The Cotton Club Orchestra was the name that the Missourians used when playing at the Cotton Club which was located on the second floor of 644 Lexington at the corner of West 142nd Street in New York. The band would go on to be paired with Cab Calloway and ultimately they became Calloway’s band.

When Andy Preer died in 1927 the Cotton Club sought a replacement band. King Oliver was first offered the gig but turned it down, and the engagement was then offered to Duke Ellington. One additional record was released by the Cotton Club Orchestra as Andy Preer and the Cotton Club Orchestra.

A special thanks to James Gallup for his help with the recordings on this page.

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
Charleston Ball (Donald Heywood)	11-10-1925	New York, New York	Columbia 14113-D 141256-1
Down And Out Blues (Arthur Sizemore)	1-6-1925	New York, New York	Columbia 287-D 141224-1
Everybody Stomp! (Elmer Schoebel)	11-10-1925	New York, New York	Columbia 14113-D 140224-1
Original Two-Time Man (Walter Donaldson / Richard Whiting)	3-31-1925	New York, New York	Columbia 374-D 140475-5
Riverboat Shuffle (Dick Voynow / Hoagy Carmichael / Irving Mills)	4-27-1925	New York, New York	Columbia 374-D 140556-2
Snag ‘Em Blues (Perry Bradford)	1-6-1925	New York, New York	Columbia 287-D 140225-1

Artist	Instrument
Andrew Brown	Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Harry Cooper	Trumpet
Sidney de Paris	Trumpet
R.Q. Dickerson	Trumpet
David Jones	Alto Saxophone
Eli Logan	Alto Saxophone
Leroy Maxey	Drums
Louis Metcalf	Trumpet
Andy Preer	Violin Leader
Earres Prince	Piano
Jimmy Smith	Bass Brass
Charlie Stamps	Banjo
Walter Thomas	Alto Saxophone
DePriest Wheeler	Trombone