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