Oliver’s nephew, Dave Nelson co-wrote many of these songs and wrote a great deal of the arrangements. Hawaiian style, slack key guitarist Roy Smeck is heard on the odd, but strangely effective “Everybody Does It In Hawaii”.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Boogie Woogie (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 4-10-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38134-A |
| Call Of The Freaks (Luis Russell / Paul Barbarin) | 2-1-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38039-A Victor 741055 Bluebird B-6546-A |
| Can I Tell You? | 2-25-1930 | New York, New York | RCA X LX-3018 50523-1 |
| Can I Tell You? | 2-25-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38049 50523-2 |
| Don’t You Think I Love You? (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 5-22-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 23001-A |
| Edna (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 4-10-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38137 |
| Everybody Does It In Hawaii (J. Rogers) | 1-15-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38109 58338-1 |
| Everybody Does It In Hawaii (J. Rogers) | 3-18-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38109 58338-4 |
| Frankie And Johnny (traditional) | 12-30-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38109 58339-2 |
| Frankie And Johnny (traditional) | 1-15-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38109 58339-3 |
| Freakish Light Blues | 2-1-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38521-B 49649-3 |
| Freakish Light Blues | 2-1-1930 | New York, New York | RCA X LX-3016 49649-4 |
| I’m Lonesome Sweetheart (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 11-6-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 23029 |
| I Can’t Stop Loving You | 11-6-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 23029 |
| I Must Have It (King Oliver) | 3-18-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38124 |
| I’ve Got That Thing | 1-16-1929 | New York, New York | RCA X LX-3018 49651-1 |
| I’ve Got That Thing | 1-16-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38521-A 49651-2 |
| I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby | 2-18-1931 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6065 |
| I Want You Just Myself | 11-6-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38101-B |
| Loveless Love (W.C. Handy) | 4-15-1931 | New York, New York | Vocalion 1610 |
| Mule Face Blues (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 4-10-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38134-B |
| My Good Man Sam | 2-25-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38049 |
| Nelson Stomp (Dave Nelson) | 9-19-1930 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor LPV-529 64013-1 |
| Nelson Stomp (Dave Nelson) | 9-19-1930 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor 23388 64013-2 |
| Nelson Stomp (Dave Nelson) | 9-19-1930 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor LPM-10017 64013-3 |
| New Orleans Shout (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 12-30-1929 | New York, New York | Victor 23388 |
| Olga (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 5-22-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 22681 62238-1 |
| Olga (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 5-22-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 22681 62238-2 |
| One More Time | 4-15-1931 | New York, New York | Vocalion 1610 |
| Papa De Da Da “From the Musical Comedy “Lew Leslie’s Blackbird’s of 1930”) (Clarence Todd / Clarence Williams) | 1-9-1931 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6053 |
| Rhythm Club Stomp (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 3-18-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38137 |
| Shake It Don’t Break It (Frisco / Clark) | 9-10-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 23009-A |
| Stealing Love (Dave Nelson) | 9-19-1930 | Camden, New Jersey | Victor LPM-10017 64014-1 |
| Stealing Love (Dave Nelson) | 9-19-1930 | Camden, New Jersey | Electrola EG-7853 64014-3 |
| Stingaree Blues (Clinton A. Kemp) | 9-10-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 23009-B |
| St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose) | 5-22-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 22298-A Bluebird B-5466-A |
| Stop Crying (King Oliver) | 1-9-1931 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6053 Brunswick 1105-B |
| Struggle Buggy (C. Walker) | 1-28-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 23001-B |
| Sugar Blues (Lucy Fletcher / Clarence Williams) | 2-18-1931 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6065 |
| Sweet Like This (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 10-8-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38101-A |
| The Trumpets Prayer | 2-1-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38039-B |
| Too Late (King Oliver / Dave Nelson) | 10-8-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38090-A |
| West End Blues (King Oliver / Clarence Williams) | 1-16-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38034-B |
| What’s The Use Of Living Without You? (From Fox picture “Man Trouble”) Vocal refain by George Bias (McCarthy / Hanley) | 9-12-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 23011-B |
| What You Want Me To Do (King Oliver / Clarence Williams) | 10-8-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38090-B |
| When I Take My Sugar To Tea (as King Oliver’s Chocolate Dandies) | 4-15-1931 | New York, New York | Vocalion 1617 |
| When Your Smiling (The Whole World Smiles At You) (Fisher / Goodwin / Shay) | 1-28-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 22298-B Bluebird B-5466-B |
| Who’s Blue? (Gould / Rule) | 1-9-1931 | New York, New York | Brunswick 6046 |
| Your Just My Type (King Oliver) | 3-18-1930 | New York, New York | Victor V-38124 |
| You Were Only Passing Time With Me Vocal refrain by George Bias (Alexander Hill) | 9-12-1930 | New York, New York | Victor 23011-A |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Henry “Red” Allen | Trumpet |
| Jimmy Archey | Trombone |
| Paul Barbarin | Drums |
| Buster Bailey | Clarinet |
| Bill Beason | Drums |
| George Bias | Vocals |
| Carroll Dickerson | Director |
| Bill Dillard | Trumpet |
| Henry Duncan | Piano |
| William Franklin | Trombone |
| Charles Frazier | Tenor Saxophone |
| Don Frye | Piano |
| Richard Fullbright | Tuba |
| J.C. Higginbotham | Trombone |
| Bobby Holmes | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Charlie Holmes | Clarinet, Alto, and Soprano Saxophone |
| Teddy Hill or Greely Walton | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Hilton Jefferson | Alto Saxophone |
| James P. Johnson | Piano |
| Will Johnson | Banjo, Guitar |
| Edmond Jones | Drums |
| Henry L. Jones | Alto Saxophone |
| Walter Jones | Banjo |
| Norman Lester | Piano |
| Goldie Lucas | Guitar, Vocals |
| Bingie Madison | Tenor Saxophone, Vocals |
| Punch Miller | Cornet |
| Bubber Miley | Trumpet |
| Dave Nelson | Trumpet |
| Louis Metcalf | Trumpet |
| Fred Moore | Drums |
| Bass Moore | Tuba |
| King Oliver | Trumpet, Director |
| Glyn Pacque | Alto Saxophone |
| Walter Pichon | Vocals |
| Ward Pinkett | Trumpet, Vocals |
| Gene Rodgers | Piano |
| George Rodgers | Director |
| Luis Russell | Piano |
| Omer Simeon | Clarinet, Alto, and Soprano Saxophone |
| Cassino Simpson | Piano, Banjo, Tuba, Drums |
| Fred Skerritt | Baritone Saxophone, Vocals |
| Roy Smeck | Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Harmonica |
| Arthur Taylor | Banjo |
| Clinton Walker | Tuba |
| Loren L. Watson | Director |
| Walter Wheeler | Tenor Saxophone |
the recordings on this page.
