American jazz clarinetist, singer and composer.
Born : October 19, 1878 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Died : February 04, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He played with many other local musicians and bands, including Buddy Bolden, Joe Oliver, Bouboul Fortunea Augustat, Bouboul Valentin, Oscar DuConge, Manuel Perez, Freddie Keppard, Bunk Johnson, the Excelsior Brass Band and the Olympia Brass Band.
APPEARANCES +
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Centennial
2024, 2xLP, Comp + 4xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Dlx, Archeophone Records
Secret Six Jazz Band
Centennial Tribute To King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
2023, LP, Album, Not On Label (Secret Six Jazz Band Self-released), 
,
, Dixieland
Various
Root Hog Or Die: 100 Songs, 100 Years, An Alan Lomax Centennial Tribute
2016, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Andalusian Classical/Cajun/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Gospel/Calypso/Celtic/Folk
Oscar Papa Celestin* With Adolph Alexander
Oscar Papa Celestin With Adolph Alexander
2008, CD, Album, American Music
King Oliver
Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Off The Record (6), Archeophone Records
Various
New Orleans Obscurities
2006, CD, Comp, Jazz Crusade
Sidney Bechet
Petite Fleur
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Quadromania
Oscar 'Papa' Celestin And His Original Tuxedo Jazz Band*
1949 - 1953
2005, CD, 504 Records, 
Claude Luter Et Les Lorientais*
Intégrale 1947-1949
2003, 3xCD, Comp, Box, Memories, Memories, Memories, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
The Dixie Five
Dancin' Fool
2002, CD, Album, RE, Jazzology
Louis Armstrong
The Satchmo Era
2001, 20xCD, Comp + Box, Weton-Wesgram, 
,
, Swing/Dixieland
Tom Baker's San Francisco Jazz Band
1976 -1977
2001, CD, Album, Comp, RE, RM, The Bill Armstrong Collection, 
George Lewis
Jammin’ In The 1950s
2000, CD, Album, Jazz Crusade, ,
, Dixieland
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
2000
Dave Greer's Classic Jazz Stompers
Those Sentimental Gentlemen From Dayton
1999, CD, Album, Not On Label
The Bob Wilber Jazz Repertory Ensemble
The Music Of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
1999, CD, ,
, Dixieland
Oscar "Papa" Celestin
1950s Radio Broadcasts
1996, CD, Comp, Arhoolie Folklyric, Arhoolie Folklyric, Arhoolie Folklyric
Neville Dickie
The Music Of The Great Joe "King" Oliver - Oh Play That Thing
1996, CD, Album, Stomp Off Records,
King Oliver
Dippermouth Blues / His 25 Greatest
1996
Papa Celestin's New Orleans Band*
Marie LaVeau
1994
Louis Armstrong
Collection
1993, CD, Comp, The Collection, 
Kid Rena / Bunk Johnson
Prelude To The Revival Vol. II (Kid Rena 1940 / Bunk Johnson: The Very First Recordings)
1992, CD, Comp, American Music
King Oliver And His Creole Jazz Band*
1923
1992, CD, ,
, Dixieland/Rhythm & Blues
Various
The John Reid Collection From The Arkansas Arts Center: New Orleans Jazz 1940-1944
1992
Chris Barber
In His Element
1992
Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band
Delving Back And Forth With Humph
1988, LP, Stomp Off Records,
Down Home Jazz Band
Vol. 1 - Hambone Kelly's Favorites
1988, LP, Album, Stomp Off Records, Stomp Off Records
King Oliver Creole Conserven Blik*
King Oliver Creole Conserven Blik
1988, LP, Album, Feel The Jazz
Norske Rytmekonger
Siemens Spesial: My Heart
1988
Alex Welsh Featuring George Melly
Live At The Royal Festival Hall 1954/55
1988
Bent Persson
Louis Armstrong's 50 Hot Choruses For Cornet As Recreated By Bent Persson, Volume 3
1987, LP, Kenneth Records (2)
Louis Armstrong
Coffret 3 Disques
1984, 3xLP, Comp, Mono, Music For Pleasure, ,
, Dixieland
Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band
Live
1984, LP, Comp, Pinorrekk Records
Various
Il Clarinetto Nel Jazz
1983, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, Musica Jazz
Metropolitan Jazz Band
Dixieland
1983, Vinyl, 
,
, Dixieland
Orion Brass Band*
Music In The Streets
1982, 7", Lalahagadan Music, 
,
, Brass Band
Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band*
Creole Love Call
1982
Red Hot Hottentots
Sharjah Shuffle (Vol. 5)
1981, LP, Album, Biton, 
Oscar "Papa" Celestin And His New Orleans Jazz Band* / George Lewis And His New Orleans Ragtime Jazz Band*
The Radio Broadcasts: 1950-1951
1981, LP, Comp, Folklyric Records
"Red" Wolfe's Port Of Dixie Jazz Band
Back In School - Readin' Writin' & Rhythm
1980, LP, P.O.D. Records (2)
Big Bill Broonzy With Graeme Bell And His Australian Jazz Band
In Concert - Düsseldorf, Sept. 15, 1951
1980, 2x Vinyl, 
The Chris Barber Band*
Come Friday
1979, Vinyl Direct-To-Disc, ,
, Dixieland
Sidney Bechet
Le Disque D'Or
1979
Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband* Med Liller*
Jazzparty
1979, Vinyl,
Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband*
Danish Jazz Vol. 8 - Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband 1956-77
1978, LP, Comp, Mono, Storyville
Sidney Bechet
Portrait
1978, 2x Vinyl,
Sidney Bechet With Eddie Condon And His All Stars*
At Eddie Condon's Floor Show
1977, LP, Comp, Queen-disc, ,
, Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Internationales Dixieland Festival Dresden '76
1976, LP, Album, AMIGA,
Dixieland
Jazz'I.G.*
Jazz'I.G.
1976, LP, Album, Not On Label, JIG Produktion
Tom Baker's San Francisco Jazz Band
Volume One
1976, Vinyl,
Sidney Bechet
L'Album Souvenir. 1949 Les Premiers Enregistrements Parisiens
1975
Various
New Orleans Stomp
1974, Vinyl,
Backdoor Jugband
In The Evening ...
1973, LP, Album, Pragmaphone
Various
New Orleans Legends (Archive Of Jazz Volume 12)
1970, Vinyl, ,
, Dixieland
Various
Good Time Louisiana & New Orleans Jazz
1968, Vinyl,
The Wolverines*
The Wolverines, Bern
1967, 10", Turicaphon
Various
Från Skolbands-jazzens Födelse
1967, LP, Comp, Gazell, 
,
, Dixieland
Maxim Saury
De la Nouvelle Orléans A Chicago Ou Le Jazz En 1925
1967, LP, Comp, Pathé, Pathé
King Oliver And His Creole Jazz Band* Featuring Louis Armstrong & Johnny Dodds
1923
1965
Various
The Sound Of Chicago (1923-1940)
1964, 3x Vinyl Terre Haute pressing, Box Set,
Papa Celestin And His New Orleans Ragtime Band
Papa Celestin And His New Orleans Ragtime Band
1962
Various
La Coppa Del Jazz
1960, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Italiana, RCA
Zenith Jazzband
Zenith Jazzband
1959, 7", EP, ZAC
Sidney Bechet
High Society
1959
Various
Traditional Jazz
1958, Vinyl, ,
, Ragtime/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Tuxedo Brass Band
When The Saints Go Marchin In
1957, 7", EP, Knäppupp
Various
New Orleans Horns Volume 2
1956, 10", Comp, Mono, London Records
The Down Town Jazz Band
Dixie From Holland
1956, 10", Album, Mono, Columbia
The Down Town Jazz Band
Chattanooga Stomp / Cheerin' Rag
1956
Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band*
Jazz Played By Jazz Bands Vol. 8
1955, 7", EP, Esquire
Hazy Osterwald Sextett, New Orleans Wild Cats
At Hazy's Party
1954, 10", Tell Record
Kid Rena's Delta Jazz Band
Milneburg Joys / Get It Right
1953, Shellac, 10", Gazell
Kid Rena's Delta Jazz Band
Kid Rena's Delta Jazz Band
1951
Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band*
When The Saints Go Marching In / High Society
1950
Celestin's Tuxedo Jass Band*
Li'l Liza Jane / Oh, Didn't He Ramble
1950
Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band
Chattanooga Stomp / Dallas Blues
1950,
The Tailgate Jazz Band
Chattanooga Stomp / Snag It
1949, 10", The Record Changer
Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra
High Society / Honeysuckle Rose
1949
Claude Luter Et Son Orchestre
High Society / West End Blues
1948, Shellac,
Kid Rena's Delta Jazz Band
New Orleans Music
1944, Shellac, 10", Album, Delta (48)
Kid Rena's Jazz Band*
Weary Blues / Get It Right
1940, Shellac, ,
, Dixieland
Kid Rena's Jazz Band*
Gettysburg March / Lowdown Blues
1940, Shellac, ,
, Dixieland
Kid Rena's Jazz Band*
Milneburg Joys / Clarinet Marmalade
1940
Kid Rena's Jazz Band*
Panama / High Society Rag
1940
King Oliver And His Creole Jazz Band*
Krooked Blues / Alligator Hop
1924
King Oliver's Jazz Band
Chattanooga Stomp / New Orleans Stomp
1923
Oscar Papa Celestin's Tuxedo Jassband*
Storyville EP
7", EP, Storyville
Various
Giants Of New Orleans Vol. 30
2xLP, Comp, Monkey Records (4)
Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band*
Oh, Didn't He Ramble / High Society
10", Roger Wolfe's New Orleans Bandwagon, Roger Wolfe's New Orleans Bandwagon
The King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band*
The Saga Of The King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
2xLP, Comp, Kings Of Jazz, Kings Of Jazz,
King Oliver
Creole Jazz Band Vol. 1
10", Comp, Jazz Society,
Hot Shots
Live - Cotton Club Hamburg
LP, Summer
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band* / Bob Helm's Riverside Roustabouts
San Francisco Style
LP, Comp, Riverside Records, ,
, Dixieland
Various
New Orleans Rarities Vol. 4
2xLP, Comp, W/Lbl, Rarities (2)
King Oliver
Creole Jazz Band Vol. 1
10", Comp, Ltd, Jazz Society
Maritime Stompers
The Pearls
CDr, Album, Not On Label (Maritime Stompers Self-released)
Louis Armstrong
LA
2xCD, Comp, Jazz Classic's, 
,
, Big Band/Dixieland/Swing/Ragtime
George Lewis' New Orleans Ragtime Band*
George Lewis' New Orleans Ragtime Band
LP, Storyville
Oscar "Papa" Celestin, Sharkey Bonano
The Battle Of The Bands
LP, Album, Fairmont Records
Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band*
When The Saints Go Marching In / Li'l Liza Jane
Shellac, 10", Roger Wolfe's New Orleans Bandwagon, Roger Wolfe's New Orleans Bandwagon
Lu Watters And The Yerba Buena Jazz Band With Turk Murphy And Bob Scobey
San Francisco Style
7", EP, Riverside Records, ,
, Dixieland
Sidney Bechet
From New Orleans To Paris
7", EP, Orbis (2)
Louis Armstrong
The Louis Armstrong Collection
Papa Oscars Dixielanders
Firehouse-Dixie
Vinyl, 
,
, Dixieland
Louis Armstrong
20 Greatest Hits
Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band*
Can't We Get Together
King Oliver
West End Blues
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band*
Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Louis Satchmo Armstrong*
20 Unforgettable Hits (85th Birthday Edition)
Vinyl, ,
, Musical/Dixieland/Vocal/Swing
Lu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band*
Chattanooga Stomp / Creole Belles
Various
New Orleans Styles
King Oliver's Jazz Band
Snake Rag N° 2 / High Society
Sidney Bechet
Jazz Concert, Vol. 2
Vinyl, ,
, Swing/Dixieland
Various
Root Hog Or Die Volume 1: I'm A Rambler, I'm A Gambler
2016, LP, Comp, Mississippi Records,
Jelly Roll Morton
The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax
2005, 7x CD, CD, Box Set Piano Shaped Box, ,
, Swing/Ragtime/Interview
Various
Joachim E. Berendt Presents: Jazzlife
1961, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Gospel/Rhythm & Blues
King Oliver's Jazz Band
Chattanooga Stomp / New Orleans Stomp
1950
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Alligator Hop / Krooked Blues
1946, Shellac,
