Buster Bailey Catalog
1925 (age 23)
William Bailey - Papa De Da Da / Squeeze Me Banner 1563
Buster Bailey, clarinet; Clarence Todd, piano; Buddy Christian, banjo.
NYC, May 20-27, 1925
| 6023-3 | Papa De Da Da |
| 6024-1 | Squeeze Me |
** also released on Domino 3534; Regal 9863. and on Billy Ward - Papa De Da Da / Squeeze Me, Oriole 442.
1934 (age 32)
Buster Bailey - Call Of The Delta / Shanghai Shuffle Vocalion 2887
Henry "Red" Allen, trumpet; J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Charlie Beal, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Elmer James, bass; Walter Johnson, drums; Fletcher Henderson, arranger.
NYC, December 28, 1934
| 16445-1 | Call Of The Delta |
| 16446-1 | Shanghai Shuffle |
** also released on Decca F-5492; Parlophone R-2612; Brunswick A-500525.
Buster Bailey - Call Of The Delta / Shanghai Shuffle Columbia 35677
same session.
NYC, December 28, 1934
| 16445-2 | Call Of The Delta |
1937
Buster Bailey - Afternoon In Africa / Dizzy Debutante Variety 668
Frank Newton, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Pete Brown, alto sax; Don Frye, piano; James McLin, guitar; John Kirby, bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums.
NYC, September 17, 1937
| M-644-2 | Afternoon In Africa |
| M-645-1 | Dizzy Debutante |
** also released on Vocalion 3846; Parlophone R-3036, B-71071, PZ-11183; Swing (F) SW 360.
1938
Buster Bailey - Planter's Punch / Sloe Jam Fizz Vocalion 4089
Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Pete Brown, alto sax; Billy Kyle, piano; James McLin, guitar; John Kirby, bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums.
NYC, February 18, 1938
| M-758-1 | Planter's Punch |
| M-759-1 | Sloe Jam Fizz |
Rex Stewart - San Juan Hill / Buster Bailey - Chained To A Dream Vocalion 5510
Frank Newton, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet, vocal; Russell Procope, alto sax; Billy Kyle, piano; James McLin, guitar; Johnny Williams, bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums.
NYC, December 7, 1938
| M-940-1 | Chained To A Dream |
Buster Bailey - Light Up / Man With A Horn Goes Berserk Vocalion 4564
same session.
NYC, December 7, 1938
| M-941-1 | Light Up |
| M-942-1 | Man With A Horn Goes Berserk |
1940
Various Artists - The Black Swing Tradition Savoy SJL 2246 1980
Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Russell Procope, alto sax; Billy Kyle, piano; John Kirby, bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums.
NYC, May, 1940
| US1759-1 | Should I |
| US1760-1 | The Blue Room |
| US1761-1 | April In Paris |
| US1762-1 | Am I Blue |
Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Billy Kyle, piano; John Kirby, bass; Zutty Singleton, drums; Judy Ellington, vocal #1,2.
NYC, June, 1940
| 1. US1841-1 | Seems Like A Month Of Sundays |
| 2. US1842-1 | Fable Of A Rose |
| 3. US1843-1 | Pinetop's Boogie Woogie |
| 4. US1844-1 | Eccentric Rag |
1958 (age 56)
Buster Bailey - All About Memphis Felsted (E) FAJ 7003
Buster Bailey, clarinet; Red Richards, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums.
NYC, February 13, 1958
| Hatton Avenue And Gayoso Street | |
| Beale Street Blues | |
| Memphis Blues | |
| Hot Water Bayou |
Herman Autrey, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Red Richards, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums.
NYC, February 27, 1958
| Bear Wallow | |
| Sunday Parade | |
| Chickasaw Bluff |
** also released on Felsted (E) SJA 2003; Affinity (E) AFF 170 in 1986; Master Jazz Recordings MJR 8125.
1959
Buster Bailey, Vic Dickenson, Al Hall, John Letman, Snub Mosley, Buddy Tate - Cascade Of Quartets Volume One Columbia (E) 33SX 1191 1959
Buster Bailey, clarinet, bass clarinet; Claude Hopkins, piano; Benny Moten, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums.
NYC, May 6, 1959
| Big Daddy And Baby Sister |
** also released on Various Artists - Cascade Of Quartets, Metronome (Swd) MLP 15036 in 1960.
Buster Bailey, Vic Dickenson, Al Hall, John Letman, Snub Mosley, Buddy Tate - Cascade Of Quartets Volume Two Columbia (E) 33SX 1218
same session.
NYC, May 6, 1959
| After My Laughter Came Tears | |
| Just Another Day Wasted Away |