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 |
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