Al Jolson (composer)

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Matrix No.
First Recording Date
Title
Primary Performer
Description
 
B-21807 4/29/1918 Sinbad
Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-22093 9/6/1918 'N' everything
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-22265 9/30/1918 Tell that to the Marines
Billy Murray
Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra
 
B-22358 1/4/1919 I'll say she does
All Star Trio
Instrumental trio
C-23882 4/6/1920 I gave her that
All Star Trio
Instrumental trio
 
BVE-24391 2/7/1928 Avalon
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-25479 8/31/1921 Yoo-hoo
Hackel-Bergè Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
B-26214 2/23/1922 Old fashioned girl (in a gingham gown)
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-26320 4/26/1922 Coo-coo
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-27616 2/23/1923 Sweet one
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-27821 4/12/1923 Morning will come
Zez Confrey Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-28015 5/18/1923 Stella
Great White Way Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-29110 12/6/1923 Arcady
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-29334 1/22/1924 California, here I come
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-29356 1/28/1924 California, here I come
The Manhattan Merrymakers ; George Price
Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
BVE-33266 9/10/1925 Nobody but Fanny
Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-34110 12/1/1925 Miami
George Olsen and his Music
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
 
BVE-37697 3/1/1927 Swanee River Trail
Peerless Quartet
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
 
BVE-38399 5/12/1927 Me and my shadow
Johnny Marvin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-38704 4/28/1927 Me and my shadow
Jack Smith
Male vocal solo, with piano
 
BVE-38722 5/4/1927 One o'clock baby
Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-39107 8/24/1927 Me and my shadow
Victor Salon Orchestra
Orchestra
 
BVE-39234 6/9/1927 Me and my shadow
Eddie Peabody
Banjo solo, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-40560 11/9/1927 Mother, I still have you
Henry Burr
Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
 
BVE-41070 11/28/1927 Mother of mine, I still have you
The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White]
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-41195 12/21/1927 Four walls
Johnny Johnson ; Statler Pennsylvanians
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
 
BVE-41471 1/28/1928 Back in your own back yard
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-41536 1/10/1928 Back in your own back yard
Frank Crumit
Male vocal solo, with violin, saxophone, and piano
 
BVE-41567 1/20/1928 Four walls
Franklyn Baur
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
PBVE-42001 2/13/1928 Golden Gate
Horace Heidt Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
 
BVE-43676 4/27/1928 Back in your own back yard
Cooper Lawley ; Harold Yates
Male vocal duet, with orchestra
 
BVE-43697 5/2/1928 Golden Gate
Johnny Marvin
Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
 
BVE-46354 8/9/1928 There's a rainbow 'round my shoulder
All Star Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-46497 10/5/1928 Sonny boy
Jesse Crawford
Pipe organ solo, with steel guitar
 
BVE-46936 8/23/1928 California, here I come
Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra
Orchestra, with male vocal trio and whistling
 
BVE-46989 9/6/1928 Sonny boy
Eddie Cantor
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-47529 9/18/1928 Sonny boy
George Olsen and his Music
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-47561 9/25/1928 Sonny Boy
Sam Coslow
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-47562 9/25/1928 There's a rainbow 'round my shoulder
Sam Coslow
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-47584 10/2/1928 Sonny boy
Elliott Shaw
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-48066 11/13/1928 Sonny boy
Josef Shoengold
Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano
 
BVE-48130 11/7/1928 There's a rainbow 'round my shoulder
Johnny Marvin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-48134 11/7/1928 Sonny boy
Gene Austin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-48178 11/19/1928 Sonny boy
John McCormack
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-48620 11/23/1928 There's a rainbow 'round my shoulder
McKinney's Cotton Pickers
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-48665 12/4/1928 You'll never know
Don Bestor Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-48961 4/8/1929 Why can't you?
Jesse Crawford
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-48962 4/8/1929 Little pal
Jesse Crawford
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-49901 1/31/1929 Hijito mío
Juan Pulido
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-50547 3/16/1929 I'm ka-razy for you
Horace Heidt Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio (takes 1-4); with male vocal solo (takes 5-8)
 
BVE-51132 4/8/1929 Why can't you?
Burt Lorin [i.e., Scrappy Lambert] ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra
Orchestra, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-51602 4/3/1929 Why can't you?
Gene Austin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-51603 4/3/1929 Little pal
Gene Austin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-51605 4/4/1929 Used to you
Don Howard ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra
Orchestra, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-51606 4/4/1929 I'm in seventh heaven
Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-51607 4/4/1929 Little pal
Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-51608 4/5/1929 I'm in seventh heaven
Johnny Marvin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-51609 4/5/1929 Used to you
Johnny Marvin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-51620 4/12/1929 Little pal
John McCormack
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-53513 5/24/1929 Hijito mío
Marimba Centro-Americana
Marimba band
 
BVE-53614 5/13/1929 Evangeline
Paul Oliver [i.e., Frank Munn]
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-55640 7/31/1929 Evangeline
Leo Reisman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-55814 8/29/1929 Compañerito
Juan Pulido
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-56737 10/2/1929 A year from to-day
Leo Reisman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
PBVE-309 5/13/1927 Me and my shadow
Eddie Peabody
Banjo solo
 
[Trial 1928-04-12-02] 4/12/1928 Golden Gate
Sid Silvers
Male vocal solo, with piano
 
BVE-Test-163 3/6/1929 Sonny boy
Barry Devine
Male vocal solo, with piano