2949, 2998

Earl Oliver, t / Tom Brown, tb / Ed Violinsky, vn / Phil Ohman, p / bj / George Hamilton Green, d, x. New York, June 7, 1920.

79250-3 Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Moon (intro: Oo, How I Love To Be Loved By You)

Col A2971

New York, July 9, 1920.

79250-5 Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Moon (intro: Oo, How I Love To Be Loved By You)

Col A2971

Elmer Grosso, t / Tom Brown, tb / cl, ss / Bob Johnson and another ?, as / bsx / p / bj . New York, June 7, 1922.

80379-2 Nobody Lied (When They Said I Cried Over You)

Col A3645, Re G-7931

NOTE: Regal G-7931 as REGAL NOVELTY ORCHESTRA.

LIL HARDAWAY'S ORCHESTRA: Lil Hardaway, p, dir: c / tb / as / bj / d. Chicago, July 28, 1928.

C-2156-A-B Milenberg Joys - v

Voc unissued

C-2157-A-B Get Easy Blues

Voc unissued

The male vocalist (who may be the drummer, who in turn may be Cedric Odom) names the trombonist as "Red," but this is not likely to have been Robert Freeman (alias "Trombone Red.") Chicago, September 22, 1928.

C-2336-A Milenberg Joys - v

Voc 1252

C-2337-A-B Get Easy Blues

Voc unissued

EDDIE HARDING AND HIS NIGHT CLUB BOYS

Pseudonym on Empire for Tommy Kinsman and his Band, q.v., and used on Piccadilly for a band that may also have been directed by Tommy Kinsman. A contemporary review of these two titles credits Arthur Niblo, t, by name, but in the absence of any positive information, it is felt that they should be listed here.

Arthur Niblo and another, t / tb / cl, as / as / ts / p / g / sb / d / v. London, early December, 1929.

3296-2 Turn On The Heat - v

Pic 443

3298-2 She's My Slip Of A Girl - v

Marlow Hardy, cl, as, dir: Eddie Mallory, Elisha Herbert, t / Henry Clark, tb / Artie Starks, ­cl, as / cl, ts / Ralph

149197-3 Georgia Pines - vAM3

Col 2034-D

149198-1 Song Of The Bayou - vAM3

Col 2034-D

TRILBY HARGENS

Pseudonym on Herwin for Thelma La Vizzo, q.v.

Only the following from Bob Haring's enormous output have been reported as being of any jazz interest.

CAMEO DANCE ORCHESTRA: Bob Haring dir: 2 t / tb / cl, ss, as / as / cl, ts / sometimes vn / p / bj / bb / d. New York, c. April 17, 1923.

489-C That Red-Head Gal

Cam 348

BOB HARING AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Bob Haring dir: 2 t / tb / cl, ss, as / as / cl, ts / vn on some sides / p / bj /

557-C Lou'siana

Cam 394

HARING'S HAPPY HARMONISTS: As above. New York, c. February 26, 1924.

Cam 516

1846-B In The Spring - v

Cam 893, Lin 2475

NOTE: Lincoln 2475 as LINCOLN DANCE ORCHESTRA.

Similar instrumentation. New York, c. December 9, 1926.

2241-C Messin' Around - v

Cam 1065, Ro 307

NOTE: Romeo 307 as DIXIE MUSIC MAKERS.

THE DETROITERS: Bob Haring dir: 2 t / tb / cl, ss, as / as / cl, ts / p / bj / bb / d. New York, c. April 11, 1928.

3030-B Sister Della's Fella

Ro 623 (as THE CHICAGOANS)

3032-C Spanish Mama

Cam 8195, Lin 2850, Ro 618

NOTE: Romeo 623 as THE CHICAGOANS.

BOB HARING AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Bob Haring dir. possibly: Mike Mosiello, Tommy Gott, ­t / tb / Andy Sannella, cl, as / as / ts / p / bj / bb / d / Irving Kaufman, v. New York, c. June 18, 1928.

3203-D I Must Be Dreaming - vIK

Cam 8279, Lin 2927, Ro 702, Dn A-65

THE CAROLINERS: Similar to last session; Dick Robertson, v. New York, c. October 3, 1928.

3384 It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)- vDR

Cam 8336, Lin 2984, Ro 759, Dn A-52

108405-1 It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody) - vDR

PA 36881, Per 15062

NOTE: Matrices 3384 and 108405 are musically identical. Pathé Actuelle 36881 and Perfect 15062 as MISSISSIPPI MUSIC MAKERS.

DIXIE DAISIES: As last, or similar. New York, c. January 23, 1929.

3606- Remember I Love You - v

Cam 9056, Lin 3085, Ro 860

BOB HARING AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same instrumentation; Lehman Byck, Frank Munn (as OLIVER SMITH), v. New York, late February, 1929.

E-29341- (When I'm Walkin' With My Sweetness) Down Among The Sugar Cane - vLB

Br 4283, 3992

E-29341-G (When I'm Walkin' With My Sweetness) Down Among The Sugar Cane

Br unissued

E-29342- You're The Only One For Me - vFM

Br 4281, 5018

E-29342-G You're The Only One For Me

Br unissued

NOTE: Brunswick 4281 as COLONIAL CLUB ORCHESTRA; Brunswick 5018 as "KING" SOLOMON AND HIS MINERS.

COLONIAL CLUB ORCHESTRA: As above. New York, April 19, 1929.

E-29712- Hittin' The Ceiling - vDR

Br 4349

E-29712- Hittin' The Ceiling - vDR

BOB HARING AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Collective personnel: Bob Haring dir. Manny Klein, ­Bob Effros, Mike Mosiello, t / Chuck Campbell, Charlie Butterfield, tb / Andy Sannella, cl­, as, stg / 2nd cl, as / cl, ts / vn / p / John Cali, bj / ? John Helleberg, bb / Stan King, d / George Hamilton Green and Joe Green, x only as a rule / v. New York, July 22, 1929.

E-30353- There Was Nothing Else To Do - v

Br 4472

Br unissued

COLONIAL CLUB ORCHESTRA: as from collective personnel above; unknown pac added. Libby Holman, v. New York, November, 1929.

E-31351- My Man Is On The Make - vLH

Br 4554, A-8621

E-31351-G My Man Is On The Make

Br unissued?

BOB HARING AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Bob Effros, t / Charlie Butterfield, tb, featured; rest as from the collective personnel shown on July 22, 1929. Dick Robertson, v. New York, July 1, 1930.

E-33302- I Love You So Much - vDR

Br 4852, 01016, A-8812

COLONIAL CLUB ORCHESTRA: Same, featuring Larry Adler, h / Irving Kaufman, v. New York, early July, 1930.

E-33426- Hittin' The Bottle - vIK

Br 4858, 01047, A-8816

BOB HARING AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Probably similar; Jack Parker, v.

New York, February 27, 1931.

10455-3 When I Take My Sugar To Tea - vJP

Or 2222, Per 15444, Film 228, Cr 91094, Voc 833

NOTE: Filmophone as FENTON'S RAINBOWS.

? Tony Parenti, cl, featured; Chick Bullock, v. New York, April 15, 1931.

10559-1-2-3 Ho Hum! - vCB

Ban 32162, Or 2252, Per 15462, Ro 1618, Pic 812, Apex 41345, Roy 391125

10560-3 Let's Get Friendly - vCB

Ban 32162, Or 2252, Per 15462, Ro 1618, Roy 391125

NOTE: Piccadilly 812 as CUNARD DANCE BAND. See also Sam Lanin (Dominion A-14).

Pseudonym for the following items listed in this book:­

Banner 32806 Smoke Rings (Mills Blue Rhythm Band)

32806 Sophisticated Lady (Don Redman and his Orchestra)

Domino 128 Smoke Rings (Mills Blue Rhythm Band)

128 Sophisticated Lady (Don Redman and his Orchestra)

Melotone M-12417 Got The South In My Soul (Don Redman and his Orchestra)

M-12739 Smoke Rings (Mills Blue Rhythm Band)

M-12739 Sophisticated Lady (Don Redman and his Orchestra)

M-12840 Both sides by Don Redman and his Orchestra

M-12867 Both sides by Don Redman and his Orchestra

Panachord 25317 Got The South In My Soul (Don Redman and his Orchestra)

Perfect 15789 Smoke Rings (Mills Blue Rhythm Band)

15789 Sophisticated Lady (Don Redman and his Orchestra)

Romeo 2095 Smoke Rings (Mills Blue Rhythm Band)

2095 Sophisticated Lady (Don Redman and his Orchestra)

Pseudonym on Okeh and Parlophone for Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, q.v.

Pseudonym on Bluebird for Peggy English, q.v.

Probably a black band: 2 t / tb / as / vn / p /bj / bb / d. New York, c. April, 1921.

A-104-1 Hard Times Blues

Pm 12003

Pm 12003, GG / Rad 1263

NOTE: Grey Gull and Radiex as NEW ORLEANS BLUE NINE.

HARLEM HOT CHOCOLATES

Pseudonym on Hit of the Week for Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, q.v.

Pseudonym on Banner, Melotone, Perfect (except 15481; see below), Rex, Romeo, and English Vocalion for Wingy Mannone and his Orchestra (q.v.), and for the following additional items listed in this book:­

Bluebird B-5253 Both sides by Mike Doty and his Orchestra

B-5481 Somebody Stole My Gal (Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra)

Domino 123 Both sides by Billy Banks and his Rhythmakers

Electradisk 1931 I Ain't Got Ncbody (Henry Hendrickson's Louisville Serenaders)

1931 St. Louis Blues (Dave Nelson and the King's Men)

Oriole 2284 Both sides by Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Perfect 15481 Both sides by Mills Blue Rhythm Band

HARLEM HOUSE RENT STOMPERS

Henry McCord, t / Kline Tyndall, p / Ted Tinsley, g. Chicago, August 28, 1929.

C-4180-A Gravel Pit Stomp

Br 7120

Br unissued

Pseudonym on Odeon for Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, q.v.

Pseudonym on Varsity for the following items listed in this book:

6004 Benny Carter and his Orchestra

6005 Joel Shaw and his Orchestra

George McClennon, cl / Eddie Heywood, p / bj. New York, April, 1923.

71511-A Clarinet Laughing Blues

OK 8072

72668-A The Funny Blues

OK 8158

72669-A The Poor Man's Blues

New York, c. September 30, 1924.

72863-B Muddy Water Blues

OK 40220

OK 40220

72922-A Bass Clarinet Blues

OK 8189

72923-B Meddlin' With The Blues

NOTE: This was also a pseudonym on Herwin 93012 for W. E. Burton, q.v.

Pseudonym on Varsity 6012, 6014, and 6015 for Joel Shaw and his Orchestra, q.v.

Pseudonym on English Vocalion (sometimes bearing a "Kildare" sticker) for the following items listed in this book:­

B-207 What Do I Care What Somebody Said? (Harry Pollock's Maurice Club Orchestra)

B-216 A Tree In The Park (Al Gentile and the Americanas)

B-219 Come Day, Go Day (Ross Gorman's Fire-Eaters)

B-219 I've Found A New Baby (Andy Preer's Cotton Club Orchestra)

Vocal, acc. by ? Porter Grainger, p. New York, February, 1923.

1334-1-2-3 I'm Through With You As I Can Be

Pm 12025

Pm 12025

The following sides from the fifteen this band made between 1924 and 1934 are of some interest as jazz.

Dave Harman, tb, dir: Martin Gregor, John Robertson, t / Joe Vanucci, cl, as, a / Paul Knoff, as / Cy Christner, ts / Charles Young, vn / George Lewis, p / James Barry, bj / William Wyder, bb / Ralph Livingood, d. New York, December 10, 1924

9902 Prince Of Wails

Ed 51458

9903 Nancy

Ed 51458

New York, January 5, 1925.

9926 Hot-Hot-Hottentot

Ed 51479

Ed 51479

Pseudonym on Paramount and Puritan for the Five Harmaniacs, q.v.

Pseudonym on Harmograph for the following items listed in this book:

­744 Both sides by the Cameo Dance Orchestra

803 Both sides by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra

804 Both sides by the California Ramblers

889 Both sides by Charley Straight and his Orchestra

This name was usually applied to various Ben Selvin bands on Harmony, some of the sides offering short solos by such as Earl Oliver, t / Sam Lewis, tb / Larry Abbott, cl­, as, k / and others.

The following titles by an unrelated vocal group are listed in the Victor files under the same name.

Vocal trio, acc. by t / tb / cl / p / g / sb / d. New York, October 23, 1933.

78266-1 Hallelujah, Yeah Man

Vic unissued

78267-1 Look Hot, Keep Cool

Vic unissued

Pseudonym on Clarion 5194-C, 5195-C, and Velvet Tone 7123-V for Blues Birdhead, q.v.

Pseudonym on Regal G-8712 (ME TOO) for Joe Candullo and his Everglades Orchestra, q.v., and for other bands of no jazz interest on the same label.

Pseudonym on Mayfair for the Sunshine Boys, q.v.

Guitar duet with Bert Thomas. London, September 28, 1934.

CE-6640-1 Cat Calls

Par unissued

HARRIS AND HARRIS: Alfoncy and Bethenea Harris, v duets, acc. by Douglas Williams Trio: Douglas Williams,

41811-2 I Don't Care What You Say

Vic 21285

41812-1 That Same Cat

Vic 21285

NOTE: Other titles by these artists do not come within the scope of this book.

2 t / tb / cl, as / as / ts / p / bj / bb / d / v. Dallas, October, 1928.

DAL-730- Somebody Stole My Gal - v

Voc 15747

DAL-731- The Pay-Off

Voc 15747

Dallas, October, 1929.

DAL-541 Unknown title

Br unissued

DAL-542- Gut Bucket Shuffle

Br 4644

DAL-543- Louisiana, That's My Home - v

DAL-544 Unknown title

Br unissued

Dallas, November 1930.

DAL-7002-A Oh! How I Cried The Morning After (The Night Before With You) - v

Br 6047

Br 6047

Instrumentation and personnel unknown. Richmond, IN, November 24, 1922.

11238 Hayseed Blues

Gnt unissued

11239 Down Home Blues

Gnt unissued

Jack Harris was an American violinist in Ross Gorman's Earl Carroll Orchestra (q.v.) before coming to London in 1927, eventually directing the British orchestra in the ballroom of Grosvenor House during the 1930s. The following from his many records for Decca, Broadcast, and HMV are of some jazz interest.

Jack Harris, vn, dir: Sylvester Ahola and another, t / tb / Barney Sorkin, Abe Aaronson, as / ts / Will Lanin, p / Joe Orlando, g / bb / d / Eddie Pola, Ted Brandt, v. London, October 4, 1928.

1263-2 Matilda - vEP-TB

Pic 163

NOTE: This issue as TUNNEY'S FLORIDORIANS.

GB-2424-2 Three Little Words - vC0'C

Dec F-2174

London, January 4, 1931.

GB-2489-2 San

Dec F-2174

Vocal, acc. by Clifford Hayes, vn / Cal Smith, g; or by the Louisville Jug Band: George Allen, cl / Clifford Hayes,

69460-2 Prowling Wolf Blues - vn / g

Vic 23284

69461-1 Glad And Sorry Blues - LJB

Vic 23284

LILLIAN HARRIS

Vocal, acc. by the New Orleans Jazz Band: Dick Landon or Ellsworth Evans, c / Andy Russo, tb / Sidney Arodin,

5051-1-2-3 Four O'Clock Blues

Ban 1173, Re 9445

5052-1 Sugar Blues

Ban 1173, Re 9445

New York, April, 1923.

5152-1-2-3 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?

Ban 1212, Re 9497

5153-1-3 Mama's Got The Blues

Ban 1212, Re 9497

New York, c. late May, 1923.

5187-4-5 Down-Hearted Blues

Ban 1224, Re 9510

5188-4-5 Gulf Coast Blues

Ban 1224, 9510, Re 9510

NOTE: Banner 9510 is presumably an Australian export issue, with labels pasted over Regal 9510.

Pseudonym on Domino for both Rosa Henderson and Hazel Myers, q.v.

Pseudonym on Pathé Actuelle and Perfect for Rosa Henderson, q.v.

The following by this internationally famous cabaret star has a jazz-oriented accompaniment.

Vocal, acc. by ? Jules Levy, Jr., t / tb / ? Benny Krueger, as / Phil Ohman, p / Rubie Greenberg, Edmund Thiele,
vn / Harry Reser, bj / bb / d. New York, October 3, 1924.

13877 Charleston Charlie

Br 2735

MAXINE HARRIS

Pseudonym on Champion for Mae Matthews, q.v.

Pseudonym on Majestic for Mary Straine, q.v., and on Olympic for Josie Miles, q.v.

Vocal, acc. by the Nubian Five: Jules Levy, Jr., c / ? Ephraim Hannaford, tb / Joe Samuels, cl / Larry Briers, p / d. New York, January 31, 1923.

70043 Sugar Blues

PA 020909, Per 12043

Despite the same labeling as the above, the accompaniment on the next session is by Frank Banta, p. New York, February 6, 1923.

70044 Don't Mess With Me

PA 020911, Per 12045, Hg 945

70045 The Cootie Crawl

PA 020909, Per 12043

70046 You Can Have My Man (If He Comes To See You Too)

PA 020911, Per 12045, Hg 945

Acc. unknown small jazz band. New York, February 13, 1923.

Aggravatin' Papa

Bell P-208, Globe 7208

Sugar Blues

Bell P-208, Globe 7208

New York, March 6, 1923.

70070 Laughin' Cryin' Blues

PA 020949, Per 12050

70071 Voodoo

PA 020950, Per 12051

70072 Beale Street Mama

PA 020949, Per 12050

70073 Don't Make A Dog Out Of Me

PA 020950, Per 12051

JOE HARRISON AND HIS ORCHESTRA

See the Grey Gull studio bands (Madison 1603).

HARRY'S HAPPY FOUR

Harry Cooper, R. Q. Dickerson, c / Earres Prince, p / Charlie Stamps, bj. New York, c. July 3, 1925.

73501-A Swinging The Swing

OK 8229

OK 8229

73800-A Western Melody

OK 8266

73801-B Blue, That's All

Pseudonym on Broadway 1355 for Kansas City Frank [Melrose] and his Footwarmers, q.v.

Pseudonym on Parlophone E-5843 for Les Reis, q.v.

Jack Hart, v, dir: Norman Payne, t / Harry Hayes, as / Reg Pink, bar / Stanley Andrews, vn / Cecil Norman, p / Del Giuda, sb / unknown d. London, c. March, 1930

291-1 Song Of the Dawn - vJH

Dn C-324

Dn C-323, Film 133

293-1 Crying For the Carolines - vJH

Dn C-313, Film 134, Cel 4385

294-1 Singing My Way 'Round The World - vJH

DnC-313, Cel 4384

294-2 Singing My Way 'Round The World - vJH

Film 134

Vocal, acc. by c / tb / cl / p. New York, c. July, 1922.

Cast Away (On An Island Of Love)

BS 14119, Pm 12141

Just Because You're You

BS 14119, Pm 12141

New York, c. early 1923.

466-1 That Sweet Something, Dear

BS 14135, Pm 12142

465-1 What Could Be Sweeter, Dear?

BS 14135, Pm 12142

GUS HASTON AND ORCHESTRA

Gus Haston, v, dir: as / The Gilmore Sisters, p duet / Walter Brown, bj, g / d. New York, December 17, 1931.

70976-2 Oh Mo'nah! - vGH

Vic 23314

70977-1 Kicking The Gong Around - vGH

Vic 22898, HMV R-14799

70978-1 River, Stay 'Way From My Door - vGH

Vic 22898

70979-2 I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) - vGH

Vic 23314

NOTE: Victor 23314 as WALTER BROWN AND ORCHESTRA.

BERT HATTON

Vocal, acc. by p; c / vn added*. Chicago, April, 27, 1927.

E-5098 Down In Black Bottom

Voc 1101

Voc 1101

COLEMAN HAWKINS AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Henry Allen, t / J. C. Higginbotham, tb / Hilton Jefferson, cl, as / Coleman Hawkins, ts / Horace Henderson, p, a / Bernard Addison, g / John Kirby, sb / Walter Johnson, d. New York, September 29, 1933.

265143-2 The Day You Came Along

Par R-1685, A-3862, B-27580, PZ-11130, TT-9080

265144-2 Jamaica Shout - aHH

OK 41566, Par R-1685, A-3862, B-27580, B-71161, PZ-11130, TT-9080, Dec 3358, UHCA 56, Od 194192, 279500

265145-2 Heartbreak Blues

OK 41566, Par R-1766, A-3883, B-27581, B-71161, PZ-1116, TT-9063, Od OR-1766, 194192, 279500, UHCA 55

Tenor saxophone solos, acc. by Buck Washington, p. New York, March 8, 1934.

265172-2 It Sends Me

Par R-1837

265173-2 I Ain't Got Nobody

Par R-1825, A-3938, B-28579, DPY-1021, Dec 18252, Od A-286084, B-35629

265175-1 On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Par R-1825, A-3938, B-28579, Od A-286084, D-5114

NOTE: Matrix 265174 is a piano solo by Buck Washington. Parlophone A-3938 is reportedly from matrix 265175-2, which is marked "Hold - John Hammond" in the files - but it could mean a dubbing from take 1.

Acc. by Stanley Black p / Albert Harris, g / Tiny Winters, sb; or Black only where shown. London, November 18, 1934.

CE-6739-1 Lullaby

Par R-2007, A-6106 DP-210, Od A-2365, A-28608, B-35629, D-5043, 194329

CE-6740-1 Lady Be Good

Par R-2007, A-6106, DP-210, B-27672, Od A-286088, D-5043, 194329

CE-6741-1 Lost In A Fog - pSB

Par R-2041, A-6081, B-27672, Dec 18252, Od 194297, A-272279

CE-6742-1 Honeysuckle Rose - pSB

Par R-2041, A-6081, Dec 3358, 3881, Od 194297, A272279