リバーサイド・レコード・ディスコグラフィー: 1925-1930

1925

The California Ramblers

Bill Moore, Red Nichols (cor) Tommy Dorsey, Miff Mole (tb) Adrian Rollini (bass sax) Arnold Brillhardt, Freddie Cusick, Bobby Davis, Jimmy Dorsey (sax, cl) Irvin Brodsky (p) Tommy Fellini (bj) Stan King (d) Ed Kirkeby (ldr)
NYC, January 19, 1925
Keep Smiling At TroubleRiverside RLP 1008
* Tommy Dorsey/Jimmy Dorsey - Jazz Of The Roaring Twenties (Riverside RLP 1008)

Baby Bonnie

Theodore Carpenter (cor) Fats Browne (p) Ernestine Bomburyero (vo)
Richmond, IN, January 21, 1925
12133-ALonging BluesGennett 5644, 3041; Silvertone 4027
12134-AHome Sweet Home BluesGennett 5644, 3041; Silvertone 4027; Buddy 8023
* Baby Bonnie (no details) (Gennett 5644, 3041; Silvertone 4027; Buddy 8023)

Bix And His Rhythm Jugglers

Bix Beiderbecke (cor) Tommy Dorsey (tb) Don Murray (cl) Paul Mertz (p) Howdy Quicksell (bj) Tom Gargano (d)
Richmond, IN, January 26, 1925
Toddlin' BluesRiverside RLP 12-127
Davenport Blues-
* Bix Beiderbecke/Wingy Manone/Muggsy Spanier - On The Road Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-127)

Ida Cox With Her Five Blue Spells

Elmer Chambers (cor) Charlie Green (tb) Don Redman (ss) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Kaiser Marshall (d) Ida Cox (vo)
Chicago, IL, January, 1925
1999-2Misery BluesParamount 12258; Riverside RLP 12-147
2000-3Graveyard Bound BluesParamount 12251; Riverside RLP 1019
2002-2,3Georgia Hound BluesParamount 12258; Riverside RLP 1019, RLP 12-147
* Ida Cox - The Moanin' Groanin' Blues (Riverside RLP 12-147)
* Ida Cox With Tommy Ladnier And Joe Smith (Riverside RLP 1019)
* Ida Cox - Misery Blues c/w Georgia Hound Blues (Paramount 12258)
* Ida Cox - Graveyard Bound Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12251)

Trixie Smith

Louis Armstrong (cor) Charlie Green (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Lil Hardin (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Trixie Smith (vo)
NYC, March, 1925
2063-1,2The World's Jazz CrazyParamount 12262; Riverside RLP 1001
2064-1,2The Railroad BluesParamount 12262; Riverside RLP 1001, RLP 12-101
* Young Louis Armstrong (Riverside RLP 12-101)
* Louis Armstrong Plays The Blues (Riverside RLP 1001)
* Trixie Smith - The World's Jazz Crazy c/w The Railroad Blues (Paramount 12262)

The California Ramblers

Bill Moore, Red Nichols (cor) Tommy Dorsey, Miff Mole (tb) Adrian Rollini (bass sax) Arnold Brillhardt, Freddie Cusick, Bobby Davis, Jimmy Dorsey (sax, cl) Irvin Brodsky (p) Tommy Fellini (bj) Stan King (d) Ed Kirkeby (ldr)
NYC, April 2, 1925
CharlestonRiverside RLP 1008
* Tommy Dorsey/Jimmy Dorsey - Jazz Of The Roaring Twenties (Riverside RLP 1008)

Hociel Thomas

unknown (cl, vln) Hersal Thomas (p) Hociel Thomas (vo)
Richmond, IN, April 6, 1925
12186I Can't Feel Frisky Without My LiquorGennett 3004
12188-AWorried Down With The BluesGennett 3006
12189-BI Must Have It-
* Hociel Thomas (no details) (Gennett 3004, 3006)

Marie Grinter

unknown (cl, as, vln, p) Marie Grinter (vo)
Richmond, IN, April 6, 1925
12185Morning Dove BluesGennett 3004; Buddy 8023
12187-ALeavin' My Daddy Is Hard To Dounissued
* Marie Grinter (no details) (Gennett 3004; Buddy 8023)

The California Ramblers

Bill Moore, Red Nichols (cor) Tommy Dorsey, Miff Mole (tb) Adrian Rollini (bass sax) Arnold Brillhardt, Freddie Cusick, Bobby Davis, Jimmy Dorsey (sax, cl) Irvin Brodsky (p) Tommy Fellini (bj) Stan King (d) Arthur Hall (vo) Ed Kirkeby (ldr)
NYC, April 22, 1925
The Flapper WifeRiverside RLP 1008
* Tommy Dorsey/Jimmy Dorsey - Jazz Of The Roaring Twenties (Riverside RLP 1008)

Jelly Roll Morton

Volly De Faut (cl) Jelly Roll Morton (p) W.E. Burton (kazoo)
Chicago, IL, May, 1925
My GalRiverside RLP 1027
Wolverine Blues-
* Jelly Roll Morton's Kings Of Jazz (Riverside RLP 1027)

Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders

Tommy Ladnier (cor) Jimmy O'Bryant (cl) Lovie Austin (p) Priscilla Stewart (vo -1)
Chicago, IL, May, 1925
1. 2094Charleston MadParamount 12278; Riverside RLP 12-154
2. 2096Heebie JeebiesParamount 12283; Riverside RLP 12-154
3. 2097Peepin' BluesParamount 12277; Riverside RLP 12-154
4.CharlestonParamount unknown; Riverside RLP 12-154
* Tommy Ladnier - Blues 'N Stomps (Riverside RLP 12-154)
* Lovie Austin - Charleston Mad c/w ??? (Paramount 12278)
* Lovie Austin - Heebie Jeebies c/w ??? (Paramount 12283)
* Lovie Austin - Peepin' Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12277)

The California Ramblers

Bill Moore, Red Nichols (cor) Tommy Dorsey, Miff Mole (tb) Adrian Rollini (bass sax) Arnold Brillhardt, Freddie Cusick, Bobby Davis, Jimmy Dorsey (sax, cl) Irvin Brodsky (p) Tommy Fellini (bj) Stan King (d) Arthur Hall (vo) Ed Kirkeby (ldr)
NYC, July 15, 1925
ManhattanRiverside RLP 1008
* Tommy Dorsey/Jimmy Dorsey - Jazz Of The Roaring Twenties (Riverside RLP 1008)

The Stomp Six

Muggsy Spanier (cor) Guy Carey (tb) Joe Gish (tu) Volly De Faut (cl) Mel Stizel (p) Ben Pollack (d)
Chicago, IL, circa July, 1925
828Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me?Autograph 626; Riverside RLP 1035, RLP 12-107
829Everybody Loves My Baby-
* Muggsy Spanier - Kid Muggsy's Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-107)
* Muggsy Spanier And His Bucktown Five (Riverside RLP 1035)
* The Stomp Six - Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me? c/w Everybody Loves My Baby (Autograph 626)

Ida Cox With Lovie Austin Blues Serenaders

Bob Shoffner (cor) Jimmy O'Bryant (cl) Lovie Austin (p) Ida Cox (vo)
Chicago, IL, August, 1925
2242-1,2Mistreatin' Daddy BluesParamount 12298; Riverside RLP 12-147
* Ida Cox - The Moanin' Groanin' Blues (Riverside RLP 12-147)
* Ida Cox - Mistreatin' Daddy Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12298)

The California Ramblers

Bill Moore, Red Nichols (cor) Tommy Dorsey (tb) Adrian Rollini (bass sax) Arnold Brillhardt, Freddie Cusick, Bobby Davis, Jimmy Dorsey (sax, cl) Irvin Brodsky (p) Tommy Fellini (bj) Stan King (d) Ed Kirkeby (ldr)
NYC, September 15, 1925
Sweet ManRiverside RLP 1008, RLP 12-116
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 9&10 (Riverside RLP 12-116)
* Tommy Dorsey/Jimmy Dorsey - Jazz Of The Roaring Twenties (Riverside RLP 1008)

Ida Cox

Dave Nelson (cor) Jesse Crump (org) Ida Cox (vo)
Chicago, IL, September, 1925
2293-1Coffin BluesParamount 12318; Riverside RLP 1019, RLP 12-147
2294-1,2Rambling Blues-
* Ida Cox - The Moanin' Groanin' Blues (Riverside RLP 12-147)
* Ida Cox With Tommy Ladnier And Joe Smith (Riverside RLP 1019)
* Ida Cox - Coffin Blues c/w Rambling Blues (Paramount 12318)

Coot Grant - Kid Wesley Wilson Duo

Louis Armstrong (cor) Charlie Green (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Lil Hardin (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Coot Grant, Kid Wesley Wilson (vo)
NYC, circa September, 1925
2280-2Come On Coot Do That ThingParamount 12317; Riverside RLP 1001
2282-1,2Find Me At The Greasy SpoonParamount 12337; Riverside RLP 1001
* Louis Armstrong Plays The Blues (Riverside RLP 1001)
* Coot Grant/Kid Wesley Wilson - Come On Coot Do That Thing c/w ??? (Paramount 12317)
* Coot Grant/Kid Wesley Wilson - Find Me At The Greasy Spoon c/w ??? (Paramount 12337)

Kid Wesley Wilson

possibly Joe Smith (cor) Fletcher Henderson (p) Kid Wesley Wilson (vo)
NYC, circa September, 1925
2284-1When Your Man Is Going To Put You DownParamount 12324; Riverside RLP 1001
* Louis Armstrong Plays The Blues (Riverside RLP 1001)
* Kid Wesley Wilson - When Your Man Is Going To Put You Down c/w ??? (Paramount 12324)

The California Ramblers

Bill Moore, Red Nichols (cor) Tommy Dorsey, Miff Mole (tb) Adrian Rollini (bass sax) Arnold Brillhardt, Freddie Cusick, Bobby Davis, Jimmy Dorsey (sax, cl) Irvin Brodsky (p) Tommy Fellini (bj) Stan King (d) Johnny Ryan (vo) Ed Kirkeby (ldr)
NYC, November 24, 1925
Clap Hands Here Comes CharleyRiverside RLP 1008
Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue-
* Tommy Dorsey/Jimmy Dorsey - Jazz Of The Roaring Twenties (Riverside RLP 1008)

James P. Johnson Solo

James P. Johnson (piano roll)
NYC, 1925
Running Wild Medley: Charleston / Old Fashioned Love / Open Your Heart / Love BugQRS unknown; Riverside RLP 12-105
* James P. Johnson Rare Solos (Riverside RLP 12-105)

1926

Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band

Joe Smith (cor) Charlie Green (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Kaiser Marshall (d) Ma Rainey (vo)
NYC, January, 1926
2370-2Yonder Come The BluesParamount 12357; Riverside RLP 12-108
2372-2Chain Gang BluesParamount 12374; Riverside RLP 1045
2374-1Oh, My Babe BluesParamount 12332; Riverside RLP 12-121
2375-2Writing And Twisting BluesParamount 12338; Riverside RLP 1045
2376-2Stack O' Lee BluesParamount 12357; Riverside RLP 12-108
* Ma Rainey - Classic Blues (Riverside RLP 12-108)
* Various Artists - Great Blues Singers (Riverside RLP 12-121)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 3 (Riverside RLP 1045)
* Ma Rainey - Yonder Come The Blues c/w Stack O' Lee Blues (Paramount 12357)
* Ma Rainey - Chain Gang Blues c/w Titanic Man Blues (Paramount 12374)
* Ma Rainey - Oh My Babe Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12332)
* Ma Rainey - Writing And Twisting Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12338)

Fats Waller Solo

Fats Waller (piano roll)
February, 1926
Squeeze MeBiograph 1005; Riverside RLP 1010
* Rediscovered Fats Waller Solos (Riverside RLP 1010)
* Fats Waller - Squeeze Me c/w 18th Street Strut (Biograph 1005)

Fats Waller Solo

Fats Waller (piano roll): same personnel
March, 1926
18th Street StrutBiograph 1005; Riverside RLP 1010
* Rediscovered Fats Waller Solos (Riverside RLP 1010)
* Fats Waller - Squeeze Me c/w 18th Street Strut (Biograph 1005)

Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band

Dave Nelson (cor -1/3) Albert Wynn (tb -1/3) Stump Johnson (as, ss -1/3) Lil Henderson (p -1/3) Jimmy Blythe (p -4) unknown (bj -1/3) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa March, 1926
1. 2448-1,2Broken Hearted BluesParamount 12364; Riverside RLP 1016, RLP 1045, RLP 12-137
2. 2451-3,4Jealousy Blues-
3. 2452-1,2Seeking BluesParamount 12352; Riverside RLP 1016, RLP 1045, RLP 12-137
4. 2466-1,2Mountain Jack Blues-
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 2 - Broken-Hearted Blues (Riverside RLP 12-137)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 2 (Riverside RLP 1016)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 3 (Riverside RLP 1045)
* Ma Rainey - Broken Hearted Blues c/w Jealousy Blues (Paramount 12364)
* Ma Rainey - Seeking Blues c/w Mountain Jack Blues (Paramount 12352)

Duke Ellington's Washingtonians

Harry Cooper, Leroy Rutledge (tp) Charlie Irvis (tb) Jimmy Harrison (tb, vo) Bass Edwards (tu) Don Redman (cl, as) Prince Robinson (cl, ts) Otto Hardwick (as, bars) George Thomas (ts, vo) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (bj) Sonny Greer (d)
NYC, April 1, 1926
X57-AWanna Go Back Again BluesGennett 3291; Riverside RLP 12-129
* Duke Ellington/Fletcher Henderson - Birth Of Big Band Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-129)
* Duke Ellington - Wanna Go Back Again Blues c/w ??? (Gennett 3291)

Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders

Tommy Ladnier (cor) unknown (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lovie Austin (p)
Chicago, IL, April, 1926
11096Jackass BluesParamount 12361; Riverside RLP 12-114, RLP 12-154
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 5&6 (Riverside RLP 12-114)
* Tommy Ladnier - Blues 'N Stomps (Riverside RLP 12-154)
* Lovie Austin - Jackass Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12361)

Jimmy Blythe's Washboard Band

Johnny Dodds (cl) Jimmy Blythe (p) Buddy Burton (wbd)
Chicago, IL, May, 1926
2541-1Bohunkus BluesParamount 12368; Riverside RLP 12-104
2542-1Buddy Burton's Jazz-
* Johnny Dodds - Early Recordings By The Great New Orleans Clarinetist (Riverside RLP 12-104)
* Jimmy Blythe - Bohunkus Blues c/w Buddy Burton's Jazz (Paramount 12368)

Viola Bartlette With Junie Cobb's Paramount Syncopators

Junie Cobb (cor) unknown (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lovie Austin (p) Viola Bartlette (vo)
Chicago, IL, May, 1926
2554-2Walk Easy 'Cause My Papa's HereParamount 12369; Riverside RLP 12-104
* Johnny Dodds - Early Recordings By The Great New Orleans Clarinetist (Riverside RLP 12-104)
* Viola Bartlette - Walk Easy 'Cause My Papa's Here c/w ??? (Paramount 12369)

Duke Ellington's Washingtonians

Charlie Jackson, Bubber Miley (tp) Joe Nanton (tb) Bass Edwards (tu) Prince Robinson (cl, ts) Otto Hardwick (as, bars) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (bj) Sonny Greer (d)
NYC, June 21, 1926
X190Animal CrackersGennett 3342; Riverside RLP 12-129
X191-ALil' Farina-
* Duke Ellington/Fletcher Henderson - Birth Of Big Band Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-129)
* Duke Ellington - Animal Crackers c/w Lil' Farina (Gennett 3342)

Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders

Tommy Ladnier (tp) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lovie Austin (p) unknown (d)
Chicago, IL, June, 1926
Merry Maker's TwineRiverside RLP 1002, RLP 12-135
In The Alley Blues-
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 - In The Alley (Riverside RLP 12-135)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 1 - Dixieland Trumpers (Riverside RLP 1002)

Jimmy Blythe's Ragmuffins

Freddie Keppard (tp) unknown (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Jimmy Blythe (p) unknown (d) Trixie Smith (vo -1)
Chicago, IL, July 26, 1926
1. 2602-1Messin' AroundParamount 12376; Riverside RLP 1015
2. 2603-1Adam's AppleParamount 12376; Riverside RLP 1015, RLP 12-135
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 - In The Alley (Riverside RLP 12-135)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 (Riverside RLP 1015)
* Jimmy Blythe - Messin' Around c/w Adam's Apple (Paramount 12376)

James P. Johnson Solo

James P. Johnson (piano roll)
NYC, July, 1926
3526Harlem Choc'late Babies On ParadeQRS unknown; Riverside RLP 12-105
* James P. Johnson Rare Solos (Riverside RLP 12-105)

Junie Cobb's Hometown Band

Johnny Dodds (cl) Junie Cobb (cl, as) Jimmy Blythe or Tiny Parham (p) Eustern Woodfork (bj)
Chicago, IL, August, 1926
East Cost TrotRiverside RLP 12-104
Chicago Buzz-
* Johnny Dodds - Early Recordings By The Great New Orleans Clarinetist (Riverside RLP 12-104)

Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders

Tommy Ladnier (cor) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lovie Austin (p) unknown (d)
Chicago, IL, August, 1926
2621-1Chicago Mess AroundParamount 12380; Riverside RLP 12-104
2622-1Galion Stomp-
* Johnny Dodds - Early Recordings By The Great New Orleans Clarinetist (Riverside RLP 12-104)
* Lovie Austin - Chicago Mess Around c/w Galion Stomp (Paramount 12380)

Ma Rainey With The Georgia Jazz Band

Joe Smith (cor) Charlie Green (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, August, 1926
2371Titanic Man BluesParamount 12374; Riverside RLP 12-113
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 3&4 (Riverside RLP 12-113)
* Ma Rainey - Chain Gang Blues c/w Titanic Man Blues (Paramount 12374)

Cliff Jackson

Cliff Jackson (p)
NYC, August, 1926
Hock Stop BluesQRS 3616; Riverside RLP 12-115
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 7&8 (Riverside RLP 12-115)
* Cliff Jackson - Hock Stop Blues c/w ??? (QRS 3616)

Ma Rainey With The Georgia Jazz Band

Kid Henderson (cor -1/3) Albert Wynn (tb -1/3) Lucien Henderson (cl, as -1/3) Lil Henderson (p) Happy Bolton (d -1/3) unknown (swanee whistle -1/3) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa August, 1926
1. 2627-1Down In The BasementParamount 12395; Riverside RLP 12-121
2. 2628-1Sissy BluesParamount 12384; Riverside RLP 1045
3. 2629-2Broken Soul Blues-
4. 2631-1Trust No ManParamount 12395; Riverside RLP 12-121
* Various Artists - Great Blues Singers (Riverside RLP 12-121)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 3 (Riverside RLP 1045)
* Ma Rainey - Down In The Basement c/w Trust No Man (Paramount 12395)
* Ma Rainey - Sissy Blues c/w Broken Soul Blues (Paramount 12384)

Freddie Keppard And His Jazz Cardinals

Freddie Keppard (cor) Eddie Vincent (tb) Jimmy O'Bryant (cl) Arthur Campbell (p) Jasper Taylor (woodblocks) Papa Charlie Jackson (vo -2)
Chicago, IL, September, 1926
1. 2651Stockyard StrutParamount 12399; Riverside RLP 1005, RLP 12-131
2. 2653-1Salty DogParamount 12399; Riverside RLP 1005, RLP 12-114
* Various Artists - Kings Of Classic Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-131)
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 5&6 (Riverside RLP 12-114)
* Louis Armstrong, and others - New Orleans Horns (Riverside RLP 1005)
* Freddie Keppard - Salty Dog c/w Stockyard Strut (Paramount 12399)

Leola B. Wilson

B.T. Wingfield (cor) Tiny Parham (p) Leola B. Wilson (vo)
Chicago, IL, September or October, 1926
3021-1Dishrag BluesParamount 12403; Riverside RLP 12-153
* Various Artists - Piano, Brass And Blues (Riverside RLP 12-153)
* Leola B. Wilson - Dishrag Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12403)

Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds (cl) Tiny Parham (p)
Chicago, IL, autumn 1926
4332Oh, DaddyParamount 12471; Riverside RLP 12-114
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 5&6 (Riverside RLP 12-114)
* Johnny Dodds - Oh Daddy c/w ??? (Paramount 12471)

Red And Miff's Stompers

Red Nichols (cor) Miff Mole (tb) Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as) Arthur Schutt (p) Victor Berton (d)
NYC, October 13, 1926
StampedeRiverside RLP 1048
Alabama Stomp-
* Red Nichols/Miff Mole - New York Jazz Of The Twenties (Riverside RLP 1048)

Blythe's Washboard Ragmuffins

Johnny Dodds (cl) Jimmy Blythe (p) Jimmy Bertland (wbd) and others
Chicago, IL, October 26, 1926
2749-2Ape ManParamount 12428; Riverside RLP 1002, RLP 12-135
2750-2Your FolksParamount 12428; Riverside RLP 1015, RLP 12-135
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 - In The Alley (Riverside RLP 12-135)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 1 - Dixieland Trumpers (Riverside RLP 1002)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 (Riverside RLP 1015)
* Jimmy Blythe - Ape Man c/w Your Folks (Paramount 12428)

James P. Johnson Solo

James P. Johnson (piano roll)
NYC, October, 1926
3705SugarQRS unknown; Riverside RLP 12-105
* James P. Johnson Rare Solos (Riverside RLP 12-105)

Red And Miff's Stompers

Red Nichols (cor) Miff Mole (tb) Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as) Arthur Schutt (p) Victor Berton (d)
NYC, November 10, 1926
Black Bottom StompRiverside RLP 1048
Hurricane-
* Red Nichols/Miff Mole - New York Jazz Of The Twenties (Riverside RLP 1048)

Jasper Taylor's State Street Boys

Natty Dominique (cor) Eddie Ellis (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Tiny Parham (p) Jasper Taylor (wbd)
Chicago, IL, late 1926
If Must Be The BluesRiverside RLP 12-104
State Street Blues-
* Johnny Dodds - Early Recordings By The Great New Orleans Clarinetist (Riverside RLP 12-104)

Rev. J.M. Gates

Rev. J.M. Gates (sermon)
NYC, December 13, 1926
GEX365I'm Going To Heaven If It Takes My LifeRiverside RLP 12-112
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1&2 (Riverside RLP 12-112)

Leroy Pickett - Tiny Parham Apollo Syncopators

B.T. Wingfield (cor) Charlie Lawson (tb) Junie Cobb (cl, as) unknown (ts) Leroy Pickett (vln) Tiny Parham (p) Jimmy Bertland (d)
Chicago, IL, circa December, 1926
4053-1Alexander Where's That BandParamount 12441; Riverside RLP 1017
4054-1Mojo Strut-
* Apollo Syncopators And Jazz Wizards - Jazz Collectors Item, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1017)
* Leroy Pickett/Tiny Parham - Alexander Where's That Band c/w Mojo Strut (Paramount 12441)

Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band

unknown (vln -1) Jimmy Blythe (p -2) Blind Blake (g -1) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa December, 1926
1. 4020-2Grievin' Head BluesParamount 12419; Riverside RLP 12-108
2. 4021-2Don't Fish In My SeaParamount 12438; Riverside RLP 1032, RLP 12-137
* Ma Rainey - Classic Blues (Riverside RLP 12-108)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 2 - Broken-Hearted Blues (Riverside RLP 12-137)
* Various Artists - The Great Blues Singers (Riverside RLP 1032)
* Ma Rainey - Grievin' Head Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12419)
* Ma Rainey - Don't Fish In My Sea c/w Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (mof Soon This Morning) (Paramount 12438)

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson (g, vo)
Chicago, IL, 1926
3077Shuckin' Sugar BluesParamount 12454; Riverside RLP 12-112
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1&2 (Riverside RLP 12-112)
* Blind Lemon Jefferson - Shuckin' Sugar Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12454)

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson (g, vo): same personnel
Chicago, IL & Richmond, IN, 1926-September 24, 1929
Shuckin' Sugar BluesRiverside RLP 1014
Broke And Hungry-
Mosquito Moan-
Lonesome House Blues-
Jack O' Diamonds Blues-
Southern Woman Blues-
That Black Snake Moan, No. 2-
Balky Mule Blues-
* The Folk Blues Of Blind Lemon Jefferson (Riverside RLP 1014)

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson (g, vo): same personnel
Chicago, IL, 1926-1929
Blind Lemon's Penitentiary BluesRiverside RLP 1053
Bad Luck Blues-
Big Night Blues-
Peach Orchard Mama-
Sunshine Special-
Chock House Blues-
Long Distance Moan-
Baker Shop-
* Blind Lemon Jefferson - Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues (Riverside RLP 1053)

1927

John Williams's Synco Jazzers

Henry McCord (tp) Bradley Bullett (tb) John Williams (as, bars) Mary Leo Burley (= Mary Lou Williams) (p) Joe Williams (bj) Robert Price (d)
Chicago, IL, February, 1927
4187-2Down In GallionParamount 12457; Riverside RLP 1040
4188-1,2Goose Grease-
* Various Artists - Jazz Collectors Item, Vol. 2 - Rare Examples Of Early Jazz (Riverside RLP 1040)
* John Williams - Down In Gallion c/w Goose Grease (Paramount 12457)

Ma Rainey

B.T. Wingfield (cor) possibly Junie Cobb (cl) Jimmy Blythe or Tiny Parham (p) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, February, 1927
408-2Soon This Morning (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)Paramount 12438; Riverside RLP 1032, RLP 12-137
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 2 - Broken-Hearted Blues (Riverside RLP 12-137)
* Various Artists - The Great Blues Singers (Riverside RLP 1032)
* Ma Rainey - Don't Fish In My Sea c/w Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (mof Soon This Morning) (Paramount 12438)

Charles Pierce And His Orchestra

Dick Feigie, Muggsy Spanier (cor) Frank Teschemacher (cl) Charles Pierce (as) Ralph Rudder (ts) Dan Liscomb (p) Stuart Branch (g) Johnny Mueller (b) Paul Kettler (d)
Chicago, IL, circa February, 1927
20399-1Bull Frog BluesParamount 12619; Riverside RLP 1004, RLP 12-107
20400-2China BoyParamount 12619; Riverside RLP 1004, RLP 12-107, RLP 12-115
* Muggsy Spanier - Kid Muggsy's Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-107)
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 7&8 (Riverside RLP 12-115)
* Muggsy Spanier/Frank Teschemacher - Muggsy, Tesch And The Chicagoans (Riverside RLP 1004)
* Charles Pierce - Bull Frog Blues c/w China Boy (Paramount 12619)

Red And Miff's Stompers

Red Nichols (cor) Miff Mole (tb) Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as) Arthur Schutt (p) Victor Berton (d)
NYC, spring 1927
StampedeRiverside RLP 12-116
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 9&10 (Riverside RLP 12-116)

Buddy Boy Hawkins

Buddy Boy Hawkins (g, vo)
Chicago, IL, circa April, 1927
4415-1Shaggy Dog BluesParamount 12489; Riverside RLP 1039
4419-2Jailhouse Fire Blues-
* Various Artists - Backwoods Blues (Riverside RLP 1039)
* Buddy Boy Hawkins - Shaggy Dog Blues c/w Jailhouse Fire Blues (Paramount 12489)

Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds (cl) Tiny Parham (p)
Chicago, IL, circa April, 1927
4413-1Loveless LoveParamount 12483; Riverside RLP 1015, RLP 12-135
4414-2Nineteenth Street Blues-
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 - In The Alley (Riverside RLP 12-135)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 (Riverside RLP 1015)
* Johnny Dodds - Loveless Love c/w Nineteenth Street Blues (Paramount 12483)

Edison Jazz All Stars

Billy Keyes, Chelsea Quealey (tp) Chuck Campbell (tb) ??? Allen (tu) Bobby Davis, Bob Fallon (as, cl) Sam Ruby (ts) Ted Black (p) Tommy Fellini (bj) Jimmy Wilson (d)
NYC, July 15, 1927
Miss Annabelle LeeRiverside RLP 1008
* Tommy Dorsey/Jimmy Dorsey - Jazz Of The Roaring Twenties (Riverside RLP 1008)

State Street Ramblers

Natty Dominique (cor) Johnny Dodds (cl) Jimmy Blythe (p) Baby Dodds (wbd)
Richmond, IN, August 15, 1927
12990The Weary Way BluesGennett 6232; Riverside RLP 12-104
12991-ACootie Stomp-
* Johnny Dodds - Early Recordings By The Great New Orleans Clarinetist (Riverside RLP 12-104)
* State Street Ramblers - The Weary Way Blues c/w Cootie Stomp (Gennett 6232)

Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band

Shirley Clay (cor) Kid Ory (tb) unknown (tu) Hod Hopkins (p) unknown (bj) Ma Rainey (vo) unknown (voice)
Chicago, IL, circa August, 1927
4683-2Blues Oh BluesParamount 12566; Riverside RLP 12-108
4692-2Oh, Papa Blues-
4707-1Misery BluesParamount 12508; Riverside RLP 1045
4708-2Dead Drunk Blues-
* Ma Rainey - Classic Blues (Riverside RLP 12-108)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 3 (Riverside RLP 1045)
* Ma Rainey - Blues Oh Blues c/w Oh Papa Blues (Paramount 12566)
* Ma Rainey - Misery Blues c/w Dead Drunk Blues (Paramount 12508)

Will Ezell Solo

Will Ezell (p)
Chicago, IL, circa September, 1927
4786-2Barrel House WomanParamount 12549; Riverside RLP 1043
4787-2West Coast Rag-
* Will Ezell (Riverside RLP 1043)
* Will Ezell - Barrel House Woman c/w West Coast Rag (Paramount 12549)

Clarence Williams' Orchestra

Ed Allen (cor) Ed Cuffee (tb) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Buster Bailey (cl, as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Clarence Williams (p)
NYC, circa October, 1927
2887-2Snake 'Em UpParamount 12587; Riverside RLP 1017
2888-2Jingles-
* Apollo Syncopators And Jazz Wizards - Jazz Collectors Item, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1017)
* Clarence Williams - Snake 'Em Up c/w Jingles (Paramount 12587)

Jungle Kings

Muggsy Spanier (cor) Jim Lannigan (tu) Frank Teschemacher (cl) Mezz Mezzrow (ts) Joe Sullivan (p) Eddie Condon (bj) George Wettling (d) Red McKenzie (vo)
Chicago, IL, November 12, 1927
20563Friars Point ShuffleParamount 12654; Riverside RLP 1004, RLP 12-107, RLP 12-115
Darktown Strutters BallRiverside RLP 1004, RLP 12-107
* Muggsy Spanier - Kid Muggsy's Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-107)
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 7&8 (Riverside RLP 12-115)
* Muggsy Spanier/Frank Teschemacher - Muggsy, Tesch And The Chicagoans (Riverside RLP 1004)
* Jungle Kings - Friars Point Shuffle c/w ??? (Paramount 12654)

Meade "Lux" Lewis Solo

Meade "Lux" Lewis (p)
Chicago, IL, December 27, 1927
Honky Tonk Train BluesRiverside RLP 1009
* Various Artists - Pioneers Of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1009)

Dixieland Thumpers

Natty Dominique (cor) Johnny Dodds (cl) Jimmy Blythe (p) Jimmy Bertland (d, wbd)
Chicago, IL, December, 1927
20240-1Oriental ManParamount 12594; Riverside RLP 1002, RLP 12-131
20241-2Sock That ThingParamount 12594; Riverside RLP 1002, RLP 12-135
Weary Way BluesRiverside RLP 1002, RLP 12-135
There'll Come A Day-
* Various Artists - Kings Of Classic Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-131)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 - In The Alley (Riverside RLP 12-135)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 1 - Dixieland Trumpers (Riverside RLP 1002)
* Dixieland Thumpers - Oriental Man c/w Sock That Thing (Paramount 12594)

Tiny Parham And His Forty-Five

unknown (cor) Kid Ory (tb) Artie Starks (cl, as) Tiny Parham (p) possibly Mike McKendrick (bj)
Chicago, IL, December, 1927
20206-4Jim Jackson's Kansas City BluesParamount 12586; Riverside RLP 1017
20207-3A Little Bit Closer-
* Apollo Syncopators And Jazz Wizards - Jazz Collectors Item, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1017)
* Tiny Parham - Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues c/w A Little Bit Closer (Paramount 12586)

Bobby Grant

Bobby Grant (g, vo)
Chicago, IL, circa December, 1927
20204-3Nappy Head BluesParamount 12595; Riverside RLP 1039
20212-2Lonesome Atlanta Blues-
* Various Artists - Backwoods Blues (Riverside RLP 1039)
* Bobby Grant - Nappy Head Blues c/w Lonesome Atlanta Blues (Paramount 12595)

Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band

Shirley Clay (cor) Ike Rodgers (tb) unknown (cl) unknown (p) unknown (d) Ma Rainey (vo) unknown (voice)
Chicago, IL, circa December, 1927
20229-2Ma Rainey's Black BottomParamount 12590; Riverside RLP 1016
20233-1New Bo-Weavil BluesParamount 12603; Riverside RLP 1045
20234-2Moonshine Blues-
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 2 (Riverside RLP 1016)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 3 (Riverside RLP 1045)
* Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom c/w ??? (Paramount 12590)
* Ma Rainey - New Bo-Weavil Blues c/w Moonshine Blues (Paramount 12603)

Blind Lemon Jefferson

George Perkins (p) Blind Lemon Jefferson (vo)
Chicago, IL, 1927
4491Risin' High WaterParamount 12487; Riverside RLP 12-113
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 3&4 (Riverside RLP 12-113)
* Blind Lemon Jefferson - Risin' High Water c/w ??? (Paramount 12487)

no information

unknown artists
circa 1927
Gone Dead TrainRiverside RLP 1039
Tell Me Baby-
Mr. Conductor Man-
Big Bill Blues-
South African BluesRiverside RLP 1040
Piggly Wiggly-
Maxwell Street Stomp-
Good Time Mama-
I've Got It All-
Mid The Pyramids-
* Various Artists - Backwoods Blues (Riverside RLP 1039)
* Various Artists - Jazz Collectors Item, Vol. 2 - Rare Examples Of Early Jazz (Riverside RLP 1040)

1928

Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra

Tommy Ladnier, Joe Smith (cor) Russell Smith (tp) Charlie Green, Jimmy Harrison (tb) June Coles (tu) Buster Bailey (cl) Don Pasquall (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Kaiser Marshall (d) Don Redman (arr)
NYC, early 1928
2859Hop OffParamount 12550; Riverside RLP 12-115
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 7&8 (Riverside RLP 12-115)
* Fletcher Henderson - Hop Off c/w ??? (Paramount 12550)

Shirley English

Bert Cobb (tu) Tiny Parham (p) Shirley English (vo)
Chicago, IL, February, 1928
20346-2Transom BluesParamount 12610; Riverside RLP 12-153
20352-1Tuba Lawdy Blues-
* Various Artists - Piano, Brass And Blues (Riverside RLP 12-153)
* Shirley English - Transom Blues c/w Tuba Lawdy Blues (Paramount 12610)

Charles Pierce And His Orchestra

Charlie Altier (cor) Murry Bercov (cl) Charles Pierce (as) Ralph Rudder (ts) Dan Liscomb (p) Stuart Branch (g) Johnny Mueller (b) Paul Kettler (d)
Chicago, IL, March, 1928
20469-3Jazz Me BluesParamount 12640; Riverside RLP 1004, RLP 12-127
20470-4Sister Kate-
* Bix Beiderbecke/Wingy Manone/Muggsy Spanier - On The Road Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-127)
* Muggsy Spanier/Frank Teschemacher - Muggsy, Tesch And The Chicagoans (Riverside RLP 1004)
* Charles Pierce - Jazz Me Blues c/w Sister Kate (Paramount 12640)

Chicago Rhythm Kings

Marty Marsala (cor) Jim Lannigan (tu) Frank Teschemacher (cl) Mezz Mezzrow (ts) Joe Sullivan (p) Eddie Condon (bj, vo) Gene Krupa (d) Red McKenzie (vo)
Chicago, IL, April 6, 1928
C-1885-AThere'll Be Some Changes MadeBrunswick 4001; Riverside RLP 1012
C-1886-AI've Found A New Baby-
* Art Hodes' Chicago Rhythm Kings (Riverside RLP 1012)
* Chicago Rhythm Kings - There'll Be Some Changes Made c/w I've Found A New Baby (Brunswick 4001)

State Street Ramblers

Natty Dominique (cor) unknown (as) Jimmy Blythe (p) W.E. Burton (wbd)
Richmond, IN, April 23, 1928
13686My BabyGennett 6454; Riverside RLP 1036
13687Oriental ManGennett 6692; Riverside RLP 1036
13688-APleasure MadGennett 6454; Riverside RLP 1036
13690-ASome Do And Some Don'tGennett 6552; Riverside RLP 1036
13691Tack It DownGennett 6485; Riverside RLP 1036
* Jimmy Blythe's State Street Ramblers (Riverside RLP 1036)
* State Street Ramblers - My Baby c/w Pleasure Mad (Gennett 6454)
* State Street Ramblers - Oriental Man c/w ??? (Gennett 6692)
* State Street Ramblers - Some Do And Some Don't c/w Endurance Stomp (Gennett 6552)
* State Street Ramblers - Tack It Down c/w ??? (Gennett 6485)

Blind Blake

Johnny Dodds (cl) Blind Blake (g, vo) Jimmy Bertland (woodblocks, slide whistle)
Chicago, IL, April, 1928
Southbound RagRiverside RLP 12-104
Hot PotatoesRiverside RLP 1002, RLP 12-135
* Johnny Dodds - Early Recordings By The Great New Orleans Clarinetist (Riverside RLP 12-104)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 - In The Alley (Riverside RLP 12-135)
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 1 - Dixieland Trumpers (Riverside RLP 1002)

Charles Pierce And His Orchestra

Muggsy Spanier (cor) Jack Read (tb) Frank Teschemacher (cl, as) Charles Pierce (as) Ralph Rudder (ts) Dan Liscomb (p) Stuart Branch (g) Johnny Mueller (b) Paul Kettler (d)
Chicago, IL, April, 1928
20534-2Nobody's SweetheartParamount 12616; Riverside RLP 1004, RLP 12-127
* Bix Beiderbecke/Wingy Manone/Muggsy Spanier - On The Road Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-127)
* Muggsy Spanier/Frank Teschemacher - Muggsy, Tesch And The Chicagoans (Riverside RLP 1004)
* Charles Pierce - Nobody's Sweetheart c/w ??? (Paramount 12616)

Dixie Four

Jimmy Blythe, W.E. Burton (p) Bill Johnson (b) Marcus Norman (d, wbd, effects)
Chicago, IL, circa June, 1928
20657-1Five O'Clock StompParamount 12674; Riverside RLP 1031
20659-2South Side Stomp-
* Jimmy Blythe - South Side Piano (Riverside RLP 1031)
* Dixie Four - Five O'Clock Stomp c/w South Side Stomp (Paramount 12674)

Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band

unknown (tu -1/3) Georgia Tom Dorsey, unknown (p) unknown (bj) Tampa Red (kazoo -1/3) possibly Tampa Red, unknown (kazoo -4,5) unknown (jug) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa June, 1928
1. 20663-2Hear Me Talking To YouParamount 12668; Riverside RLP 12-108
2. 20665-2Prove It On Me Blues-
3. 20666-1Victim Of The BluesParamount 12687; Riverside RLP 12-108
4. 20667-2Travelling BluesParamount 12706; Riverside RLP 1003
5. 20668-2Deep Morning Blues-
* Ma Rainey - Classic Blues (Riverside RLP 12-108)
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1003)
* Ma Rainey - Hear Me Talking To You c/w Prove It On Me Blues (Paramount 12668)
* Ma Rainey - Victim Of The Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12687)
* Ma Rainey - Travelling Blues c/w Deep Morning Blues (Paramount 12706)

Marie Grinter With The State Street Ramblers

Baldy McDonald (cl) unknown (as) Jimmy Blythe (p) Bill Johnson (b) Marcus H. Norman (d) Buddy Burton (kazoo, vocal effects) Marie Grinter (vo)
Richmond, IN, July 18, 1928
14068Road House BluesGennett 6551; Champion 15590
14069St. Louis ManGennett 6738
14070-AWest Virginia Bluesunissued
14071Do Right BluesGennett 6551
* Marie Grinter With The State Street Ramblers (no details) (Gennett 6551; Champion 15590; Gennett 6738)

State Street Ramblers

Baldy McDonald (cl) unknown (as) Jimmy Blythe (p) Bill Johnson (b) Marcus H. Norman (d) W.E. Burton (wbd)
Richmond, IN, July 18, 1928
14065-BEndurance StompGennett 6552; Riverside RLP 1036
14066Tuxedo StompGennett 6589; Riverside RLP 1036
14067-CBrown-Skin MamaGennett 6569; Riverside RLP 1036
* Jimmy Blythe's State Street Ramblers (Riverside RLP 1036)
* State Street Ramblers - Some Do And Some Don't c/w Endurance Stomp (Gennett 6552)
* State Street Ramblers - Tuxedo Stomp c/w ??? (Gennett 6589)
* State Street Ramblers - Brown-Skin Mama c/w ??? (Gennett 6569)

Marie Grinter

Buddy Burton (p) Marie Grinter (vo)
Richmond, IN, July 19, 1928
14081-ACharleston BluesGennett 6738
14082Treated Wrong Bluesunissued
* Marie Grinter (no details) (Gennett 6738)

Ida Cox

B.T. Wingfield (cor) Jesse Crump (org) Ida Cox (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa July, 1928
20703-2Born Orchard BluesParamount 12664; Riverside RLP 1007
20708-2Western Union BluesParamount 12664; Riverside RLP 1007, RLP 12-147
20712-2FogyismParamount 12690; Riverside RLP 1007, RLP 12-147
20714-1Tree Top Tail PapaParamount 12690; Riverside RLP 1007
* Ida Cox - The Moanin' Groanin' Blues (Riverside RLP 12-147)
* King Oliver Plays The Blues (Riverside RLP 1007)
* Ida Cox - Born Orchard Blues c/w Western Union Blues (Paramount 12664)
* Ida Cox - Fogyism c/w Tree Top Tail Papa (Paramount 12690)

Clarence Williams - King Oliver - Ed Allen

Ed Allen, King Oliver (cor) possibly Ed Cuffee (tb) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Arville Harris (cl, as) Benny Waters (cl, ts) unknown (sax) Clarence Williams (p) LeRoy Harris (bj)
Long Island City, NY, August, 1928
Speakeasy BluesRiverside RLP 1033
Long Deep And Wide-
* Clarence Williams With King Oliver Or Ed Allen (Riverside RLP 1033)

Ida Cox

possibly B.T. Wingfield (cor) unknown (cl, ss) possibly Tiny Parham (p) Ida Cox (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa August, 1928
20766-1Worn Down Daddy BluesParamount 12704; Riverside RLP 1019
20768-1You Stole My Man-
* Ida Cox With Tommy Ladnier And Joe Smith (Riverside RLP 1019)
* Ida Cox - Worn Down Daddy Blues c/w You Stole My Man (Paramount 12704)

Will Ezell Solo

Will Ezell (p)
Chicago, IL, circa August, 1928
20824-2Mixed Up RagParamount 12688; Riverside RLP 1043
* Will Ezell (Riverside RLP 1043)
* Will Ezell - Mixed Up Rag c/w ??? (Paramount 12688)

Clarence Williams Orchestra

Ed Allen, King Oliver (cor) Ed Cuffee or Charlie Irvis (tb) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Arville Harris (cl, as) Benny Waters (cl, ts) Benny Moten (sax, cl) Clarence Williams (p) LeRoy Harris (bj)
Long Island, NY, circa August, 1928
151Long, Deep And WideQRS R 7004; Riverside RLP 12-130
152-ASpeak Easy Blues-
153Squeeze MeQRS R 7005; Riverside RLP 12-130
154-ANew Down Home Rag-
* King Oliver/Jelly Roll Morton/Clarence Williams - Back O' Town (Riverside RLP 12-130)
* Clarence Williams - Long Deep And Wide c/w Speak Easy Blues (QRS R 7004)
* Clarence Williams - Squeeze Me c/w New Down Home Rag (QRS R 7005)

Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band

Georgia Tom Dorsey (p) Tampa Red (g) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa September, 1928
20878-1Daddy Goodbye BluesParamount 12963; Riverside RLP 1003
20879-2Sleep Talking BluesParamount 12760; Riverside RLP 1003
20881-2Blame It On The Blues-
20883-3Runaway BluesParamount 12902; Riverside RLP 1003
20897-1Leaving This Morning-
20898-2Black Eye BluesParamount 12963; Riverside RLP 1003
* Ma Rainey, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1003)
* Ma Rainey - Daddy Goodbye Blues c/w Black Eye Blues (Paramount 12963)
* Ma Rainey - Sleep Talking Blues c/w Blame It On The Blues (Paramount 12760)
* Ma Rainey - Runaway Blues c/w Leaving This Morning (Paramount 12902)

Anna Bell

Ed Allen (cor) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Arville Harris (cl) Clarence Williams (p) Anna Bell (vo)
Long Island City, NY, circa September, 1928
173-A,BKitchen Woman BluesQRS R 7008; Riverside RLP 1033
174-BLock Step Blues-
* Clarence Williams With King Oliver Or Ed Allen (Riverside RLP 1033)
* Anna Bell - Kitchen Woman Blues c/w Lock Step Blues (QRS R 7008)

Richard M. Jones And His Jazz Wizards

Elisha Herbert (cor) Honore Dutley (tb) Artie Starks (cl) unknown (as) Richard M. Jones (p)
Chicago, IL, October, 1928
Hot And ReadyRiverside RLP 1017
It's A Low-Down Thing-
* Apollo Syncopators And Jazz Wizards - Jazz Collectors Item, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1017)

Clarence Williams - King Oliver - Ed Allen

Ed Allen, King Oliver (cor) Ed Cuffee (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Arville Harris (cl, as) Benny Waters (cl, ts) Clarence Williams (p, vo)
Long Island City, NY, November, 1928
270BozoQRS R 7034; Riverside RLP 1033
271Bimbo-
272-ALongshoreman's BluesQRS R 7040; Riverside RLP 1033
* Clarence Williams With King Oliver Or Ed Allen (Riverside RLP 1033)
* Clarence Williams/King Oliver/Ed Allen - Bozo c/w Bimbo c/w Bimbo (QRS R 7034)
* Clarence Williams/King Oliver/Ed Allen - Longshoreman's Blues c/w ??? (QRS R 7040)

Sara Martin With Clarence Williams Orchestra

King Oliver (cor) Ed Allen (cor -1/3) Charlie Irvis (tb -1) Charlie Green (tb -2/4) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Arville Harris (cl -2/4) Benny Waters (cl, ts -1) Ed Whittet (as -1) Clarence Williams (p) Buddy Christian (bj -1) Sara Martin (vo -2/4)
Long Island, NY, November, 1928
1. 271BimboQRS R 7034; Riverside RLP 12-131
2. 276-AHole In The WallQRS R 7035; Riverside RLP 12-130
3. 277-ADon't Turn Your Back To Me-
4. 278Death String Me BluesParamount 12841; Riverside RLP 1007, RLP 12-130
* Various Artists - Kings Of Classic Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-131)
* King Oliver/Jelly Roll Morton/Clarence Williams - Back O' Town (Riverside RLP 12-130)
* King Oliver Plays The Blues (Riverside RLP 1007)
* Clarence Williams/King Oliver/Ed Allen - Bozo c/w Bimbo c/w Bimbo (QRS R 7034)
* Sara Martin - Hole In The Wall c/w Don't Turn Your Back To Me (QRS R 7035)
* Sara Martin - Death String Me Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12841)

Clarence Williams - King Oliver - Ed Allen

Ed Allen, King Oliver (cor) Ed Cuffee (tb) Arville Harris (cl, as) Benny Waters (cl, ts) Clarence Williams (p, vo) LeRoy Harris (bj)
Long Island City, NY, December, 1928
308Beau-Koo-JackQRS R 7044; Riverside RLP 1033
309-ASister Kate-
* Clarence Williams With King Oliver Or Ed Allen (Riverside RLP 1033)
* Clarence Williams/King Oliver/Ed Allen - Beau-Koo-Jack c/w Sister Kate (QRS R 7044)

Sara Martin With Clarence Williams Orchestra

King Oliver (cor) Charlie Green (tb) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Clarence Williams (p) Sara Martin (vo)
Long Island, NY, December, 1928
305-AMean Tight MamaQRS R 7043; Riverside RLP 1007, RLP 12-130
306Mistreatin' Man BluesQRS R 7042; Riverside RLP 1007, RLP 12-130
307-AKitchen Man BluesQRS R 7043; Riverside RLP 1007, RLP 12-130
* King Oliver/Jelly Roll Morton/Clarence Williams - Back O' Town (Riverside RLP 12-130)
* King Oliver Plays The Blues (Riverside RLP 1007)
* Sara Martin - Mean Tight Mama c/w Kitchen Man Blues (QRS R 7043)
* Sara Martin - Mistreatin' Man Blues c/w ??? (QRS R 7042)

Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band

Papa Charlie Jackson (bj, vo) Ma Rainey (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa December, 1928
21044-1Big Feeling BluesParamount 12718; Riverside RLP 12-108
* Ma Rainey - Classic Blues (Riverside RLP 12-108)
* Ma Rainey - Big Feeling Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12718)

Barrelhouse Five

Natty Dominique (tp) Jimmy O'Bryant (cl) Jimmy Blythe (p) Jasper Taylor (d)
Chicago, IL, 1928
1515Mama Stayed OutParamount 12851; Riverside RLP 12-114
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 5&6 (Riverside RLP 12-114)
* Barrelhouse Five - Mama Stayed Out c/w ??? (Paramount 12851)

Clarence Williams

Ed Allen, King Oliver (cor) Ed Cuffee (tb) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Arville Harris, Benny Waters (cl, sax) Clarence Williams (p) LeRoy Harris (bj)
NYC, 1928
268Midnight StompQRS R 7033; Riverside RLP 12-115
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 7&8 (Riverside RLP 12-115)
* Clarence Williams - Midnight Stomp c/w ??? (QRS R 7033)

1929

Paramount Pickers

Johnny Dodds (cl) Jimmy Blythe (p) unknown (g)
Chicago, IL, February, 1929
Salty DogRiverside RLP 12-135
* Johnny Dodds, Vol. 2 - In The Alley (Riverside RLP 12-135)

Will Ezell Solo

Will Ezell (p)
Chicago, IL, circa February, 1929
21144-2Bucket Of BloodParamount 12773; Riverside RLP 1043
21145-2Heifer DustParamount 12753; Riverside RLP 1043
21146-1Playing The DozenParamount 12773; Riverside RLP 1043
* Will Ezell (Riverside RLP 1043)
* Will Ezell - Bucket Of Blood c/w Playing The Dozen (Paramount 12773)
* Will Ezell - Heifer Dust c/w ??? (Paramount 12753)

Cow Cow Davenport

Cow Cow Davenport (p)
Richmond, IN, March, 1929
GE14986Atlanta RagGennett 6869; Riverside RLP 12-112
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1&2 (Riverside RLP 12-112)
* Cow Cow Davenport - Atlanta Rag c/w ??? (Gennett 6869)

Cow Cow Davenport Solo

Cow Cow Davenport (p, vo)
Richmond, IN, April 1, 1929
14985Solw DragParamount 12800; Riverside RLP 1009
* Various Artists - Pioneers Of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1009)
* Cow Cow Davenport - Solw Drag c/w ??? (Paramount 12800)

Frank Melrose Solo

Frank Melrose (p)
Chicago, IL, April, 1929
21228-2Whoopee StompParamount 12764; Riverside RLP 1004
* Muggsy Spanier/Frank Teschemacher - Muggsy, Tesch And The Chicagoans (Riverside RLP 1004)
* Frank Melrose - Whoopee Stomp c/w ??? (Paramount 12764)

Alice Moore

Ike Rodgers (tb) Henry Brown (p) Alice Moore (vo)
Richmond, IN, August 16, 1929
15448Prison Blues (Country Farm Blues)Paramount 12868; Riverside RLP 1013
15449-AMy Man Blues-
* The Fabulous Trombones Of Ike Rodgers (Riverside RLP 1013)
* Alice Moore - Prison Blues (Country Farm Blues) c/w My Man Blues (Paramount 12868)

Henry Brown

Ike Rodgers (tb) Henry Brown (p)
Richmond, IN, August 16, 1929
15455Henry Brown BluesParamount 12825; Riverside RLP 1009
* Various Artists - Pioneers Of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1009)
* Henry Brown - Henry Brown Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12825)

Ike Rodgers

Ike Rodgers (tb) Henry Brown (p) Alice Moore (comments)
Richmond, IN, August 16, 1929
15446It Hurts So GoodParamount 12816; Riverside RLP 1013
15451Screamin' The Blues-
21st Street StompRiverside RLP 1013
* The Fabulous Trombones Of Ike Rodgers (Riverside RLP 1013)
* Ike Rodgers - It Hurts So Good c/w Screamin' The Blues (Paramount 12816)

Charles Spand

Charles Spand (p, vo) Blind Blake (g)
Richmond, IN, August 17, 1929
15455Moanin' The BluesParamount 12856; Riverside RLP 1009
* Various Artists - Pioneers Of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1009)
* Charles Spand - Moanin' The Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 12856)

Bessie Smith

Joe Smith (cor) Russell Smith (tp) Charlie Green (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Happy Caldwell (ts) James P. Johnson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Harry Hull (b) Kaiser Marshall (d) Bessie Smith (vo) The T. Rosamund Johnson And The Hall Johnson Choir (mixed vocal chorus)
film soundtrack, NYC, circa August, 1929
NY39St. Louis Blues, Pt. 1Circle J 1016; Riverside RLP 1032, RLP 12-113, RLP 12-121
NY40St. Louis Blues, Pt. 2-
NY41St. Louis Blues, Pt. 3Circle J 1017; Riverside RLP 1032, RLP 12-113, RLP 12-121
NY42St. Louis Blues, Pt. 4-
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 3&4 (Riverside RLP 12-113)
* Various Artists - Great Blues Singers (Riverside RLP 12-121)
* Various Artists - The Great Blues Singers (Riverside RLP 1032)
* Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues, Pt. 1&2 (Circle J 1016)
= Bessie Smith (Circle S 6)
* Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues, Pt. 3&4 (Circle J 1017)
= Bessie Smith (Circle S 6)

Will Ezell

Baby James (cor) Will Ezell (p, vo) Blind Roosevelt Graves (g) Uaroy Graves (tamb)
Richmond, IN, September 20, 1929
15649-AJust Can't Stay HereParamount 12855; Riverside RLP 1043
15650Pitchin' Boogie-
* Will Ezell (Riverside RLP 1043)
* Will Ezell - Just Can't Stay Here c/w Pitchin' Boogie (Paramount 12855)

Blind Leroy Garnett

Blind Leroy Garnett (p) James Wiggins (speech -1)
Richmond, IN, October 12, 1929
1. 15766Count 'Em DownParamount 12879; Riverside RLP 1009
2. 15767Louisiana Glide-
* Various Artists - Pioneers Of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1009)
* Blind Leroy Garnett - Count 'Em Down c/w Louisiana Glide (Paramount 12879)

James Wiggins

James Wiggins (hca, vo) Blind Leroy (p)
Richmond, IN, October 12, 1929
15764-AMy Lovin' BluesParamount 12878; Riverside RLP 1052
15765-AWeary Heart Blues-
(rest unknown titles)Riverside RLP 1052
* Various Artists - Classic Blues (Riverside RLP 1052)
* James Wiggins - My Lovin' Blues c/w Weary Heart Blues (Paramount 12878)

Ida Cox

Roy Palmer (tb) unknown (cl) possibly Tiny Parham (p) Ida Cox (vo)
Chicago, IL, circa October, 1929
21416-2I'm So GladParamount 12965; Riverside RLP 1032
21418-1Jail House Blues-
* Various Artists - The Great Blues Singers (Riverside RLP 1032)
* Ida Cox - I'm So Glad c/w Jail House Blues (Paramount 12965)

Wesley Wallace Solo

Wesley Wallace (p)
Chicago, IL, 1929
184No. 29Paramount 12958; Riverside RLP 12-114
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 5&6 (Riverside RLP 12-114)
* Dick Wellstood - No. 29 c/w Number 29 c/w Fanny Lee Blues (Paramount 12958)

Ike Rodgers

Ike Rodgers (tb) and others
Richmond, IN, circa 1929
Nickel's Worth Of LiverRiverside RLP 1013
Good Chib Blues-
Barrel House Flat-
* The Fabulous Trombones Of Ike Rodgers (Riverside RLP 1013)

1930

Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs

Wingy Manone (tp, vo) George Walters (cl) Joe Dunn (ts) Maynard Spencer (p) Dash Burkis (d)
Richmond, IN, August 28, 1930
16950-CSnake That ThingChampion 16192; Riverside RLP 1030
16951Tar Raper StompChampion 16153; Riverside RLP 1030, RLP 12-127
* Bix Beiderbecke/Wingy Manone/Muggsy Spanier - On The Road Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-127)
* Wingy Manone's Dixieland Jazz (Riverside RLP 1030)
* Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs - Snake That Thing c/w Big Butter And Egg Man (Champion 16192)
* Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs - Tar Raper Stomp c/w Tin Roof Blues (Champion 16153)

Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs

Eddie Camden, Bob Pierce (tp -4) Wingy Manone (tp, vo) Miff Frink (tb) Orville Haynes (tu) George Walters (cl) Joe Dunn (ts) Maynard Spencer (p) unknown (bj) Dash Burkis (d)
Richmond, IN, September 19, 1930
1. 17058Up The CountryGennett 7320; Champion 16127; Riverside RLP 1030, RLP 12-115, RLP 12-127
2. 17059-ETin Roof BluesChampion 16153; Riverside RLP 1030, RLP 12-127
3. 17060Weary BluesGennett 7320; Riverside RLP 1030, RLP 12-127
4. 17061Big Butter And Egg ManChampion 16192; Riverside RLP 1030, RLP 12-127
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 7&8 (Riverside RLP 12-115)
* Bix Beiderbecke/Wingy Manone/Muggsy Spanier - On The Road Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-127)
* Wingy Manone's Dixieland Jazz (Riverside RLP 1030)
* Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs - Up The Country c/w Weary Blues (Gennett 7320)
* Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs - Up The Country c/w ??? (Champion 16127)
* Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs - Tar Raper Stomp c/w Tin Roof Blues (Champion 16153)
* Barbecue Joe And His Hot Dogs - Snake That Thing c/w Big Butter And Egg Man (Champion 16192)

George Hannah

Meade "Lux" Lewis (p) George Hannah (vo)
Chicago, IL, October, 1930
L-560-1Molasses Sopper BluesParamount 13048; Riverside RLP 12-153
L-562-1Freakish Man BluesParamount 13024; Riverside RLP 12-153
* Various Artists - Piano, Brass And Blues (Riverside RLP 12-153)
* George Hannah - Molasses Sopper Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 13048)
* George Hannah - Freakish Man Blues c/w ??? (Paramount 13024)

Dick Wellstood Solo

Dick Wellstood (p)
Grafton, WI, November, 1930
Number 29Paramount 12958; Riverside RLP 1009
Fanny Lee Blues-
* Various Artists - Pioneers Of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 1009)
* Dick Wellstood - No. 29 c/w Number 29 c/w Fanny Lee Blues (Paramount 12958)