Red Hot Bands

What’s The Use Of Lovin’? was released under the name of Anna Oliver and Young’s Creole Jazz Band. All of the other recordings were released under

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Golden Lily Blues Vocal Chorus by Kid Punch (Francois Moseley / Punch Miller) 11-2-1930 Chicago, Illinois Melotone M 12009

New Orleans native Jimmie Noone led this band at the Apex Club on the second floor of 330 East 35th Street in Chicago’s Southside from 1928

Paramount 12747 was released under the name of the Clarence Jones and his Orchestra and Okeh 8404 was released under the name of Clarence Jones

This record was released on the Harmograph label as Ethel Mayes accompanied by Clarence Wright at the piano with the Harmograph Trio. Also see: Clarence Jones

Helen Savage’s only other recordings were with Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra Title Recording Date Recording Location Company For Just A Little Love From You 8-21-1929

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Congo Love Song 9-23-1929 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick BR7115 Easy Rider 9-23-1929 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick BR7127 Storybook Ball 9-23-1929 Chicago,

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company All By Yourself In The Moonlight 12-13-1928 London, England Parlophone R-252 Kismit K-705 Bandana Days From “Shuffle Along” Featuring Sidney

Not to be confused with Johnny Dunn’s Jazz Hounds, Mamie Smith’s Jazz Hounds, or the several other similarly named groups. Louis Metcalf is the cornet

Charles Creath was one of the principal leaders in St. Louis from 1928 onwards. A Missouri man himself, and able to play saxophone and accordian as

Harry Cooper’s group also recorded as Sara Martin accompanied by Harry’s Happy Four. Cooper would go on to play in the Cotten Club Orchestra, The Washingtonians, Billy

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Alabamy Bound (Buddy De Sylva / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson) 11-23-1925 New York, New York Okeh 8262-A 73780-B

Find a short description of this band at Allmusic.com Title Recording Date Recording Location Company African Jungle (Spencer Williams) 4-15-1929 New York, New York Okeh

Andy Preer’s Cotton Club Orchestra was billed that way to promote Preer’s regular place of work. Actually, the group was the Missourians, who later teamed

This was a pseudonym, often used on Banner, and other Regal Record Company, Inc.-produced labels that were marketed & distributed by the Plaza Music Company.

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Kansas City Man Blues (Clarence Williams / Clarence Johnson) 8-5-1923 New York, New York Okeh 4926-A Lady Luck Blues (William

Known for backing up Mamie Smith and her Jazz Band. Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Big Bad Bill (Jack Yellen / Milton Ager) New

Mamie Smith is backed up by Joseph Samuels’ Jazz Band on the recordings made between August and September of 1921. Title Recording Date Recording Location Company A Little

In 1919, African-American songwriter and pianist Perry Bradford was sure that there was a market for African-American music aimed at African-American consumers. He had a hard

Armand Piron’s New Orleans Orchestra was one of the most popular bands in New Orleans in the 1920s. They travelled to New York and played at

The rehearsals were held at Willie Santiago’s house in New Orleans. The finished cuts were recorded at WWL radio station, Roosevelt Hotel, in New Orleans.

Violinist Charles Elgar (June 13, 1879 – August 1973) left New Orleans sometime before 1910 and moved to Chicago. He organized several bands that played

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Don’t Drink It In Here 3-21-1929 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick 7067 Get The “L” On Down The Road 3-21-1929 Chicago,