Trumpets No End

Henry "Red" Allen

Body and Soul (1935, Vocalion 2965)
Allen, trumpet, vocal; Dicky Wells, trombone; Cecil Scott, clarinet, tenor sax; Chu Berry, tenor sax; Horace Henderson, piano, arranger; Bernard Addison, guitar; John Kirby, string bass; George Stafford, drums
NYC, April 29, 1935

You (1936, Vocalion 3244)
Allen, trumpet, vocal; J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Scott, clarinet; possibly Tab Smith, alto sax; Happy Caldwell, tenor sax; Jimmy Reynolds, piano; Lawrence Lucie, guitar; Elmer James, string bass; Walter Johnson, drums
NYC, May 21, 1936

Ride, Red, Ride (1935)
MILLS BLUE RHYTHM BAND
Lucky Millinder, leader, vocal; Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Allen, trumpets; George Washington, J.C Higginbotham, trombones; Gene Mikell, Crawford Wethington, Joe Garland, Buster Bailey, reeds; Edgar Hayes, piano; Lawrence Lucie, guitar; Elmer James, string bass; O’Neil Spencer, drums, Will Hudson, arranger.
New York, July 2, 1935

Firebird (1933 )
SPIKE HUGHES AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Allen, Howard Scott, Leonard Davis ( or Bill Dillard), trumpets; Dicky Wells, Wilbur DeParis, George Washington, trombones; Benny Carter, Wayman Carver, Howard Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, reeds; Nicholas Rodriguez, piano; Lawrence Lucie, guitar; Ernest Hill, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums
New York, May 19, 1933

Sweet Sorrow Blues (1933)
Same as personnel on “Firebird” except Bill Dillard, trumpet, definite, and Luis Russell, piano; replaces Rodriguez
Same location, May 18, 1933

Nagasaki (1933, Columbia 2825-D)
FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Henderson, leader and arranger; Russell Smith, Bobby Stark, trumpets; Allen, trumpet and vocal; Dicky Wells, Claude Jones, trombones; Russell Procope, Hilton Jefferson, clarinet, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax and clarinet; Horace Henderson, piano; Bernard Addison, guitar; John Kirby, string bass; Walter Johnson, drums
New York, September 22, 1933

Wrappin’ It Up (The Lindy Glide) (1934, Decca 157)
FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Henderson, leader and arranger; Allen, Russell Smith, Irving Randolph, trumpets; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, trombones; Buster Bailey, Russell Procope, Hilton Jefferson, Ben Webster, reeds; Horace Henderson, piano; Lawrence Lucie, guitar; Elmer James, string bass; Walter Johnson, drums
New York, September 12, 1934

Sentimental and Melancholy (1937, Brunswick 7844)
TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Wilson, piano; Allen, trumpet; Prince Robinson, clarinet and tenor sax; Cecil Scott, clarinet and tenor sax; Jimmy McLin, guitar; John Kirby, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums, Billie Holiday, vocal
New York, February 18, 1937

Wild Bill Davison

Panama (1943, Commodore 1511)
Davison, trumpet; Georg Brunis, trombone; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Gene Schroeder, piano; Eddie Condon, guitar; Bob Casey, string bass; George Wettling, drums
NYC, November 27, 1943

Little Girl (1945, Commodore 635)
Davison, trumpet; Lou McGarity, trombone; Russell, clarinet; Dick Cary, piano; Condon, guitar; Casey, string bass; Danny Alvin, drums
NYC, January 19, 1945

I’m Confessin’ (1945, Commodore 563)
Davison, trumpet, Vernon Brown, trombone; Edmund Hall, clarinet; Schoeder, piano, rhythm section same as “Little Girl”NYC, September 19, 1945

Collier’s Clambake
Collier’s Climb (Key Change Blues) (1951, Columbia 45153/54)
GEORGE WETTLING’S JAZZ BAND
Wettling, drums, leader; Davison, trumpet; Jimmy Archey, trombone; Edmund Hall, clarinet; Joe Sullivan, piano; Condon, guitar; Casey, string bass
NYC, March 8, 1951

Roy Eldridge

Heckler’s Hop (1937, Vocalion 3577)
Eldridge, trumpet; Scoops Carry, Joe Eldridge, Dave Young, saxes; Teddy Cole, piano; John Collins, guitar; Truck Parham, string bass; Zutty Singleton, drums
Chicago, January 23, 1937

The Gasser (1943, Brunswick 80117)
Eldridge, trumpet; Joe Eldridge, Andrew Gardner, Ike Quebec, Tom Archia, saxes; Rozelle Gayle, piano, Ted Sturgis, string bass; Harold “Doc” West, drums
Chicago, November 16, 1943

Lookie, Lookie, Lookie (Here Comes Cookie)(1935, Perfect 16093)
TEDDY HILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Hill, tenor sax and leader; Eldridge, Bill Coleman, Bill Dillard, trumpets; Dicky Wells, trombone; Russell Procope, Howard Johnson, Chu Berry, saxes; Sam Allen, piano; John Smith, guitar; Richard Fulbright, string bass; Bill Beason, drums
NYC, February 26, 1935

After You’ve Gone (1941, O’Keh 6278)
Let Me Off Uptown (1941, O’Keh 6210)
GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Krupa, drums and leader; Eldridge (vocal on “Let Me Off Uptown”), Graham Young, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, trumpets; Babe Wagner, Jay Keliher, John Grassi, trombones; Mascagni Ruffo, Clint Neagley, Sam Musiker, Walter Bates, saxes; Bob Kitsis, piano; Ray Biondi, guitar; Biddy Bastien, string bass; Anita O’Day, vocal on “Let Me Off Uptown”NYC (Uptown), May 8, 1941,(Gone), June 5, 1941

If You Were Mine (1935, Brunswick 7554)
TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Wilson, piano and leader; Eldridge, trumpet; Benny Morton, trombone; Chu Berry, tenor sax; Dave Barbour, guitar; John Kirby, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums, Billie Holiday, vocalNYC, October 25, 1935

What Shall I Say? (1939, Brunswick 8314)
TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Wilson, piano and leader; Eldridge, trumpet; Ernie Powell, clarinet and tenor sax; Benny Carter, alto and tenor saxes; Danny Barker, guitar; Milt Hinton, string bass; Cole, drums, Holiday, vocal
NYC, January 30, 1939

The Sad Sack (1945, Victor 20-1647)
Scuttlebutt (1945, Victor 20-1929)
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS GRAMMERCY FIVE
Shaw, clarinet and leader; Eldridge, trumpet; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Morris Rayman, string bass; Lou Fromm, drumsNYC, (Sad Sack), January 9, 1945 (Scuttlebutt), July 31, 1945

Little Jazz (1945, Victor 20-1668)
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRAShaw, clarinet and leader; Eldridge, George Schwartz, Bernie Glow, Paul Cohen, trumpets; Harry Rodgers, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift, Gus Ischia, trombones; Rudolph Tanza, Lou Prisby, Herbie Steward, Jon Walton, Chuck Gentry, saxes; same rhythm section as on Grammercy Five sessions
Hollywood, CA April 5, 1945

Bobby Hackett

That Da Da Strain (1938, O’Keh 4142)
Hackett, cornet; Georg Brunis, trombone; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Bernie Billings, tenor sax; Dave Bowman, piano; Eddie Condon, guitar; Clyde Newcombe, bass; Johnny Blowers, drums
NYC, February 16, 1938

Poor Butterfly (1938, O’keh 4499)
Personnel same as “That Da Da Strain except Brad Gowans, valve trombone, replaces Brunis; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax, replaces Billings; Andy Picard, drums, replaces Blowers
NYC, November, 4, 1938

Embraceable You (1939, O’Keh 4877)
Hackett, cornet; Sterling Bose, Jack Thompson, trumpets; Gowans, valve trombone; George Troup, trombone; Russell, Billings, Caceres, Louis Colombo, reeds; Bowman, piano; Condon, guitar; Sid Jacobs, string bass; Don Carter, drums
NYC April 13, 1939

A String of Pearls (1941, Bluebird)
GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Miller, leader and trombone; Hackett, cornet and guitar; Alex Fila, R.D. McMickle, Billy May, John Best, trumpets; Frank D'Annolfo, Jim Priddy, trombones; Gordon "Tex" Beneke, Wilbur Schwartz, Ernie Caceres, Babe Russin, Al Klink; saxes; J. C. "Chummy" McGregor, piano; Ed Goldberg; string bass; Maurice Purtill, drums
NYC, November 3, 1941

A Room With A View (1950, Columbia 39019)
Hackett, cornet (possibly trumpet); Charlie Queener, piano; Danny Perri, guitar; Bob Casey, string bass; Cliff Leeman, drums
NYC, September 15, 1950

At The Jazz Band Ball
Lazy Mood
Cornet Chop Suey
Tin Roof Blues (1957, Capitol T-857)
Hackett, cornet; Ernie Caceres, clarinet and baritone sax; Tom Gwaltney, clarinet and vibraphone; Dick Cary, alto horn; John Dengler, tuba; Mickey Crane, piano; Milt Hinton, string bass; Nat Ray, drums
NYC (Lazy Mood) March 27, 1957, (Cornet Chop Suey, Tin Roof Blues) April 4, 1957, (At The Jazz Band Ball) April 10, 1957

A Woman’s Intuition
Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere(1950, Columbia 39204)
LEE WILEY AND BOBBY HACKETT WITH JOE BUSHKIN AND HIS SWINGING STRINGS
Wiley, vocal; Hackett, cornet; Bushkin, piano, celeste; Artie Manners, Jimmy Lytell, clarinet; Herb Baumel, Alex Pearce, Gabriel Banat, violins; Dick Dickler, viola; George Koutzem, cello; Robert Chauvigny, 2nd piano; Marcel Boniface, accordion; Bill Goodall, string bass; Charlie Smith, drums
NYC, December 12, 1950

Manhattan
I’ve Got A Crush On You (1950, Columbia 39202/03)
Personnel same as December 12 date except omit clarinets, Pearce, violin, 2nd piano, accordion
NYC, December 14, 1950

Frankie Newton

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (1937, Variety 518)
Who's Sorry Now? (1937, Variety 647)
Newton, trumpet; Edmund Hall, clarinet; Pete Brown, alto sax; Cecil Scott, tenor sax; Don Frye, piano; John Smith, guitar; Richard Fulbright, string bass, Cozy Cole, drums
NYC, March 5, 1937

Hot Lips Page

Skull Duggery
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (1938, Bluebird B-7567/83)
Page, Eddie Mullins, Bobby Moore, trumpets; George Stevenson, Harry White, trombone; Ulysses Scott, Ben Smith, Benny Waters, Ernie Powell, saxes; Jimmy Reynolds, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Abe Bolar, string bass; Alfred Taylor, drums
NYC, April 27, 1938

Lafayette (1940, Decca 18124)
Harlem Rhumbain' The Blues (1940, Decca 8531)
Page, trumpet; Eddie Barefield, Don Stovall, Don Byas, saxes; Pete Johnson, piano; John Collins, piano; Abe Bolar, string bass; A.G.Godley, drums
NYC, (Lafayette) November 11, 1940 (Harlem Rhumbain' The Blues) December 3, 1940

Milenburg Joys (1932)
BENNIE MOTEN AND HIS KANSAS CITY ORCHESTRA
Page, Joe Keyes, Dee Stewart, trumpets; Dan Minor, trombone; Eddie Durham, trombone and guitar; Eddie Barefield, Jack Washington, Ben Webster, saxes; Count Basie, piano; Leroy Berry, guitar; Walter Page, string bass; Willie McWashington, drums
Camden, NJ, December 13, 1932

Blues In The Night Victor Victor 27609
St. James Infirmary (Parts 1 and 2) Victor 27685
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Shaw, clarinet; Page (vocal on "Blues In The Night"), Max Kaminski, Lee Castle, Steve Lipkins, trumpets; Jack Jenney, Ray Conniff, Morey Samuel, trombones; Les Robinson, Charlie DiMaggio, George Auld, Mickey Folus, Art Baker, reeds; Johnny Guarneri, piano; Mike Bryan, guitar; Eddie McKinney, string bass; Dave Tough, drums
NYC, (Blues In The Night) September 2, 1941 (St James Infirmary) November 12, 1941

Long Gone Blues (1939, Columbia 37586)
BILLIE HOLIDAY AND HER ORCHESTRA
Holiday, vocal; Page, trumpet; Tab Smith, alto sax; Kenneth Hollan, Stanley Payne, tenors saxes; Ken Kersey, piano; Jimmy Mclin, guitar; John Williams, string bass; Eddie Daugherty, drums
NYC, March 21, 1939
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