Lu Watters Discography
1941 (age 30)
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Lu Watters, cornet; and others.
San Francisco, CA, circa November, 1941
| Sunset Cafe Stomp | Jazz Man unissued | |
| I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll | - |
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Lu Watters, 1st cornet, leader; Bob Scobey, 2nd cornet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Ellis Horne, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Russ Bennett, Clancy Hayes, banjo; Dick Lammi, tuba; Bill Dart, drums.
San Francisco, CA, December 19, 1941
| MLB-106 | Muskrat Ramble | Jazz Man 3; Good Time Jazz L-8, L-12024, 4GTJCD-4409-2 |
| MLB-107 | At A Georgia Camp Meeting | Jazz Man 4; Good Time Jazz L-8, L-12024, 4GTJCD-4409-2 |
| MLB-108 | Original Jelly Roll Blues | - |
| MLB-109 | Maple Leaf Rag | Jazz Man 1, 1 (alt.); Good Time Jazz L-8, L-12024, 4GTJCD-4409-2 |
| MLB-110 | Irish Black Bottom | Jazz Man 2; Good Time Jazz L-8, L-12024, 4GTJCD-4409-2 |
| MLB-112 | Smoky Mokes | Jazz Man 3; Good Time Jazz L-8, L-12024, 4GTJCD-4409-2 |
| MLB-113 | Memphis Blues | Jazz Man 2; Good Time Jazz L-8, L-12024, 4GTJCD-4409-2 |
| MLB-114 | Ory's Creole Trombone | unissued |
Wally Rose, piano; Clancy Hayes, banjo; Bill Dart, drums.
| MLB-111 | Black And White Rag | Jazz Man 1; Good Time Jazz L-8, L-12024, 4GTJCD-4409-2 |
| Black And White Rag (alternate) | Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12002-2 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12024 Willie Bunk Johnson, Lu Watters - Bunk & Lu 1957
= Vogue (E) LAG 12121 - 1958
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12024-2 - 1990
* Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12002-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 2 - The San Francisco Style: Watters' Originals & Ragtime 1995
* Good Time Jazz L-8 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Watters 1 1953
= Vogue (E) LDG 038 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Watters' 1 1955
= Vogue (F) LD 121 -
* Jazz Man 3 Lu Watters - Muskrat Ramble / Smoky Mokes 1942
= Good Time Jazz 58 - 1951
= Melodisc (E) 1125 -
* Jazz Man 4 Lu Watters - At A Georgia Camp Meeting / Original Jelly Roll Blues 1942
= Good Time Jazz 59 - 1951
= Melodisc (E) 1123 -
* Jazz Man 1 Lu Watters - Maple Leaf Rag / Black And White Rag 1942
= Good Time Jazz 56 - 1951
* Jazz Man 1 (alt.) Lu Watters - Maple Leaf Rag / Black And White Rag 1942
= Jazz Man (E) 1 -
* Jazz Man 2 Lu Watters - Irish Black Bottom / Memphis Blues 1942
= Jazz Man (E) 2 -
= Good Time Jazz 57 - 1951
1942
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Wally Rose, piano; Russ Bennett, Clancy Hayes, banjo; Bill Dart, drums.
San Francisco, CA, March 22, 1942
| MLB-117 | Hot House Rag | Jazz Man 17; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-118 | Temptation Rag | Jazz Man 7; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-119 | Black And White Rag (remake) | Jazz Man 1 (alt.) |
* Good Time Jazz L-12007 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band 1942 Series 1955
= Vogue (E) LAG 12123 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12007-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Jazz Man 17 Wally Rose - Hot House Rag / Bunk Johnson - Yes, Lord, I'm Crippled 1942
* Jazz Man 7 Wally Rose - Temptation Rag / Lu Watters - Fidgety Feet 1942
* Jazz Man 1 (alt.) Lu Watters - Maple Leaf Rag / Black And White Rag 1942
= Jazz Man (E) 1 -
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Bob Scobey, Lu Watters, cornet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Ellis Horne, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Russ Bennett, Clancy Hayes, banjo; Squire Girsback, tuba; Bill Dart, drums.
San Francisco, CA, March 29, 1942
| MLB-120 | Come Back, Sweet Papa | Jazz Man 6; Good Time Jazz EP 1011, L-12007 |
| MLB-121 | Terrible Blues | Jazz Man 15; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-122 | Fidgety Feet | Jazz Man 7; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-123 | London Cafe Blues | Jazz Man 14; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-124 | Sunset Cafe Stomp | - |
| MLB-125 | Daddy Do | Jazz Man 13; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-126 | Milenberg Joys | - |
| MLB-127 | Riverside Blues | Jazz Man 5; Good Time Jazz EP 1011, L-12007 |
| MLB-128 | Cake Walking Babies | - |
| MLB-129 | High Society | Jazz Man 15; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-130 | Tiger Rag | Jazz Man 6; Good Time Jazz EP 1011, L-12007 |
| MLB-131 | Muskrat Ramble | Jazz Man 3; Good Time Jazz L-12007 |
| MLB-129 | High Society (alternate) | Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12007-2 |
| MLB-125 | Daddy Do (alternate) | - |
| MLB-131 | Muskrat Ramble (alternate) | - |
| MLB-123 | London Cafe Blues (alternate) | - |
| MLB-122 | Fidgety Feet (alternate) | - |
| MLB-124 | Sunset Cafe Stomp (alternate) | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12007 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band 1942 Series 1955
= Vogue (E) LAG 12123 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12007-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz EP 1011 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band 1942 Series Volume 1 1953
* Jazz Man 6 Lu Watters - Come Back, Sweet Papa / Tiger Rag 1942
= Melodisc (E) 1126 -
* Jazz Man 15 Lu Watters - Terrible Blues / High Society 1942
* Jazz Man 7 Wally Rose - Temptation Rag / Lu Watters - Fidgety Feet 1942
* Jazz Man 14 Lu Watters - London Cafe Blues / Sunset Cafe Stomp 1942
* Jazz Man 13 Lu Watters - Daddy Do / Milenberg Joys 1942
= Melodisc (E) 1124 -
* Jazz Man 5 Lu Watters - Riverside Blues / Cake Walking Babies 1942
* Jazz Man 3 Lu Watters - Muskrat Ramble / Smoky Mokes 1942
= Good Time Jazz 58 - 1951
= Melodisc (E) 1125 -
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
same personnel.
San Francisco, CA, April 1, 1942
| Fidgety Feet | Jazz Man unissued | |
| South | - | |
| Piano Rag | - | |
| Terrible Blues | - | |
| St. James Infirmary | - | |
| That's A Plenty | - | |
| Careless Love | - | |
| Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner | - |
1946
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Bob Scobey, Lu Watters, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo; Dick Lammi, bass; Bill Dart, drums.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, April 15, 1946
| WCR-5 | Richard M. Jones Blues | unissued |
| WCR-6 | - | - |
| WCR-7 | Creole Belles | - |
| WCR-13A | Working Man Blues | West Coast 104; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-15 | Antigua Blues | unissued |
| WCR-16 | Big Bear Stomp | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12003 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 3 - The San Francisco Style: Stomps, Etc. & The Blues 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12035 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12003-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 104 Lu Watters - Working Man Blues / Big Bear Stomp 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1149 -
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
same personnel.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, April 22, 1946
| WCR-20A | Big Bear Stomp | West Coast 104; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-21 | Working Man Blues | unissued |
| WCR-22A | Chattanooga Stomp | West Coast 102; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-23 | Creole Belles | unissued |
| WCR-24 | Trombone Rag | - |
| WCR-25 | Antigua Blues | - |
| WCR-26 | Canal Street Blues | - |
| WCR-27A | Antigua Blues | West Coast 101; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-29 | I'm Goin' Huntin' | unissued |
| WCR-30 | Working Man Blues | - |
| WCR-31 | Struttin' With Some Barbecue | - |
| WCR-32 | Richard M. Jones Blues | - |
| WCR-36A | Sunburst Rag | West Coast 103; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-37 | Triangle Rag | unissued |
| WCR-38A | Canal Street Blues | West Coast 101; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-40A | Trombone Rag | West Coast 103; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12002 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 2 - The San Francisco Style: Watters' Originals & Ragtime 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12030 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12002-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12003 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 3 - The San Francisco Style: Stomps, Etc. & The Blues 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12035 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12003-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12001 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 1 - The San Francisco Style: Dawn Club Favorites 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12025 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12001-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 104 Lu Watters - Working Man Blues / Big Bear Stomp 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1149 -
* West Coast 102 Lu Watters - Chattanooga Stomp / Creole Belles 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1148 -
* West Coast 101 Lu Watters - Antigua Blues / Canal Street Blues 1946
* West Coast 103 Lu Watters - Sunburst Rag / Trombone Rag 1946
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
same personnel.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, April 29, 1946
| WCR-44 | Muskrat Ramble | West Coast unissued |
| WCR-46 | You Can't Shush Katie (The Gabbiest Girl In Town) | Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12001-2 |
| WCR-47A | Creole Belles | West Coast 102; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-55 | Pastime Rag No. 5 | West Coast unissued |
| WCR-56A | Pineapple Rag | West Coast 110; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-57 | Sunburst Rag | West Coast unissued |
| WCR-62A | Down Home Rag | West Coast 105; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-64 | I'm Goin' Huntin' | West Coast unissued |
* Good Time Jazz L-12002 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 2 - The San Francisco Style: Watters' Originals & Ragtime 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12030 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12002-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12001 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 1 - The San Francisco Style: Dawn Club Favorites 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12025 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12001-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 102 Lu Watters - Chattanooga Stomp / Creole Belles 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1148 -
* West Coast 110 Lu Watters - Pineapple Rag / Minstrels Of Annie Street 1946
* West Coast 105 Lu Watters - Down Home Rag / Annie Street Rock 1946
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
same personnel.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, May 6, 1946
| WCR-67A | South | West Coast 106; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-68 | Friendless Blues | unissued |
| WCR-69A | - | West Coast 109; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-70 | Down Home Rag | unissued |
| WCR-74 | I'm Goin' Huntin' | - |
| WCR-75A | - | West Coast 109; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-76 | Minstrels Of Annie Street | unissued |
| WCR-77 | - | West Coast 110; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-80 | Ory's Creole Trombone | West Coast 119; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-84 | Sage Hen Strut | unissued |
* Good Time Jazz L-12003 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 3 - The San Francisco Style: Stomps, Etc. & The Blues 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12035 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12003-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12001 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 1 - The San Francisco Style: Dawn Club Favorites 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12025 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12001-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 106 Lu Watters - South / Richard M. Jones Blues (aka All Night Blues) 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1170 -
* West Coast 109 Lu Watters - Friendless Blues / I'm Goin' Huntin' 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1180 -
* West Coast 110 Lu Watters - Pineapple Rag / Minstrels Of Annie Street 1946
* West Coast 119 Lu Watters - Ory's Creole Trombone / Sunset Cafe Stomp 1947
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
same personnel.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, May 13, 1946
| WCR-89 | Ostrich Walk | unissued |
| WCR-96 | Richard M. Jones Blues | - |
| WCR-100A | New Orleans Joys (as New Orleans Blues) | West Coast 115; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-103A | That's A Plenty | West Coast 108; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-105A | 1919 Rag | West Coast 111; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12001 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 1 - The San Francisco Style: Dawn Club Favorites 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12025 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12001-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12002 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 2 - The San Francisco Style: Watters' Originals & Ragtime 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12030 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12002-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12003 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 3 - The San Francisco Style: Stomps, Etc. & The Blues 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12035 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12003-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 115 Lu Watters - New Orleans Joys (as New Orleans Blues) / Panama 1947
* West Coast 108 Lu Watters - That's A Plenty / Bienville Blues (aka Storyville Blues) 1946
* West Coast 111 Lu Watters - 1919 Rag / Ostrich Walk 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1158 -
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
same personnel.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, May 20, 1946
| WCR-114A | Sunset Cafe Stomp | West Coast 119; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-116A | Sage Hen Strut | West Coast 116; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-124A | Panama | West Coast 115; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-127A | Jazzin' Babies Blues | West Coast 117; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12003 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 3 - The San Francisco Style: Stomps, Etc. & The Blues 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12035 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12003-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12002 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 2 - The San Francisco Style: Watters' Originals & Ragtime 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12030 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12002-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12001 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 1 - The San Francisco Style: Dawn Club Favorites 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12025 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12001-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 119 Lu Watters - Ory's Creole Trombone / Sunset Cafe Stomp 1947
* West Coast 116 Lu Watters - Sage Hen Strut / Climax Rag 1947
* West Coast 115 Lu Watters - New Orleans Joys (as New Orleans Blues) / Panama 1947
* West Coast 117 Lu Watters - Jazzin' Babies Blues / Copenhagen 1947
= Melodisc (E) 1150 -
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
same personnel.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, May 27, 1946
| WCR-141 | Hot House Rag | unissued |
| WCR-142A | Pastime Rag No. 5 | West Coast 118; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-143A | Climax Rag | West Coast 116; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-144A | Triangle Jazz Blues | West Coast 120; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-148 | Copenhagen | unissued |
| WCR-149A | - | West Coast 117; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-150 | Emperor Norton's Hunch | unissued |
| WCR-151A | - | West Coast 107; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-152A | Bienville Blues (aka Storyville Blues) | West Coast 108; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-154A | Annie Street Rock | West Coast 105; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
| WCR-156A | Richard M. Jones Blues (aka All Night Blues) | West Coast 106; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-158A | Weary Blues | West Coast 118; Good Time Jazz L-12003 |
| WCR-159A | I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll | West Coast 120; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-162A | Ostrich Walk | West Coast 111; Good Time Jazz L-12001 |
| WCR-165 | Yellow Dog Blues | unissued |
* Good Time Jazz L-12001 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 1 - The San Francisco Style: Dawn Club Favorites 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12025 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12001-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12002 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 2 - The San Francisco Style: Watters' Originals & Ragtime 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12030 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12002-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz L-12003 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 3 - The San Francisco Style: Stomps, Etc. & The Blues 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12035 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12003-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 118 Lu Watters - Pastime Rag No. 5 / Weary Blues 1947
* West Coast 116 Lu Watters - Sage Hen Strut / Climax Rag 1947
* West Coast 120 Lu Watters - Triangle Jazz Blues / I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll 1947
* West Coast 117 Lu Watters - Jazzin' Babies Blues / Copenhagen 1947
= Melodisc (E) 1150 -
* West Coast 107 Lu Watters - Emperor Norton's Hunch / Harlem Rag 1946
* West Coast 108 Lu Watters - That's A Plenty / Bienville Blues (aka Storyville Blues) 1946
* West Coast 105 Lu Watters - Down Home Rag / Annie Street Rock 1946
* West Coast 106 Lu Watters - South / Richard M. Jones Blues (aka All Night Blues) 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1170 -
* West Coast 111 Lu Watters - 1919 Rag / Ostrich Walk 1946
= Melodisc (E) 1158 -
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Wally Rose, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo; Dick Lammi, bass; Bill Dart, drums.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, September, 1946
| WC7 1/2 | Harlem Rag | West Coast 107; Good Time Jazz L-12002 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12002 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 2 - The San Francisco Style: Watters' Originals & Ragtime 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12030 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12002-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 107 Lu Watters - Emperor Norton's Hunch / Harlem Rag 1946
Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Bob Scobey, Lu Watters, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo; Dick Lammi, bass; Bill Dart, drums.
ABC radio broadcast, Dawn Club, San Francisco, CA, fall 1946
| That's A Plenty | Fairmont F-101 | |
| Original Jelly Roll Blues | - | |
| Muskrat Ramble | - | |
| Canal Street Blues | - | |
| Yerba Buena Strut | - | |
| Oriental Strut | - | |
| Struttin' With Some Barbecue | - | |
| Antigua Blues | - | |
| Emperor Norton's Hunch | - | |
| Ory's Creole Trombone | - | |
| Weary Blues | - | |
| Down Home Rag | - | |
| Big Bear Stomp | - | |
| Trombone Rag | - | |
| Annie Street Rock | - | |
| Get It Right | - |
* Fairmont F-101 Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jazz Band - "Live From The Dawn Club" 1973
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12057-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - On The Air 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
1947
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Bob Scobey, Lu Watters, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo; Dick Lammi, bass; Bill Dart, drums.
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, February, 1947
| The Easy Winners | West Coast 113; Good Time Jazz L-12001 | |
| Original Rags | West Coast 112; Good Time Jazz L-12001 | |
| Maple Leaf Rag | West Coast 114; Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12001-2 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12001 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band Vol. 1 - The San Francisco Style: Dawn Club Favorites 1954
= Vogue (E) LAG 12025 -
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12001-2 - 1995
= Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* West Coast 113 Brunson Campbell - Chestnut Street Rag / Lu Watters - The Easy Winners 1947
* West Coast 112 Brunson Campbell - Maple Leaf Rag / Lu Watters - Original Rags 1947
* West Coast 114 Brunson Campbell - Essay In Ragtime / Lu Watters - Maple Leaf Rag 1947
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
Bob Scobey, Lu Watters, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal #4; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo; Dick Lammi, tuba; Bill Dart, drums.
radio broadcast, This Is Jazz, San Francisco, CA, August 16, 1947
| 1. | 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (theme) | Circle unissued |
| 2. SF8 | Cake Walking Babies From Home | Riverside RLP 2513, RLP 12-213; Fairmont F-108; Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12057-2 |
| 3. SF9 | Antigua Blues | Riverside RLP 2513, RLP 12-213, RLP 12-116, S-1; Fairmont F-108; Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12057-2 |
| 4. SF10 | Beale Street Blues | Riverside RLP 2513, RLP 12-213; Fairmont F-108; Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12057-2 |
| 5. SF11 | Chattanooga Stomp | - |
| 6. SF12 | Jazzin' Babies Blues | - |
| 7. SF13 | Snake Rag | - |
| 8. SF14 | Pineapple Rag | Fairmont F-108; Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2, GTJCD-12057-2 |
| 9. | 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (theme) | Circle unissued |
* Riverside RLP 12-213 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band, Bob Helm's Riverside Roustabouts - San Francisco Style 1956
* Fairmont F-108 Louis Armstrong, Lu Watters - Louie-Lu 1974
* Riverside RLP 12-116 Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz Volumes 9 & 10: New York Style / New Orleans Revival
= Riverside SDP 11 Various Artists - Riverside History Of Classic Jazz 1956
= Riverside RB-005 - 1986
= Riverside 3RBCD-005-2 - 1994
* Riverside S-1 Various Artists - Riverside Dixieland Sampler $1.98 1955
* Good Time Jazz 4GTJCD-4409-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - The Complete Good Time Jazz Recordings 1993
* Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12057-2 Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - On The Air 1995
* Riverside RLP 2513 The Yerba Buena Jazz Band - Lu Watters: 1947 1955
1949
Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band
Lu Watters, trumpet; Don Noakes, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; Clancy Hayes, banjo, vocal; Dick Lammi, bass, tuba; Bill Dart, drums.
Hambone Kelly's, El Cerrito, CA, December 7, 1949
| DH1 | Doin' The Hambone | Down Home 1; Verve MGV-1008 |
| DH2 | Oh, By Jingo | Down Home 1 |
| DH3 | Bees Knees | Down Home 2; Verve MGV-1008 |
| DH4 | Aunt Hagar's Blues | - |
* Verve MGV-1008 Santo Pecora And His Dixieland Jazz Band, Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band - Dixieland Jamboree 1957
* Down Home 1 Lu Watters - Doin' The Hambone / Oh, By Jingo
* Down Home 2 Lu Watters - Bees Knees / Aunt Hagar's Blues
1950
Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band
Lu Watters, trumpet; Don Noakes, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; Clancy Hayes, banjo, vocal; Dick Lammi, bass, tuba; Bill Dart, drums.
Hambone Kelly's, El Cerrito, CA, January 15, 1950
| 329-3 | Waiting For The Robert E. Lee | Mercury 11025 |
| 330-2 | Sage Hen Strut | Mercury 11051, MG-35013; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 331-1 | Skid-Da-De-Dat | Mercury 11050, MG-35013; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 332-2 | Doin' The Hambone | Mercury 11025 |
| 333-1 | Antigua Blues | Mercury 11052, MG-35013; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 334-3 | Ace In The Hole | Mercury 11026; Clef 89055 |
| 335-2 | Broken Promises | Mercury 11057 |
| 336-1 | When The Saints Go Marching In | Mercury 11051, MG-35013; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 337 | Emperor Norton's Hunch | Mercury 11050, MG-35013; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 338 | Weary Blues | Mercury 11026 |
| 339 | St. Louis Blues | Mercury 11057 |
| 340 | Copenhagen | Mercury 11052, MG-35013; Down Home MGD-5 |
* Down Home MGD-5 Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band 1956
= Verve MGV-1005 - 1957
* Mercury MG-35013, MGC-103 Lu Watters Jazz 1950
= Clef MGC-103 - not released
= Mercury MGC-503 - 1951
= Clef MGC-503 - 1953
* Mercury 11025, 11025x45; Clef 11025, 11025x45 Lu Watters - Waiting For The Robert E. Lee / Doin' The Hambone
* Mercury 11051; Clef 11051 Lu Watters - When The Saints Go Marching In / Sage Hen Strut
* Mercury 11050, 11050x45; Clef 11050, 11050x45 Lu Watters - Skid-Da-De-Dat / Emperor Norton's Hunch
* Mercury 11052, 11052x45; Clef 11052, 11052x45 Lu Watters - Antigua Blues / Copenhagen
* Mercury 11026, 11026x45; Clef 11026, 11026x45 Lu Watters - Ace In The Hole / Weary Blues
* Clef 89055, 89055x45 Lu Watters - Ace In The Hole / Doctor Jazz 1953
* Mercury 11057, 11057x45; Clef 11057, 11057x45 Lu Watters - Broken Promises / St. Louis Blues
Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band
same personnel.
Hambone Kelly's, El Cerrito, CA, January 31, 1950
| DH5 | Roll, Jordan, Roll | Down Home 3, MGD-3 |
| DH6 | High Society | Down Home 3; Verve MGV-1008 |
| DH7 | Down Home Rag | Down Home 4; Verve MGV-1008 |
| DH8 | (I Wish I Was In) Peoria | Down Home 4, MGD-3 |
* Down Home MGD-3 Clancy Hayes Sings Lu Watters And His Jass Band 1956
= Verve MGV-1003 - 1957
* Verve MGV-1008 Santo Pecora And His Dixieland Jazz Band, Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band - Dixieland Jamboree 1957
* Down Home 3 Lu Watters - Roll, Jordan, Roll / High Society
* Down Home 4 Lu Watters - Down Home Rag / (I Wish I Was In) Peoria
Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band
same personnel.
Hambone Kelly's, El Cerrito, CA, early 1950
| Maple Leaf Rag | Verve MGV-1008 | |
| Ostrich Walk | - | |
| Chanticleer | - | |
| St. James Infirmary | Down Home MGD-3 |
* Verve MGV-1008 Santo Pecora And His Dixieland Jazz Band, Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band - Dixieland Jamboree 1957
* Down Home MGD-3 Clancy Hayes Sings Lu Watters And His Jass Band 1956
= Verve MGV-1003 - 1957
Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band
same personnel.
Hambone Kelly's, El Cerrito, CA, February 7, 1950
| DH9 | Frankie And Johnny | Down Home 5, MGD-3 |
| DH10 | Muskrat Ramble | Down Home 5; Verve MGV-1008 |
| DH11 | Alcoholic Blues | Down Home 6, MGD-3 |
| DH12 | My Little Bimbo | - |
* Down Home MGD-3 Clancy Hayes Sings Lu Watters And His Jass Band 1956
= Verve MGV-1003 - 1957
* Verve MGV-1008 Santo Pecora And His Dixieland Jazz Band, Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band - Dixieland Jamboree 1957
* Down Home 5 Lu Watters - Frankie And Johnny / Muskrat Ramble
* Down Home 6 Lu Watters - Alcoholic Blues / My Little Bimbo
Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band
Lu Watters, trumpet; Warren Smith, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; Clancy Hayes, banjo, vocal; Dick Lammi, bass, tuba; Bill Dart, drums.
Hambone Kelly's, El Cerrito, CA, 1950
| 420 | Doctor Jazz | Mercury 11081; Clef 89055; Mercury MGC-510; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 421 | Irish Black Bottom | Mercury 11090, MGC-510; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 422 | Beale Street Blues | Mercury 11081, MGC-510; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 423 | Shake That Thing | Mercury 11065, MGC-510; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 424 | Tin Roof Blues | Mercury 11077, MGC-510; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 425 | Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me | - |
| 426 | Royal Garden Blues | Mercury 11065, MGC-510; Down Home MGD-5 |
| 427 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Mercury 11090, MGC-510; Down Home MGD-5 |
* Down Home MGD-5 Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jass Band 1956
= Verve MGV-1005 - 1957
* Mercury MGC-510 Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jazz Band No. 2 1952
= Clef MGC-510 - 1954
* Mercury 11081, 11081x45; Clef 11081, 11081x45 Lu Watters - Doctor Jazz / Beale Street Blues
* Clef 89055, 89055x45 Lu Watters - Ace In The Hole / Doctor Jazz 1953
* Mercury 11090, 11090x45; Clef 11090, 11090x45 Lu Watters - Irish Black Bottom / Sweet Georgia Brown
* Mercury 11065, 11065x45; Clef 11065, 11065x45 Lu Watters - Shake That Thing / Royal Garden Blues
* Mercury 11077, 11077x45; Clef 11077, 11077x45 Lu Watters - Tin Roof Blues / Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me
1963 (age 52)
Lu Watters Jazz Band
Lu Watters, trumpet; Bob Mielke, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Monte Ballou, banjo; Bob Short, tuba, bass; Thad Vandon as Thad Vandan, drums; Barbara Dane, vocal.
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, 1963
| San Andreas Fault | Fantasy LP 5016 | |
| See See Rider | - | |
| The Villain | - | |
| Some Of These Days | - | |
| Blues Over Bodega | - | |
| Willie The Weeper | - | |
| Pork & Beans | - | |
| San Francisco Bay | - | |
| Emperor Norton's Hunch | - |
* Fantasy LP 5016, LP 85016 Lu Watters Jazz Band - Blues Over Bodega 1964
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12066-2 - 2000