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American jazz saxophonist (tenor) and clarinetist.
Born : June 07 (or possibly February 07), 1902 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Died : July 23, 1960 in New York City.

He played with : Lilian Jones’ Jazz Hounds (first worked), Quentin Redd’s Band, Lionel Howard’s Musical Aces, Elmer Snowden, June Clark.
He recorded with : Seminole Syncopators, The Washingtonians (with Duke Ellington), Blue Rhythm Orchestra, The Gulf Coast Seven, Duke Ellington and his Washingtonians, McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, Jean Goldkette and his Orchestra, The Chocolate Dandies, Clarence William’s Washboard Band, Lazy Levee Loungers.

ALBUMS

The Chocolate Dandies

1993, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2),

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

Swing/Big Band/Dixieland

Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra

Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra

The Chocolate Dandies

The Chocolate Dandies 1928-33

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

New Orleans To New York, Part 2

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

Louis Armstrong Classics: New-Orleans To New-York

Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra

Nice Work If You Can Get It / Things Are Looking Up

1938, Shellac, 10", Brunswick

Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra

Sentimental And Melancholy / The Mood That I'm In

1937, Shellac, 10", Brunswick

Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra

My Man / Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

The Washingtonians

Soliloquy / Black And Tan Fantasy

APPEARANCES +

The Frog Blues & Jazz Annual No 6

2022, CDr, Comp, Frog (7),

The Washingtonians

2019, CD, Album, Squatty Roo Records,

Frog Blues And Jazz Annual Number 5

2017, CD, Comp, Frog (7),

McKinney's Cotton Pickers With Don Redman

Never Swat A Fly

2016, CD, Comp, Retrospective Records,

The Lonnie Johnson Collection, 1925-52

2015, 2xCDr, Comp, Acrobat,

Swing/Dixieland/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Stop And Listen! Rare Black Band Recordings 1923 - 1930

2012, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7),

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)

2009, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles

God Bless The Child: The Very Best Of Billie Holiday

2006, CD, Comp, Columbia, Legacy,

Jazz In The Charts 31/100 (I'm Sorry I Made You Cry 1937 (2))

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, Documents,

L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)

2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde,

Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland

Little Jazz Trumpet Giant

2004, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2),

Playing With The Strings

New York - Chicago 1933-1950

2003, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

The Legendary Tenor Saxophonists: 1922-1940

2003, CD, Comp, RM, Jazz Legends,

Classic Jazz: The Twenties

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,

Clarence Williams And His Orchestra

Vol.2 1933-1937

2001, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Timeless Records (3),

Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra

Easy Living 1935-1939

2001, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends,

Swing/Easy Listening

Clarence Williams

Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?

2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, ASV, Living Era

Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944)

Complete 1927 - 1950 Studio Recordings

Louis Armstrong

C'est Ci Bon: Satchmo In The Forties

Big Band/Swing/Dixieland/Vocal

2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),

Changes: L'Arrangiamento Per Big Band

2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Big Band/Dixieland

Harlem Conga (La Batteria Nelle Big Band - Vol.1)

2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

"Go Harlem" -- New York Columbia Recordings, Volume 2

2000, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7),

"Happy Rhythm" - New York Columbia Recordings, Volume 1

2000, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7)

Louis Armstrong

The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1940 - 1949

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), Disconforme SL,

Big Band/Dixieland/Swing

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

"Put It There" (Volume 1 - 1928-29)

1999, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7), Frog (7),

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams, New Orleans Pioneer -- Great Original Performances 1923 To 1941

1999, CD, Comp, RM, CDS Records Limited,

1999, CD, Comp, Bluenite,

The Real Kings Of Swing

1999, CD, Album, Comp, Charly Records,

George Gershwin

A Century Of Glory

1998, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Dixieland/Vocal/Swing

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

1998, CD, Comp, Proper Records (2),

Dixieland/Swing

Clarence Williams

The Clarence Williams Collection, Vol. 3, 1929-1930

1997, CD, Comp, RM, Collector's Classics

Vol. 2 - New York - Los Angeles - 1934 - 1946

1997, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

1996, 10xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd, Columbia, Columbia, Legacy, Epic,

Hard Bop/Fusion/Dixieland/Contemporary Jazz/Swing

Lady Day's 25 Greatest Hits 1933-1944

1996, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era,

Clarence Williams

1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

1996, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era,

1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

The Washboard King (20 Tunes From Okeh, Vocalion, QRS, Victor)

1996, CD, Comp, Verve Records,

1996, Cass, Comp, Columbia, Legacy

Big Band/Vocal/Ballad/Swing

New York Los Angeles 1935 - 1944

1995, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 (1925)

1995, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)

Clarence Williams

1995, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

Clarence Williams

1995, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Nothing But The Blues

New York - Chicago - Hollywood 1926 - 1941

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Clarence Williams

1994, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

1994, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3),

Me Myself And I

Early Ellington - The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings Of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931

Louis Armstrong

Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Louis Armstrong

1993, CD, Comp, Music Memoria

The Golden Days

1993, CD, Comp, Flapper,

Clarence Williams

The Clarence Williams Collection Vol. 1, 1927-28

1993, CD, Comp, RM, Collector's Classics,

Doin' What I Please

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, ASV, Living Era,

1993, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra

Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955

Big Band/Swing/Dixieland

Volume 2 1931-1933 (Complete Edition)

1992, CD, Comp, Média 7,

Willie "The Lion" Smith

1992, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Louis Armstrong

Hallelujah! (Gospel 1931-1941)

McKinney's Cotton Pickers / Don Redman And His Orchestra

1930-1931 / 1939-1940

Volume 1 - 1924-1926 - Complete Edition

1991, CD, Comp, Média 7,

Volume 2 - 1926-1927 - Complete Edition

1991, CD, Comp, RM, Média 7,

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Dixieland/Ragtime

Lil Hardin Armstrong And Her Swing Orchestra*

The OKeh Ellington

Of Thee I Swing

Louis Armstrong

Satchmo's Immortal Performances 1929-1947

Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson

Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Brunswick Era, Volume I (1926-29)

Louis Armstrong And His Sensational Big Band

On The Sunny Side Of The Street: Live In '43

1989, CD, Comp, Jass Records,

Vol. 4 (1925-1926)

1989, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)

Clarence Williams

A Selection Of His Rare Recordings Volume One 1927-1930

1989, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Swaggie Records,

The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 5, 1937-1938

Early Black Swing - The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: 1927 - 1934

Born To Swing 1936-1937

1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Harlequin,

Volume 1 The Birth Of A Band 1924-1926

1988, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Hot'N Sweet,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Teddy Wilson His Piano And Orchestra* With Billie Holiday

Teddy Wilson With Billie Holiday

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams (Great Original Performances 1927 To 1934)

The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 3 (1936-1937)

Clarence Williams

A Selection Of His Rare Recordings Volume Two 1924-1930

Louis Armstrong

La Voce Del Jazz

1987, LP, Comp, Promo, Musica Jazz

The Billie Holiday's Story

1986, 3xLP, Comp, Lotus,

1986, 7xLP, Comp + Box, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Lotus, Lotus, Lotus,

Louis Armstrong

Gospel/Religious

Be-Baba-Leba (1944-52)

1983, LP, Comp, Mono, "Whiskey, Women, And ...",

Jazz Potpourri: 20 Collector Items 1924-40

1983, LP, Album, Ltd, Meritt Record Society,

Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)

L'Era Dello Swing

1982, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, Musica Jazz,

Le Favolose Big Bands

1982, LP, Comp, Queen-disc, Musica Jazz,

Bop/Big Band/Swing

The Jazz Singers

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

The Complete McKinney's Cotton Pickers Volumes 3/4 (1929-1930)

Giants Of Jazz - Duke Ellington

Dixieland/Gypsy Jazz/Swing

The Essential Duke Ellington: March 22nd 1927 To December 19th 1927

1979, LP, Comp, Mono, VJM

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

The Complete McKinney's Cotton Pickers Volumes 1/2 (1928-1929)

Swing/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band

Giants Of Jazz: Billie Holiday

Big Band/Ballad/Vocal

Harry Cooper, R.Q. Dickerson & The Cotton Club Orchestra

Harry Cooper, R.Q.Dickerson & The Cotton Club Orchestra

1978, LP, Comp, Collectors Items

Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings

1929 To 1931 New York Columbia Recordings In Chronological Order

The Essential Duke Ellington: November 1924 To March 14th 1927

Vol 1 - 1924-1929

1977, LP, Comp, Hot'N Sweet,

Harlem Jazz 1930 - 1951 La Légende Du "Savoy" Par 21 Big-Bands

Louis Armstrong

Complete Recorded Works 1935 - 1945 (145 Titles In Chronological Order)

1976, 10xLP, Comp + Box, MCA Records

This Is Jazz / Vol. 2 / The Hot Years

50 Years Of Jazz Guitar

Pot, Spoon, Pipe And Jug - 14 Jazz Vocals And Reefer Songs

Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Volume 2 (1928-1929)

The Billie Holiday Story Volume II

Teddy Wilson And His All-Stars

The Original Recordings

The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 1 1925-1928

The Billie Holiday Story Volume I

The Billie Holiday Story Volume III

Roy Eldridge At The Arcadia Ballroom - 1939 (Arcadia Shuffle)

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Volume 1 (1928)

1972, LP, Comp, RCA,

Clarence Williams

Country Goes To Town (1929-1941)

Jazz Bands 1926-1930

Don Redman, Claude Hopkins, Benny Carter, Lucky Millinder

Big Bands Uptown Volume 1 (1931 - 1943)

Archive Of Jazz Volume 3 - Duke Ellington - Animal Crackers In My Soup

Anna 'Annie' Bell*, Katherine Henderson (3) & Laura Bryant (2) Accompanied By Clarence Williams Band*

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams Rarities

Rare And Hot ! 1925-1930

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1929-1930

1966, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor,

"The Golden Years" Volume II

Master Of The Big Band

The Sound Of Harlem

Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop

Jazz Variations: Volume II

1962, LP, Comp, Red, Stinson Records,

The Golden Years

Louis Armstrong

Collector's Classics

Dixieland/Swing

Andy Gibson And His Orchestra / The Mainstream Sextet

Mainstream Jazz

A Billie Holiday Memorial

Traditional Jazz

Ragtime/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing

Boogie / Williphant Willie

1945, Shellac, 10", Stinson Records

Star Dust / Chicken At The Chester

1945, Shellac, 10", Stinson Records

Helen Humes With Leonard Feather's Hiptet*

Suspicious Blues / Keep Your Mind On Me

1944, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records

Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra

Are You Ready / Apollo Jump

Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra

High Society / Muskat Ramble

1939, Shellac, 10", Varsity,

Lil Armstrong And Her Swing Orchestra*

Let's Call It Love / You Mean So Much To Me

Clarence Williams And His Washboard Band*

Top Of The Town / More Than That

Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians / Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

Black And Tan Fantasy / Ducky Wucky

1932, Shellac, 10", Brunswick,

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Will You, Won't You, Be My Babe? / Rocky Road

1932, Shellac, 10", Victor,

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Hello / You're Driving Me Crazy

1931, Shellac, 10", Victor

McKinney's Cotton Pickers / Earl Hines And His Orchestra

I Want Your Love / Sister Kate

1931, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Black And Tan Fantasy / Rockin' Chair

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Okay, Baby / I Want A Little Girl

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor,

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Cotton Picker's Scat / Just A Shade Corn

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings

Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me) / Mountain City Blues

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Hullabaloo / Baby Won't You Please Come Home

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

It's A Precious Little Thing Called Love / Do Something

1929, Shellac, 10", Victor

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

It's Tight Like That / There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Save It, Pretty Mamma / I Found A New Baby

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Beedle Um Bum / Selling That Stuff

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Crying And Sighing / Nobody's Sweetheart

McKinney's Cotton Pickers / Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers

Four Or Five Times / Blue Harmony

1928, Shellac, 10", Victor

Chocolate Dandies* / Five Little Chocolate Dandies*

Paducah / Four Or Five Times

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Cherry / Some Sweet Day

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Milenberg Joys / Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble

Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians / The Charleston Chasers

Down In Our Alley Blues / Delirium

Duke Ellington & His Orch.*

(You've Got Those) Wanna Go Back Again Blues / If You Can't Hold The Man You Love

Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 2

LP, Comp, Odeon,

Swing Street Volume 1

LP, Comp, Tax, Tax

Jazz Collection - Volume 12

LP, Comp, IAJRC,

Lil Armstrong And Her Swing Band, Lil Armstrong And Her Dixielanders

1936-1940 A Memorial

LP, Comp, Ltd, Swingfan,

Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Early Years

7", EP, Jazz Collector

Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians

Duke Ellington's Washingtonians 1925-1926

7", EP, Comp, VJM

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

McKinney's Cotton Pickers

LP, Comp, Ltd, Collector's

Clarence Williams

Volume I Important OKeh Sides 1926-1928

Cass, Comp, Neovox

Clarence Williams Orchestra*

New York Jazz 1927-1929

Archive Of Jazz Volume 21 - Choo Choo - Jig Walk - Trombone Blues

Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra

1935-1937 - My Man

Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra With Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Lucky Days 1941.1945

Early Viper Jive: 1927-1933

Big Band/Piano Blues/Dixieland

L'Histoire Du Saxophone Jazz - The Story Of Saxophone Jazz 1923-1956

2007, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Le Chant Du Monde,