Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz

APPENDIX III: Selected Discography

[ 193 ] appendix iii SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Hearing Ory’s signature tailgate growls on record tells the story that lies between the lines of this book and can only serve to enhance one’s appreciation of the musician, bandleader, and composer . This list is designed with the jazz neophyte and today’s digital music consumer in mind. Rather than suggest expensive compact disc box sets, I have chosen to offer a list of individually available recordings that the reader can find on iTunes and other digital music sites. Be warned that in the digital music marketplace, which is free from the extensive liner notes of yesteryear, it is often hard to know which version of a song you are buying. With that, as well as the 78 RPM record collector in mind, I have listed individual recording dates, labels, and matrix and issue numbers to try and make sure that you buy the right version of “Muskrat Ramble” (There are dozens available). Another hint: since Ory was a sideman in the twenties, it is helpful to search under Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, or Jelly Roll Morton to find his recordings. Band name, session date, record label, song, personnel, matrix number, and issue number are listed for each song. For the most complete Ory discography available, see Sid Bailey, Greatest Slideman Ever Born: A Discography of Edward “Kid” Ory, 3rd ed., September 2000. selected discography: the twenties Ory’s Sunshine Orchestra/Spikes’ Seven Pods of Pepper Orchestra ca. May/June 1922 [ 194 ] appendix iii Nordskog/Sunshine Records Kid Ory, trombone; Mutt Carey, trumpet; Dink Johnson, clarinet ; Fred Washington, piano; Edward Garland, bass; Ben Borders, drums. Ory’s Creole Trombone NORDSKOG 3009/SUNSHINE 3003 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five November 12, 1925 Okeh Records Louis Armstrong, cornet; Kid Ory, trombone; Johnny Dodds, clarinet ; Lil Hardin, piano; Johnny St. Cyr, banjo. Gut Bucket Blues / 9486-A/ OKEH 8261 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five February 26, 1926 Okeh Records Georgia Grind 9533_A / OKEH 8318 Muskrat Ramble / 9538-A / OKEH 8300 King Oliver’s Jazz Band March 11, 1926 Vocalion Records Joe Oliver, trumpet; Kid Ory, trombone, Bob Schoffner, trumpet; Albert Nicholas, Billy Paige, Barney Bigard, reeds; Richard M. Jones, piano and vocal; Bud Scott, banjo; Bert Cobb, sousaphone; Paul Barbarin, drums. Snag It / E-2634W / VOCALION 1007 King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators April 21, 1926 Vocalion Records As previous entry except Luis Russell replaces Richard M. Jones on piano. Deep Henderson / E-2892W / VOCALION 1014 selected discography [ 195 ] King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators May 29, 1926 Vocalion Records Sugar Foot Stomp / E-3179W / VOCALION 1033 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five June 16, 1926 Okeh Records Dropping Shucks / 9731-A / OKEH 8357 Who’s It / 9732-A / OKEH 8357 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five June 23, 1926 Okeh Records Add Clarence Babcock and Richard M. Jones, speech on “King of the Zulus” The King of the Zulus / 9776-A / OKEH 8396 Sweet Little Papa / 9779-A / OKEH 8379 New Orleans Wanderers July 13, 1926 Columbia Records Kid Ory, trombone; George Mitchell, cornet; Johnny Dodds, clarinet ; Lil Hardin, piano; Johnny St. Cyr, banjo. Perdido Street Blues / 142426-1 / COLUMBIA 698-D Gatemouth / 142427-2 / COLUMBIA 698-D Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers September 15, 1926 Victor Records Jelly Roll Morton, piano; Kid Ory, trombone; George Mitchell, trumpet; Omer Simeon, clarinet; Johnny St. Cyr, banjo; John Lindsay , bass; Andrew Hilaire, drums. Black Bottom Stomp / 36239-1 / VICTOR 20221 The Chant / 36241-3 / VICTOR 20221 [ 196 ] appendix iii Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers September 21, 1926 Victor Records Marty Bloom, effects. Steam Boat Stomp / 36285-3 / VICTOR 20296 Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers December 16, 1926 Victor Records Grandpa’s Spells / 37255-3 / VICTOR 20431 Canon Ball Blues /37258-2 / VICTOR 20431 King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators April 22, 1927 Vocalion Records Tick Gray, trumpet replaces Bob Schoffner; Omer Simeon replaces Albert Nicholas and Billy Paige, reeds. Willie the Weeper / E-5168W / VOCALION 1112 King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators April 27, 1927 Vocalion Records Bert Cobb or Lawson Buford, sousaphone; unknown, banjo. Black Snake Blues / E-5170W / VOCALION 1112 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five September 2, 1927 Okeh Records Ory’s Creole Trombone / 81310-D / COLUMBIA 35838 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five December 9, 1927 Okeh Records Struttin’ With Some Barbeque / 82037-B / OKEH 8566 [18.222.179...