Lèon Jacobs and most of his band were from Liegè, Belguim. Jacobs was Baker’s musical director and his bands accompanied Josèphine Baker until the late 1930s. Folies Bergères is located at 8 rue Saulnier, in the 9th Arondissement in Paris. Josephine Baker moved her show Théâtre Champs-Elysées located at 15 Avenue Montaigne, in the 8th Arondissement. In the show Josèphine Baker performed a “banana dance”, in which she wore only a skirt fashioned to look like bananas. She was billed as l’Etoile Noire des Folies Bergère.On October 2, 1925, she opened in Paris at the Théâtre Champs-Elysées , where she became an instant success for her erotic dancing and appearing practically naked on stage. After a successful tour of Europe, she returned to France, where she starred at the Folies Bergère, Josèphine Baker does some nice scat singing on “Then I’ll Be Happy”.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| After I Say I’m Sorry (Walter Donaldson) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.032 |
| Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.042 |
| Breezing Along With The Breeze (Gillespie / Simons / Whiting) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.041 |
| Bye Bye Blackbird (Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.033 |
| Hello Bluebird (Cliff Friend) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.041 |
| Dinah | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.??? |
| He’s The Last Word (Walter Donaldson) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.042 |
| I’m Leaving For Albany (Tony Town) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.042 |
| Pretty Little Baby (Phil Baker / Ben Bernie / Sid Silvers) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.031 |
| Tampikoe Stomp (Louis Panico / Elmer Schoebel) | 2-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon A165.112 |
| Then I’ll Be Happy (Cliff Friend / Sidney Clare / Lew Brown) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.032 |
| Where’d You Get Those Eyes (Walter Donaldson) | 1-1927 | Paris, France | Odèon 166.031 |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Josephine Baker | Vocals |
| Henri Durand | Bass |
| Sacha Grauman | Drums |
| Lèon Jacobs | Trumpet |
| ? Napolitano | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Violin |
| Marcel Raskin | Piano |
| Oscar Thisse | Alto Saxophone, Violin |
| Renè Lovinfosse | Trombone |
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