American jazz trumpeter.
Born : October 06, 1903 in Sag Harbor, New York.
Died : 1991 in Los Angeles, California.

Demas worked with : Elmer Snowden, Doc Perry, Russell Wooding, Lucille Hegamin, Billy Butler, Ford Dabney, Leon Abbey, Bessie Smith, Noble Sissle, Joe Jordan, Pike Davis and others.

APPEARANCES +


Bessie Smith
Empress Of The Blues - Volume 2: 1926 - 1933
2008,
Sidney Bechet
Pre-War Classic Sides
2007,
Bessie Smith
Chattanooga Gal
2005
Various
L’Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings, Volume 6
2003, ,
Vocal
Various
1934
2000, ,
Big Band/Swing
Sidney Bechet
Ken Burns Jazz
2000, ,
Big Band/Dixieland
Various
The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Bop/Post Bop/Swing
Various
Ken Burns Jazz (The Story Of America’s Music)
2000, ,
Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz/Fusion/Dixieland/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Big Band/Country Blues/Piano Blues/Ragtime
Lucille Hegamin
Complete Recorded Works - Volume 4 (Alternative Takes & Remaining Titles) (1920-1926)
1998
Various
Violon Jazz 1927 - 1944
1996, ,
Swing
Various
Hot Notes. New York - Volume 1
1996, ,
Big Band/Swing
Bessie Smith
1927-1928
1996,
Bessie Smith
’St. Louis Blues’
1995
Rosa Henderson
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (1926-1931)
1995,
Lucille Hegamin
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1922-1923)
1995,
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings Vol. 3
1992
Sidney Bechet
1923-1936
1991
Sidney Bechet
1937-1938
1991, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal/Country Blues
Sidney Bechet
Summertime 1932-1940
1991,
Bessie Smith
I’m Wild About That Thing
1990,
Various
Black Jazz In Europe - Vol. 1 - 1926-1930
1990, ,
Swing/Big Band
Sidney Bechet
Bechet - The Thirties
1986, ,
Swing
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet 1923 - 1938
1986,
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (Great Original Performances 1925-1933)
1986,
Various
Harlem Comes To London
1978, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
1977, ,
Piano Blues
Sidney Bechet
Blackstick (1931-1938)
1974
Lucille Hegamin
Blue Flame (Early Recordings)
1973,
Sidney Bechet
Unique Sidney
1973
Various
Jazum-8
1972
Bessie Smith
The Empress
1971
Bessie Smith
Empty Bed Blues
1971
Various
Jazz In Britain - The 20’s
1969,
Various
The Sound Of New Orleans (1917-1947)
1964,
Various
The Sound Of Harlem
1964, ,
Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2
1963, ,
Big Band/Swing
Bessie Smith
Preachin’ The Blues / Thinking Blues
1938
Georgia Syncopators*
I’m So In Love With You / Loveless Love
1932
Bessie Smith
Thinking Blues / I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
1928
Adelaide Hall
I Must Have That Man / Baby
1928
Bessie Smith
Standin’ In The Rain Blues / It Won’t Be You
1928
Sidney Bechet
Tropical Mood (1931-1939)
,
Swing/Calypso
Ross De Luxe Syncopators* / Savoy Bearcats
Savannah 1927 NYC 1926
Bessie Smith
Empress Of The Blues Volume Three
Lucille Hegamin And Her Blue Flame Syncopators
He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometime) / Papa Papa (I Don’t Want To Be Your Mama No More)
,
Vocal
Bessie Smith
Empress Of The Blues Volume Five
Sidney Bechet
The Rarest Sidney Bechet Vol. 1
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings Vol. 4
Bessie Smith
The Bessie Smith Story - Vol. 2 - Blues To Barrelhouse
Various
Rare Blues Of The Twenties No. 1 (1924-1929)
,
Country Blues
Sidney Bechet
1932 - 1951
,
Dixieland/Swing
Bessie Smith
Mother Of The Blues
Bessie Smith
Volume One