The Jean Goldkette Orchestra featured some of the best White Jazz musicians of the 1920s. According to almost all that saw them when they played live they were a force to be reckoned with. The 1926/27 version of the orchestra featured Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti.
When the band started to have financial problems, Paul Whiteman hired most of the above mentioned musicians. Bix Beiderbecke had a hard time with the Goldkette Orchestra. He was fired for his inability to read music and then re-hired after he learned enough music to get by.
**Bonus: listen to a radio excerpt from one of the orchestras managed by Jean Goldkette in July 1929: The Eskimo Pie Orchestra. **
Thanks to Dennis Pereyra for his help with this page.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| A Lane in Spain (Al Lewis / Carmen Lombardo) | 2-3-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 20491-B |
| Adoration (Felix Borowski) | 11-25-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor unissued |
| After I Say I’m Sorry (What Can I Say?) (Donaldson / Lyman) | 1-28-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 19947-B |
| An Old Italian Love Song (Vocal Refrain by Van Fleming) (Harrison / Hirsch / Sosnik / Keithley) | 7-27-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 22123-B |
| Behind the Clouds (From Warner Bros. Picture “Gold-diggers of Broadway”) (Al Dubin / Joe Burke) | 2-3-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 19965-B |
| Birmingham Bertha (From Warner Bros. Picture “On With The Show”) (Grante Clarke / Harry Akst) | 7-27-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 22077-B |
| Blue River Vocal Refrain by Lewis James (Alfred Bryan / Joseph Meyer) | 9-15-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20981 |
| Can You Blame Me? (Cause I Fell In Love With You?) (1) (Joe Goodwin / Larry Shay ) | 1-17-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Italian HMV R-14132 |
| Can You Blame Me? (Cause I Fell In Love With You?) (4) (Joe Goodwin / Larry Shay ) | 1-17-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21871 |
| Clementine From New Orleans) (Henry Creamer / Harry Warren) | 9-15-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20994-A |
| Cover Me Up With Sunshine (And Feather My Nest With Love) Vocal refrain by Frank Bessinger (Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson) | 10-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20588-B |
| Cover Me Up with the Sunshine of Virginia (Young / Lewis / Meyer) | 3-28-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19317-B |
| Dinah (Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Harry Akst) | 1-28-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 19947-A |
| Dinah (mono version from stereo recording) (Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Harry Akst) | 1958 | New York, New York | RCA Camden |
| Don’t Be Like That (2) Vocal refrain by Harold Strokes (Gottier / Tobias / Pinkard) | 11-23-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21805-B |
| Don’t Be Like That (3) (Gottier / Tobias / Pinkard) | 11-23-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor unreleased |
| Drifting Apart (Gus Kahn / Ted Fiorito) | 2-3-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 19975 |
| Eileen (Victor Arden) | 3-27-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19327 |
| For Old Times’ Sake (Buddy De Sylva / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) | 6-26-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21527 |
| Fox Trot Classique “From the Land of the Sky Blue Water” – To a Wild Rose” (Cadman / MacDowell) | 3-28-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19345-B |
| “Gimme” a Little Kiss, Will “Ya”? Huh? (Turk / Smith / Pinkard) | 4-23-1926 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 20031-A |
| Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (3) (Benny Davis / Jessie Greer) | 1-31-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 25354-B |
| Here Comes the Show Boat (2) (Billy Rose / Maceo Pinkard) | 12-14-1927 | Kansas City, Missouri | Victor unreleased |
| Here Comes the Show Boat (4) (Billy Rose / Maceo Pinkard) | 12-14-1927 | Kansas City, Missouri | Victor 21166-B |
| Honest and Truly (Fred Rose / Leo Wood) | 11-25-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19528 |
| Hoosier Sweetheart Vocal refrain by Ray Muerer (Goodwin / Ash / Basketle) | 2-2-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20471-B |
| Hush-a-Bye Vocal Refrain by Frank Bessinger (Frank X. Galvin / Robert E. Spencer) | 10-12-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20270-A |
| I Didn’t Know (Williams / Jones) | 11-24-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor unissued |
| I’m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (2) (Benny Davis / Jessie Greer) | 1-31-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20675-B |
| I Want to See My Tennessee (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) | 11-24-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19548-B |
| Idolizing (Vocal Refrain by Frank Bessinger) (Messenheimer / Abrahamson / West) | 10-12-1926 | New York, New York | Victor unissued 36813-1 |
| Idolizing (Vocal Refrain by Frank Bessinger) (Messenheimer / Abrahamson / West) | 10-12-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20270-B 36813-2 |
| I’d Rather Be the Girl in Your Arms (Than The Girl In Your Dreams) Vocal Refrain by Frank Bessinger (Harlen Thompson / Harry Archer) | 10-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20273-A |
| If I Lost You (Harrison / Kassel / White) | 7-9-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21689 |
| I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (1) Vocal Refrain by Billy Murray (Dixon / Woods) | 1-31-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (4) Vocal Refrain by Billy Murray (Dixon / Woods) | 1-31-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20466-B |
| In My Merry Oldsmobile (Fox Trot) (1) (Vincient Edwards / Gus Edwards) | 5-23-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor Special Record For Private Use Only |
| In My Merry Oldsmobile (Fox Trot) (2) (Vincient Edwards / Gus Edwards) | 5-23-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor Special Record For Private Use Only |
| In My Merry Oldsmobile (Waltz) (Vincient Edwards / Gus Edwards) | 5-16-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor Special |
| In The Evening (Walter Donaldson) | 3-27-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19308-A |
| It’s the Blues (No. 14 Blues) (Porter Grainger / Jean Goldkette / Crozier) | 3-27-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19600-A |
| Just a Little Kiss From a Little Miss (Eddie Kuhn) | 12-14-1927 | Kansas City, Missouri | Victor 21150-B |
| Just Imagine (1) (Buddy De Sylvia / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) | 7-9-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor unreleased |
| Just Imagine (2) (Buddy De Sylvia / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) | 7-9-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor unreleased |
| Just Imagine (4) (From “Good News”) (Buddy De Sylvia / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) | 7-12-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21565 |
| Just One More Kiss (Harry Owens / Reggis Montgomery) | 10-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20300-B 36831-2 |
| Just One More Kiss (Harry Owens / Reggis Montgomery) | 10-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor unissued 36831-3 |
| Just One More Kiss (Harry Owens / Reggis Montgomery) | 10-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor unissued 36831-4 |
| Lonesome and Sorry (Benny Davis / Con Conrad) | 4-23-1926 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 20031-B |
| Look At the World and Smile (1) (from the Musical Play, “Yours Truly”) (Anne Caldwell / Raymond Hubbell) | 2-1-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Look At the World and Smile (2) (from the Musical Play, “Yours Truly”) (Anne Caldwell / Raymond Hubbell) | 2-1-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20472-B |
| Look At the World and Smile (2 – slowed version) (from the Musical Play, “Yours Truly”) (Anne Caldwell / Raymond Hubbell) | 2-1-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20472-B |
| Look At the World and Smile (3) (from the Musical Play, “Yours Truly”) (Anne Caldwell / Raymond Hubbell) | 2-1-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now (2) vocal refrain by Van Fleming (Irving Caesar / Cliff Friend) | 11-23-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21805-A |
| My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now (3) (Irving Caesar / Cliff Friend) | 11-23-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor unreleased |
| My Ohio Home (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson) | 12-12-1927 | Kansas City, Missouri | Victor 21166-A |
| My Pretty Girl (1) (Charles Fulcher) | 2-1-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20588-A |
| My Pretty Girl (2) (Charles Fulcher) | 2-1-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| My Pretty Girl (mono version of stereo recording) (Charles Fulcher) | 1958 | New York, New York | RCA Camden |
| My Sweetheart (Kahn / Conley / Rodemich) | 3-27-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19313 |
| Painting the Clouds With Sunshine (From Warner Bros. picture “Gold-diggers of Broadway”) (Vocal refrain by Frank Munn) (Al Dubin / Joe Burke) | 6-14-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 22027-A |
| Play Me Slow (Milt Hagen / Charles O’Flynn) | 11-25-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19664 |
| Proud of a Baby Like You (1) (Vocal refrain by Keller Sisters and Lynch) (Schoenberg / Stevens / Helmick) | 1-28-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Proud of a Baby Like You (4) (Vocal refrain by Keller Sisters and Lynch) (Schoenberg / Stevens / Helmick) | 1-28-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20469-B |
| Remember (Seymour Simone / Buddy Fields) | 11-24-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19548-A |
| Roses (Tobias / Tobias) | 4-22-1926 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 20033 |
| Rosette (Newman / Lombardo) | 6-26-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21527 |
| She’s Funny That Way Vocal Refrain by Van Fleming (Neil Moret / Richard Whiting) | 1-17-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21853-A |
| Slow River (2) (H.M. Meyers / C.M. Schwab) | 5-6-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 25354-A |
| Slow River (4) (H.M. Meyers / C.M. Schwab) | 5-6-1927 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 20926-B |
| So Tired Vocal refrain by “Hoagy” Carmichael (Arthur Sizemore / George A. Little) | 12-12-1927 | Kansas City, Missouri | Victor 21150-A HMV B 5479 |
| Sorry and Blue (Ebel / Ebel) | 2-4-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 19962 |
| Sunday Vocal refrain by Keller Sisters and Lynch (Miller / Cohn / Stein / Kreuger) | 10-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor unissued 36829-2 |
| Sunday Vocal refrain by Keller Sisters and Lynch (Miller / Cohn / Stein / Kreuger) | 10-15-1926 | New York, New York | Victor 20273-B 36829-3 |
| Sunny Disposish (2) (from “Americana”) (Ira Gershwin / Phil Charig) | 2-3-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20493-B |
| Sunny Disposish (3) (from “Americana”) (George Gershwin / Charig) | 2-3-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 20493 |
| Sweethearts on Parade (1) Harold Stokes, Director Vocal refrain by Van Fleming (Carmen Lombardo) | 11-19-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21800-A |
| Sweethearts on Parade (5) Harold Stokes, Director Vocal refrain by Van Fleming (Carmen Lombardo) | 1-14-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21800-A |
| Take a Good Look at Mine Vocal refrain by Harold Stokes (Phil Ponce / Dan Dougherty) | 1-14-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21889-B |
| That’s Just My Way Of Forgetting You Vocal refrain by Jean Napier (Buddy De Sylvia / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) | 7-13-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21590-B |
| That’s What Puts the “Sweet” in Home, Sweet Home Vocal refrain by Harold Stokes (Lowry / Gordon / Newman) | 11-21-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21800-B |
| Tip-Toe Through the Tulips With Me (From Warner Bros. picture, “Gold-diggers of Broadway”) (Al Dubin / Joe Burke) | 6-14-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 22027-B |
| What’s the Use of Dreaming? | 11-25-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19664 |
| Where The Lazy Daisies Grow (Cliff Friend) | 3-27-1924 | Detroit, Michigan | Victor 19308-B |
| Withered Roses Vocal refrain by Van Fleming (Garland / Gillespie / Shay) | 11-23-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21804-B |
| Ya Comin’ Up
Tonight, Huh? (From F.B.O. picture, “Gang War”) Vocal refrain by Wynken – Blynken – Nod (Sherman / Lewis / Lyman) | 1-14-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Victor 21889-A |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Earl Baker | Trumpet |
| Harry Bason | Piano |
| Frank Bessinger | Vocals |
| Dewy Bergman | Piano |
| Bix Beiderbecke | Cornet |
| Reggie Blyleth | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone |
| Sterling Bose | Cornet, Trumpet |
| Tex Brewster | Trumpet |
| Steve Brown | String Bass |
| Vernon Brown | Trombone |
| Hoagy Carmichael | Piano, Cornet, Vocals |
| Bill Challis | Arranger |
| Lou Congo | Piano |
| Jack Cordaro | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Volly de Faut | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Jimmy Dorsey | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Tommy Dorsey | Trombone |
| Fuzzy Farrar | Trumpet |
| Van Fleming | Banjo, Guitar, Vocals |
| Joe Galbraith | Banjo |
| Harold George | Brass Bass |
| Red Ginsler | Trombone |
| Jean Goldkette | Piano, Leader |
| ? Gorner | Violin |
| Joe Griffith | Vocals |
| Art Gronwall | Piano |
| Irish Henry | Tuba |
| Joe Hooven | Trumpet |
| Charles Horvath | Drums |
| Pee Wee Hunt | Trombone |
| Bob Hutsell | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Carroll Huxley | Piano |
| The Keller Sisters | Vocals |
| Eddie Lang | Guitar |
| Ray Lodwig | Trumpet |
| Al Lynch | Vocals |
| Frank Magine | Vocals |
| Frank Marvin | Vocals |
| Gertrude Mathews | Vocals |
| Lucile Mathews | Vocals |
| Carl Mathieu | Vocals |
| Paul Mertz | Piano |
| Mel Miller | Drums |
| Ray Muerer | Vocals |
| Chauncey Morehouse | Drums |
| Russ Morgan | Arranger, Director |
| Frank Munn | Vocals |
| Billy Murray | Vocals |
| Don Murray | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Jean Napier | Vocals |
| Nat Natoli | Cornet, Trumpet |
| Beanie Neibaur | Trombone |
| Steve Orr | Drums |
| Kay Palmer | Vocals |
| Danny Polo | Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone |
| Ray Porter | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals |
| Howdy Quicksell | Banjo |
| Herb Quigley | Drums |
| Bill Rank | Trombone |
| Itzy Riskin | Piano |
| George Rose | Banjo, Guitar |
| Doc Ryker | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Ben Schriebman | Violin |
| Lorin Schulz | Trombone, Vocals |
| Myron Schulz | Violin, Leader, Vocals |
| Andy Secrest | Cornet |
| Seymour Simons | Vocals |
| Dale Skinner | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| James Stanley | Vocals |
| Harold Stokes | Piano/Accordion, Leader, Vocals |
| Bob Strong | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Larry Tice | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone |
| Frankie Trumbauer | C-Melody Saxophone |
| Joe Venuti | Violin, Vocals |
| Spiegle Willcox | Trombone, Vocals |
| George Williams | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Frank Wilson | Vocals |
| Greta Woodson | Vocals |
| Earl Wright | Violin |
| Victor Young | Violin |
