Ray Miller’s Black and White Melody Boys were organized in April of 1922. They were quite active in the New York Jazz scene between 1917 and 1920 playing extended engagements at Maxim’s Cafe and touring the vaudeville curcuit as a featured act in Ed Wynn’s Carnival Company. The band was billed as “The Incomparable Singing Jazz Orchestra” and featured Tom Brown on trombone. After 1923 the band’s records were released as Ray Miller and his Orchestra
Thanks to Bob Palmer for his help with this page.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| After The Rain (Sizemore / Shrigley) |
1-3-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3546 |
| All That I Need Is You (L. Santly / Abel Baer) |
11-20-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4523 |
| Beale Street Blues (W.C. Handy) |
1-15-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4274-B |
| Bright Eyes (Otto Motzan/ M.K. Jerome) |
1-5-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4251-A |
| Canary Isle | 4-12-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia 4859 |
| Can You Tell? (Sullivan / Miller / Handman) |
7-16-1920 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion A 14106 |
| Can You Tell? (Sullivan / Miller / Handman) |
8-1-1920 | New York, New York | Pathe B 22427 |
| Congo Nights | 1-15-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4277 |
| Cuban Moon (Norman Spencer / Joe McKierman) |
7-1-1920 | New York, New York | Okeh 4165-A |
| Cuban Moon (Norman Spencer / Joe McKierman) |
8-1-1920 | New York, New York | Pathe Actuelle 022425 |
| Da-Da, Darling | 12-1-1921 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion 14276 |
| Darling | 2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Grey Gull L-1049 |
| Dinny Danny (Carlo / Sanders) |
12-23-1921 | New York, New York | Columbia A3585 |
| Do It Again | 3-16-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3595 |
| Don’t Forget | 12-1-1921 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion 14276 |
| Doo Dah Blues (Rose / White) |
1-31-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3563 |
| Georgia (Johnson / Donaldson) |
4-12-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia 4859 |
| Humming | 2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Cardinal 2035 |
| I Ain’t Nobody’s Darling | 12-1-1921 | New York, New York | Emerson 10481 |
| I Love The Land Of Old Black Joe (Grant / Donaldson) |
8-1-1920 | New York, New York | Pathe Actuelle 022425 B |
| I Want You | 3-15-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3610 |
| If You Want Me, Whistle | 8-26-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| In Sweet September (James V. Monaco) |
5-1-1920 | New York, New York | Okeh 4118-A |
| It’s You (Al Jolson / Benny Davis / Con Conrad) |
10-1-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4466-A |
| June (Introducing “Can You Tell?”) |
7-1-1920 | New York, New York | Okeh 4166 |
| June (Introducing “Can You Tell?”) |
9-1-1920 | New York, New York | Gennett 9075 |
| Lola Lo (Lange / Klapholz) |
1-31-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3563 |
| Look For The Silver Lining | 2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Grey Gull L-1050 |
| Lovey Dove | 3-16-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3595 |
| Make Believe (Jack Schilkret) |
1-15-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4274-A |
| Make Believe (Jack Schilkret) |
2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Grey Gull L-1049 |
| Molly (Hager / Ring / Miller ) |
1-5-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4251-B |
| Molly (Ring / Hang / Miller) |
2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Cardinal 2034 Clarion 1102 |
| Molly (Ring / Hang / Miller) |
3-1-1921 | New York, New York | Gennett 4685-A |
| Molly (Ring / Hang / Miller) |
3-4-1921 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion 14164-B |
| Molly (Ring / Hang / Miller) |
3-11-1921 | New York, New York | Edison 50797 |
| My Sweetie’s Eyes | 6-1-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4357 |
| Nightingale | 2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Grey Gull L-1049 |
| On The ‘Gin ‘Gin ‘Ginny Shore (Walter Donaldson) |
1-13-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3550 |
| Painted Doll | 6-1-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4369 |
| Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers | 5-11-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3628 |
| Remember The Rose | 8-26-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4424 |
| Rock Me In A Cradle Of Love (Miller / Fazioli / Klages) |
7-1-1920 | New York, New York | Okeh 4182-B |
| Rose Of Spain (Ray Miller / Tom Brown / Billy Fazioli) |
5-1-1920 | New York, New York | Okeh 4119 |
| Rose Of Spain (Ray Miller / Tom Brown / Billy Fazioli) |
7-16-1920 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion B 14106 |
| Rose Of Spain (Ray Miller / Tom Brown / Billy Fazioli) |
8-1-1920 | New York, New York | Pathe 22427 |
| Rose Of Spain (Ray Miller / Tom Brown / Billy Fazioli) |
9-1-1920 | New York, New York | Gennett 9075 |
| Sandman Blues | 3-8-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4304 |
| She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (intro. “Doll; House”) | 12-1-1921 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion 35009 |
| Some Sunny Day | 4-13-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3603 |
| Stars | 10-1-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4466-B |
| Stumbling (Zez Confrey) |
4-10-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3611 |
| Sweet Lavender | 1-15-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4277 |
| The Missing Link | 9-15-1920 | New York, New York | Emerson 10267 |
| The Sheik (Ted Synder) |
11-18-1921 | New York, New York | Columbia A3519 |
| The Sheik Of Araby (Ted Synder) |
11-20-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 40677-A |
| The Sheik Of Araby (Ted Synder) |
11-1921 | New York, New York | Gennett 4498-A |
| Twas In The Merry Month Of May | 5-10-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3628 |
| Two Sweet Lips | 2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Cardinal 2034 Clarion 1102 |
| Underneath Hawaiian Skies | 3-4-1921 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion 14164 |
| Underneath The Dixie Moon (Miller / Fazioli / Klages) |
2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Grey Gull L-1049 |
| Underneath The Dixie Moon (Miller / Fazioli / Klages) |
3-1-1921 | New York, New York | Gennett 4685-B |
| Venetian Love Boat | 1-19-1922 | New York, New York | Columbia A3557 |
| Weep No More (My Mammy) (Pollack) |
11-18-1921 | New York, New York | Columbia A3519 |
| Whispering (John Schonberger) |
7-1-1920 | New York, New York | Okeh 4167-A |
| Without You (Albert Gumble / Jesse Greer) |
2-1-1921 | New York, New York | Clarion 2035 |
| Without You (Albert Gumble / Jesse Greer) |
3-8-1921 | New York, New York | Okeh 4304 |
| Without You (intro. “Happiness”) (Albert Gumble / Jesse Greer) |
3-4-1921 | New York, New York | Aeolian Vocalion B 14166 |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Tom Brown | Trombone |
| Mike Cirina | Violin |
| Bernard Daly | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Louis Epstein | Tuba or Sousaphone, Bass Saxophone |
| Billy Fazioli | Piano |
| Gus Lazaro | Banjo |
| Ray Miller | Drums, Director |
| Earl Oliver | Trumpet |
| Phil Saxe | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Vocal |
| Jim Welton | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
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