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THE HAPPY HARMONISTS: Curtis Hitch, p, dir: Fred Rollison, c / Jerry Bump, tb / Harry Wright, cl / Rookie Neal, Cm / Dewey Neal, bsx / Maurice Mays, bj / Earl McDowell, d. Richmond, Richmond, IN, September 19, 1923.

11616-A Cruel Woman

Gnt 5286

Gnt 5286

11762-A Steady Steppin' Papa

Gnt 5518, Cx 40353, Tpl 544

11763 Baptistown Crawl (River Bottom Glide*)

Gnt 5402, Ch 15030*

11764-A Ethiopian Nightmare (Nellie, Where You Goin'*)

Gnt 5402, Ch 15039*

11765 Original Dixieland One-Step

Gnt unissued

NOTE: Champion 15030 and 15039 as CROSSTOWN RAMBLERS.

HITCH'S HAPPY HARMONISTS: As above, but Haskell Simpson, bb, replaces Neal and Arnold Habbe, bj, replaces Mays. Richmond, IN, January 19, 1925.

12128-A Cataract Rag Blues

Gnt 5633

12129-B Nightingale Rag Blues

Gnt 5633

Hoagy Carmichael, p, dir, replaces Hitch; Bump omitted. Richmond, IN, May 19, 1925.

12245-B Washboard Blues

Gnt 3066, Buddy 8005, Br 02206

12246-C Boneyard Shuffle

Gnt 3066, Buddy 8042

NOTE: Buddy 8005 as MEMPHIS MELODY BOYS, 8042 as KING PORTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Some copies of Brunswick 02206 have labels reversed.

MATTIE HITE

Vocal, acc. by Julian Motley, p. New York, February 17, 1921.

Jungle Blues

Vic test (unnumbered)

Acc. by Coleman Hawkins, ts / Fletcher Henderson, p. New York, late November, 1923.

70413 Graveyard Dream Blues

PA 032014 Per 12093

70414 Mason-Dixon Blues

PA 032014 Per 12093

New York, c. January, 1924.

An Awful Moanin' Blues

Bell P-263

If You Don't I Know Who Will

Bell P-263

Acc. by Fletcher Henderson, p. New York, March 6, 1924.

Black Man (Be On Yo' Way)

Bell P-273

Do Right Blues

Bell P-273

Acc. by Cliff Jackson, p. New York, January 27, 1930.

149914-3 St. Joe's Infirmary (Those Gambler's Blues)

Col 14503-D

149915-3 Texas Twist

Col 14503-D

NOTE: Nellie Hite, identified in previous works as Mattie Hite, aurally is not the same performer. See next entry.

NELLIE HITE

Vocal, acc. by p. New York, c. December, 1923.

Midnight Blues

Bell P-256

Oh Daddy Blues

Bell P-256

RICHARD HITTER'S CABINEERS: t / tb / cl, as, bsx / p / bj / d. New York, c. May, 1925.

SAH-4-2 Riverboat Shuffle

Ebs 1063

Ebs 1063

Ebs 1062

Ebs 1062

9725-A-B Stomp Off, Let's Go

Gnt 3149, Ch 15030

9726-A Hot Aire

Gnt 3149

9727,-A Breakin' A Leg [sic]

Gnt unissued

NOTE: Champion as QUEEN CITY BLOWERS.

Pseudonym on Champion for Jimmy Wade and his Club Alabam Orchestra, q.v.

Cecil Scott, cl / Alex Hill, p, v / Ikey Robinson, bj, g, v. New York, May 1, 1930.

150379-1-3 I'm Havin' My Fun - vAH

Cl 5059-C, Diva 6047-G, VT 7073-V

150380-2 You've Had Your Way - vAH

Cl 5059-C, Diva 6055-G, VT 7081-V

150381-1-3 He Wouldn't Stop Doing It - vAH

Cl 5035-C, Diva 6047-G, VT 7073-V

150382-2 You're Bound To Look Like A Monkey When You Get Old - vAH-IR

Cl 5035-C, Diva 6055-G, VT 7081-V, Col DB-282

NOTE: Columbia DB-282 as THE HOKUM BOYS.

ROSA HOLLEY

Vocal, acc. by? Lee Collins, c / ? Albert Nicholas, cl / ? Richard M. Jones, p. ? Chicago, March 29, 1928.

E-7250 Lookin' For The Blues

Voc 1179

Voc 1179

Pseudonym for the following items listed in this book:­

Banner 1429 Everything You Do (Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra)

1536 Ah, Ha! (California Ramblers)

6097 I Wonder How You're Spending Your Evenings Now (Billy James's Dance Orchestra)

6544 Ev'ry Once In A While (Adrian Schubert and his Orchestra)

7158 Bring Back My Lovin' Man (Ten Jacks of Diamonds)

7192 Ready for the River (Devine's Wisconsin Roof Orchestra)

Edison Bell Winner 4881  My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now (Ernie Golden and his Orchestra)

Imperial 1464 Ah, Ha! (California Ramblers)

1760 Brown Sugar (Probably Joe Candullo and his Everglades Orchestra)

1775 Side By Side (Sam Lanin and his Orchestra)

1807 Red Lips, Kiss My Blues Away (Sam Lanin and his Orchestra)

2264 I'm Following You (Adrian Schubert and his Orchestra)

2742 Crazy People (ARC-Brunswick studio bands)

Kristall A-179 Both sides by Vincent Rose and his Orchestra

4128 Both sides by Vincent Rose and his Orchestra

4139 Both sides by Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers)

Perfect 14392 Both sides by Johnny Sylvester and his Orchestra

Rex 8195 Dancing In The Moonlight (Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra)

8229 Both sides by Vincent Rose and his Orchestra

8289 Both sides by Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers)

8315 I Saw Stars (Joe Haymes and his Orchestra)

8335 Stars Fell On Alabama (Benny Goodman and his Orchestra)

8335 When The New Moon Shines (Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers)

8353 Lost In A Fog (Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers)

8396 Both sides by Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers

8420 Blue Moon (Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers)

8615 Ready For The River (Devine's Wisconsin Roof Orchestra)

9692 Somebody Loves Me (California Ramblers)

9722 Everything You Do (Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra)

9838 Ah, Ha! (California Ramblers)

Pseudonym on Bell P-351 for The Texas Ten, q.v

Pseudonym for the following items listed in this book:­

Grand 708 Mood Indigo (Joe Paradise and his Music)

Ideal-Scala 7146 Who Takes Care Of The Caretaker's Daughter? (Carolina Club Orchestra; see Hal Kemp)

Pseudonym on Vocalion 15837 and 15841 for Reuben Reeves and his River Boys, q.v.

Pseudonym on Nordskog for the Original Memphis Five, q.v.

The following titles by this famous American vaudeville singer are of interest for their accompaniments.

Vocal, acc. by Joe Venuti, vn / p / Eddie Lang, g / sb. New York, October 1927

E-24576/7 Who's That Knocking At My Door?

Br 3667

E-24581 Carefree

Vocal, acc. by Bill Wirges dir: ? Bob Effros, t / ? Murray Kellner, vn / ? Eddie Lang, g. New York, January 21, 1928.

E-26221 The Way He Loves Is Just Too Bad

Br 3798

E-26230 There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears

Br 3798

JACK HOLMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Pseudonym on Mayfair for Arthur Lally and his Orchestra, q.v.

Pseudonym on Victory 234 for H. Petersen, q.v.

Pseudonym on Homochord for Irving Kaufman, q.v.

Piano solos. London, September 19, 1923.

L-00493 Down Town Rag

Hom H-512, H-564

L-00494 Twentieth Century Blues

Hom H-564

Other titles by this artist are of little interest, being more in the nature of "novelty" compositions.

SAXI HOLTSWORTH

SAXI HOLTSWORTH'S HARMONY HOUNDS: Edward "Saxi" Holtsworth, cl, dir: Charlie Holtsworth, t / Walter Reed, tb / Jack Barnett, p / Joe Hassan, d. New York, June, 1920.

7256-B Bow Wow

Gnt / St 9039, Gmn 1044

7273 Old Man Jazz

Gnt 9045, St 9028, Clm / Sc 1236, Gmn 1044

NOTE: Coliseum 1236 as IMPERIAL ORCHESTRA; Guardsman 1044 as JOHNSON'S JAZZ BAND; Scala 1236 as SCALA SOCIETY ORCHESTRA. Personnel is from Variety, February 1920.

New York, July, 1920.

41273-1-2-3 Bow Wow

Em 10247, Med 8217

Billy Gates, tb, replaces Reed. New York, December, 1920.

41531-1-2 Hop, Skip And Jump

Em 10307

SAXI HOLTSWORTH AND HIS BAND: Ben Finger, bb, dir: Manuel Ortiz, t / Sammy Blank, tb / Saxi Holtsworth,

8987 Charleston Cabin

Gnt 5508

8988 A New Kind Of Man

Gnt 5508, St 9562

Vera Burt (Mrs. Saxi Holtsworth), v. New York, August 20, 1924.

9045-A How Come You Do Me Like You Do? - vVB

Gnt 5530, St 9598

9046-A Tropical Palms

Gnt 5530, St 9598

Entirely different band including Billy Maxted, p, v / Tony Mathew, v. New York, February 10, 1930.

GEX-2603 The One I Love Just Can't Be Bothered With Ms - vBM

Gnt unissued

GEX-2604 The Call Of The Freaks - vTM

Gnt unissued

THE HOME TOWNERS

Pseudonym on Duophone for Meyer Davis and his Orchestra, q.v., and on Banner and associated labels for Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies, q.v.

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

H-214 Saturday (Leroy Smith and his Orchestra)

H-215 Love Will Find A Way (Leroy Smith and his Orchestra)

H-294 Arkansas Blues (Yerkes' S. S. "Flotilla" Orchestra)

H-307 The Sheik (California Ramblers)

H-319 Both sides by the California Ramblers

H-367 Hot Lips (California Ramblers)

H-368 Nobody Lied (California Ramblers)

H-391 Both sides by the Original Memphis Five

H-415 Runnin' Wild (The Southland Six)

H-416 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Gene Fosdick's Hoosiers)

H-430 Lonesome Mama Blues (California Ramblers)

H-443 Starlight Bay (Broadway Syncopators)

H-444 Both sides by the Broadway Syncopators

H-454 Who's Sorry Now? (Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra)

H-455 Both sides by Gene Fosdick's Hoosiers

H-469 Both sides by the Broadway Syncopators

H-470 When You Walked Out (Someone Else Walked Right In) (The Ambassadors)

H-521 Bonnie (Broadway Syncopators)

H-536 Old Fashioned Love (The Ambassadors)

H-556 Sittin' In A Corner (Broadway Syncopators)

H-638 Savannah (The Georgianna Blues) (The Ambassadors)

H-670 Chicago Blues (Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra)

H-672 Pleasure Mad (The Ambassadors)

H-684 Hard-hearted Hannah (Jeffries' Rialto Orchestra)

H-729 Susquehanna Home (Ben Selvin and his Orchestra)

H-737 Oh! How I Love My Darling (The Ambassadors)

H-737 Mandy (Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra)

H-738 How I Love That Girl (Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra)

H-769 Why Couldn't It Be poor Little Me? (Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra)

NOTE: All issues have the figure 3 added to the last digit of the original American Vocalion matrix number.

Pseudonym on German Homochord B-361 (WHEN YOU WALKED OUT) for the Ambassadors, q.v.

Unknown c / tb / cl / p / ? Willie Creager, d. New York, c. August, 1918

1291 Steve

Gnt 7645

Gnt 7645

Mike Mosiello, t / Eddie Grosso, cl, as / Philip d'Arcy, h, vn / Fred Hall, p, cel / Al Russo, bj / Al Morse, bb / Joseph Mayo, d / Arthur Fields and another (? Fred Hall), v. New York, January 25, 1929.

147884-3 Wipin' The Pan - vAF-?

Har 856-H, VT 1856-V

147885-1 Betty - vAF-?

Har 856-H, VT 1856-V

Claude Hopkins, p, a, dir: Albert Snaer, Sylvester Lewis, t / Ovie Alston, t, v / Fernando Arbello, tb / Edmond Hall, cl, as, bar / Gene Johnson, as, bar / Bobby Sands, ts / Walter Jones, bj, g / Henry Turner, bb / Edmond Jones, d / Orlando Roberson, v / Jimmy Mundy, a. New York, May 24, 1932.

152199-1 (I Would Do) Anything For You

Col 2665-D

152200-1 Mad Moments - aCH

Col 2665-D, MC-3125, Par R-1479

152201-1 Mush Mouth - aJM

Col 2674-D, DC-172, MC-3029, Par R-1670

152202-1 How'm I Doin'? - vOA

Col 2674-D, MC-3070, Par R-1329, A-3509

NOTE: Some copies of Columbia 1868-D (see SONNY GREER) were pressed using matrix 152199-1 in error.

New York, May 25, 1932.

B-11893-A Three Little Words - aCH

B-11894-A (I Would Do) Anything For You

B-11895-A Hopkins Scream

B-11896-A Washington Squabble

All the above: JA 4 (LP)

Fred Norman, tb, v, a, replaces Wells. New York, January 13, 1933.

152351-2 Look Who's Here - vOA?

Col 2741-D, DO-890

152352-2 He's A Son Of The South - vOA

Col 2747-D, DO-896, Par R-1522

152353-1 Canadian Capers

Col 2747-D, DO-896

152354-1 California, Here I Come

Col 2741-D, DO-890, MC-3019, Par R-2083

152355-1 I've Got The World On A String - vOA?

Col unissued

New York, March 9, 1933.

B-13129-A Three Little Words - aCH

B-13130-A Shake Your Ashes

B-13131-A Mystic Moan

B-13132-A Just You, Just Me - vOR

B-13133-A Washington Squabble

B-13134-A Ain't Misbehavin' - vOA

B-13135-A Honeysuckle Rose

All the above: Col C-30789 (LP)

Turner plays sb only from this point. New York, December 11, 1933.

B-14437-A Washington Squabble

Br 6750, 01779, A-500375

B-14438-A Mystic Moan

Br 6750, 01779, A-500375

New York, January 11, 1934.

152666-2 Marie - vOR

Col 2904-D, Par R-1815, A-3933

152667-2 Ain't Misbehavin' - vDR

Col 2880-D, Par R-2134, A-3838

152668-2 Harlem Rhythm Dance

Col 2880-D, Par R-2283, A-3838

152669-2 Minor Mania

Col 2904-D, DB / MC-5019, Par A-3933

New York, April 6, 1934.

B-15043-A My Gal Sal - vOR

Br 6864, 01996, A-500445, 4906 (Italian), Voc 3692

B-15044-A Three Little Words - aCH

Br 6864, 01996, A-500445, 4906, Voc 3692

New York, May 3, 1934.

B-15161-A Everybody Shuffle - vOA

Br 6916, 02025, A-500443, 4930

B-15162-A Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong - vOA

Br 6891 01838, A-500443, 4930 (Italian), RZ G-2203

B-15163-A I Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) - vFN&ch

Br 6891, 01838, A-500444

B-15164-A Margie - vOR

Br 6916, 02025, A-500444

New York, September 14, 1934.

38669-A Chasing All The Blues Away - vOA

Dec 441, Br 01941, A-9904, A-82569

38670-A Just You Just Me - vOR

Dec 185, Br 01941, A-9904

38671-A King Porter Stomp - aFN

Dec 184, Br 02120

38672-8 In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree

Dec 184, Voc S-176, Br A-81608

38673-A Who? - vOR

Dec 185, Voc S-176

Hilton Jefferson, cl, as, added for all; Snub Moseley, tb, also added where marked*. New York, October 22, 1934.

38870-A Walkin' The Dog - vOA

Dec 270, Br 02295

38871-A Sweetheart O' Mine - vOR

Dec 270, Br 02295

38872-A Monkey Business

Dec 674, Y-5076, Br 01976

38873-A *Zozoi - aFN

Dec 674, Y-5076

Claude Hopkins, p, a, dir: Albert Snaer, Sylvester Lewis, t / Ovie Alston, t, v / Snub Mosley, tb / Fred Norman, tb, v, a / Edmond Hall, cl, as, bar / Hilton Jefferson, cl, as / Gene Johnson, as, bar / Bobby Sands, ts / Walter Jones, g / Henry Turner, sb / Pete Jacobs, d / Orlando Roberson, v. New York, November 9, 1934.

38986-A Mandy - vOR

Dec 353, Br 01976

38987-A Do You Ever Think Of Me? - vOR

Dec 353, Br 02120

FRANCES HOPWOOD

Pseudonym on Peacock P-161 for Annette Hanshaw, q.v.

? Walter Bennett, c / ? J. C. Higginbotham, tb / ? Darnell Howard, cl, vn / Mabel Horsey, p / bj. New York, c. ­September 29, 1928.

GEX-2089-A Weeping Blues

Gnt 6722

Gnt 6722

Gnt unissued

GEX-2092,-A Too Long Blues

Gnt unissued

Phil Napoleon, t / Carl Loffler, tb / Pete Pumiglio, cl, as / Chauncey Gray, p / Tommy Felline, g / Ward Lay, sb / Stan King, d. New York, May 23, 1929.

148617-2 Gotta Feelin' For You

Col 1850-D, 5562, A-8362, CQ-427, 01631

148618-2 Low-Down Rhythm

Col 1850-D, 5562, A-8362, CQ-427, 01631

New York, January 9, 1930.

149746-3 Harlem Madness

Col 2092-D, CB-53

14g747-3 Navy Blues

Col 2092-D, CB-53

Roy Evans, Ed Kirkeby, v. New York, April 9, 1930.

150154-3 Red Hot Chicago - vRE

Col 2175-D

150155-3 Chinnin' And Chattin' With May - vEK

Col 2175-D

NOTE: All issues except Columbia 2092-D and 2175-D as THE SEVEN HOT AIR-MEN.

HOT AND HEAVY

Unknown t / p duets; the composer of both titles is given as Tom Higby, who may be one of the duo. Although the trumpet has been credited by questionable sources to Herb Morand and the piano to Willie "The Lion" Smith, the former seems most unlikely and the latter had no recollection of any such recording. New York, c. July 15, 1926.

106992 Louisiana Breakdown

PA / Music Hour 7510, Per 110

106993 Memphis Rag

PA / Music Hour 7510, Per 110

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

3560 Hot Mustard (Back Alley Rub) (Jimmy O'Bryant's Washboard Band)

3560 Third Alley Breakdown (Clarinet Getaway) (Jimmy O'Bryant's Washboard Band)

3567 Mojo Blues (Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders)

3572 Carolina Shuffle (Peepin' Blues) (Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders)

3572 Snooping Blues (Georgia Breakdown) (Jimmy O'Bryant's Washboard Band)

Supposedly issued on Silvertone under this name, but no copies have been found, so verification is impossible.

3574 Pepper Box Blues

3574 Steady Roll

Pseudonym on Variety for Joe Candullo and his Everglades Orchestra, q.v.

Pseudonym on Columbia for Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, q.v.

Jack Albin was director of music at the Hotel Pennsylvania, and almost certainly used his band for some of the sessions, but Philip Spitalny and probably Ben Selvin directed others, generally of little or no jazz interest.

2 t / tb / 2 as / ts / vn / p / bj / bb / d / Sammy Fain, v. New York, January 4, 1930.

149732-2 'Tain't No Sin (To Dance Around In Your Bones) - vSF

Har 1086-H

149733-1 Nobody's Sweetheart - vSF

Har 1086-H

The following sessions are credited in the Columbia files to LLOYD KEATING'S MUSIC, a widely and indiscriminately used pseudonym for Ben Selvin, Fred Rich, and Jack Albin, among others.

"Leo," v, according to the file card. New York, January 15, 1930.

149757-2 Tiger Rag

Har 1092-H

New York, June 25, 1930.

150609-2 On Revival Day

Har 1188-H

Leo McConville, t / Miff Mole, tb / ? Dick Johnson, cl / ? Rube Bloom, p / bj / d / Arthur Fields, v. New York, April, 1926.

3881 Horses

Clover 1710, Dandy 5174

3882; 43068* What A Man!

*Em 3036, Clover 1714

3883 Steppin' Along - vAF

Clover 1710, Dandy 5174, NML 1152

NOTE: NML 1152 as NATIONAL MUSIC LOVERS DANCE ORCHESTRA.

THE HOTSY TOTSY GANG

See Irving Mills.

Red Nichols, t / Miff Mole, tb / Dick Johnson, cl / Rube Bloom, p / Vic Berton, d; Louis Katzman, a, ldr. New York, September 18, 1925.

E-1365 / 67 Down And Out Blues

Voc unissued

E-1368 / 69 The Camel Walk

Voc unissued

New York, November 11, 1925.

E-1678 / 80 Down And Out Blues

Voc 15161

E-1682 / 83 The Camel Walk

Voc 15161, Aco G-16060

NOTE: Aco as FLORIDA DANCE BAND.

Jimmy Lytell, cl, replaces Johnson; ? Tony Colucci, bj, added; Louis Katzman, ldr; Elmer Schoebel, a. New York, January 8, 1926.

E-2077 / 79 Pensacola

Voc 15209

E-2080 / 83 Nobody's Rose

Voc 15209

NOTE: Brunswick matrix numbers were also assigned to these selections, logged in the Brunswick files as THE RAGAMUFFINS, but they were not issued on that label.

The relationship of the following group to the above, if any, is not known: unknown c / tb / cl / Cm / p / bj / d. New York, May, 1926.

2519-1 Lots O' Mama

Pm 12359

This name was also used as a pseudonym for the Original Memphis Five and Floyd Mills' Marylanders, q.v. The British 8-inch Eclipse records bearing this pseudonym for Jay Wilbur are of no interest as jazz.

The following records by this calypso singer are known to be of interest as jazz in view of their accompaniments.

Vocal, acc. by Gerald Clark's Night Owls: Walter Bennett, c / Walter Edwards, cl, ts / Berry Baro, p / Joshy Paris,
g / Charlie Vincento, bj / Al Morgan, sb. New York, February 16, 1931.

E-36077-A No Mo' Bench And Board

Br 7192, 80085, Mt M-12906, Per 728

E-36078-A Sweet Papa Willie

Br 7201, 80087, Mt M-12905, Per 727

E-36079-A Honey, I'm Bound To Go

Br 7201, 80087, Mt M-12905, Per 727

E-36080-A The Cooks In Trinidad

Br 7192, 80085, Mt M-12906, Per 728

New York, August 1, 1931.

E-37021-A Arima Tonight, Sangre Grande Tomorrow Night

Br 7219, 80086, Mt M-12904, Per 726

E-37022-A Black But Sweet

Br 7219, 80088, Mt M-12904, Per 726

E-37023-A I Need A Man

Br 7224, 80086, 01228, Mt M-12903, Per 725

E-37074-A Stop Coming And Come

Br 7224, 80088, 01228, Mt M-12903, Per 725

Vocal, acc. by Sugar Underwood, p. Savannah, August 23, 1927.

39837-1-2 Lost Man Blues

Vic unissued

Bob Howard's real name was Howard Joyner. His self-accompanied vocals do not merit inclusion here, being straightforward pop renditions, but the ­following are of slight interest as jazz.

HOWARD JOYNER: Vocal, acc. by own p / Manny Klein, t. New York, January 19, 1932.

152082-1; You Rascal, You

405124* Col 14650-D, Cl 5457-C, OK 41549*, VT 2517-V

152083-1; All Of Me

405125* Col 14650-D, Cl 5457-C, OK 41549*, VT 2517-V

NOTE: Okeh 41549 as SKEETER SKOOT; Clarion 5457-C and Velvet Tone 2517-V as FATSO HOWARD.