None of the musicians in Ladd’s Black Aces were Black even though Gennett records advertised them as such, going so far as to show a picture of an African-American band in some of their ads.

In reality the name was a pseudonym for the Original Memphis Five. Jimmy Durante plays piano on the 1921 sides. Cliff Edwards’ makes his first appearance on record on the song “Virginia Blues” and he does his interesting “Effin”, which is what he called his half scat, half kazoo-sounding vocals towards the end of the song.

Thanks to Shane Davis, James Gallup, and Scott and Mark of Vintage Music Company

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
Aggravatin’ Papa (Roy Turk / J. Russel Robinson)	12-12-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 5023-A 9332
Aggravatin’ Papa Vocal by Mandy Lee (Roy Turk / J. Russel Robinson)	2-16-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5060-B
All Wrong (Martin / Kahn / Jones)	10-3-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5272-B Starr 9472
Any Way The Wind Blows (Creamer / Hanley)	8-7-1924	New York, New York	Gennett 5521 Silvertone 4039
Aunt Hager’s Children Blues (W.C. Handy)	8-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4762-A Starr 9150 Connerized 3011
Bad News Blues (Akst / Davis)	6-22-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5187-A Starr 9426
Beale Street Mama Shufflin’ Phil Sings Chorus (Roy Turk / J. Russel Robinson)	3-2-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5075-B
Black-Eyed Blues (Jaxore / Kendall)	4-14-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4869-A Cardinal 501 Starr 9246
Broken Hearted Blues (Ringle / Elickmann)	6-22-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5187-B Starr 9426 Edison Bell Winner 3948
Brother Low Down (Al Bernard / Larry Briers)	10-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4806-A Connerized 3034 7685-A-B
Brother Low Down (Barnard / Briers)	10-1921	New York, New York	Starr 9189 7685-C
Great White Way Blues (Phil Napoleon / Frank Signorelli)	12-8-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 5018-A
Gypsy Blues (Noble Sissle / Eubie Blake)	10-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4794-A Connorized 3030 Rich Tone 7014 Starr 9177
Hopeless Blues (Roy Turk / J. Russel Robinson)	5-25-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4886-A Starr 9258
I Ain’t Never Had Nobody Crazy Over Me (Jimmy Durante / Johnny Stein / Jack Roth)	5-19-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5164-B Starr 9398
If Your Man Is Like My Man Vocal by Mandy Lee (A. J. Piron)	4-5-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5125-B Starr 9385
I’m A Harmony Baby Vocal by Mandy Lee (Merrill / Da Costa / Jerome)	4-5-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5125-A Starr 9385
I’m Just To Mean To Cry (Squires)	10-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4794-B Connorized 3030 Rich Tone 7014 Starr 9177
I’ve Got A Song For Sale (Nelson)	10-3-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5272-A Starr 9472
I’ve Got It, You’ll Get It Vocal by Billy De Rex (Pollack / Brown)	11-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4809-B Connorized 3059
I’ve Got To Have My Daddy Blues (Erdman / Cohn / Jones)	10-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4806-B
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate (A. J. Piron)	8-21-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4938-A Starr 9288
Lonesome Mama Blues (Billie Brown)	5-25-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4886-B Starr 9258
Long Lost Mama (Daddy Misses You) (Woods)	4-17-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5150-A Starr 9409
Lots Of Mama (Elmer Schoebel)	1-29-1924	New York, New York	Gennett 5366-B Silvertone 4047
Louisville Lou (The Vampin’ Lady) (Milton Ager / Jack Yellen)	4-9-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5127-B Starr 9388
Morning Won’t You Ever Come ‘Round? (Turk / Silver)	8-7-1924	New York, New York	Gennett 5521 Silvertone 4039
Muscle Shoals Blues (Thomas)	4-14-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4869-B Connerized 3077 Starr 9246
My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms (Ruby Meyer)	3-19-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4856-A Starr 9230
Nine O’Clock Sal Vocal Chorus, Vernon Dalhart (Leroy / Hayes / Leary / Ingham)	1-29-1924	New York, New York	Gennett 5366-A Silvertone 4047
Nobodys Sweetheart (Billy Meyers / Gus Kahn / Ernie Erdman / Elmer Schoebel)	3-19-1924	New York, New York	Gennett 5422-B Starr 9532
Papa Blues (Leslie / Wending / Kortlander)	4-9-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5127-A Starr 9388
Papa Better Watch Your Step (Wells / Cooper)	4-9-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5142 Cardinal 564
Railroad Men (Elmer Schoebel / Ernie Erdman / Billy Meyers)	12-8-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 5018-B Starr 9332
Runnin’ Wild (Joe Grey / Leo Wood / A. Harrington Gibbs)	1-16-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5035-B Starr 9343
Satanic Blues (Larry Shields / Emile Christian)	3-19-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4856-B Starr 9230 Rich Tone 7034 Connorized 3077
Shake It And Break It (Chiha / Clark)	8-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4762-B Starr 9150 Connerized 3011
She’s A Mean Job Vocal by Billy De Rex (Jimmy Selby)	11-1921	New York, New York	Gennett 4809-A
Sittin’ On The Inside Lookin’ At The Outside (Waiting For The Evenin’ Mail) (Billy Baskette)	5-19-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5164-A Starr 9398
Stop Your Kidding (Irving Mills / Ferd Groffe / Jimmy McHugh)	11-6-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4995-B Starr 9315 Cardinal 540
Sugar Blues Shufflin’ Phil Sings Chorus (Lucy Fletcher / Clarence Williams)	3-2-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5075-A
Sweet Lovin’ Mama (Please Come Back To Me) (Wagner / Lockard)	12-12-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 5023-B 9331
‘Taint Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do Vocal by Mandy Lee (Porter Grainger / Robbins)	4-17-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5142-A Cardinal 564
Two Time Dan (Roy Turk / J. Russel Robinson)	4-17-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5150-B Starr 9409
Unfortunate Blues (Winston / Hamm)	3-19-1924	New York, New York	Gennett 5422-A Starr 9532
Virginia Blues Featuring Cliff Edwards (Fred Meinken)	2-25-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4843-B Connorized 3059 Starr 9229
Yankee Doodle Blues (George Gershwin)	11-6-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4995-A Starr 9315 Cardinal 552
You Can Have Him, I Don’t Want Him (Tracy / Dougherty)	8-21-1922	New York, New York	Gennett 4938-B
You’ve Got To See Your Mama Everynight (Rose / Conrad)	1-16-1923	New York, New York	Gennett 5035-A Starr 9343

Artist	Instrument
Doc Behrendson	Clarinet
Benny Bloom	Cornet
John Cali	Banjo
Billy the Rex	Vocals
Jimmy Durante	Piano
Cliff Edwards	Vocals
Arthur Fields	Vocals
Moe Gappell	Trombone
Ernest	Vocals
Sam Lanin	Vocals
Mandy Lee	Vocals
Jimmy Lytell	Clarinet
Loren McMurray	Banjo
Miff Mole	Trombone
Phil Napoleon	Trumpet
Charles Panelli	Trombone
Jack Roth	Drums
Frank Signorelli	Piano