Hot Lips Page

Hot Lips Page

Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Shaw's Orchestra and Count Basie's Orchestra, and he worked with Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Ida Cox. He was one of the five musicians booked for the opening night at Birdland with Charlie Parker in 1949.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1908 (Dallas), Died November 5, 1954 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist, leader, songwriter, composer, mellophone

Notes: Also known as Oran Page.

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

Recordings (Results 76-88 of 88 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	68436	10-in.	12/3/1940	No matter where you are	Hot Lips Page and his Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	84618		5/27/1953	St. Louis blues	Hot Lips Page	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	84619		5/27/1953	On the sunny side of the street	Hot Lips Page	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	84620		5/27/1953	St. James infirmary	Hot Lips Page	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	84621		5/27/1953	The Sheik of Araby	Hot Lips Page	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1633	10-in.	2/8/1944	Woke up clipped	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1634	10-in.	2/8/1944	Teezol	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1635	10-in.	2/8/1944	'Nuff said	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1636	10-in.	2/8/1944	The horn	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1637	10-in.	2/8/1944	Dirty deal	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1638	10-in.	2/8/1944	Don't blame me	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1639	10-in.	2/8/1944	I surrender dear	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1640	10-in.	2/8/1944	Tea for two	Ben Webster Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 76-88 of 88 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Page, Hot Lips," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.

Page, Hot Lips. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.

"Page, Hot Lips." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.