Louis Metcalf

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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra The Washingtonians King Oliver & His Orchestra Williams’ Washboard Band Louis Metcalf’s All Stars The Gulf Coast Seven Harry’s Happy Four Choo Choo Jazzers Jasper Davis & His Orchestra Eddie Heywood’s Jazz Trio Johnson’s Jazzers Louie Metcalf Orch. Four Black Diamonds

American jazz trumpeter.
Born: February 28, 1905 in Webster Groves, Missouri.
Died: October 27, 1981 in New York City (Queens), New York.

Louis worked with Willie The Lion Smith, King Oliver, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Luis Russell, Sam Wooding and others.

ALBUMS

At The Ali Baba

Osie Johnson, Ted Sommer*, Bill Lavorgna, Sam Most, Mat Mathews, Hank Jones, Jimmy Jones (3), Louis Metcalf, Buster Harding, Al Hall

Louis Metcalf Quartette

7", Single, Star Dust Records (2), Star Dust Records (2)

Les Trompettistes Des Années 20

2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz Magazine (2)

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

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

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Volume 1 - 1924-1926 - Complete Edition

1991, CD, Comp, Média 7,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Early Ellington (1927 - 1934)

1990, CD, Comp, Mono, Bluebird (3)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Brunswick Era, Volume I (1926-29)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Early Ellington (1927 - 1934)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928)

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

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

1978, LP, Comp, Collectors Items

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

1973, LP, Mono, Jazz Historical Recordings,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Hot In Harlem (1928-1929)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Cotton Club Days Volume 3

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Duke Steps Out

1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, RCA Victor,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Cotton Club Days Vol. 2

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Duke In Harlem 1926-30

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Ellingtonia - Vol. 1 “The Twenties”

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Jungle Jamboree (Ellingtonia 1927-1930)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

1959, LP, Comp, Coral,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

At His Very Best

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Ellingtonia Volume 1

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Blues I Love To Sing / Got Everything But You

1936, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

East Saint Louis Toodle-Oo / Black Beauty

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Harlem River Quiver / Washington Wabble

1928, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Blues I Love To Sing / Blue Bubbles

The Washingtonians

Soliloquy / Black And Tan Fantasy

Louie Metcalf Orch.

St. James Infirmary Blues

7", Stere-O-Craft

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

10", Comp, Vogue

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Works Of Duke - Integrale Volume 1

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Got Everything But You / Jubilee Stomp

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Works Of Duke - Vol. 1 To 5

APPEARANCES +

Frog Blues And Jazz Annual Number 5

2017, CD, Comp, Frog (7),

Jazz Instruments

2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,

Classic Jazz Archive

Empress Of The Blues - Volume 2: 1926 - 1933

2008, Box, Comp + 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records,

The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 Messin' Around With The Blues

2007, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records

2006, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne,

The Missourians Includes Cotton Club Orchestra And Andy Preer And The Cotton Club Orchestra

The Missourians (1925-1930)

2006, CD, Comp, RM, Vintage Music Productions,

A Panorama 1923-1927

2005, CD, Comp, Timeless Records (3),

2005, CD, Comp, Jazz Crusade,

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

Classic Jazz: The Twenties

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

Clarence Williams

Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?

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

Changes: L'Arrangiamento Per Big Band

2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Big Band/Dixieland

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

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

Cotton Club Stomp - 1927-1931

2000, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends

The Luis Russell Story 1929 - 1934

Ken Burns Jazz (The Story Of America's Music)

Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz/Fusion/Dixieland/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Big Band/Country Blues/Piano Blues/Ragtime

Clarence Williams

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

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

The Best Of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973)

Big Band/Swing/Gospel

Classic Blues, Jazz & Vaudeville Singers (More Alternate Takes & Newly Discovered Titles Volume 2) (1920-1926)

1998, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),

Butterbeans And Susie*

Complete Recorded Works 1924-1927 In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1926-1927)

1997, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),

1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

1997, CD, Album, Comp, RCA Victor, BMG,

The Essential Bessie Smith

The Rough Guide To Classic Jazz

Ragtime/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing

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

Hard Bop/Fusion/Dixieland/Contemporary Jazz/Swing

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (August 1922-September 1924)

1996, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),

Volume 3 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 2 May 1928 To 7 October 1939)

1996, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),

Volume 2 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 25 April 1923 To 29 February 1928)

1996, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)

Her Best Recordings 1923 - 1933

1996, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz

In Chronological Order 1924-1925

1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)

Edna Hicks, Hazel Meyers, Laura Smith

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1923-1927)

1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (October 1924-March 1925)

1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),

Female Blues Singers Volume 14: S/T/U/W/Y (1923-1932)

1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),

Female Blues Singers Volume 12: M/O/P/Q/R (1922-1935)

1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),

1996, Cass, Comp, Columbia, Legacy

Blue Girls Volume 2 ★ 1928-1930 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order)

Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Country Blues

'St. Louis Blues'

1995, CD, Comp, RM, Orbis

Maggie Jones, Gladys Bentley

Volume 2 (May 1925 To June 1926) / Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1928/1929

1995, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 1924-1926

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

Viola McCoy / Julia Moody

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 1926-1929 / Complete Recorded Works 1922-1925

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

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (16 August 1923 To 1942)

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

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (1926-1931)

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

Martha Copeland

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (September 1923 To August 1927)

1995, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 (1924-1926)

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

In Chronological Order Volume 4 (1925-1928)

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

Richard M. Jones

1995, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

New York - Chicago - Hollywood 1928 - 1943

1995, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Bop/Swing/Big Band

Jeep's Blues (His Greatest Recordings 1928-1941)

'Rockin' In Rhythm'

New York - Chicago - Hollywood 1926 - 1941

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

The Classics Sampler

1994, CD, Comp, Smplr, Classics (11),

Clarence Williams

The Complete 1923-1926 Clarence Williams Sessions, Volume 4 -- 1926

1994, CD, Comp, Hot'N Sweet, Musiques Archives Documents, EPM Musique

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

Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Duke Ellington

1993, CD, Comp, Music Memoria

Clarence Williams

The Clarence Williams Collection Vol. 1, 1927-28

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

The Complete 1929/1938 Sessions

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

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

Jazz Tribune No.6: King Oliver And His Orchestra (1929-1930)

James P. Johnson*

Ragtime/Piano Blues/Stride

James P. Johnson*

Swing/Dixieland

James P. Johnson*

Harlem Stride Piano 1921/1929

Female Blues Singers Volume O/P/R (1923-1930)

1991, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Fantasy By Selmerphone

Female Blues Singers Volume R/S (1921-1931)

1991, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Fantasy By Selmerphone,

Butterbeans & Susie

Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama

1991, CD, Comp, JSP Records,

Volume 2 - 1926-1927 - Complete Edition

1991, CD, Comp, RM, Média 7,

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

The King Of New Orleans

Luis Russell And His Orchestra

The OKeh Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Jungle Nights In Harlem (1927-1932)

Female Blues Singers Volume C/D (1924-1928)

1990, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Fantasy By Selmerphone

MCA Presents A Sampler Of Decca Jazz (1927-1949)

1990, CD, Comp, Mono, Decca Jazz, MCA Records,

La Selection 1923-1933

1990, CD, Comp, L'Art Vocal,

Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing

MCA Presents A Sampler Of Decca Jazz (1927-1949)

1990, LP, Comp, Decca Jazz, MCA Records

Henry "Red" Allen And His Orchestra

Dixieland/Swing/Big Band

Martha Copeland

Vol.1: (1923-1927) Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order

1989, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, RST Records,

Clarence Williams

A Selection Of His Rare Recordings Volume One 1927-1930

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

Butterbeans & Susie

Daddy's Got The Mojo

1989, LP, Comp, Swingtime

Au Temps Du Cotton Club

Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway

Cotton Club Days

Luis Russell, 1929-1930

1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)

Volume 1 The Birth Of A Band 1924-1926

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

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams (Great Original Performances 1927 To 1934)

Jazz Potpourri Volume Two (20 Collector Items 1925-1933)

1987, LP, Album, Meritt Record Society,

James P. Johnson*

James P. Johnson 1928-31

1986, LP, Album, Comp, Swaggie Records,

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Big Bands: Cotton Club Nights

1985, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Hal + Box, Time Life Music, Time Life Music

1984, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz

1984, 6xLP, Comp, International Joker Production

1984, LP, Album, Kenneth Records (2),

Le Trombe Del Jazz Classico

1983, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Big Band/Dixieland/Swing

1983, LP, Comp, Mono, London Records,

The Legend, The Blues Vol. 1

Jump Blues/Piano Blues/Swing/Big Band

Mean Mothers: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 1

Jump Blues/Chicago Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues

Sings The Blues Of Victoria Spivey

1980, LP, Spivey Records

Giants Of Jazz - Duke Ellington

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

1979, LP, Comp, Mono, VJM

Swing/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band

V.I.P.-Jazz 1 Duke Ellington 1927 - 1931

1978, LP, Comp, Mono, Club, MCA Records,

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

Cathy Chamberlain

Cathy Chamberlain's Rag 'N Roll Revue

1976, LP, Album, Buddah Records,

Ragtime/Dixieland

This Is Jazz / Vol. 2 / The Hot Years

Farewell Blues (1927 - 1928)

West End Blues (1929)

Luis Russell And His Louisiana Swing Orchestra*

Luis Russell And His Louisiana Swing Orchestra

Volume 1 (1926-1929)

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz

1973, 6xLP, Comp, Mono, San + Box, Smithsonian Collection,

Dixieland/Free Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Ragtime

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz

Bop/Dixieland/Free Jazz/Big Band/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Ragtime

The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 1 1925-1928

Henry Allen Jr. And His New York Orchestra*

The Allen Victors (Henry Allen Jr. And His New York Orchestra Chronological & Complete)

1972, 2xLP, Comp, Raretone (2),

Volume 2 (1929 - 1930)

The Perfect Era

This Is Duke Ellington

Ma Rainey & The Classic Blues Singers

1970, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS, CBS

Kings And The Queen (Volume Two)

Duke Ellington 1927 - 1940

1969, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Club + Box, Supraphon, Gramofonový Klub

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

Volume Two 1925-6

Kansas City Five (2), The Stompin' Six

The K.C. Five and The Stompin' Six

1968, LP, Comp, VJM

Collectors' Items 1925-1929

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams Rarities

The Vaudeville Era

1967, 10", Comp, Audubon,

Louis Armstrong And Luis Russell

Louis Armstrong And Luis Russell

1966, LP, Comp, Mono, Swaggie Records,

Rare And Hot! 1923-26 (Female Vocals With Accompaniment)

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

The Ellington Era, 1927-1940: Volume Two

Urban Sprawl & All That Jazz

1965, LP, Album, Comp, Decca,

Swing/Dixieland/Vocal

Die Entwicklung Des Jazz I: Vom Spiritual Zum Modern Jazz

Dixieland/Swing

Luis Russell And His Orchestra And His Burning Eight*

The Luis Russell Story 1929/30

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

The Ellington Era Volume One: 1927-1940

Henry Allen Jnr. And His New York Orchestra*

Treasury Of Jazz N° 29

I Grandi Del Jazz

Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing/Bop

Kansas City Five

Kansas City Five

1961, 7", EP, VJM,

A History Of Jazz: The New York Scene

Bop/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing

Duke Ellington*

At His Very Best

1959, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, RCA,

Dixieland And New Orleans Jazz

1958, LP, Comp, RCA Camden,

Dixieland And New Orleans Jazz

Jazz Volume 7: New York (1922-1934)

Louis Metcalf's All Stars

Frenchman's Boogie

1955, 7", Franwil Records

Louis Metcalf's All Stars

Rock Your Blues Away

1955, 7", Franwil Records

Early Recordings: Duke Ellington, Volume 1

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* Featuring Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton, Bubber Miley, Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Harry Carney, Barney Bigard, Cootie Williams

Early Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Immigration Blues / The Creeper

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

Call Of The Freaks / The Trumpet's Prayer

Duke Ellington & His Orch.*, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*

Creole Love Call / Saturday Night Function

1942, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice,

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

Jubilee Stomp / Country Gal

1940, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Luis Russel And His Orchestra* / Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Savoy Shout / Jubilee Stomp

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

Yellow Dog Blues / Tishomingo Blues

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

Black And Tan Fantasy / Ducky Wucky

1932, Shellac, 10", Brunswick,

Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Black And Tan Fantasy / Rockin' Chair

King Oliver And His Dixie Syncopators*

I'm Watching The Clock / Slow And Steady

Luis Russell & His Orchestra* / The Harlem Footwarmers

Savoy Shout / Lazy Duke

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra / King Oliver And His Orchestra*

The Mooche / West End Blues

1929, Shellac, 10", Victor,

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

I've Got That Thing / Freakish Light Blues

1929, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Fire And Thunder Blues / Black Dog Blues

1929, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

East Saint Louis Toddle-Oo / Got Everything But You

Original Jazz Hounds

All That I Had Is Gone / Lucy Long

1927, Shellac, 10", Columbia,

Johnson's Jazzers

Skiddle De Scow / Can I Get It Now?

1927, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Clarence Williams' Blue Seven

Baby Won't You Please Come Home / Close Fit Blues

1927, Shellac, 10", Okeh

Duke Ellington's Kentucky Club Orchestra*

East St. Louis Toodle-O / Birmingham Breakdown

Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians / The Charleston Chasers

Down In Our Alley Blues / Delirium

Maggie Jones And Her Band*

The Man I Love Is Oh So Good / You Ain't Gonna Feed In My Pasture Now

1926, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Rosa Henderson And The Choo Choo Jazzers* / Helen Gross And The Choo Choo Jazzers*

Hard Hearted Hannah / Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down

1924, Shellac, 10", Ajax (6)

Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 2

LP, Comp, Odeon,

Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 12

LP, Comp, Odeon,

Duke Ellington Vol. 9

2xLP, Comp, Monkey Records (4),

2xLP, Comp, Mono, Monkey Records (4),

Gladys Bentley & Mary Dixon

The Complete Blues Sessions

LP, Comp, Collector's Classics

Jazz From New York City 1928-1932

LP, Comp, Historical Records, Historical Records,

Henry "Red" Allen With Luis Russell

Volume 3 (1930-1931)

LP, Comp, RE, RCA

Jazz Collection - Volume 12

LP, Comp, IAJRC,

J.C. Higginbotham / Edmond Hall

2xCD, Comp, RM, History,

7", EP, Fontana, Fontana,

Volume Two 1929-1930

CD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, JSP Records

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

7", EP, Swaggie Records,

Clarence Williams

Volume I Important OKeh Sides 1926-1928

Cass, Comp, Neovox

The Early Classics Volume 4

Cass, Comp, Neovox

Louis Metcalf's All Stars

Rock Your Blues Away

7", Franwil Records

A Duke Ellington Panorama

The Complete Recordings Vol. 4

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*, Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra*

Black And Tan Fantasie / Jubilee Stomp