Chris Columbus

Joseph Christopher Columbus Morris (June 17, 1902 – August 20, 2002), better known as Crazy Chris Columbo or just Chris Columbo, was an American jazz drummer. He was sometimes credited as Joe Morris on record, though he is no relation to free jazz guitarist Joe Morris or trumpeter Joe Morris.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1902 (Greenville), Died August 20, 2002 (New Jersey)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	73716	10/10/1946	All for the love of Lil	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73717	10/10/1946	Texas and Pacific	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73718	10/10/1946	Jack you're dead	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73719	10/10/1946	Reet petite and gone	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73720	10/10/1946	Sure had a wonderful time	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73721	10/10/1946	I know what you're puttin' down	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73882	4/23/1947	Boogie woogie blue plate	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73883	4/23/1947	Barnyard boogie	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73884	4/23/1947	Every man to his own profession	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73885	4/23/1947	Early in the mornin'	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73886	4/23/1947	Run Joe	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73936	6/4/1947	Look out!	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73937	6/4/1947	Beans and cornbread	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74833	4/12/1949	Push-ka-pee she pie (The saga of saga boy)-1	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74834	4/12/1949	Cole slaw	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74835	4/12/1949	Beans and corn bread	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74836	4/13/1949	Onions (Instrumental)	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74837	4/13/1949	Baby's gonna go, bye bye	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74838	4/13/1949	Heed my warning	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74839	4/13/1949	Psycho-loco (Instrumental)	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74866	4/28/1949	Baby, it's cold outside	Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74867	4/28/1949	Don't cry, cry baby	Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	74876	4/28/1949	School days	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	75121	8/9/1949	Hungry man	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	75122	8/9/1949	Love you 'til your money's gone blues	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	75123	8/9/1949	Saturday night fish fry, part 1	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	75124	8/9/1949	Saturday night fish fry, part 2	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76540	6/26/1950	I want a roof over my head	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76541	6/26/1950	Show me how	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76542	6/26/1950	Blue light boogie, part 1	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76543	6/26/1950	Blue light boogie, part 2	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76731	8/15/1950	Ain't nobody's business but my own	Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76736	8/18/1950	Tambouritza boogie	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76737	8/18/1950	Chartreuse	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76738	8/18/1950	Lemonade	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76739	8/18/1950	It's a great, great pleasure	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76740	8/18/1950	You will always have a friend-2	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76741	8/21/1950	Louisville Lodge meeting	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76742	8/21/1950	Trouble then satisfaction	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76743	8/21/1950	Crazy baby	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76744	8/23/1950	Life is so peculiar	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76745	8/23/1950	(I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80299	12/21/1950	Tear drops from my eyes	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80300	12/21/1950	If you've got some place to go	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80633	3/1/1951	Weak minded blues	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80634	3/1/1951	Is my Pop in there?	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80635	3/1/1951	I can't give you anything but love, baby	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81121	6/5/1951	If you so smart, how come you ain't rich ?	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81122	6/5/1951	Trust in me	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81123	6/5/1951	Louisville Lodge meeting	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81124	6/5/1951	How blue can you get ?	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81125	6/5/1951	Happy birthday boogie	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81148	6/13/1951	May every day be Christmas	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81149	6/13/1951	Please don't leave me	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81150	6/13/1951	Bone dry	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81151	6/13/1951	I love that kinda carryin' on	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81152	6/13/1951	Three handed woman	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81153	6/13/1951	Fat Sam from Birmingham	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81321	7/30/1951	Cock-a-doodle doo	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81322	7/30/1951	Garmoochie	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81323	7/30/1951	There must be a way	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81908	11/28/1951	Come and get it	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81909	11/28/1951	Stop makin' music	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81910	11/28/1951	Slow down	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81911	11/28/1951	Work baby work	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81912	11/28/1951	Never trust a woman-1	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81913	11/28/1951	All of me	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81914	11/28/1951	There goes my heart	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	81915	11/28/1951	Lay something on the bar (Besides your elbows)-1	Louis Jordan Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82670	4/9/1952	Lonesome and blue	Hal Singer Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82671	4/9/1952	I love the way you love me	Hal Singer Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82672	4/9/1952	Secret love	Hal Singer Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82673	4/9/1952	Please Dr. Jive	Hal Singer Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82958	6/16/1952	Troubles	Joan Shaw	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82959	6/16/1952	Better be on my way	Joan Shaw	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82960	6/16/1952	Until you came along	Joan Shaw	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	82961	6/16/1952	Anything you say	Joan Shaw	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	108558	1/12/1960	Saturday night fish fry	Louis Jordan	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4341	1/11/1947	Open the door Richard	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4342	1/11/1947	Friendship	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4351	1/23/1947	Open the door Richard	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4572	11/24/1947	Have you got the gumption	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4573	11/24/1947	We can't agree	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4574	11/24/1947	Chicky-Mo, Craney-crow	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4575	11/24/1947	Roamin's blues	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4594	12/1/1947	Inflation blues	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4595	12/1/1947	You're much too fat	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4596	12/1/1947	Chug chug boogie	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4597	12/1/1947	There'll be no days like that	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4598	12/1/1947	Pettin' and pokin'	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4631	12/8/1947	You're on the right track baby	Louis Jordan	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4632	12/8/1947	Don't burn the candle at both ends	Louis Jordan	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4633	12/8/1947	Why'd you do it, baby	Louis Jordan ; Louis Jordan	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4634	12/8/1947	Daddy-o	Louis Jordan	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4887	2/7/1949	Safe, sane and single	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4888	2/7/1949	I know what you've got	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 4889	2/7/1949	You broke your promise	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, drums

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbus, Chris," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100118.

Columbus, Chris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100118.

"Columbus, Chris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.