King Oliver
To date, the finest CD reissue of the recordings of King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band is Archeophone’s King Oliver Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings. For more information on this release, visit: https://www.archeophone.com/catalogue/king-oliver-complete-1923-jazz-band-recordings/. Unfortunately this CD is out of print, but used copies are much easier to find than used copies of the original 78s!
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King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt) Honore Dutrey (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lil Armstrong (p) Bud Scott (bj) Baby Dodds (d)
Richmond, Indiana, April 5, 1923
11383-B
11384-B
11385-C
11386-C
11387-A
Gennett 5133
Gennett 5133
Gennett 5134
Gennett 5134
Gennett 5135
Add Bill Johnson vcl break on “Dippermouth Blues.” Rest same.
Richmond, Indiana, April 6, 1923
11388
Gennett 5132
11389-B
Gennett 5132
11390-B
Gennett 5135
11391
Gennett 5184
King Oliver's Jazz Band
King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt, slide whistle on “Sobbin’ Blues”) Honore Dutrey (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lil Armstrong (p) Bud Scott (bj, vcl break on “Snake Rag”) Baby Dodds (d)
Chicago, June 22, 1923
8391-A
OKeh 4933
8392-B
OKeh 4906
8393-B
OKeh 4933
8394-B
OKeh 4906
Bud Scott vcl break on “Dippermouth Blues.” Rest same.
Chicago, June 23, 1923
8401-A
OKeh 4918
8402-A
OKeh 4918
8403-A
OKeh 4975
King Oliver And His Creole Jazz Band
King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt) Honore Dutrey (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Stump Evans (c-mel) Lil Armstrong (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj) Baby Dodds (d)
Richmond, Indiana, October 5, 1923
11632-A,B,C
“When You Leave Me Alone to Pine”
Unissued [planned for Gennett 5276]
11633-B
Gennett 5274
11634-A,B,C
“That Sweet Something, Dear”
Unissued [planned for Gennett 5276]
11635-A
Gennett 5275
11636-B
Gennett 5275
11637-A,B,C
“Someday Sweetheart”
Unissued
11638
Gennett 5274
11639-A,B
“If You Want My Heart (You Got to ‘Low it Babe)”
Unissued
King Oliver's Jazz Band
King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt) prob. Eddie Atkins (tb) Jimmie Noone or Buster Bailey (cl) Lil Armstrong (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj) Baby Dodds (d)
Chicago, October 15, 1923
81300-3
Columbia 13003-D
81301-1,2,3
“Junk Man Blues”
Unissued
81302-1,2,3
“London Cafe Blues”
Unissued
King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt) prob. Eddie Atkins (tb) Jimmie Noone (cl) Lil Hardin (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj) Baby Dodds (d)
Chicago, October 16, 1923
81302-5
Columbia 14003-D
81303-2
Columbia 14003-D
81304-2
Columbia 13003-D
King Oliver’s Jazz Band
King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt,slide whistle on “Buddy’s Habits”) Honore Dutrey (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Charlie Jackson (bassax) Lil Armstrong (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj) Baby Dodds (d)
Chicago, October 25, 1923
8475-B
OKeh 40000
8476-B
OKeh 40000
8477-B
OKeh 8148
8478-A
OKeh 8148
Johnny St. Cyr out. Rest same.
Chicago, October 26, 1923
8484-A
OKeh 40034
8485-A
OKeh 8235
8486-B
OKeh 40034
8487-A
OKeh 8235
King Oliver’s Jazz Band
King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (cnt) Honore Dutrey (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Charlie Jackson (bassax) Lil Hardin (p) Baby Dodds (d)
Chicago, IL, December 24, 1923
(the date for this session is erroneously listed as September, 1923)
1622-1
Paramount 20292
1622-2
Paramount 20292
1623-1
Paramount 12088
1623-2
Paramount 12088
1624-2
Paramount 20292