Red Hot Bands

The Kit-Cat was a nightclub in the Haymarket, in London’s West End. The band was sponsored by Jack Hylton and led by Al Starita, who

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company A Melody From The Sky (Featured In The Paramount film “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine”) Vocal refrain by

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Ja Da Orchestra selected by Hugues Panassie (Bob Carleton) 11-28-1938 New York, New York Bluebird B-10086-B Really The Blues

Erskine Tate’s Vendome Orchestra is one of the early examples of what would come to be called Big Band music. The band was retained by the

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven were the companion sessions of the Hot Five sides. The personnel is the same as the first Hot Five records except that

Thanks to Geoffery J. Orr and Uncle Dave Lewis for their help with the recordings on this page. Also See: Lopez and Hamilton’s Kings of

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Arkansas Blues (Spencer Williams) 12-7-1921 New York, New York Regal 9164 Emerson 10496 Aunt Hagar’s Children Blues (W.C. Handy)

Vernon and Irene Castle were dancers who made a name for themselves in Europe performing Ragtime dances like the Texas Tommy, the Turkey Trot and

Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra was the most successful Jazz band of the Midwest. The band toured all over the country and had a top

The Blue Devils were an early Kansas City Jazz band, several members of this band would go on to and play in Bennie Moten’s Kansas City

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Black Maria with vocal refrain by George Bias (Fred Rose) 7-3-1930 New York, New Yorks Victor V-38146-B Chinnin’ And

Thanks to Owen Miller for his help with this page Title Recording Date Recording Location Company All Muggled Up Vocal refrain by Frank Myers (Jack

Thanks to Owen Miller for his help with this page. Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Black And Blue Bottom (Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) 9-29-1926 New

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company A Blues Serenade (Frank Signorelli / Jimmy Lytell / Vincent Grande) 9-1926 New York, New York Pathe Actuelle 36523 Perfect

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis / Billy Meyers / Elmer Schoebel) 5-22-1929 New York, New York Okeh 41410 Freeze

The following recordings were released under the names of Joe Venuti’s Blue Four, Blue Five or Blue Six depending on the number of musicians used on the

Bing Crosby and Al Rinker had been together in a Jazz band in Spokane, Washington while in college. The band was so popular that the

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Crying For The Carolines (Lewis / Warren / Young) 1-4-1930 New York, New York Okeh 41359 Have A Little

The Ross De Luxe Syncopaters were a group out of Miami, Florida that once had Cootie Williams and Edmond Hall in the band. The group

These all-star recording sessions were released under a variety of different names that tagged the names of Jack Bland, Eddie Condon and Billy Banks in front of the

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company After You’ve Gone (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton) 7-15-1930 London, England Decca I’m Just Wild About Harry (Noble

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Angry (George Brunies / Jules Cassard / Abbie Brunies / Mecum) 9-13-1934 New York, New York Decca 183 A Beau-Koo

The Cafe Society was a nightclub operated by Barney Josephson who sold his New Jersey shoe store to enter the nightclub business and try out

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Muttering Fritz 10-1-1918 Paris, France Disque Pathé The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Shelton Brooks) 10-1-1918 Paris, France Disque Pathé 8270