Paul Whiteman Orchestra Discography
Red Hot Jazz Archive April 13, 2020
Entry for Paul Whiteman. Entry for Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra Title Recording Date Recording Location Company A Bench in the Park (1) (Milton Ager / Jack
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Entry for Paul Whiteman. Entry for Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra Title Recording Date Recording Location Company A Bench in the Park (1) (Milton Ager / Jack
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra was the most popular band of the 1920s and represented the apex of jazz to the general public. Over the
Paul Whiteman‘s Orchestra was the most popular band of the 1920s. They are also the most controversial to Jazz historians because Whiteman (March 28, 1890
The Brox Sisters were a close harmony vocal group of three sisters. They where born in Kentucky and Tennesse but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta,
This page by Dennis Pereyra: On October 23, 1928, a deal was made with Carl Laemmle and Nat Goldstone of Universal Studios for Paul Whiteman to
Elmer Snowden (October 9, 1900 – May 14, 1973) contributed greatly to jazz in its earlier days as both a player and a bandleader, and
William McKinney, showman-drummer, formed his Cotton Pickers in Springfield, Ohio in 1922, but it was not until the summer of 1928 that they commenced their
Title Recording Date Recording Location Company About Rip Van Winkle 1-17-1940 New York, New York Bluebird B-10615 After Sundown 11-14-1933 New York, New York Melotone
Don Redman (July 29, 1900 – November 30, 1964) is one of the first great jazz arrangers and was a pivotal figure in the development
Eddie Lang was the first Jazz guitar virtuoso. A boyhood friend of Joe Venuti, Lang took violin lessons for 11 years but switched to guitar
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies were one of the most popular bands of the New York Jazz scene of the 1920s. They recorded under a
By 1917 Earl Fuller led a society dance band at the popular Rector’s Restaurant in New York City called Earl Fuller’s Rector Novelty Orchestra. Their
For a band biography see entries for Earl Fuller’s Famous Jazz Band & Earl Fuller’s Rector Novelty Orchestra. Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Ain’t We
Ted Lewis and his Band was one of the best selling Jazz bands of the 1920s and Lewis was Columbia Records best selling artist. Lewis got his start
By 1917 Earl Fuller led a society dance band at the popular Rector’s Restaurant in New York City called Earl Fuller’s Rector Novelty Orchestra. Their
Clarinetist Ted Lewis was born in Circleville, Ohio in 1890 and was playing leading bands in Ohio as early as 1910. Ted formed a musical
The Original Indiana Five were not from Indiana. Their name was an apparent attempt to sound like other bands of the day that had names
Red was the leader of the Mound City Blue Blowers, in which he played comb, kazoo, and sang. Later, he went on to play with
Here’s how Red Mckenzie tells of the birth of The Mound City Blue Blowers. In 1923, Red was back in his home town, St. Louis, the
Symphony in Black, A Rhapsody of Black Life is Duke Ellington‘s second movie. It was directed by Fred Waller for Adolph Zukor at Paramount Pictures and
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra is perhaps the greatest of all Jazz bands. The group stayed together for over fifty years and recorded and wrote some
Duke Ellington‘s stay at the Cotton Club has become one of the enduring legends of Jazz. Movies, songs and books have celebrated the orchestra’s residency at
Duke Ellington brought a level of style and sophistication to Jazz that it hadn’t seen before. Although he was a gifted piano player, his orchestra
Bessie Smith was a rough, crude, violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as
In 1929, Kenneth W. Adams and W.C. Handy wrote a short film treatment based on Handy’s famous song “St. Louis Blues” and convinced the film
One of the enduring images of the 1920s is of the college boy in a raccoon coat, out for some jazz kicks with a hip
Henry Halstead led a band at the St. Francis Hotel (335 Powell Street) in San Francisco from 1922 to 1925. His band also appeared nightly
The film clips on this page are the result of a cross between current entertainment and new technology (in 1925, that is). A decade before
Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was one of the great jazz musicians of the 1920’s; he was also a child of
As a young man in New Orleans, Barney Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) took clarinet lessons with Lorenzo Tio Jr. and Papa
Sidney Bechet was a child prodigy in New Orleans. He was such good clarinet player that, in his youth he was featured by some of
Guitarist and banjoist Danny Barker, a nephew of drummer Paul Barbarin, discovered his interest in music at an early age and was soon taking clarinet
Pianist Roy Bargy (July 31, 1894 – January 16, 1974) got his professional start accompanying films in silent movie houses in Toledo, Ohio In 1919
Paul Barbarin (May 5, 1899 – February 17, 1969) was from a musical family. His father Isidore was the leader of The Onward Brass Band,
Smith Ballew was born in Palestine, Texas on January 21, 1902, the youngest of five children born to Mr. and Mrs. W.Y. Ballew. He studied
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. When she was thirteen she dropped out of school left
Like many of the early Jazz musicians from Memphis, Tennessee, Buster Bailey (July 19, 1902 – April 12, 1967) got his start playing with W.C.
Lovie Austin (September 19, 1887 – July 8, 1972) was a popular and colorful figure of the 1920s Chicago Jazz and Blues scene. She was
Clarinetist Sidney Arodin (March 29, 1901 – February 6, 1948)is best remembered to today as the writer of the song “Lazy River“. Oddly enough, although
Lil Hardin-Armstrong (February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971)was the most prominent woman in early jazz. She played piano, composed, and arranged for most of
Trumpet player, Henry “Red” Allen Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was the son of Henry Allen who was the leader of the
Irving Aaronson and his Crusaders is simply the early name of Aaronson‘s band, which may have existed as early as 1923. Aaronson upgraded their rank
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders are remembered primarily today for their wonderful version of Cole Porter’s “Lets Misbehave“. The Commanders were one of the most popular
As his name implied, Blues singer Texas Alexander (September 12, 1900 – April 18, 1954) was from the Lone Star State. He started performing at
Irving Aaronson (February 7, 1895 – March 10, 1963) was a silent movie accompanist from childhood, and he may or may not have been related
Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities, the joy and spontaneity,
Grégor Kelekian was an Armenian dancer and singer who lead a Jazz band in Paris in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He is remembered
There were a handful of short Jazz films made in the late 1920s and early 1930s. These films were usually one or two reelers, and
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