Sonny Greer

Sonny Greer

William Alexander "Sonny" Greer (December 13, c. 1895 – March 23, 1982) was an American jazz drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with Duke Ellington.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 13, 1895 (Long Branch), Died March 23, 1982 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, vocalist, maracas

= 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-39370	10-in.	10/26/1927	Creole love call	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-39371	10-in.	10/26/1927	Blues I love to sing	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-40155	10-in.	10/6/1927	Black and tan fantasie	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-40156	10-in.	10/6/1927	Washington wabble	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-41244	10-in.	12/19/1927	Harlem River quiver	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-41245	10-in.	12/19/1927	East St. Louis toodle-oo	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-41246	10-in.	12/19/1927	Blue bubbles	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-43502	10-in.	3/26/1928	Black beauty	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-43503	10-in.	3/26/1928	Jubilee stomp	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-43504	10-in.	3/26/1928	Got everything but you	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-47799	10-in.	10/30/1928	The mooche	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48100	10-in.	10/30/1928	Santa Claus, bring my man back to me	Hot Five [Ellington ensemble] ; Ozie Ware	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48101	10-in.	10/30/1928	I done caught you blues	Hot Five [Ellington ensemble] ; Ozie Ware	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48102	10-in.	10/30/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48103	10-in.	10/30/1928	No papa no	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (take 2)	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48166	10-in.	11/15/1928	Bandanna babies	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48167	10-in.	11/15/1928	Diga diga do	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48168	10-in.	11/15/1928	I must have that man	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48373	10-in.	2/18/1929	Japanese dream	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48374	10-in.	2/18/1929	Harlemania	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	CVE-49007	12-in.	12/20/1928	St. Louis blues	Warren Mills and his Blue Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	CVE-49008	10-in.	12/20/1928	Gems from Blackbirds of 1928	Warren Mills and his Blue Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus (takes 4-7); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2); unaccompanied (take 3)	vocalist
Victor	BVE-49652	10-in.	1/16/1929	Flaming youth	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-49653	10-in.	1/16/1929	Saturday night function	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-49654	10-in.	1/16/1929	High life	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-49655	10-in.	1/16/1929	Doin' the voom voom	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-49767	10-in.	3/7/1929	The dicty glide	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-49768	10-in.	3/7/1929	Hot feet	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-49769	10-in.	3/7/1929	Sloppy Joe	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-49770	10-in.	3/7/1929	Stevedore stomp	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	CVE-51158	12-in.	4/12/1929	A night at the Cotton Club, part 1	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Irving Mills	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	CVE-51159	12-in.	4/12/1929	A night at the Cotton Club, part 2	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Irving Mills	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-51971	10-in.	5/3/1929	Cotton Club stomp	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-51972	10-in.	5/3/1929	Misty mornin'	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-51973	10-in.	5/3/1929	Arabian lover	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-51974	10-in.	5/3/1929	Saratoga swing	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-55845	10-in.	9/16/1929	Mississippi	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-55846	10-in.	9/16/1929	The Duke steps out	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-55847	10-in.	9/16/1929	Haunted nights	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-55848	10-in.	9/16/1929	Swanee shuffles	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-57542	10-in.	11/14/1929	Breakfast dance	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-57543	10-in.	11/14/1929	Jazz lips	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-57544	10-in.	11/14/1929	March of the hoodlums	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-59692	10-in.	4/11/1930	Double check stomp	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-59693	10-in.	4/11/1930	My gal is good for nothing but love	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-59694	10-in.	4/11/1930	I was made to love you	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-61011	10-in.	8/20/1930	Ring dem bells	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-61012	10-in.	8/20/1930	Old man blues	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-61013	10-in.	8/20/1930	Three little words	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Rhythm Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-62192	10-in.	6/4/1930	Sweet dreams of love	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-62193	10-in.	6/4/1930	Jungle nights in Harlem	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-62194	10-in.	6/4/1930	Sweet jazz o' mine	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-62195	10-in.	6/4/1930	Shout 'em, Aunt Tillie	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-63360	10-in.	10/2/1930	Hittin' the bottle	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-63361	10-in.	10/2/1930	That Lindy hop	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-63362	10-in.	10/2/1930	You're lucky to me	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-63363	10-in.	10/2/1930	Memories of you	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-64378	10-in.	11/26/1930	What good am I without you?	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-64379	10-in.	11/26/1930	Blue again	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Sid Garry	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-64380	10-in.	11/26/1930	When a black man's blue	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Bennie Payne	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 3 and 4); with male vocal trio (takes 1 and 2)	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-64812	10-in.	11/21/1930	Nine little miles from Ten-Ten-Tennessee	Smith Ballew ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-64813	10-in.	11/21/1930	I'm so in love with you	Smith Ballew ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-67401	10-in.	1/16/1931	Rockin' in rhythm	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-67798	10-in.	1/16/1931	The river and me	Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-67799	10-in.	1/16/1931	Keep a song in your soul	Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-67800	10-in.	1/16/1931	Sam and Delilah	Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	CRC-68231	12-in.	6/11/1931	Creole rhapsody	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BRC-68232	10-in.	6/11/1931	Creole rhapsody	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	CRC-68233	12-in.	6/11/1931	Creole rhapsody	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BRC-68237	10-in.	6/16/1931	Limehouse blues	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BRC-68238	10-in.	6/16/1931	Echoes of the jungle	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BRC-68239	10-in.	6/17/1931	It's glory	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BRC-68240	10-in.	6/17/1931	The mystery song	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	LBRC-71811	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	2/3/1932	Mood indigo	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	LBSHQ-71812	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	2/3/1932	Mood indigo	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	LBRC-71836	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	2/9/1932	East St. Louis toddle	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	LBSHQ-71837	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	2/9/1932	East St. Louis toddle	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BRC-71838	10-in.	2/9/1932	Dinah	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Sonny Greer ; Cootie Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BRC-71839	10-in.	2/9/1932	Bugle call rag	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-73557	10-in.	9/21/1932	Maori	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-73558	10-in.	9/21/1932	Jive	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-73559	10-in.	9/21/1932	My sophisticated daddy	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-73560	10-in.	9/21/1932	Margie	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-77025	10-in.	9/26/1933	Rude interlude	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-77026	10-in.	9/26/1933	Dallas doings	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-77199	10-in.	12/4/1933	Dear old Southland	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-77200	10-in.	12/4/1933	Awful sad	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-77201	10-in.	12/4/1933	Daybreak Express	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-79155	10-in.	4/12/1934	Ebony rhapsody	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, maracas, drums
Victor	PBS-79156	10-in.	4/12/1934	Cocktails for two	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-79157	10-in.	4/12/1934	Live and love tonight	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-79169	10-in.	4/17/1934	I met my Waterloo	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-79211	10-in.	5/9/1934	Troubled waters	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-79212	10-in.	5/9/1934	My old flame	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-80144	10-in.	1/9/1934	Delta serenade	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, maracas, drums
Victor	BS-80145	10-in.	1/9/1934	Stompy Jones	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-80149	10-in.	1/10/1934	Solitude	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-80150	10-in.	1/10/1934	Blue feeling	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-037632	10-in.	6/13/1939	12th Street rag	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with piano solo	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-044888	10-in.	3/6/1940	Jack the Bear	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-044889	10-in.	3/6/1940	Ko-ko	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-044890	10-in.	3/7/1940	Morning glory	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-049015	10-in.	3/15/1940	Conga brava	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-049016	10-in.	3/15/1940	Concerto for Cootie	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	PBS-049655	10-in.	5/4/1940	Cotton tail	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-049656	10-in.	5/4/1940	Don't get around much anymore	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053020	10-in.	5/28/1940	Dusk	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053021	10-in.	5/28/1940	Bojangles	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053022	10-in.	5/28/1940	A portrait of Bert Williams	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053023	10-in.	5/28/1940	Blue goose	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-053428	10-in.	9/5/1940	In a mellotone	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-053430	10-in.	9/5/1940	Warm valley	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053552	10-in.	10/17/1940	The flaming sword	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053579	10-in.	10/28/1940	Across the track blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053580	10-in.	10/28/1940	Chlo-e	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-053603	10-in.	11/2/1940	Day dream	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053604	10-in.	11/2/1940	Good Queen Bess	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053605	10-in.	11/2/1940	That's the blues, old man	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053606	10-in.	11/2/1940	Junior hop	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053607	10-in.	11/2/1940	Without a song	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053608	10-in.	11/2/1940	My Sunday gal	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053609	10-in.	11/2/1940	Mobile Bay	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053610	10-in.	11/2/1940	Linger awhile	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053621	10-in.	11/11/1940	Charlie the chulo	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053622	10-in.	11/11/1940	Lament for Javanette	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053623	10-in.	11/11/1940	A lull at dawn	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053624	10-in.	11/11/1940	Ready Eddy	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053780	10-in.	12/28/1940	The sidewalks of New York	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-053781	10-in.	12/28/1940	Flamingo	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-054606	10-in.	7/22/1940	Harlem air-shaft	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-054608	10-in.	7/22/1940	All too soon	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-054609	10-in.	7/22/1940	Rumpus in Richmond	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-054624	10-in.	7/24/1940	My greatest mistake	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-054625	10-in.	7/24/1940	Sepia panorama	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-055283	10-in.	2/15/1941	Take the "A" train	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-055284	10-in.	2/15/1941	Jumpin' punkins	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-055285	10-in.	2/15/1941	John Hardy's wife	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-055286	10-in.	2/15/1941	Blue serge	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-055287	10-in.	2/15/1941	After all	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061283	10-in.	6/5/1941	Bakiff	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061284	10-in.	6/5/1941	Are you sticking?	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061285	10-in.	6/5/1941	Just a-settin' and a-rockin'	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061286	10-in.	6/5/1941	The giddybug gallop	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061318	10-in.	6/26/1941	Chocolate shake	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	PBS-061338	10-in.	7/2/1941	Clementine	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
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, drums
Victor	PBS-061341	10-in.	7/2/1941	Moon over Cuba	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061342	10-in.	7/3/1941	Some Saturday	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061343	10-in.	7/3/1941	Subtle slough	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061346	10-in.	7/3/1941	Squaty roo	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061347	10-in.	7/3/1941	Passion flower	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061348	10-in.	7/3/1941	Things ain't what they used to be	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061349	10-in.	7/3/1941	Going out the back way	Johnny Hodges Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061684	10-in.	9/26/1941	Five o'clock drag	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	PBS-061686	10-in.	9/26/1941	Bli-blip	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061687	10-in.	9/26/1941	Chelsea Bridge	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061688	10-in.	9/29/1941	Brown suede	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061689	10-in.	9/29/1941	Noir bleu	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061690	10-in.	9/29/1941	"C" blues	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061691	10-in.	9/29/1941	June	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-061941	10-in.	12/2/1941	Raincheck	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-070682	10-in.	1/21/1942	Perdido	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-070683	10-in.	1/21/1942	The "C" jam blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-070684	10-in.	1/21/1942	Moon mist	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-071890	10-in.	2/26/1942	What am I here for?	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	PBS-072437	10-in.	6/26/1942	My little brown book	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-072438	10-in.	6/26/1942	Main stem	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-072439	10-in.	6/26/1942	Johnny come lately	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-074781	10-in.	7/28/1942	Hayfoot, strawfoot	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-074782	10-in.	7/28/1942	Sentimental lady	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges	Jazz/dance band, with alto sax solo	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	BS-074784	10-in.	7/28/1942	Sherman shuffle	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D4VB-0454	10-in.	12/1/1944	I'm beginning to see the light	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D4VB-0455	10-in.	12/1/1944	Don't you know I care (or don't you care to know)	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Al Hibbler	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D4VB-0456	10-in.	12/1/1944	I didn't know about you	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D5VB-0012	10-in.	1/4/1945	Carnegie blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
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, drums
Victor	D5VB-0232	10-in.	4/26/1945	Kissing bug	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
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, drums
Victor	D5VB-0262	10-in.	5/11/1945	Caravan	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D5VB-0265	10-in.	5/14/1945	In a sentimental mood	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D5VB-0271	10-in.	5/16/1945	Frankie and Johnny	Duke Ellington and his Rhythm	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
Victor	D5VB-0518	10-in.	7/30/1945	Things ain't what they used to be	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
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, drums
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, drums
Victor	D6VB-2093	10-in.	7/9/1946	Rockabye river	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2094	10-in.	7/9/1946	Suddenly it jumped	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Jimmy Hamilton ; Taft Jordan ; Oscar Pettiford	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2095	10-in.	7/9/1946	Transblucency (a blue fog that you can almost see through)	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2096	10-in.	7/9/1946	Just squeeze me (but don't tease me)	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2113	10-in.	8/26/1946	Back home again in Indiana	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Piano solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2114	10-in.	8/26/1946	Blue is the night	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Piano solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2115	10-in.	8/26/1946	Lover man (Oh, where can you be?)	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with piano and female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2116	10-in.	8/26/1946	Just you, just me	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Piano solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2117	10-in.	8/26/1946	Beale Street blues	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Piano solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2126	10-in.	9/3/1946	My honey's lovin' arms	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Ray Nance	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2129	10-in.	9/3/1946	St. Louis blues	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2130	10-in.	9/3/1946	Swamp fire	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D6VB-2131	10-in.	9/3/1946	Royal garden blues	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	W151615	10-in.	6/18/1931	Greasy plate stomp	Blue Six ; Trombone Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	W151616	10-in.	6/18/1931	B flat blues	Blue Six ; Trombone Red	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	E31301	10-in.	10/25/1929	Six or seven times	Six Jolly Jesters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	vocalist
Decca	GB 6038	10-in.	7/13/1933	Hyde Park (Every tub)	Duke Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	GB 6039	10-in.	7/13/1933	Harlem speaks	Duke Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	GB 6040	10-in.	7/13/1933	Ain't misbehavin'	Duke Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	GB 6041	10-in.	7/13/1933	Chicago	Duke Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, drums

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Greer, Sonny," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104570.

Greer, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104570.

"Greer, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.