Charles P. Lowe
Charles P. Lowe was an American xylophonist who made numerous recordings in the early days of the recording industry. In 1883 Lowe was featured in a series of concerts at West End, New Orleans directed by Gustav D'Aquin. Lowe was a featured performer in New York theaters in the 1880s, including Huber's Prospect Garden (1884). Lowe first recorded for the New Jersey Phonograph Company in 1892 and remained the most prominent xylophonist in the recording industry's formative years. He recorded for most American record companies in existence before 1905, including 21 titles for Berliner Gramophone between 1897 and 1899, Columbia cylinders (pre-1900 - 1905) and discs (1902 to 1905), Edison cylinders, Victor Records from 1900 to 1904, and numerous recordings for Zonophone between 1900 and 1903. His last recordings were made in 1905. Lowe played xylophones with rounded bars in order to ease the execution of glissandi. His rolls were played in a faster style than was to be common later. He was married to contralto Jacobine Wichmann Lowe, who performed as "Miss Jottie" |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1910
Roles Represented in DAHR: xylophone, arranger
Notes: Charles P. Lowe's wife was contralto Jacobine Wichmann Lowe, known as Miss Jottie (pronounced "Yottie"). They often performed together.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 76-100 of 189 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-1556 | 10-in. | 7/1/1904 | Pickanniny polka | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Victor | A-1557 | 7-in. | 7/1/1904 | Dancing in the sunlight | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Victor | B-1557 | 10-in. | 7/1/1904 | Dancing in the sunlight | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Victor | B-1937 | 10-in. | 11/15/1904 | The messenger boy | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 528 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Pickaninny polka | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 528 | 10-in. | between January and September 1902 | Pickaninny polka | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 529 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Kiss me, honey, do | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 529 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Kiss me, honey, do | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 530 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Happy days in Dixie | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 530 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Happy days in Dixie | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 531 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | My old Kentucky home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 531 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | My old Kentucky home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 532 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | The Suwannee River medley | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 532 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Suwanee River medley | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 533 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Du, du waltz | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 533 | 10-in. | between January and September 1902 | Du, du | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 534 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Believe me, if all those endearing young charms | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 534 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Believe me, if all those endearing young charms | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 535 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Dinah medley | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 535 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Dinah medley | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 663 | 7-in. | ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 | Musical moke | Artists vary | Talk, with xylophone, piccolo, fife, and drums | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 663 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Musical moke | Artists vary | Talk with xylophone, piccolo, fife, and drums | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 823 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Washington Post march | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 823 | 10-in. | approximately 1902 | Washington Post march | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Columbia | 824 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | William Tell : Finale to Overture | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, xylophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lowe, Charles P.," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100216.
Lowe, Charles P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100216.
"Lowe, Charles P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lowe, Charles P. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114276
Wikidata: Charles P. Lowe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55607084
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