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 dance bands of the 1920s and early 1930s. Irving Aaronson employed several future jazz greats in his orchestra, most notably Gene Krupa, Claude Thornhill and Artie Shaw.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Ah! But Is It Love? From “Moonlight and Pretzels” (Harburg / Gottier) | 8-3-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 25005-A |
| All By Yourself In The Moonlight (Jay Wallis) | 1-16-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 21867-B |
| An Evening In June | 4-18-1935 | New York, New York | Columbia 3037-D |
| An’ Furthermore Vocal Refrain by Irving Aaronson – Phil Saxe and Chorus (Bud Green / Harry Warren) | 3-1-1928 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 21260-B |
| Crazy Words – Crazy Tune (Vo-do-de-o) (8) (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) | 2-4-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 20473-A |
| Crazy Words – Crazy Tune (Vo-do-de-o) (7) (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) | 2-4-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Franklin Mint 56 |
| Commanderism (Franklyn Marks) | 4-18-1935 | New York, New York | Columbia 3043-D |
| Don’t Look At Me That Way (3) (from the Musical Comedy “Paris”) with Irene Bordoni (Cole Porter) | 3-1-1928 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor LPV-523 |
| Don’t Look At Me That Way (4) (from the Musical Comedy “Paris”) with Irene Bordoni (Cole Porter) | 3-1-1928 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 21742-B |
| Do You Believe In Dreams (Robinson / Britt / Little) | 6-25-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20095-B |
| Evening Star (Help Me Find My Man) (Roy Turk / Fred E. Alhert) | 5-4-1928 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 21451-A |
| Ev’rything’s Peaches (For Peaches And Me) Vocal refrain by Franklyn Baur (Harry D. Squires) | 12-10-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20385-B |
| Flirtation Walk From “Flirtation Walk” (Dixon / Wrubel) | 8-22-1934 | New York, New York | Columbia 2980-D |
| Give Me A Ukulele And A Ukulele Baby And Leave The Rest To Me Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe, Irving Aaronson and Harold Sallers (Brown / Williams) | 12-10-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20385-A |
| Goodnight Little Girl Of My Dreams (Pittman / Costello / Max Kortlander) | 10-12-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2570 |
| Hard-To-Get Gertie Vocal Refrain by Irving Aaronson (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) | 6-25-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20100-B |
| He Ain’t Done Right By Nell (Howard / Mack / Gallager) | 3-24-1926 | New York, New York | Victor rejected |
| He Ain’t Done Right By Nell (Howard / Mack / Gallager) | 4-27-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20034-B |
| Hi-Ho The Merrio (As Long As She Loves Me) (Vocal Refrain by Phil Saxe and Cliff (Red) Stanley) (Lew Brown / Benny Davis / Con Conrad) | 5-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20063-B |
| If I Had You Vocal Refrain by Burt Lorin (Shapiro / Campbell / Connelly) | 2-6-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 21867-A |
| I’ll Get By As Long As I Have You (Roy Turk / Fred E. Ahlert) | 10-16-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21786-A |
| I’m Just Wild About Animal Crackers Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe and Chorus (Sam Coslow / Harry Link / Fred Rich) | 6-23-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20094-A Victor LPV-527 |
| In An Old Log Cabin (Tobias / Klages / Mencher) | 11-10-1934 | New York, New York | Columbia 2981-D |
| I Never See Maggie Alone Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe (Harry Tilsley / Everett Lynton) | 1-7-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 20473-B |
| I’ve Got To Get Up And Go To Work From “Moonlight and Pretzels” Vocal Chorus By Dick Robertson (Herman Hupfeld) | 8-3-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 25005-B |
| Jazzeroo | 4-18-1935 | New York, New York | Columbia 3043-D |
| Lazy Bones Vocal Chorus by Dick Robertson (Johnny Mercer / Hoagy Carmichael) | 8-3-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 25004-A |
| Let’s Be Thankful | 11-10-1934 | New York, New York | Columbia 2981-D |
| Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) (from the Musical Comedy “Paris”) (Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe and Jack Armstrong) (Cole Porter) | 10-16-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21745-A 47749-3 |
| Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) (from the Musical Comedy “Paris”) (Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe and Jack Armstrong) (Cole Porter) | 10-16-1928 | New York, New York | Franklin Mint 56 47749-1 or 2 |
| Lets Misbehave (from “Paris”) Vocal Refrain by Phil Saxe and Chorus (Cole Porter) | 3-1-1928 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor LPV-523 42526-3 |
| Lets Misbehave (from “Paris”) Vocal Refrain by Phil Saxe and Chorus (Cole Porter) | 3-1-1928 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 21260-A 42526-4 |
| Marching Along Together (Dixon / Pola / Steininger) | 10-12-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2570-B |
| Me Without You From “One Hour Late” (Robin / Gessler) | 11-10-1934 | New York, New York | Columbia 2980-D |
| Moonlight Down In Lovers’ Lane (Pittman / Costello / Max Kortlander) | 10-12-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2571-B |
| Moonlight On The Colorado (Moll / King) | 8-22-1930 | New York, New York | Brunswick 4883 |
| My Scandinavian Gal (By Yumpin’ Yiminy) Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe (C. Tobias / H. Sherman) | 10-16-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21778-B |
| Oh! You Sweet Old Whatcha-May-Call-It (From the Musical Comedy “Paris”) Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe and male chorus (Roy Turk / Fred E. Ahlert) | 10-16-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21778-A |
| Outside (Frank Flynn) | 2-6-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 21888-A |
| Pardon My Southern Accent (Johnny Mercer / Matt Malneck) | 8-22-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia 2946-D |
| Poor Papa (He’s Got Nothing At All) (Billy Rose / Harry Woods) | 3-24-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20002-B |
| Shadows Of The Swanee (Harold Spina / Johnny Burke / Joe Young) | 8-3-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 25004-B |
| Snow Ball (Hoagy Carmichael) | 9-6-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2535 |
| Spring Is Here (George J. Bennett / Sam Carlton) | 4-27-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20034-A |
| Sweetheart Of All My Dreams (I Love You – I Love You – I Love You) (A. and K. Fitch-Lowe) | 12-21-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21834-A |
| Thanks | 9-6-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2536 |
| That’s How Rhytmn Was Born (Whiting / Schwartz / Johnson) | 9-6-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2535 |
| The Day You Came Along (Arthur Johnston / Sam Coslow) | 9-6-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2536 |
| The Land Of Going-To-Be (from the Musical Comedy “Paris”) with Irene Bordoni (E. Ray Goetz / Walter Kolle) | 3-1-1928 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 21742-A |
| The Pump Song (Lerner / Fields / Whiting) | 5-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20083-A |
| Waffles Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe and Chorus (Fred Fisher / Al Koppel) | 6-23-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20094-B |
| ‘Way Back Home | 4-18-1935 | New York, New York | Columbia 3037-D |
| What Good Is Good Morning? (There’s More Good In “Good-Night!”) (Vocal refrain by Irving Aaronson, Phil Saxe and Harold Saliers) (Lewis / Young / Santly) | 5-13-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20063-A |
| What! No Spinach Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe and Chorus (Tracy / Atken / Moore) | 6-25-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20117-B |
| When You First Ate An Olive | 8-22-1934 | New York, New York | Columbia 2946-D |
| Why Have You Forgotten Waikiki? (Gus Kahn / Mabel Wayne) | 8-22-1930 | New York, New York | Brunswick 4883 |
| Wimmin – Aaah! Vocal refrain by Phil Saxe (Bud Green / Harry Warren / Dan Dougherty) | 3-19-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20002-A |
| Ya Gotta Know How To Love Vocal refrain by Irving Aaronson, Phil Saxe and Harold Saliers (Bud Green / Harry Warren) | 5-13-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20059-B |
| You Gotta Be A Football Hero (To Get Along With Beautiful Girls) (Sherman / Fields / Lewis) | 10-12-1933 | New York, New York | Vocalion 2570-A |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Irving Aaronson | Piano, Leader, Vocals |
| Jack Armstrong | Violin, Vocals |
| Franklyn Baur | Violin, Vocals |
| Mickey Bloom | Trumpet |
| Irene Bordoni | Vocals |
| “Chin Chin” | Violin |
| Sal Cibelli | Violin, Vocals |
| Frank Cornwell | Violin, Vocals |
| Horace Diaz | Piano |
| Dick Dickerson | Piano |
| Joe Gillespie | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| George Green | String Bass |
| Mort Freeman | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Bob Leitner | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Violin, Vocals |
| Stanley Johnson | Drums, Vocals |
| Herman Hyde | Alto Saxophone, Violin |
| Red Jessup | Trombone |
| Bert Lorin | Vocals |
| Reggie Merrill | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Herman Mahr | Piano |
| Belle Mann | Banjo, Vocals |
| Charles McGregor | Piano |
| Ernie Mathias | Trumpet, Vocals |
| Harry McKeown | Trumpet |
| Ralph Napoli | Banjo, Vocals |
| Tony Pator | Tenor Saxophone, Vocals |
| Artie Quenzer | Alto Saxophone, Violin |
| Mike Renzulle | Trumpet |
| Sam Rubennowitch | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Harold Saliers | Alto Saxophone, Violin, Vocals |
| Phil Saxe | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Violin, Vocals |
| Artie Shaw | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Nat Skilkret | Piano |
| Cliff “Red” Stanley | Trombone, Vocals |
| Jimmy Taylor | Trumpet, Vocals |
| Charlie Trotta | Trumpet, Vocals |
| Mack Walker | Bass Brass |
