Teddy Bunn Discography

This discography features all recordings where Teddy Bunn is present, either as a soloist or as a sideman

Sources: Brian Rust Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897-1942), Mainspring Press
Tom Lord Discography, Cd-rom

DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS COTTON CLUB ORCHESTRA
Ellington, piano and leader; Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, trumpets; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, trombones; Johnny Hodges, clarinet, soprano and alto saxes; Harry Carney, clarinet, alto and baritone saxes; Barney Bigard, clarinet and tenor sax; Fred Guy, Teddy Bunn, guitar; Wellman Braud, string bass; Sonny Greer, drums. New York, September 16, 1929

Mississippi (Mississippi Dry)
The Duke Steps Out
Haunted Nights
Swanee Shuffle

WALTER PICHON
Pichon, vocals and piano; Henry "Red" Allen, trumpet; Teddy Bunn, guitar. New York, September 16, 1929

Doggin' That Thing
Yo Yo

SIX JOLLY JESTERS
Freddy Jenkins, Cootie Williams, trumpets; Joe Nanton, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Fred Guy, banjo; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Wellman Braud, string bass; Sonny Greer, drums, Harold Randolph, kazoo and vocals; Bruce Johnson, washboard. New York, October 29, 1929

Goin' Nuts - vocal Harold Randolph
Oklahoma Stomp

JIMMY (JAMES P.) JOHNSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
King Oliver, Dave Nelson, trumpets; Jimmy Archey, trombone; unknown, 2 clarinets; Charles Frazier, tenor sax; Johnson, Fats Waller, pianos; Teddy Bunn, guitar and banjo; Henry Hull, string bass; unknown, drums, The Keep Shufflin' Trio (possibly Fats Waller is one of the voices), vocals. New York, November 18, 1929

You Don't Understand - vocal, The Keep Shufflin' Trio
You've Got To Be Modernistic - vocal, The Keep Shufflin' Trio

ADRIAN ROLLINI TRIO (WITH SNAKE AND TEDDY)
Rollini, bass sax, hot fountain pen; Frank Froeba, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar. new York, January 31, 1930

(What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue
Clam House
Round Town

LIZZIE MILES
Miles, vocals; Porter Grainger, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Pops Foster, string bass.
New York, February 27, 1930

The Man I Got Ain't The Man I want
Yellow Dog Gal Blues
Too Slow Blues
Done Throwed The Key Away

WASHBOARD SERENADERS
Harold Randolph, kazoo; Clarence Profit, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Bruce Johnson, washboard, vocals, Gladys Bentley, vocals. New York, March 24, 1930

Kazoo Moan - vocal, Bruce Johnson
Washboards Get Together - vocal, Bruce Johnson, Gladys Bentley

Same personnel as March 24, except Henry "Red" Allen, trumoet, replaces Randolph, omit Bentley,vocals. Same location, March 31, 1930

Teddy's Blues
Tappin' The Time Away

WILTON CRAWLEY
Henry "Red" Allen, trumpet; Crawley, clarinet, vocals; Charlie Holmes, alto sax; Jelly Roll Morton, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Pops Foster, string bass; Bruce Johnson, washboard. New York, June 3, 1930

Big Time Woman - vocal Wilton Crawley
I'm Her Papa, She's My Mama - vocal Wilton Crawley
New Crawley Blues
She Saves Her Sweetest Smiles For Me - vocal Wilton Crawley

VICTORIA SPIVEY
Spivey, vocals; Porter Grainger, piano and vocals; Teddy Bunn, guitar. New York, June 26, 1930

You've Gotta Have What It Takes (Parts 1 and 2)
Baulin' Water Blues (Parts 1 and 2)

ALABAMA WASHBOARD STOMPERS
Harold Randolph, or Jake Fenderson, kazoo; Clarence Profit, piano; possibly Teddy Bunn, guitar; unknown, banjo; unknown, tiple; Bruce Johnson, washboard; Jake Fenderson, vocals. New York, circa October 13, 1930

If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight - vocal, Jake Fenderson
The Porter's Love Song - vocal, Jake Fenderson
Pig Meat Stomp

WASHBOARD RHYTHM KINGS
Unknown, trumpet, alto sax, piano, banjo, Teddy Bunn, guitar; Unknown, washboard, Buck Franklin, vocals. Camden, New Jersey, May 8, 1931

One More Time - vocal, Buck Franklin
Walkin' My Baby Back Home - vocal, Buck Franklin
A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid - vocal, Buck Franklin
Every Man For Himself - vocal, Buck Franklin

Unknown, clarinet and alto sax, piano, banjo; Teddy Bunn, guitar; unknown, washboard; Buck Franklin, Jake Fenderson, The Melody Four, vocals. Same location, June 4, 1931

Please Tell Me - vocal, Jake Fenderson
You Rascal You - vocal, Jake Fenderson
Crooked World Blues - vocal, Buck Franklin
Call Of The Freaks - vocal, The Melody Four
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby - vocal, The Melody Four
Because I'm Yours Sincerely - vocal, The Melody Four

JIMMIE NOONE AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Noone, clarinet; Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Pete Brown, alto sax; Frank Smith, piano;
Teddy Bunn, guitar; Wellman Braud, string bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums, vocals; Teddy Simmons, vocals. New York, December 1, 1937

Sweet Lorraine - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
I Know That You Know
Bump It (The Bumps)
Four Or Five Times - vocal, O'Neil Spencer and chorus
Hell In My Heart - vocal, Teddy Simmons
Call Me Darling, Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
I'm Walkin' This Town - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
Japansy - vocal, O'Neil Spencer

JOHNNY DODDS AND HIS CHICAGO BOYS
Dodds, clarinet; Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Lil Armstrong, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; John Kirby, string bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums and vocals. New York, January 21, 1938

Wild Man Blues - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
Melancholy
29th and Dearborn
Blues Galore - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
Stack O'Lee Blues - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
Shake Your Can - vocal, O'Neil Spencer

BOB HOWARD
Howard, vocals; Frank Froeba, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Haig Stephens, string bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums. New York, February 7, 1938

There Ain't Gonna Be No Doggone Afterwhile
If You're A Viper
Baby, It Must Be Love
Raggedy But Right

Same personnel, location. April 8, 1938

In My Mizz
Toodle-oo
Just About The Time
Talk To Me

MILT HERTH QUARTET
Herth, organ; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar, vocals; O'Neil Spencer, drums, vocals. April 28, 1938

The Flat Foot Floogie - vocal, O'Neil Spencer, Teddy Bunn

COW COW DAVENPORT
Davenport, vocals; Joe Bishop, flugelhorn; Sam Price, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Richard Fulbright, string bass. New York, May 8, 1938

Don't You Loud-Mouth Me
I Ain't No Iceman
The Mess Is Here
Railroad Blues
That'll Get It

JIMMIE GORDON AND HIS VIP VOP BAND
Gordon, vocals; Joe Bishop, flugelhorn; Sam Price, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Richard Fulbright, string bass. New York, May 12, 1938

Crying My Blues Away
Fast Life
Sail With Me
Lonesome Bedroom Blues
Alberta, Alberta
She's Doin' It Now
Keep Your Nose Out Of Other People's Business

MILT HERTH QUARTET
Herth, organ; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; O'Neil Spencer, drums, vocals. May 17, 1938

Shoot The Likker to Me, John Boy - vocal, O'Neil Spencer, Teddy Bunn
Egyptian Ella - vocal, O'Neil Spencer

OLLIE SHEPARD
Shepard, vocals; Frankie Newton, trumpet; unknown, clarinet; Robert Carroll, tenor sax; unknown, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; unknown, drums. New York, May 17, 1938

This Place Is Leaping
Solid Jack
Little Pigmeat
Frankenstein Blues

TRIXIE SMITH
Smith, vocals; Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Sidney Bechet, clarinet and soprano sax; Sam Price, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Richard Fulbright, string bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums. New York, May 26, 1938

Freight Train Blues
Trixie Blues
My Daddy Rocks Me (Parts 1 and 2)
He May Be Your Man But He Comes To See Me Sometimes
Jack, I'm Mellow
Lady Be Good
My Unusual Man

LEORA B WILSON
Wilson, Kid Wesley Wilson* vocals; Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Sidney Bechet, clarinet and soprano sax; Sam Price, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Wellman Braud, string bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums. New York, May 26, 1938

Uncle Joe*
I Am A Woman*
Toot It, Brother Armstrong
Blue Monday On Sugar Hill*

BOB HOWARD
Howard, vocals; Billy Kyle, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Haig Stephens, string bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums. New York, June 27, 1938

I Can Tell By Looking In Your Eyes
Dapper Dan
You Better Come Back
Southern Casey Jones

MILT HERTH QUARTET
Herth, organ; Frank Froeba, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; O'Neil Spencer, drums, vocals. New York, July 22, 1938

La-De-Doody-Do - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
Home Cookin' Mama With The Fryin' Pan - vocal, O'Neil Spencer

BOB HOWARD
Howard, vocals; Billy Kyle, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Haig Stephens, string bass; O'Neil Spencer, drums. New York, July 26, 1938

I Used To Love You (But It's All Over Now)
Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
Sweet Emalina, My Gal
Beale Street Mama
You're In Kentucky Sure As You're Born
Any Rags
On Revival Day

MEZZ MEZZROW
Mezzrow, clarinet; Tommy Ladnier*, Sidney DeParis*, trumpets; James P. Johnson*, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Elmer James, string bass; Zutty Singleton, drums. New York, November 21, 1938

Revolutionary Blues*
Comin' On With The Come On* (Parts 1 and 2)
Swingin' For Mezz (Careless Love)

TOMMY LADNIER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Ladnier, trumpet; Sidney Bechet, clarinet and soprano sax; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet and tenor sax; Cliff Jackson, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Elmer James, string bass;
Manzie Johnson, drums. New York, November 28, 1938

Ja Da
Really The Blues
When You And I Were Young, Maggie
Weary Blues

MILT HERTH QUARTET
Herth, organ; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; O'Neil Spencer, drums, vocals. New York, November 30, 1938

The Spider And The Fly - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
Jump Jump's Here - vocal, O'Neil Spencer

MEZZROW-LADNIER QUINTET
Tommy Ladnier, trumpet; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; Teddy Bunn, guitar, vocals; Pops Foster, string bass; Manzie Johnson, drums. New York, December 19, 1938

Royal Garden Blues
Everybody Loves My Baby
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll
If You See Me Comin' - vocal, Teddy Bunn
Gettin' Together

ROSETTA CRAWFORD
Crawford, vocals; Tommy Ladnier, trumpet; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet; James P. Johnson, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Elmer James, string bass; Zutty Singleton, drums. New York, February 1, 1939

I'm Tired of Fattening Frogs For Snakes
Stop It Joe
My Man Jumped Salty on Me
Double Crossing Papa

JOHNNIE TEMPLE
Temple, vocals; Sam Price, piano; possibly Teddy Bunn, guitar; unknown, string bass. New York, March 6, 1939

Jelly Roll Bert
Up Today and Down Tomorrow
Getting Old Blues
The Sun Goes Down In Blood
Better Not Let My Good Gal Catch You Here (My Regular Woman)
If I Could Holler

J. C. HIGGINBOTHAM QUINTET
Higginbotham, trombone; Albert Ammons, piano; Teddy Bunn, piano; Johnny Williams, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, April 7, 1939

Weary Land Blues

FRANK NEWTON QUINTET
Newton, trumpet; Albert Ammons, piano; Teddy Bunn, piano; Johnny Williams, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, April 7, 1939

Daybreak Blues

PORT OF HARLEM JAZZMEN
Frank Newton, trumpet; J. C. Higginbotham, trombone; Albert Ammons, piano; Teddy Bunn, piano; Johnny Williams, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, April 7, 1939

Port Of Harlem Blues
Mighty Blues
Rocking The Blues

THE RAMBLERS
Bob Hamilton, organ; Billy Kyle, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar, vocals; O'Neil Spencer, drums, vocals. New York, April 28, 1939

Honey In The Bee Ball - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It) - vocal, O'Neil Spencer, Teddy Bunn
Money Is Honey - vocal, O'Neil Spencer
Lonesome Railroad - vocal, O'Neil Spencer

GEORGIA WHITE
White, vocals; Sam Price, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; possibly John Lindsay, string bass. New York, May 18, 1939

The Way I'm Feelin'
Married Woman Blues
How Do You Think I Feel?
Fire In The Mountain
When The Red Sun Turns To Gray (I'll Be Back)

White, vocals; Blind John Davis, piano; possibly Teddy Bunn, guitar. Same location, May 26, 1939

Hydrant Love
Do It Again
Beggin' My Daddy
What Have You Done To Me?
Take Me For A Buggy Ride

SIDNEY BECHET QUINTET
Bechet, soprano sax; Meade Lux Lewis, piano; Teddy Bunn, piano; Johnny Williams, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, June 8, 1939

Summertime

J. C. HIGGINBOTHAM QUINTET
Higginbotham, trombone; Meade Lux Lewis, piano; Teddy Bunn, piano; Johnny Williams, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, June 8, 1939

Basin Street Blues

FRANK NEWTON QUINTET
Newton, trumpet; Meade Lux Lewis, piano; Teddy Bunn, piano; Johnny Williams, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, June 8, 1939

After Hours Blues

PORT OF HARLEM SEVEN
Frank Newton, trumpet; J. C. Higginbotham, trombone; Sidney Bechet, clarinet and soprano sax; Meade Lux Lewis, piano; Teddy Bunn, piano; Johnny Williams, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, June 8, 1939

Blues For Tommy
Pounding Heart Blues

SIDNEY BECHET'S BLUE NOTE QUARTET
Bechet, clarinet and soprano sax; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Pops Foster, string bass; Sid Catlett, drums. New York, March 20, 1940

Lonesome Blues
Dear Old Southland
Bechet's Steady Rider
Saturday Night Blues

TEDDY BUNN
Bunn, guitar, vocals. New York, March 28, 1940

King Porter Stomp
Bachelor Blues - vocal
Blues Without Words - vocal
Guitar In High

HOT LIPS PAGE TRIO
Page, trumpet, mellophone, vocals; Leonard Feather, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar, vocals; Ernest Hill, string bass and tuba. New York, Decmeber 10, 1940

Thirsty Mama Blues - vocal, Hot Lips Page
Just Another Woman - vocal, Hot Lips Page
My Fightin' Gal - vocal, Hot Lips Page
Evil Man's Blues - vocal, Teddy Bunn
Do It If You Wanna

TEDDY BUNN
Bunn, guitar;Peanuts Holland, trumpet; Herbie Haymer, tenor sax; Arnold Ross, piano; Charlie Drayton, bass; Rollie Culver, drums. Los Angeles, May 29, 1945

Sunday
I Wished On The Moon
After You've Gone

SMOKEY JOE WHITFIELD
Whitfield, vocals; Morris McClure, trumpet; Leon Wesley, tenor sax; Ramon LaRue, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Julius Gilmore, bass; unknown, drums. Los Angeles, September, 1945

Ugly Woman Blues
Harlem Caballero
Smokey Joe Blues
Juicy Lucy

TEDDY BUNN
Bunn, guitar; Morris McClure, trumpet; James Peterson, saxes; Thomas Spaulding, piano; Julius Gilmore, bass; unknown, drums; Smokey Joe Whitfield, Monette Moore, vocals. Los Angeles, November 28, 1945

You Don't Live Here No More - vocal Monette Moore, Smokey Joe Whitfield
Ee-bobaliba - vocal Monette Moore
St. James Infirmary - vocal Smokey Joe Whitfield
Seven Come Eleven - vocal Smokey Joe Whitfield

OCSAR PETTIFORD
Pettiford, bass; Nappy Lamare, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Brownie ??, drums. Lamplighter Broadcast, Los Angeles, December 27, 1945

Indiana

MAGGIE HATHAWAY
Hathaway, vocals; Ramon LaRue, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Julius Gilmore, bass; Samuel E. Joshua, drums. Los Angeles, 1946

You Have Fallen In Love
Nobody's Business What I Do
Here Goes A Fool
Too Late To Be Good Blues

BIG JOE TURNER
Turner, vocals; Warren Brocken, trumpet; William "Wild Bill" Moore, Lloyd Harrison, tenor saxes; Al Williams, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Shifty Henry, bass; Alray Kidd, drums. Los Angeles, January 23, 1946

Miss Brown To You
I Got My Discharge Papers
My Gal's A Jockey
I'm Still In The Dark
I Got Love For Sale

BIG JOE TURNER
Turner, vocals; Russell Jacquet, trumpet; William "Wild Bill" Moore, Lou Simon, tenor saxes; Camille Howard, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Shifty Henry, bass; Walter Murden, drums. Los Angeles, January 23, 1946

Sunday Morning Blues
Mad Blues
It's A Low Down Dirty Shame (Playboy Blues)

EDGAR HAYES
Hayes, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Willie Price, bass; Bryant Allen, drums, vocals. Hollywood, CA, May 25, 1946

My, My, My - vocal, the band
Thick Stuff
Prisoner Of Love - vocal, Bryant Allen
Stardust
Shoe Fly Pie - vocal, Bryant Allen, band
I Woke Up With Teardrop In My Eye - vocal, Bryant Allen

HADDA BROOKS
Brooks, piano, vocals; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Red Callendar, bass; Al "Cake" Wichard, drums. Los Angeles, 1947

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Variety Bounce
That's Where I Come In
Don't You Think I Ought To Know?
It All Depends On You
Minuet In G Boogie
Honey, Honey, Honey
A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
The Best Things In Life Are Free
Anna Lucasta
Can You Look Me In The Eyes?
Hungary

TEDDY BUNN
Bunn, guitar, vocals; Pony Poindexter, alto sax; Jerome Parsons, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Bryant Allen, drums. Los Angeles, 1949

One A.M. Blues
Irritation Blues
I've Come A Long Way Baby
Jackson's Nook

EDGAR HAYES
Hayes, piano; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Curtis Counce, bass; Bryant Allen, drums. Los Angeles, circa 1949

Century Room
Fat Meat And Greens
Sunday Morning Blues
Edgar's Blues
Blues At Dawn (parts 1 and 2)

HADDA BROOKS
Brooks, piano, vocals; Teddy Bunn, guitar; others unknown. Los Angeles, January 14, 1952

All Night Long
I'm Still In Love
Time Was When (This Was When)
Remember