Wilbur C. Sweatman was one of the first African-Americans to record Jazz. His first Jazz recordings were made less than two months after The Original Dixieland Jazz Band’s “Livery Stable Blues” which is generally considered to be the first Jazz recording.

The recordings on this list, other than the “Darktown Strutters Ball” and “Goodbye Alexander” are variously labelled as by Wilbur C. Sweatman’s Jazz Orchestra/Original Jass Band, Original Jazz Band/Jazz Band, sometimes omitting the middle initial.

Copies are known to exist where the band name varies from one side to the other, and sometimes on the same titles from one record to another. The Little Wonder records were released simply as Jazz Band but have been attributed to Sweatman.

Thanks to Merle Sprinzen for the Little Wonder recordings on this page. Be sure to visit Merle’s Little Wonder Records site at www.littlewonderrecords.com to hear more Little Wonder Records and learn about the interesting history of these records.

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Introducing: “Sweet Child”) (Eddie Green / Erving / Stovall)	2-6-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2721
A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Eddie Green)	2-6-1919	New York, New York	Little Wonder 1091 (Jazz Band)
Bluin’ The Blues (Henry Ragas)	12-5-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2682
But (Introducing: “Tiddle-Dee-Winks”) (Irving Berlin / Handman)	6-10-1920	New York, New York	Columbia A2994
Dallas Blues (Introducing: “At The Funny Page Ball”/”Lovin’ (I Can’t Live Without It)” (Hart A. Wand / Lloyd Garret)	10-7-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2663
Dallas Blues (Hart A. Wand / Lloyd Garret)	10-1918	New York, New York	Little Wonder 996 (Jazz Band)
Ev’rybody’s Crazy ‘Bout The Doggone Blues, But I’m Happy (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton)	3-30-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2548
Ev’rybody’s Crazy ‘Bout The Doggone Blues, But I’m Happy (1) (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton)	3-1918	New York, New York	Little Wonder 851 (Jazz Band)
Ev’rybody’s Crazy ‘Bout The Doggone Blues, But I’m Happy (2) (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton)	3-1918	New York, New York	Little Wonder 851 (Jazz Band)
Good-Bye Alexander (Introducing: “Oh! Frenchy”) (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton) (Con Conrad)	5-31-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2596
Has Anybody Seen My Corinne? (Introducing: “Down On Bull Frogs’ Aisle”/”Livery Stable Blues”) (Graham / Johnson) (White) (Ray Lopez / Yellow Nuņez )	8-22-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2663
Has Anybody Seen My Corinne? (Graham / Johnson)	1919	New York, New York	Little Wonder 1039 (Jazz Band)
Hello, Hello! (King)	7-22-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2818
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll (Introducing: “Just Leave It To Me”) (Spencer Williams/ Clarence Williams / Maceo Pinkard)	9-24-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2818
I’ll Say She Does (Introducing: “‘n Everything”) from “Sinbad” (Buddy De Silva / Gus Kahn / Al Jolson)	3-31-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2752
Indianola (Introducing: “Those Draftin’ Blues”) (Henry and Olivas / Maceo Pickard)	6-15-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2611
JADa (JADa, JADa, Jing, Jing, Jing) (Bob Carlton)	2-6-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2707
Kansas City Blues (Bowman)	3-24-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2768
Kansas City Blues (Bowman)	3-24-1919	New York, New York	Little Wonder 1192 (Jazz Band)
Lucille (Wadsworth / Arden)	3-31-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2752
Lonesome Road (1) (unknown)	2-6-1919	New York, New York	Little Wonder 1092 (Jazz Band)
Lonesome Road (2) (unknown)	2-6-1919	New York, New York	Little Wonder 1092 (Jazz Band)
Oh! You La! La! (Introducing: “I Want Him Back Again”) (Tush / Brown)	6-25-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2611
Rainy Day Blues (Frank Warshauer)	1-18-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2707
Regretful Blues (Hess)	3-29-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2548
Regretful Blues (Hess)	3-1918	New York, New York	Little Wonder 852 (Jazz Band)
Ringtail Blues (J, Russel Robinson / Spencer Williams)	12-5-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2682
Ringtail Blues (Robinson / Williams)	12-5-1918	New York, New York	Little Wonder 1041 (Jazz Band)
Rock-ABye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody from “Sinbad” (Schwartz)	8-17-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2645
Slide, Kelly, Slide (Briegel)	3-24-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2775
That’s Got ‘Em (Wilbur Sweatman)	2-10-1919	New York, New York	Columbia A2721
The Darktown Strutters Ball (Introducing: “I’m Sorry I Made You Cry”) (Shelton Brooks) (Clest)	5-31-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2596
Think Of Me Little Daddy (Introducing: “I’m Going Back To My Used To Be”) (Whitman / Cox)	6-23-1920	New York, New York	Columbia A2994
Those Draftin’ Blues (Introducing: “Somebody’s Done Me Wrong”) (Maceo Pinkard) (Skidmore / Friedlander)	8-17-1918	New York, New York	Columbia A2645

Artist	Instrument
Henry Bowser	Drums
Arnold Ford, Arthur Gray, Arthur Shaw	Banjolines
Walter Gray	Banjo, Guitar
William Hicks	Trumpet
Major Jackson	Trombone
Palmer Jones	Piano
Romy Jones	Brass Bass
Ogese T. McKay	Brass Bass
Dan Parrish	Piano
Arthur Reeves	Trombone
Russell Smith	Trumpet
Wilbur Sweatman	Clarinet, Leader
Henry Zeno	Drums