Rex Stewart

Rex Stewart

Rex William Stewart Jr. (February 22, 1907 – September 7, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 22, 1907 (Philadelphia), Died September 7, 1967 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, trumpet, leader, composer, trombone, vocalist, songwriter

= 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	BVE-35762	10-in.	7/13/1926	Lazy drag	Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-35763	10-in.	7/13/1926	Jackass blues	Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-35764	10-in.	7/13/1926	Charleston stampede	Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-63195	10-in.	11/5/1930	I want your love	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Dave Wilborn	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-63196	10-in.	11/5/1930	Hello	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Dave Wilborn	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-64605	10-in.	11/3/1930	Talk to me	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Don Redman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-64606	10-in.	11/3/1930	Rocky road	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Don Redman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-64607	10-in.	11/4/1930	Laughing at life	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-64608	10-in.	11/4/1930	Never swat a fly	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-64609	10-in.	11/5/1930	After all, you're all I'm after	George Bias ; McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-64610	10-in.	11/5/1930	I miss a little miss	George Bias ; McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-037632	10-in.	6/13/1939	12th Street rag	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with piano solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-044887	10-in.	3/6/1940	You, you darlin'	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-044888	10-in.	3/6/1940	Jack the Bear	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-044889	10-in.	3/6/1940	Ko-ko	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-044890	10-in.	3/7/1940	Morning glory	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-044891	10-in.	3/7/1940	So far, so good	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-049015	10-in.	3/15/1940	Conga brava	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-049016	10-in.	3/15/1940	Concerto for Cootie	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-049017	10-in.	3/15/1940	Me and you	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-049655	10-in.	5/4/1940	Cotton tail	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-049656	10-in.	5/4/1940	Don't get around much anymore	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053020	10-in.	5/28/1940	Dusk	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053021	10-in.	5/28/1940	Bojangles	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053022	10-in.	5/28/1940	A portrait of Bert Williams	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053023	10-in.	5/28/1940	Blue goose	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053427	10-in.	9/5/1940	There shall be no night	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053428	10-in.	9/5/1940	In a mellotone	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053429	10-in.	9/5/1940	Five o'clock whistle	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053430	10-in.	9/5/1940	Warm valley	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053432	10-in.	9/6/1940	Blues for you, Johnny	Sidney Bechet ; Herb Jeffries ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet with male vocal solo (take 2: no vocal)	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053433	10-in.	9/6/1940	Ain't misbehavin'	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053434	10-in.	9/6/1940	Save it, pretty mama	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053435	10-in.	9/6/1940	Stompy Jones	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053552	10-in.	10/17/1940	The flaming sword	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053579	10-in.	10/28/1940	Across the track blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053580	10-in.	10/28/1940	Chlo-e	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053581	10-in.	10/28/1940	I never felt this way before	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053607	10-in.	11/2/1940	Without a song	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053608	10-in.	11/2/1940	My Sunday gal	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053609	10-in.	11/2/1940	Mobile Bay	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053610	10-in.	11/2/1940	Linger awhile	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053780	10-in.	12/28/1940	The sidewalks of New York	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053781	10-in.	12/28/1940	Flamingo	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053782	10-in.	12/28/1940	The girl in my dreams tries to look like you	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054606	10-in.	7/22/1940	Harlem air-shaft	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054607	10-in.	7/22/1940	At a Dixie roadside diner	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054608	10-in.	7/22/1940	All too soon	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054609	10-in.	7/22/1940	Rumpus in Richmond	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054624	10-in.	7/24/1940	My greatest mistake	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054625	10-in.	7/24/1940	Sepia panorama	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-055283	10-in.	2/15/1941	Take the "A" train	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-055284	10-in.	2/15/1941	Jumpin' punkins	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-055285	10-in.	2/15/1941	John Hardy's wife	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-055286	10-in.	2/15/1941	Blue serge	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-055287	10-in.	2/15/1941	After all	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061283	10-in.	6/5/1941	Bakiff	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061284	10-in.	6/5/1941	Are you sticking?	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061285	10-in.	6/5/1941	Just a-settin' and a-rockin'	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061286	10-in.	6/5/1941	The giddybug gallop	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061318	10-in.	6/26/1941	Chocolate shake	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061319	10-in.	6/26/1941	I got it bad and that ain't good	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061338	10-in.	7/2/1941	Clementine	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061339	10-in.	7/2/1941	The brown skin gal (In calico gown)	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061340	10-in.	7/2/1941	Jump for joy	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061341	10-in.	7/2/1941	Moon over Cuba	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061342	10-in.	7/3/1941	Some Saturday	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061343	10-in.	7/3/1941	Subtle slough	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061684	10-in.	9/26/1941	Five o'clock drag	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061685	10-in.	9/26/1941	Rocks in my bed	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061686	10-in.	9/26/1941	Bli-blip	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061687	10-in.	9/26/1941	Chelsea Bridge	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061941	10-in.	12/2/1941	Raincheck	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061942	10-in.	12/2/1941	What good would it do?	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-061943	10-in.	12/2/1941	I dont know what kind of blues I got	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-070682	10-in.	1/21/1942	Perdido	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-070683	10-in.	1/21/1942	The "C" jam blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-070684	10-in.	1/21/1942	Moon mist	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-071890	10-in.	2/26/1942	What am I here for?	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-071891	10-in.	2/26/1942	I don't mind	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-072437	10-in.	6/26/1942	My little brown book	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-072438	10-in.	6/26/1942	Main stem	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	PBS-072439	10-in.	6/26/1942	Johnny come lately	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-074781	10-in.	7/28/1942	Hayfoot, strawfoot	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-074782	10-in.	7/28/1942	Sentimental lady	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges	Jazz/dance band, with alto sax solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-074783	10-in.	7/28/1942	A slip of the lip (can sink a ship)	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Ray Nance	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-074784	10-in.	7/28/1942	Sherman shuffle	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	D5VB-0012	10-in.	1/4/1945	Carnegie blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0014	10-in.	1/4/1945	The mood to be wooed	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges	Jazz/dance band, with saxophone solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0015	10-in.	1/4/1945	(All of a sudden) my heart sings	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0232	10-in.	4/26/1945	Kissing bug	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0233	10-in.	5/1/1945	Everything but you	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0234	10-in.	5/1/1945	(Otto make that) riff staccato	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Ray Nance	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0274	10-in.	5/16/1945	Every hour on the hour (I fall in love with you)	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Al Hibbler	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0518	10-in.	7/30/1945	Things ain't what they used to be	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0662	10-in.	10/8/1945	Tell ya what I'm gonna do	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0663	10-in.	10/8/1945	Come to baby, do!	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0949	10-in.	11/26/1945	I'm just a lucky so-and-so	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Al Hibbler	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0951	10-in.	11/26/1945	The wonder of you	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Columbia	W141153	10-in.	10/19/1925	Take it easy	Monette Moore	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W141154	10-in.	10/19/1925	Get it fixed	Monette Moore	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W141740	10-in.	3/2/1926	Let's talk about my sweetie	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W141741	10-in.	3/2/1926	Mama is waitin' for you	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W404566	10-in.	12/3/1930	Goodbye blues	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W404596	10-in.	12/30/1930	Cloudy skies	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W404597	10-in.	12/30/1930	Got another sweetie now	Chocolate Dandies ; Jimmy Harrison	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W404598	10-in.	12/30/1930	Bugle call rag	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Brunswick	E36928	10-in.	7/17/1931	You rascal, you	Connie’s Inn Orchestra [Fletcher Henderson Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	E4793-E4794	10-in.	4/4/1927	Ten o’clock blues	Rex Stewart Harlem Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E4795-E4797	10-in.	4/4/1927	Oh, Malinda	Rex Stewart Harlem Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	577W-579W	10-in.	3/20/1925	Get it fixed	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	39390	10-in.	3/4/1935	Stay out of love	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	39391	10-in.	3/4/1935	I' ll never change	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	39392	10-in.	3/4/1935	Where were you on the night of June the third?	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	39393	10-in.	3/4/1935	(Looks like I'm) Breakin' the ice	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	104238		2/3/1958	The stroll	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	104239		2/3/1958	Ram-bunk-shush	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	104240		2/3/1958	Honky tonk	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band		instrumentalist, cornet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stewart, Rex," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103819.

Stewart, Rex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103819.

"Stewart, Rex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.