He was born in Coalton, Ohio, but grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. The September 1923 issue of the sheet music publication Melody includes an article about his early years (the article itself is based on an interview Jones gave to the Boston Post). He had worked in coal mines leading blind mules. Jones’s father, originally from Arkansas, played fiddle and was an important musical influence. The son took up fiddling and led a small band at a local Methodist church. He even played fiddle at work while driving his mule with its string of coal cars. His attention to his instrument evidently distracted him enough one day for a train to crash into a shaft door, frightening him so much that he never returned to the coal pit. He devoted himself to music. A Saginaw music publisher was first to print sheet music bearing the name Isham Jones, his earliest known published composition being “Midsummer Evenings,” from 1906. He would not enjoy success as a composer for another dozen years.
Isham, pronounced “eye- sham,” moved to Chicago in 1915 and continued composing, often working in the World War I period with lyricist Olaf (“Ole”) Olsen, a member of Jones’s early Chicago band (later, in 1926, Ole Olsen and His Orchestra recorded three titles for Pathé Actuelle). One of their works from 1917 is among the first songs to refer to the new music called “jass.” Actually, the spelling used is even more unorthodox: the song is “That’s Jaz!” Possibly the songwriters had not seen the word “jazz” (or “jass”) in print when they wrote the song. Its lyrics refer to saxophones and banjos, so the writers did not have the Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) specifically in mind though they would have known the sensation the band made in Chicago in 1916. It is possible that Jones’s own band at the time featured saxophones and banjos.
The first Isham Jones tune to be recorded was probably the comic “Oh! Min!” It is sung by Edward Meeker on Blue Amberol 3514, issued in August 1918. Another 1918 composition by Isham Jones is “Indigo Blues,” recorded by Ford Dabney’s Band in early 1919 and issued on Aeolian-Vocalion 12097 in April, backed by the ODJB’s “Oriental Jazz.”
After serving in the military in 1918, Jones returned to Chicago and joined a dance hall orchestra that would eventually take his name. He learned to play C melody saxophone at this time but switched to tenor saxophone by 1920. Eventually conducting pressures forced him to give up playing in the band itself though his band always featured a strong saxophone section.
According to the Melody profile, Jones and his musicians were given the option in the early 1920s of royalties or steady salaries. Jones himself opted for royalties and by September 1923 had received $800,000. If this account is accurate, it means that Jones was wealthy before penning his most successful compositions.
The name on early discs, “Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra,” reflects the band’s engagement at Chicago’s famous dance palace known as the Rainbo Gardens, operated by Fred and Al Mann at the intersection of North Clark Street and Lawrence Avenue (Frank Westphal succeeded Jones and recorded his Rainbo Orchestra in Chicago by early 1922–Ralph Williams followed with his Rainbo Orchestra in late 1924, his first record issued by Victor in January 1925). Talking Machine World establishes that in mid-1921 Jones regularly played at the Marigold Gardens (817 West Grace Street, west of Broadway), operated by brothers named Eitel. The band toured heavily by 1921–in early February 1921 it had been featured in Ziegfeld’s “Midnight Frolic” on the Amsterdam Roof in New York City. Around 1922 the band took up residency at the Hotel Sherman’s College Inn, remaining as its main attraction until February 1925, when Vincent Lopez’s band replaced Jones’s. It played elsewhere in Chicago after long engagements at the College Inn. For example, in mid-1923 it played for six weeks at the new Trianon Dance Palace.
The Isham Jones Orchestra was a Chicago institution from 1920 to 1925. It was also important to the Brunswick- Balke-Collender Company, from mid-1920 to 1932 recording exclusively and frequently for the company, from its entry into the American disc market until after Warner Brothers acquired Brunswick’s record division. The Chicago-based Brunswick company and Jones matured together. He even shared ownership of a shop that carried Brunswick products exclusively. Page 155 of the June 1922 issue of Talking Machine World reports the opening of the Isham Jones Brunswick Shop in Saginaw, Michigan. Other co-owners were Gerald Marks (a composer and, like Isham Jones, once a Saginaw resident), Thomas Jones, and Frank Jones.
During Brunswick’s first year as a maker of discs, artists–including Jones–had sessions in the company’s New York City studio, but page 135 of the July 1921 issue of Talking Machine World indicates that the company was eager to accommodate the Chicago-based Jones: “The Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co., after months of preliminary preparation, has opened an experimental laboratory and recording room on the sixth floor of its Chicago headquarters. The object of this laboratory is to record the work of Isham Jones and other Western talent…This is the first time that a permanent laboratory of this kind has been established in Chicago. Heretofore any recording laboratory in Chicago was but a temporary affair.”
Some early Jones discs were issued in Brunswick’s prestige series, which began at 5000 (purple labels were used). A few Jones performances were issued in both the prestige series and the regular popular series. For example, “Look For The Silver Lining” was issued on Brunswick 5045 and 2224.
Jones used fewer instruments on Brunswick records than Paul Whiteman used on Victor discs of this period. According to the June-July 1924 issue of Jacobs’ Orchestra Monthly, band members at that time were pianist Roy Bargy (he replaced Al Eldridge), trombonist Carroll Martin (he also served as arranger), second trombonist William McVey, violinist Leo Murphy, second violinist Arthur J. Vanasek, cornetist Louis Panico, saxophonist H. E. Maulding, banjoist Charles McNeill, tuba and Sousaphone player John Kuhn (formerly with Sousa’s Band), and drummer Joe Frank.
In Chicago Jazz (Oxford University Press, 1993), William Howland Kenney states that Jones “refused to label his music ‘jazz,'” preferring “that his music be called ‘American Dance Music.'” Kenney’s source is a 1924 issue of Etude. While it is true that Jones’s was not a jazz ensemble, some hot performances notwithstanding, Jones speaks of his music as jazz in the previously mentioned Melody article. If Jones rejected the term “jazz” and embraced “American Dance Music,” it happened around 1924. The 1923 Melody article cites his advice for those wishing “to start a jazz band of your own,” beginning with this tip: “First of all, you must have musicians–real musicians…Gone are the days when a jazz band was an aggregation of jugglers who gave more pleasure to the eye than to the ear.”
Incredibly popular from late 1921 was the orchestra’s version of the Ringle-Meinken song “Wabash Blues” featuring the “laughing” cornet of Louis Panico, who joined the ensemble around mid-1921. Panico eventually left to begin his own band at Chicago’s Guyon’s Paradise.
Jones’s band provided accompaniment for many Brunswick stars, including Marion Harris and Al Jolson. Jones recorded for Brunswick many of his own compositions, including “On the Alamo” (2245, 1922), “Ivy (Cling To Me)” (5177 and 2365, 1922), “Broken Hearted Melody” (2343, 1922), “Swingin’ Down the Lane” (2438, 1923), “Spain” (2600, 1924), “It Had To Be You” (2614, 1924), “I’ll See You In My Dreams” (2788, 1925), and “Ida- -I Do” (2915, 1925). For “I’ll See You In My Dreams,” Jones conducts Ray Miller’s Orchestra, another of Brunswick’s popular dance bands.
He finally moved from Chicago to New York City. On March 1, 1925, Jones was given a testimonial dinner and reception at the Park Lane Hotel by music publishers. On March 6, Jones and his orchestra opened the Rue de la Paix, a nightclub possibly owned by Jones himself at 247 West 54th Street in Manhattan. Page 35 of the May 1925 issue of Talking Machine World reports that on April 25, 1925, the formal opening of the Brunswick Salon on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was broadcast on station WJZ, adding, “This was the first appearance of the Isham Jones aggregation before the [radio] microphone.” He remained popular after Brunswick converted to its electrical “Light-Ray” recording system.
The band leader switched to Victor in 1932 (it was not a propitious time for a label change since all record companies were hit hard by the Depression at this time–his Victor records sold poorly), then to Decca in 1934, with clarinetist Woody Herman joining for Decca sessions. One of Jones’s last bands to make 78 rpm records was called Isham Jones’ Juniors on Decca. In 1936 it contained the basic personnel for the band led by Woody Herman. Later Isham Jones (“and his Famous Orchestra”) cut numbers for Coast Records, including “I’ll Never Have To Dream Again” backed by “The One I Love” (8025), vocals by Curt Massey. With Marilyn Thorne as vocalist, the Isham Jones Orchestra also recorded for the obscure Bantam label. He died in Hollywood, California.
By Tim Gracyk
from the book “Popular American Recording Pioneers 1895 -1925.”
Also see: Isham Jones: Profiles in Jazz
Thanks to Bob Palmer, Dennis Pereya, J.E. Knox and Verne Buland for their help with this page
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet (Gus Kahn / Harry Woods) |
10-13-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24161 |
| After The Rain (Kahn / Sizemore / Shrigley) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2243-A |
| After The Storm (Nelson) |
4-25-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2614-B |
| Aggravatin’ Papa (Roy Turk / J. Russel Robinson) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2400-B |
| Ain’t Cha Glad? (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller) |
8-28-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24394 |
| Alabamy Bound (B.G. DeSylva / Bud Green / Ray Henderson) |
1-16-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2789-B |
| Alice In Wonderland (from the Paramount film “Alice In Wonderland)” (Robin / Tiomkin / Finsion) |
1-17-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24516-A |
| All Mine Almost (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
1-17-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24595 |
| All She’d Say Was “Umh Hum” (Zany / Emery / Van / Schenck) |
3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5052-B |
| All Wrong (Martin / Jones) |
5-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2471-B |
| Always In My Heart (Forever On My Mind) (Fred J. Coots / Roy Turk) |
9-2-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24118 |
| A Million Dreams | 10-13-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24162 |
| A New Moon Is Over My Shoulder | 7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor |
| A Tree Was A Tree (Mack Gordon / Harry Revel) |
2-14-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24246 |
| And Still I Care (Edward Heyman / Jack Mason) |
8-17-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24098 |
| Are You Playing Fair? (Cohen / Siegrist) |
7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2314 |
| At Peace With The World (Irving Berlin) |
5-10-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3199-A |
| Aunt Hagar’s Children Blues (Tim Bryman / W.C. Handy) |
11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2358-B |
| Away Down South | 7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2302 |
| Baby Blue Eyes (Hirsh / Jessel / Greer) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2388-B |
| Be Still, My Heart! Vocal Chorus by Joe Martin (Flynn / Egan) |
10-11-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 261 B |
| Believe It, Beloved Vocal Chorus by Eddie Stone (Johnson / Whiting / Schwartz) |
12-6-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 327 A |
| Beside The Sunset Trail (Whitting / Goodhart / Hoffman) |
9-13-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24134 |
| Birdie (Keyes / Crawford) |
5-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois or New York, New York | Brunswick 2286-A |
| Black Magic | 8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 493 A |
| Blue Evening Blues (Fred Rose / Art Kahn / Vic Berton) |
2-22-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2578 |
| Blue Hoosier Blues (Cliff Friend / Jack Meskill / Abel Baer) |
5-3-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2456-B |
| Blue Lament (Cry For Me) (Joe Bishop / Dave Franklin) |
7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24695-B |
| Blue Lament (Cry For Me) (Joe Bishop / Dave Franklin) |
9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 569 A |
| Blue Prelude (Joe Bishop) |
4-6-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24298-A |
| Blue Room (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) |
7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Bluebird 6449 |
| Blue Room (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 493 B |
| Broken-Hearted Melody (waltz) (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2343 |
| Bubbles In The Wine (Nick A.Kenny / Isham Jones) |
3-7-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24589 |
| Burning Sands (Meskill / Onivas) |
11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2358-A |
| By The Sapphire Sea (Ted Snyder) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2245 |
| By The Shalimar (Koehler / Magine / Delbridge) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2420-A |
| By The Silvery Nile (Yellen / Johnson) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2242 |
| China Boy (Go Sleep) (Dick Winfree / Phil Boutelje) |
5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Bluebird 6449 |
| China Boy (Go Sleep) (Dick Winfree / Phil Boutelje) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 443 A |
| Coal Black Mammy | 7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2302 |
| Cotton Pickers’ Ball | 10-11-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2548 |
| Cryin’ For You (Hart A. Wand / Lloyd Garret) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2400-A |
| Dallas Blues (Hart A. Wand / Lloyd Garret) |
5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24649 |
| Dallas Blues (Hart A. Wand / Lloyd Garret) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 569 B |
| Dancing Fool (Snyder) |
7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2311-B |
| Dancing On The Ceiling (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) |
1-2-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6247 |
| Danger (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
3-12-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2894 |
| Darkness On The Delta (Symes / Neiberg / Livingston) |
12-16-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24209 |
| Darling Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman (Oppenheim / Siras / Emmerich) |
10-30-1935 | New York, New York | Decca 610 B |
| Dearest (Davis / Akst) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2388-A |
| Do I Love You? | 5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24643-B |
| Do You Ever Think Of Me? (Burtnell) |
1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5049 |
| Dog On The Piano (Shapiro) |
4-25-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2646 |
| Doin’ The Uptown Lowdown (Mack Gordon / Harry Revel) |
10-3-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24409 |
| Don’t Bring Me Posies (McCabe / Jennings / Rose) |
5-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois or New York, New York | Brunswick 2274-B |
| Don’t Cry, Swanee (Jolson / De Sylva / Conrad) |
5-1-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2444 |
| Don’t Let It Happen Again | 9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 171 B |
| Don’t Let Your Love Go Wrong | 5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24628 |
| Don’t Mention Love To Me From R.K.O. Radio Picture “In Person” Vocal Chorus by Eddie Stone (Levant / Fields) |
10-30-1935 | New York, New York | Decca 610 A |
| Don’t Tell Her What Happened To Me (Buddy DeSyva / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) |
9-8-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 1003-A |
| Doo Wacka Doo (Gaskill / Donaldson / Horther) |
11-21-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2767-B |
| Down A Carolina Lane | 2-14-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24246 |
| Down A Long, Long Road (Margot Miffham / John Mercer) |
8-28-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24395 |
| Down Among The Sheltering Palms | 5-16-1932 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6338 |
| Down Among The Sleepy Hills Of Tennessee (Young / Lewis / Meyer) |
5-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2444 |
| Dream Of Me (Hickman / Black / Jerome) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5069-B |
| Drifting Apart | 12-18-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2993 |
| Easy Melody (Conley / Rodemich) |
10-9-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2500-A |
| Eleanor (Lamb / Deppen) |
7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2313 |
| Emaline (intro. “Juanita”) | 7-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Everyone Says “I Love You” (from the Paramount Picture “Horse Feathers”) (Bert Kalmar / Harry Ruby) |
9-2-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24118 |
| Ev’ry Time That I Look At You From the Republic’s Picture “Dancing Feet” Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman (Sam H. Stept / Sidney Mitchell) |
2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 695 B |
| Farewell Blues (Paul Mares / Leon Roppolo / Elmer Schoebel) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2406-B |
| Feedin’ The Kitty (Roy Bargy) |
9-15-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2776-B |
| Feeling That Way | 10-8-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4595 |
| Foolin’ Around (Ross) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2420-B |
| Fools In Love Vocal Chorus by Billy Scott (Mowman / Agnew) |
5-7-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6322 |
| For All We Know (Fred J. Coots / Samuel M. Lewis) |
7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24681-B |
| For All We Know (Fred J. Coots / Samuel M. Lewis) |
9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 170 A |
| Forgetful Blues (Fred Rose / Fred Hamm / Henry Winston) |
10-10-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2531-B |
| Four Or Five Times (Wellman / Gay) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 300 A |
| Frankie And Johnnie (Leighton / Shields) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2423-B |
| Frankie And Johnnie | 10-21-1927 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3695 |
| From Now On | 7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24682 |
| Georgia Jubilee (Arthur Schutt / Benny Goodman) |
7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24701 |
| Get Lucky (Roy Bargy) |
9-15-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2678-B |
| Good Evenin’ (Seymour / O’Flynn / Hoffman) |
9-12-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4909 |
| Good Luck Sweetheart | 7-24-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24367 |
| Goodbye Again | 10-3-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24437 |
| Goodnight, Sweet Dreams | 3-31-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6096 |
| Got The Jitters (Webster / Rose / Loeb) |
12-15-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24496 |
| Got The South In My Soul (Washington / Young / Wiley) |
5-7-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6349 |
| Gotta Getta Girl (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
10-17-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2750-A |
| Greenwich Witch (Zez Confrey) |
11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 5177 |
| Headin’ For Home (Johnson / Jones) |
10-1-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2979-A |
| Henpecked Blues (Jules Buffano) |
5-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2479-B |
| Here Come the British Vocal Chorus by Ed Stone (Mercer / Hanighen) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 168 B |
| High Brown Blues | 5-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois or New York, New York | Brunswick 2271-B |
| Honest And Truly (Rose / Wood) |
11-21-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2767-A |
| Honestly (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
2-14-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24255-B |
| Hula Lou (Yellen / Charles / King) |
1-17-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2557-B |
| I Ain’t Lazy, I’m Just Dreaming (Dave Franklin) |
3-30-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24606 |
| I Can’t Believe It’s True (Bernie / Jones / Newman) |
5-16-1932 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6308-B |
| I Can’t Realize (You Love Me) (Buddy De Sylva / Walter Donaldson) |
1-16-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2833 |
| I Couldn’t Tell Them What To Do | 7-24-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24366 |
| I Do! | 4-6-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24295 |
| I Double Dare You (Shand / Eaton) |
12-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3920 |
| I Hate Myself (For Being So Mean To You) (Davis / Young / Ager) |
1-17-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24595 |
| I Just Wanna Be Known As “Susie’s Feller” (Brown / Dreyer) |
9-21-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3333-B |
| I Keep Remembering (Someone That I Should Forget) | 9-12-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4985 |
| I Knew You When (Herb Magidson / J. Fred Coots) |
3-7-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24583 |
| I Know Now From “The Singing Marine” (Dubin / Warren) |
4-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3532 Perfect 7-06-08 |
| I Lost My Heart In Monterey (When I Found You) (Egan / Rose / Whiting) |
9-21-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3333-A |
| I Love My Baby (Green / Warren) |
12-28-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3015-B |
| I Never Had A Chance | 9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 169 |
| I Never Realized (Introducing “Two Sweet Lips”) (Gideon / Ager) |
3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5048-B |
| In The Land Of Shady Palm Trees (Lyman / Arnheim / Freed) |
4-24-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2600 |
| I Only Found You For Somebody Else (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
8-17-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24116 |
| I Only Have Eyes For You From “Dames” Vocal Chorus by John Martin (Harry Warren / Al Dubin) |
9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 168 A |
| I Wanna Be In Winchell’s Column From “Love And Hisses” (Gordon / Revel) |
11-5-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3862 |
| I Want Somebody To Cheer Me Up | 12-27-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2993 |
| I Want To Be Known As Susie’s Feller (Brown / Dreyer) |
New York, New York | Brunswick 3333 |
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| I Want You – I Need You (From Paramount Film “I’m No Angel”) (Ben Ellison / Harvey Brooks) |
10-3-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24421 |
| I Wonder If You Still Care For Me? (Ted Snyder) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5067-A |
| I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson) |
12-17-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3022 |
| I Wouldn’t Change You For The World | 8-1-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6202 |
| Ida – I Do (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
5-16-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2915-B |
| If I Should Lose You | 10-30-1935 | New York, New York | Decca 605 B |
| If I Were Only Sure Of You (Kenny / Silver) |
5-7-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6349 |
| If It Ain’t Love (Andy Razaf / Don Redman / Fats Waller) |
2-28-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6270 |
| If We Should Never Meet Again (Charles Newman / Isham Jones / Gerald Marks) |
9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 219 B |
| If You Were Only Mine (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
5-7-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6322 |
| I’ll Be Blue, Just Thinking Of You (From Now On) (George Whiting / Pete Wendling) |
9-8-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4914 |
| I’ll Never Have To Dream Again (waltz) (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
9-2-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24134 |
| I’ll See You In My Dreams Vocal chorus by Frank Bessinger (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
12-4-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2788-A |
| I’m Back In Love Again (Cliff Friend) |
2-5-1927 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3461-B |
| I’m Bidding My Buddy Goodbye | 3-31-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6096 |
| I’m Happy When You’re Jealous | 8-1-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6204 |
| I’m Sitting On Top Of The World (Lewis / Young ) |
12-27-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3022 |
| I’m So Afraid Of You | 1-7-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6041 |
| I’m Tired Of Everything But You (Isham Jones) |
6-5-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2933-A |
| In Blue Bird Land (Williams / Short) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2242 |
| In My Heart, It’s You (Charles O’Flynn / Max Rich / Al Hoffman) |
9-8-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4914 |
| In The Land Of Shady Palm Trees (Abe Lyman / Arnheim / Freed) |
4-24-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| In The Land Of Smiling Waters | 7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2323 |
| Indian Love Call From “Rose Marie” (Harbach / Hammerstein / Friml) |
1-16-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2789-A |
| Infatuation | 3-7-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24583 |
| Isn’t It Swell To Dream? | 8-28-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24395 |
| It Had To Be You (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
4-24-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2614-A |
| It Isn’t Fair (Himbler / Warshauer / Spingato) |
7-24-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24367 |
| It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry (Walter Donaldson) |
9-29-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3335-A |
| It Must Be Love | 3-10-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3499 |
| It’s Funny To Everyone But Me (Dave Franklin / Isham Jones) |
3-30-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24606 |
| It’s Love | 8-1-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6204 |
| It’s Sunday Down In Caroline (Symes / Maiburg / Levinson) |
4-6-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24295 |
| It’s The Blues (Grainger / Goldkette / Crozier) |
12-28-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3027 |
| It’s Winter Again (Freed / Hoffman / Goodhart) |
12-16-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24207 |
| I’ve Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer / Spencer Williams) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 262 A |
| I’ve Got A New Lease On Love | 4-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3544 |
| I’ve Got A Warm Spot In My Heart For You (Johnny Burks / Harold Spina) |
5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24633-B |
| Ivy (Cling To Me) | 11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2365 |
| Japanese Moon | 7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2323 |
| Jealousy (Joseph Bishop) |
7-24-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24388 |
| Jimtown Blues (Rose / Davis) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 300 B |
| June Moon (Joe Lyons / Frank Magine / Charley Straight) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5067-B |
| Junk Man (Frank Loesser / Joseph Meyer) |
1-17-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24519 |
| Just A Little Love Song (Young / Lewis / Cooper) |
1-2-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5084-A |
| Just Born To Be Lonesome | 4-6-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24298-B |
| Just To Remind You (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
3-10-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3486 |
| Keepin’ Out Of Mischief Now Vocal Chorus by Dusty Rhoades (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller) |
2-28-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6277 |
| Lady Of The Nile (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
1-16-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2833 |
| Land O’Lingo Blues (Billy Meyers / Emer Schoebel) |
9-16-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2738 |
| Let Me Linger Longer In Your Arms (Friend / Baer) |
6-5-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2915-A |
| Let That Be A Lesson To You | 1-2-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Life Begins When You’re in Love From Columbia Picture “The Music Goes Round” Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman (Victor Scherteinger / Harry Richman / Lew Brown) |
2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 704 A |
| Life’s So Complete (Richard Himber / Johnny Mercer) |
10-3-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24437 |
| Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day (Sigler / Hoffman / Wayne) |
5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24633-A |
| Little You Know (Young / Ager / Schwartz) |
8-28-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24407 |
| Lonesome Lover | 12-15-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Louisville Lady (Hill / DeRose) |
7-24-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor |
| Love Bird (Earl / Fiorito) |
3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5048-A |
| Love Is Just A Flower | 10-10-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2508-B |
| Lovin’ Lady | 3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Ma (Conrad) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5065-A |
| Mahsi | 10-11-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Make Believe (Shilkret) |
3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Mama Loves Papa (Papa Loves Mama) | 10-12-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Mama, That Moon Is Here Again | 11-5-1937 | New York, New York | Melotone |
| Marcheta (Schertzinger) |
5-4-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2439-B |
| Meadow Lark | 9-22-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3335-B |
| Memphis Blues (Norton / W.C. Handy) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2423-A |
| Miss Hannah | 5-14-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Monte Carlo (Rose) |
12-16-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3112-A |
| More Than Ever (Green / Jones) |
12-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3920 |
| Music, Music Everywhere (But Not A Song In My Heart) (Ted Keohler / Harold Arlen) |
8-17-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24098 |
| My Baby Just Cares For Me (From the Sound Film “Whoopee”) (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson) |
9-12-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 1003-B |
| My Best Girl | 10-17-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2750-B |
| My Castle In Spain (Isham Jones) |
12-28-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3015-A |
| My Cherry Blossom (Snyder) |
7-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5061-A |
| My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms | 7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2301-B |
| My Ideal (Richard Whiting) |
1-7-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| My Mammy (Walter Donaldson) |
3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5046-B |
| My Mammy Knows (DeCosta / Jerome) |
1-2-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| My Melancholy Baby (Norman / Burnett) |
9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 754 B |
| My Silent Love | 5-16-1932 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6308-A |
| My Sunny Tennessee (Kalamar / Ruby) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5066-B |
| My Sweetie’s Sweeter Than That | 10-10-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| ‘Neath Egyptian Skies (Yellen / Walter) |
10-10-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2531-A |
| Neighbors (O’Flynn / Cavanaugh / Weldon) |
3-7-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24582 |
| Never Again (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
1-17-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Nina Rosa | 2-1-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| No Greater Love Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman (Isham Jones / Marty Symes) |
2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 704 B |
| Nobody Lied (Karyl Norman / Hyatt Berry / Edwin J. Weber) |
7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Nobody’s Sweetheart (Gus Kahn / Ernie Erdman / Elmer Schoebel / Billy Meyers) |
2-22-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Not A Cloud In The Sky | 5-12-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Now You’re Talking My Language | 3-10-1937 | New York, New York | Melotone |
| Oh! Boy, What A Girl (Green / Wright / Bessinger) |
10-2-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Oh! Harold (Roberts) |
5-4-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2479-A |
| Old Lace (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
2-14-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24348 |
| On The Alamo (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| One Little Word Led To Another (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
8-17-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor |
| One Of These Days | 12-16-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3112-B |
| Other Lips (Harris / Wallace) |
5-3-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2439-A |
| Out Of Space (Tharp / Gifford / Bishop) |
7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 23695-A |
| Out Of Space (Tharp / Gifford / Bishop) |
9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 170 B |
| Outside Of Paradise From Republic Picture “Outside Of Paradise” Vocal Chorus Joe Martin (Tinturin / Lawrence) |
1-13-1938 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3911 |
| Over Somebody Else’s Shoulder | 3-7-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24582 |
| Paddlin’ Madelin’ Home (Harry Woods) |
12-27-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2994-A |
| Panama | 9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 662 A |
| Pango Pango Maid | 4-10-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Pardon My Southern Accent (Johnny Mercer / Matt Malneck) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 169 A |
| Pickin’ Em Up And Layin’ ‘Em Down | 4-25-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Pilgrim’s Blues (Isham Jones) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2244-B |
| Play The Funny Blues (Panico) |
11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2374-B |
| Please Handle With Care | 6-16-1932 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6333 |
| Poor Butterfly (John L. Golden / Raymond Hubbell) |
5-16-1932 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Poplar Street Blues | 9-16-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Pretending You Care (Tom Seymour / Jesse Greer) |
12-16-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24209 |
| Remember (Irving Berlin) |
10-1-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Ridin’ Around In The Rain (Gene Austin / Carmen Lombardo) |
5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24628 |
| Riverboat Shuffle (Mitchell Parrish / Hoagy Carmichael / Irving Mills / Dick Voynow) |
3-12-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Rock Your Blues Away | 9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 662 B |
| Roll Out Of Bed With A Smile (Joe Young / Milton Ager) |
12-15-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24500-A |
| Rose Introducing “Soft and Low” (Magine / Biese / Westphal) |
Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5046-A |
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| Rose Of Araby | 3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Saddle Your Blues To A Wild Mustang Vocal Chorus by Eddie Stone (Billy Haid / George Whiting / Buddy Bernies) |
2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 695 A |
| Samson and Delilah (Saint / Saens) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2244-A |
| Saw Mill River Road From “Glory” (Tierney / McCarthy) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2406-A |
| Say It (Nat Schwartz / Basil G. Adam) |
7-16-1934 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24681-A |
| Say It While Dancing (Davis / Silver) |
7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2314 |
| Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia (Mitchell Parish / Perkins) |
8-17-1932 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor |
| Shadows On The Swanee (L. Harold Spina / Joe Young / Burke) |
7-24-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24368-B |
| Shadows On The Window | 1-2-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Shenanigans From Republic Picture “Outside Of Paradise” Vocal Chorus Eddie Stone (Tinturin / Lawrence) |
12-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3911 |
| Siren Of A Southern Sea (Brahen / Weeks) |
3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5059-A |
| Sittin’ In A Corner (Kahn / Meyer) |
10-11-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2508-A |
| Sittin’ On A Log (Pettin’ My Dog) (Byron Gay / Zez Confrey) |
12-15-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24496 |
| Snow Flakes | 12-15-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24497 |
| Snuggled On Your Shoulder (Cuddled In Your Arms) |
1-2-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| So Shy (Allan Boretz / Walter G. Samuels) |
12-15-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24497 |
| Some Other Day, Some Other Girl (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
9-15-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2678-A |
| Some Sunny Day (Irving Berlin) |
5-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois or New York, New York | Brunswick 2274-A |
| Somebody’s Wrong (Marshall / Egan / Whiting) |
10-9-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2500-B |
| Someday We’ll Meet Again (Hoffman / Goodheart / Ager) |
9-15-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24129 |
| Someone Is Keeping Me Out Of Your Dreams (Murphy) |
12-27-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Something Seems To Tell Me (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
4-6-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24350 |
| Song Of The Blues (Bernie Grossman / Isham Jones) |
10-8-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Spain (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
4-24-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Spain (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
5-16-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Square Dance (Schwartz / Dietz) |
12-6-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 338 A |
| Star Dust (Hoagy Carmichael) |
5-16-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4856 |
| Stars (Alden) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5072-A |
| Stealing To Virginia | 10-12-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Stolen Kisses (intro. “In A Boat”) (Snyder / Lange / Liggy / Klapholz) |
7-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5061 |
| Stompin’ At The Savoy | 2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 754 A |
| Strange As It Seems (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller) |
6-16-1932 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6333 |
| Strangers | 2-28-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6262 |
| Sun God | 5-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois or New York, New York | Brunswick 2271-A |
| Swanee Butterfly (Billy Rose / Walter Donaldson) |
3-12-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie / Maceo Pinkard / Kenneth Casey) |
6-5-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2913-B |
| Sweet Jennie Lee! (1) (Walter Donaldson) |
9-12-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4909 |
| Sweet Jennie Lee! (2) (Walter Donaldson) |
9-12-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4909 |
| Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish / Cliff Burwell) |
1-2-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Sweet Man (Maceo Pinkard) |
10-1-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2970-B |
| Sweet One (Jolson / Silvers) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Sweet Someone | 11-5-1934 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3862-B |
| Sweet Sue – Just You (Will J. Harris / Victor Young ) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 443 B |
| Swingin’ Down The Lane (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
5-4-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2438-A |
| Swingin’ Down The Lane (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
12-15-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Tell Me You Love Me (O’Hara / King) |
5-7-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3204-A |
| Tell Me, Dreamy Eyes | 9-16-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2738 |
| Thanks For Everything (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
3-10-1937 | New York, New York | Melotone |
| Thanks For The Memory From “Big Broadcast of 1938”) Vocal Chorus by Eddie Stone (Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin) |
12-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3910 Perfect 8-02-10 |
| That Certain Party (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson) |
12-17-1925 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2994-B |
| That Dallas Man | 10-3-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24421 |
| That Never-To-Be-Forgotten Night | 2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 713 A |
| That Red-Head Girl (Van Schneck / Lodge) |
1-2-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2412-B |
| The Cat (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
2-5-1927 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3461-A |
| The Day I Let You Get Away (Tot Seymour / Boyd Bunch / Vee Lawnhurst) |
2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 713 B |
| The Fuzzy Wuzzy Bird | 11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| The Japanese Sandman (Richard A Whiting) |
10-25-1927 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| The Lady Who Couldn’t Be Kissed From “The Singing Marine” (Dubin / Warren) |
4-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3532 Perfect 7-06-08 |
| The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else (Isham Jones / Gus Kahn) |
12-21-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2555-A |
| The Original Charleston (Cecil Mack / James P. Johnson) |
10-2-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2970-A |
| The Sneak! (Brown) |
11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2350-B |
| The Song Without A Name | 5-12-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| The Waltz Of Love | 12-6-1934 | New York, New York | Decca |
| The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Ernest Seitz / Eugene Lockhart) |
7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2313 |
| Then I’ll Be Tired Of You | 9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 171 A |
| There Goes My Heart | 1-17-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24519 |
| There’s A Gold-Mine In The Sky Vocal Chorus by Joe Martin (Charles Kenny / Nick Kenny) |
12-15-1937 | New York, New York | Vocalion 3910 Perfect 8-02-10 |
| There’s A Wah-Wah Girl In Agua Caliente (Walter Donaldson) |
5-16-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4868 |
| There Is No Greater Love | 2-3-1936 | New York, New York | Decca 704 B |
| There’s No Harm In Wishin’ (Franklin) |
12-6-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 338 B |
| There’s Nothing Left To Do But Say Goodbye (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
12-16-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24207 |
| Think Of Me | 11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2374-A |
| This Time It’s Love (Sam M. Lewis / J. Fred Coots) |
8-28-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24392 |
| Those Longing For You Blues (Westphal / Robinson) |
3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2243-B |
| Three-Thirty Blues (Crozier) |
5-5-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3204-B |
| Thunder Over Paradise From Paramount Picture “Rose at the Rancho” Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman |
10-30-1935 | New York, New York | Decca 605 A |
| Tiger Rag (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) |
8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 262 B |
| Ti-O-San (intro. “Idling”) | 7-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Tired | 2-28-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Together, We Two | 10-18-1927 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| To-Morrow (My Honey’s Comin’ Home) | 8-28-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 24392 |
| Tonight’s My Night With Baby | 5-5-1926 | New York, New York | Brunswick 3199-B |
| Trav’lin’ All Alone (J.C. Johnson) |
9-8-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Trees (Kilmer / Rasbach) |
5-14-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 4856 |
| Tricks | 7-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2311-A |
| Twas Only A Summer Night’s Dream | 9-15-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24129 |
| Twilight In Turkey | 4-15-1937 | New York, New York | Melotone |
| Two Loves | 1-2-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Underneath Hawaiian Skies Iintroducing “I Never Knew”) (Rose / Pitts / Egan /Marsh) |
3-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5052-A |
| Unfortunate Blues (Winston / Hamm) |
1-16-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2577 |
| Virginia Blues | 3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Visions of Salome (Archibald Joyce) |
2-14-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24348 |
| Wabash Blues (Fred Meinken) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5065-B |
| The Waltz Of Love Vocal Chorus by Bob Carter (Jones / Franklin) |
12-6-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 327 B |
| Was It Wrong? | 8-1-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| Weepin’ The Blues | 4-25-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| What A Life! (Trying To Live Without You) (Kent / Alter) |
2-28-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| What Could Be Sweeter | 5-1-1923 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2471-A |
| What Would Happen To Me (If Something Happened To You) (Harry Woods) |
10-13-1932 | New York, New York | Victor |
| What’ll You Do? (Isham Jones) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| What’ll You Do? (Chester Conn / Ernie Erdman / Isham Jones) |
10-18-1927 | New York, New York | Brunswick 5072-B |
| What’s The Use? (Isham Jones / Charles Newman) |
5-14-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| You Only Want Me When Nobody Else Is Around Vocal Chorus by Dusty Rhoades (Monaco / Berke) |
2-28-1932 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 6277 |
| When The Sun Goes Down | 10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5069-A |
| When You Climb Those Golden Stairs | 9-4-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 220 B |
| When You Walked Out, Someone Else Walked Right In | 5-4-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Where The Arrow Points To Home | 8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 219 A |
| Where? (I Wonder Where?) | 10-13-1932 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Where’s My Sweetie Hiding | 11-21-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2776-A |
| Who Could Be Sweeter? | 5-1-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Who’s Sorry Now? (Ted Snyder) |
5-4-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2432-B |
| Why Am I Blue? From “Zeigfeld Follies” Vocal Chorus by Joe Martin (DeRose / Hill) |
10-11-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 261 A |
| Why Can’t This Night Go On Forever? (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
12-16-1932 | New York, New York | Victor 24213 |
| Why Couldn’t It Be Poor Little Me Vocal Chorus by Fran Bessinger (Gus Kahn / Isham Jones) |
6-5-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2788-B |
| Why, Dear? (Cohen) |
10-1-1921 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 5066-A |
| With My Eyes Wide Open, I’m Dreaming (From Paramount film “Shoot The Works”) (Mack Gordon / Harry Ravel) |
5-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24643-A |
| Wop Blues (Buffano) |
10-10-1923 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2555-A |
| Yankee Doodle Blues (Caeser / DeSylvia / George Gershwin) |
5-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois or New York, New York | Brunswick 2286-B |
| You Don’t Know What You’re Doin’ | 3-31-1931 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| You Gave Me Your Heart (Wheeler / Smith / Snyder) |
11-1-1922 | New York, New York | Brunswick 2350-A |
| You Got ‘Em | 6-5-1925 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart (Roble / Rainger) |
11-5-1937 | New York, New York | Conqueror 8970 |
| Your Smiles, Your Tears | 2-1-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| You’re In Kentucky Sure As You’re Born (Little / Gillespie / Shay) |
1-16-1924 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 2557-A |
| You’re Just A Dream Come True (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
12-15-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| You’re My Past, Present And Future | 10-3-1933 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor |
| You’re My Thrill | 1-17-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24516-B |
| You’re O.K. | 8-31-1934 | New York, New York | Decca 220 A |
| You’re O.K. | 12-15-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24500-B |
| You’re Only A Baby | 3-1-1922 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick |
| You’re Welcome (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
3-7-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24589 |
| You’ve Got Me Crying Again (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) |
2-14-1933 | New York, New York | Victor 24255-A |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Red Ballard | Trombone |
| Roy Bargy | Piano |
| Mark Bennett | Trombone |
| Joe Bishop | Flugel-horn |
| Jack Blanchette | Guitar |
| Guy Carey | Trombone |
| Johnny Carlson | Trumpet |
| Bob Carter | Vocal |
| Al Eldridge | Piano |
| Alfie Evans | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Vocal |
| Van Fleming | Vocal |
| Joe Frank | Drums |
| Dave Franks | Vocal |
| Charles French | Drums, Vocal |
| Bud Graham | Trombone |
| Ernest Hare | Vocal |
| Victor Hauprich | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Frank Hazzard | Vocal |
| Woody Herman | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Leader |
| Joe Hostetter | Trumpet |
| Gordon Jenkins | Arranger |
| Russ Jenner | Trombone |
| Jack Jenney | Trombone |
| Billy Jones | Vocal |
| Isham Jones | Tenor Saxophone, Leader |
| Irving Kaufman | Vocal |
| Keller Sisters | Vocal |
| Ralph Kirberry | Vocal |
| Richard Kissinger | Tuba or Sousaphone |
| John Kuhn | Tuba or Sousaphone |
| Walter Lageson | Drums |
| Scrappy Lambert | Vocal |
| Harlan Lattimore | Vocal |
| Art Layfield | Drums |
| Sonny Lee | Trombone |
| Saxie Mansfield | Tenor Saxophone |
| Carroll Martin | Trombone |
| Joe Martin | Vocal |
| Al Mauling | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Oboe |
| Charles McNeill | Banjo |
| Joe Miller | Banjo |
| Frank Munn | Vocal |
| Leo Murphy | Violin |
| James Noble | Piano |
| Pierre Olker | Tuba or Sousaphone |
| Louis Panico | Cornet |
| Frank Quartell | Trumpet |
| Chelsea Quealey | Trumpet |
| Harry Reser | Banjo |
| Billy Scott | Vocal |
| Harold Smith | Piano |
| Rita Smith | Vocal |
| Tom Stacks | Drums, Vocal |
| Eddie Stone | Violin, Vocal |
| Frank Sylvano | Vocal |
| Eddie Thomas | Vocal |
| George Thow | Trumpet |
| The Three X Sisters | Vocal |
| Artie Vanasec | Soprano Saxophone, Violin |
| George Wartner | Guitar |
| Clarence Willard | Trumpet |
| Milt Yaner | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Walter Yoder | String Bass |
| Victor Young | Violin |
| Title | Director | Year |
| Isham Jones and his Orchestra | Roy Mack | 1933 |
| Mr. Broadway | Edgar G. Ulmer and Johnnie Walker | 1933 |
| Convention Girl | Luther Reed | 1935 |
