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

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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