ALPHONSO TRENT AND HIS ORCHESTRA
– Richmond, Indiana, October 11, 1928
Black and blue rhapsody, The nightmare
Chester Clark, Irving “Mouse” Randolph (tp) Snub Mosley (tb,vcl) James Jeter, Charles Pillars, Lee Hilliard (as) Hayes Pillars (ts,bar) STUFF SMITH (vln,vcl) Alphonso Trent (p,dir) Eugene Crooke (bj,g) Robert “Eppie” Jackson (tu) A.G. Godley (d)
– Richmond, Indiana, March 24, 1933
Clementine, I’ve found a new baby (al vcl)
Chester Clark, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Peanuts Holland (tp) Snub Mosley (tb) Gus Wilson (tb,arr) James Jeter, Chester Pillars (as) Hayes Pillars (ts,bar) Lee Hilliard (as) Anderson Lacy (vln,vcl) unknown (p), Eugene Crooke (bj,g) Robert “Eppie” Jackson (tu) A.G. Godley (d) Alphonso Trent (ldr)
JAMES P. JOHNSON
– New York, c. September 1921 The Harlem strut James P. Johnson (p) solo
– New York, c. October 1921 Carolina shout
Jimmie Johnson’s Jazz Boys : unknown (cnt), poss June Clark (cnt) tb, cl, as, sop, James P. Johnson (p) unknown bj, tu, d.
– New York, June 14, 1939 If dreams come true, Blueberry rhyme James P. Johnson (p) solos
– New York, March 9, 1939 Back water blues (rs vcl)
Jimmy Johnson And His Orchestra Henry “Red” Allen (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Gene Sedric (ts) James P. Johnson (p) Al Casey (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d) Anna Robinson, Ruby Smith (vcl)
LUIS RUSSELL AND HIS HEEBIE JEEBIE STOMPERS
– Chicago, November 17, 1926
Plantation joys, Please don’t turn me down, Sweet Mumtaz, Dolly mine
Bob Shoffner (cnt) Preston Jackson (tb) Darnell Howard (cl,as) Barney Bigard (ts) Luis Russell (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj)
PEARL BAILEY
– New York, April 24, 1945 Tired, St. Louis blues, Fifteen years
Pearl Bailey (vcl) acc by orch. with Mitchell Ayres (cond) Billy Butterfield (tp) Bill Stegmeyer (as,cl) Hank Ross (ts) Ludwig Flato (p) Carl Kress (g) Sid Weiss (b) Johnny Blowers (d)
– New York, November 13, 1945 I ain’t talkin’
Pearl Bailey (vcl) acc by orch. with Mitchell Ayres (cond) Red Solomon (tp) Bill Stegmeyer (cl) Bernie Kaufman (as) Hank Ross (ts) Ludwig Flato (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Sid Weiss (b) Irv Kluger (d)
– New York, July 24, 1952 Takes two to tango
Pearl Bailey Acc By Don Redman Orchestra : Pearl Bailey (vcl) acc by Taft Jordan, Irving “Mouse” Randolph, Emmett Berry (tp) Bobby Byrne, Al Grey (tb) Milt Yaner, Dick Jacobs (as) Bill Holcombe, Leroy Taylor (ts) Lloyd Phillips (p) George Barnes (g) George Duvivier (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Don Redman (ldr,arr)
