The Charleston Chasers recording sessions were often a pseudonym for Red Nichols Five Pennies, but the name was used by Columbia for various other outfits including the Original Memphis Five. The Charleston Chasers records had an all-star cast of musicians and even featured several fine vocal recordings. Eva Taylor does a great version of “Moanin’ Low” and Jack Teagarden contributes a nice version of “Beale Street Blues“.
Thanks to Bob Palmer for his help with this page.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| After You’ve Gone (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton) |
1-4-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 861-D |
| Ain’t Misbehavin’ (from “Connie’s Hot Chocolates”) (Andy Razaf / Harry Brooks / Fats Waller) |
6-28-1929 | New York, New York | Columbia 1891-D |
| Basin Street Blues Under The Direction of Benny Goodman (Spencer Williams) |
2-9-1931 | New York, New York | Columbia 2415-D Okeh 41577 |
| Beale Street Blues Under The Direction of Benny Goodman (W.C. Handy) |
2-9-1931 | New York, New York | Columbia 2415-D Okeh 41577 |
| Cinderella Brown (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh) |
2-20-1930 | New York, New York | Columbia 2133-D |
| Davenport Blues Under the Direction of Red Nichols (Bix Beiderbecke) |
2-25-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 909-D |
| Delirium (Arthur Schutt) |
5-18-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 1076-D |
| Farewell Blues (Paul Mares / Leon Roppolo / Elmer Schoebel) |
2-25-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 1539-D |
| Feeling No Pain Under the Direction of Red Nichols (Fud Livingston) |
9-8-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 1229-D |
| Five Pennies (Red Nichols) |
9-6-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 1229-D |
| Here Comes Emily Brown (Con Conrad / Jack Meskill) |
5-26-1930 | New York, New York | Columbia 2219-D |
| Imagination (Fud Livingston) |
9-8-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 1260-D |
| I’m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (Benny Davis / Jessie Greer) |
2-14-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia |
| Loud Speaking Papa (Jack Yellen / Lew Pollack) |
8-28-1925 | New York, New York | Columbia 446-D |
| Lovable And Sweet (Claire / Levant) |
7-24-1929 | New York, New York | Columbia 1925-D |
| Loving You The Way I Do (Eubie Blake / Jack Scholl) |
9-30-1930 | New York, New York | Columbia 2309-D |
| Moanin’ Low (from “The Little Show”) (Dietz / Rainger) |
6-28-1929 | New York, New York | Columbia 1891-D |
| Mississippi Mud (Harry Barris) |
3-7-1928 | New York, New York | Columbia 1335-D |
| My Gal Sal (Paul Dresser) |
5-18-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 1539-D |
| My Melancholy Baby (Norton / Burnett) |
3-7-1928 | New York, New York | Columbia 1335-D |
| One Sweet Letter From You (Warren / Brown / Clare) |
2-14-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia |
| Red Hair And Freckles (Howard Deietz / Jessie Deppen) |
7-24-1929 | New York, New York | Columbia 1925-D |
| Red Hot Henry Brown (Fred Rose) |
8-28-1925 | New York, New York | Columbia 446-D |
| Sing, You Sinners (Theme Song, “Honey”) (Sam Coslow / Franke E. Harling) |
2-20-1930 | New York, New York | Columbia 2133-D |
| Someday Sweetheart (Benjamin Spikes / John Spikes / Jelly Roll Morton) |
1-4-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 861-D |
| Sugar Foot Strut (Pierce / Meyers / Schwab) |
9-6-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 1260-D |
| Turn On The Heat Talkie Hit from Motion Picture “Sunny Side Up” (Buddy DeSylva / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) |
9-28-1929 | New York, New York | Columbia 1989-D |
| Wabash Blues Under the Direction of Red Nichols (Dave Ringle / Fred Meinken) |
2-25-1927 | New York, New York | Columbia 909-D |
| Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (Roy Turk / Fred Ahlert) |
2-9-1931 | New York, New York | Columbia 2404-D |
| Wasn’t It Nice? | 5-26-1930 | New York, New York | Columbia 2219-D |
| What I Wouldn’t Do For That Man? (Talkie Hit from Motion Picture “Applause” and “Glorifying The American Girl”) (Harburg / Gorney) |
9-28-1929 | New York, New York | Columbia 1989-D |
| When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan) |
2-9-1931 | New York, New York | Columbia 2404-D |
| You’re Lucky To Me (Eubie Blake / Andy Razaf) |
9-30-1930 | New York, New York | Columbia 2309-D |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Vic Berton | Drums |
| Larry Binyon | Tenor Saxophone |
| Tony Colucci | Banjo |
| Jimmy Dorsey | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Tommy Dorsey | Trombone |
| Roy Evans | Vocals |
| Benny Goodman | Clarinet |
| Harry Goodman | Bass |
| Lennie Hayton | Piano, Celeste |
| Jack Hansen | Tuba |
| Dick Johnson | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Music Director |
| Stan King | Drums |
| Carl Kress | Guitar |
| Gene Krupa | Drums |
| Scrappy Lambert | Vocals |
| Ward Lay | Bass |
| Craig Leach | Vocals |
| Fud Livingston | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Leo McConville | Trumpet |
| Dick McDonough | Banjo, Guitar, Piano |
| Glenn Miller | Trombone, Arranger |
| Miff Mole | Trombone |
| Phil Napoleon | Trumpet |
| Red Nichols | Cornet, Trumpet, Music Director |
| Pee Wee Russell | Clarinet |
| Babe Russin | Tenor Saxophone |
| Arthur Schutt | Piano, Harmonium |
| Frank Signorelli | Piano |
| Paul Small | Vocals |
| Kate Smith | Vocals |
| Sid Stoneburn | Alto Saxophone |
| Joe Tarto | Tuba, Bass |
| Eva Taylor | Vocals |
| Charlie Teagarden | Trumpet |
| Jack Teagarden | Trombone, Vocals |
| Dave Tough | Drums |
| Ruby Weinstein | Trumpet |
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