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Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
After You’re Gone (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton) | 10-21-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 7124 Brunswick 1086 Vocalion 1229 |
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller / Harry Brooks) | 7-18-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 15819 |
Am I Blue? Vocal Chorus by May Alex (From the Motion Picture “On With The Show”) (Harry Akst / Grant Clarke) | 7-8-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1296 |
A Monday Date (Earl Hines) | 8-23-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1296 Vocalion V-1026 Brunswick 80026 UHCA 41 |
Anything You Want | 6-21-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 15823 |
Apex Blues (Jimmie Noone) | 7-11-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 2779 Brunswick 4966 Brunswick 7096 2259-A |
Apex Blues (Jimmie Noone) | 7-11-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 2779 Brunswick 4966 Brunswick 7096 2259-B |
Apex Blues (Jimmie Noone) | 7-11-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 2779 Brunswick 4966 Brunswick 7096 071129-A |
Apex Blues (Jimmie Noone) | 7-11-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 2779 Brunswick 4966 Brunswick 7096 071129-B |
Birminghan Bertha Vocal Chorus by May Alex (From the Motion Picture “On With The Show”) (Harry Akst / Grant Clarke) | 7-8-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1296 |
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me (Swanstone / MaCarron / Morgan) | 8-23-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1215 Brunswick 80026 |
Chicago Rhythm (Grossman / Kanter) | 2-26-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1267 |
Crying For The Carolines (Lewis / Warren / Young) | 2-6-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1466 |
Deep Trouble (Rose) | 2-3-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1490 |
El Rado Scuffle (Rose) | 2-3-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1490 |
Every Evening (I Miss You) (McHugh / Rose) | 5-16-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1135 C-1940-A |
Every Evening (I Miss You) (McHugh / Rose) | 5-16-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1135 C-1940-B |
Four Or Five Times (Gay / Hellman) | 5-16-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1135 C-1939-A |
Four Or Five Times (Gay / Hellman) | 5-16-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1135 C-1939-B |
Forevermore (Burnett / Gotthelf) | 6-14-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1188 |
Have A Little Faith In Me (Lewis / Warren / Young) | 2-6-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1466 |
He’s A Good Man To Have Around (From the Motion Picture “Honky Tonk”) (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) | 10-15-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1436 |
He’s Not Worth Your Tears From the Musical Comedy “sweet And Low” (Dixon / Rose / Warren) | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1580 | |
I Got A Misery (Yoell / Scharlin) | 3-1-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 267 |
I Know That You Know (Vincent Youmans) | 5-16-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1184 Brunswick 80024 |
I Lost My Gal From Memphis | 5-16-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1497 |
I’m Doing What I’m Doin’ For Love (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) | 9-15-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1436 |
I’m Following You From the M.G.M. Motion Picture “It’s A Great Life” (Dreyer / MacDonald) | 2-18-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1471 |
It’s Tight Like That (Thomas A. Dorsey / Hudson Whittaker) | 12-27-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1238-A C-2710-A |
It’s Tight Like That (Thomas A. Dorsey / Hudson Whittaker) | 12-27-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1238-A C-2710-B |
King Joe (Bud Scott) | 8-25-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1229 |
Let’s Sow A Wild Oat (Gay) | 12-27-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1238-B C-2711-A |
Let’s Sow A Wild Oat (Gay) | 12-27-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1238-B C-2711-B |
Love Me Or Leave Me From “Whoopee” (Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn) | 4-27-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1272 C-3379-A |
Love Me Or Leave Me From “Whoopee” (Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn) | 4-27-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1272 C-3379-B |
My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) (J. Berni Barbour) | 7-8-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 2779 Brunswick V-1007 Brunswick 4966 Brunswick 7096 |
My Melancholy Baby (Burnett / Norton) | 10-21-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 7124 Brunswick 1086 |
Off Time (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller / Harry Brooks) | 7-18-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 15819 |
Oh, Sister! Ain’t That Hot (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) | 8-25-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1215 |
Oh, Sister! Ain’t That Hot (Donaldson / White) | 8-25-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 070228 |
Ready For The River (Kahn / Moret) | 6-14-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1188 |
San (Lindsay McPhail / Walter Michaels) | 7-1-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Swaggie JCS-33786 C-5903-A |
San (Lindsay McPhail / Walter Michaels) | 7-1-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Ace Of Hearts 84 C-5903-B |
Satisfied | 9-26-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1416 |
Some Rainy Day (Benjamin Spikes) | 12-6-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1240 |
She’s Funny That Way (Moret / Whiting) | 12-27-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1240 |
Should I? From the M.G.M. Motion Picture “Lord Byron On Broadway”” (Brown / Freed) | 2-18-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1471 |
So Sweet (Gillespie / Kanter / Shawn) | 7-1-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1518 C-5901-A |
So Sweet (Gillespie / Kanter / Shawn) | 7-1-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion unissued C-5901-B |
S’posin’ (Paul Denniker / Andy Razaf) | 7-18-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1415 |
St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) | 2-26-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Swaggie JCS-33787 |
Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish / Cliff Burwell) | 8-25-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Brunswick 80023 C-2268-B |
Sweet Lorraine (Burwell / Parish) | 8-25-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1207 C-2268-C |
Sweet Sue – Just You (Harris / Young) | 5-16-1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1184 Brunswick 80024 |
That Rhythm Man (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller / Harry Brooks) | 7-18-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 15819 |
Through (How Can I Say We’re Through?) (McCarthy) | 9-26-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1416 |
Trav’lin All Alone (Johnson) | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1580 | |
True Blue Lou (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller / Sam Coslow) | 7-18-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1415 |
Wake Up, Chillun, Wake Up (Robinson / Trent) | 4-27-1929 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1272 |
When You’re Smiling (Fisher / Goodwin / Shay) | 5-16-1930 | Chicago, Illinois | Vocalion 1497 |
Artist | Instrument |
May Alix | Vocals |
Lawson Buford | Tuba |
Junie Cobb | Banjo, Guitar, Vocals |
Zinky Cohn | Piano |
Wilbur Gorham | Banjo, Guitar |
Alex Hill | Piano |
Earl Hines | Piano |
George Mitchell? | Cornet |
Bill Newton | Tuba |
Jimmie Noone | Clarinet, Vocals, Leader |
Joe Poston | Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Vocals |
Helen Savage | Vocals |
Bud Scott | Banjo, Guitar |
Elmo Tanner | Vocals |
Johnny Wells | Drums |
Georgia White | Vocals |
Fayette Williams | Trombone |
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