Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. After beginning his career in New Orleans, he led Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, a Chicago band that recorded for Vocalion and Decca. Classical composer Maurice Ravel acknowledged basing his Boléro on an improvisation by Noone. At the time of his death Noone was leading a quartet in Los Angeles and was part of an all-star band that was reviving interest in traditional New Orleans jazz in the 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 23, 1895 (New Orleans), Died April 19, 1944 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, leader, vocalist, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-053725	10-in.	12/11/1940	Moody melody	Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
Victor	BS-053726	10-in.	12/11/1940	Then you're drunk	Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-053727	10-in.	12/11/1940	I'm going home	Gideon Honore ; Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-053728	10-in.	12/11/1940	They got my number now	Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	9717	10-in.	6/15/1926	Lonesome and sorry	Lillie Delk Christian ; Jimmie Noone ; Johnny St. Cyr	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and banjo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	9718	10-in.	6/15/1926	Baby o' mine	Lillie Delk Christian ; Jimmie Noone ; Johnny St. Cyr	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and banjo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	9771	10-in.	6/22/1926	Love found you for me	Cookie's Gingersnaps ; Jimmie Noone	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W82046	10-in.	12/12/1927	My blue heaven	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and guitar	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W82047	10-in.	12/12/1927	Who's wonderful, who's marvellous? Miss Annabelle Lee	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and guitar	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400954	10-in.	6/26/1928	You're a real sweetheart	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400955	10-in.	6/26/1928	Too busy!	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo and female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400956	10-in.	6/26/1928	Was it a dream?	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400957	10-in.	6/26/1928	Last night I dreamed you kissed me	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402206	10-in.	12/11/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402207	10-in.	12/11/1928	Baby!	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402208	10-in.	12/12/1928	Sweethearts on parade	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402209	10-in.	12/12/1928	I must have that man!	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C1937	10-in.	5/16/1928	I know that you know	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C1938	10-in.	5/16/1928	Sweet Sue, just you	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C1939	10-in.	5/16/1928	Four or five times	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist
Brunswick	C1940	10-in.	5/16/1928	Every evening (I miss you)	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2015	10-in.	6/14/1928	Ready for the river	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C2016	10-in.	6/14/1928	Forevermore	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2111	10-in.	7/23/1928	Apex blues	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
Brunswick	C2112	10-in.	7/23/1928	Oh, sister, ain’t that hot	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C2113	10-in.	7/23/1928	Blues (My naughty sweetie gives to me)	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C2121	10-in.	7/23/1928	Sweet Lorraine	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C2122	10-in.	7/23/1928	King Joe	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C2123	10-in.	7/23/1928	Monday date	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C2258	10-in.	8/23/1928	Apex blues	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Brunswick	C2259	10-in.	8/23/1928	Monday date	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2260	10-in.	8/23/1928	Blues (My naughty sweetie gives to me)	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2266	10-in.	8/23/1928	Oh! Sister ain’t that hot!	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2267	10-in.	8/23/1928	King Joe	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2268	10-in.	8/23/1928	Sweet Lorraine	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2639	10-in.	12/6/1928	I must have that man	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2640	10-in.	12/6/1928	Some rainy day	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2641	10-in.	12/6/1928	Baby	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2710	10-in.	12/27/1928	It’s tight like that	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C2711	10-in.	12/27/1928	Let’s sow a wild oat	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C2712	10-in.	12/27/1928	She’s funny that way	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3005	10-in.	2/26/1929	St. Louis blues	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3006	10-in.	2/26/1929	Chicago rhythm	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3031	10-in.	3/2/1929	I got a misery	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3378	10-in.	4/26/1929	Wake up! Chill’un, wake up!	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3379	10-in.	4/26/1929	Love me or leave me	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3683	10-in.	6/21/1929	Anything you want	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3710	10-in.	6/24/1929	Someone’s falling in love	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3711	10-in.	6/24/1929	Serenading the moon	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3844	10-in.	7/11/1929	Birmingham Bertha	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3845	10-in.	7/11/1929	Am I blue?	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3848	10-in.	7/11/1929	My daddy rocks me (With one steady roll)	The Club Ambassadors	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C3849	10-in.	7/11/1929	Apex blues	The Club Ambassadors	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Brunswick	C3898	10-in.	7/19/1929	Ain’t misbehavin’	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3899	10-in.	7/19/1929	That rhythm man	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C3900	10-in.	7/19/1929	Off time	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4397	10-in.	9/24/1929	S’posin’	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Brunswick	C4398	10-in.	9/24/1929	True Blue Lou	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4617	10-in.	9/26/1929	Through! (How can you say we're through?)	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4618	10-in.	9/26/1929	Satisfied!	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4647	10-in.	10/15/1929	I’m doing what I’m doing for love	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4648	10-in.	10/15/1929	He’s a good man to have around	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4692	10-in.	10/25/1929	Love me	Jimmie’s Blue Melody Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C4693	10-in.	10/25/1929	Love me	Jimmie’s Blue Melody Boys	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C4694	10-in.	10/25/1929	Love (Your spell is everywhere)	Jimmie’s Blue Melody Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C4695	10-in.	10/25/1929	Song of the sands	Jimmie’s Blue Melody Boys	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C4725	10-in.	11/19/1929	Love (Your spell is everywhere)	Jimmie’s Blue Melody Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4726	10-in.	11/19/1929	Love me	Jimmie’s Blue Melody Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C4748	10-in.	11/26/1929	Zonky	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4749	10-in.	11/26/1929	Singin’ river	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4750	10-in.	11/26/1929	Zonky	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C4751	10-in.	11/25/1929	I’ll still go on wanting you	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5358	10-in.	2/3/1930	El Rado scuffle	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5359	10-in.	2/3/1930	Deep trouble	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5370	10-in.	2/6/1930	Crying for the Carolines	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5371	10-in.	2/6/1930	Have a little faith in me	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5521½	10-in.	2/18/1930	Should I?	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5522	10-in.	2/18/1930	I’m following you	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5754	10-in.	5/16/1930	When you’re smiling	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5755	10-in.	5/16/1930	When you’re smiling	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5756	10-in.	5/16/1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5757	10-in.	5/16/1930	I lost my gal from Memphis	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5766	10-in.	5/28/1930	On revival day	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5767	10-in.	5/28/1930	I’m drifting back to dreamland	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5900	10-in.	7/1/1930	Virginia Lee	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5901	10-in.	7/1/1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5902	10-in.	7/1/1930	So sweet	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5903	10-in.	7/1/1930	San	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C5950	10-in.	7/29/1930	You rascal, you	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist
Brunswick	C5951	10-in.	7/29/1930	Bring it on home to your grandma	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C6107	10-in.	8/23/1930	Little white lies	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C6108	10-in.	8/23/1930	Moonlight on the Colorado	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C6465	10-in.	10/30/1930	Something to remember you by	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C6466	10-in.	10/30/1930	Three little words	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C6467	10-in.	10/30/1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C7300	10-in.	1/12/1931	He’s not worth your tears	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C7301	10-in.	1/12/1931	Trav’lin’ all alone	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C7913	10-in.	7/27/1931	I need lovin’	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C7914	10-in.	7/27/1931	It’s you!	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C7915	10-in.	7/27/1931	River, stay ‘way from my door	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C7916	10-in.	7/27/1931	When it’s sleepy time down South	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	TC3782	10-in.	7/5/1929	Birmingham Bertha	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Gennett	11727	10-in.	1/21/1924	Scissor-grinder Joe	Cook's Dreamland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Gennett	11728	10-in.	1/21/1924	Lonely little wall flower	Cook's Dreamland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Gennett	11729	10-in.	1/21/1924	So this is Venice	Cook's Dreamland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Gennett	11730	10-in.	1/21/1924	Moanful man	Cook's Dreamland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Gennett	11731	10-in.	1/21/1924	The Memphis maybe man	Cook's Dreamland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Gennett	11732	10-in.	1/21/1924	The one I love (Belongs to somebody else)	Cook's Dreamland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62830	10-in.	12/1/1937	Sweet Lorraine	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62831	10-in.	12/1/1937	I know that you know	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62832	10-in.	12/1/1937	Bump it (Apex blues)	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62833	10-in.	12/1/1937	Four or five times	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62834	10-in.	12/1/1937	Hell in my heart	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62835	10-in.	12/1/1937	Call me darling, call me sweetheart, call me dear	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62836	10-in.	12/1/1937	I'm walkin' this town	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	62837	10-in.	12/1/1937	Japansy	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	90575	10-in.	1/15/1936	He's a different type of guy	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	90576	10-in.	1/15/1936	'Way down yonder in New Orleans	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	90577	10-in.	1/15/1936	The blues jumped a rabbit	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	90578	10-in.	1/15/1936	Sweet Georgia Brown	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	93030	10-in.	6/5/1940	New Orleans hop scop blues	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	93031	10-in.	6/5/1940	Keystone blues	Jimmie Noone Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noone, Jimmie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103207.

Noone, Jimmie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103207.

"Noone, Jimmie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.