Jimmie Lunceford
James Melvin Lunceford (June 6, 1902 – July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-62599 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | In dat mornin' | Moses Allen ; Chickasaw Syncopators ; Jimmie Lunceford | Jazz/dance band, with talk | lyricist, composer, leader | |
| Victor | BVE-62600 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Sweet rhythm | Chickasaw Syncopators ; Jimmie Lunceford | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | BS-81324 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | White heat | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-81325 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | Jazznocracy | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-81326 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | Chillen get up | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal quintet | director | |
| Victor | BS-81327 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | Leaving me | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-82218 | 10-in. | 3/20/1934 | Swingin' uptown | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-82219 | 10-in. | 3/20/1934 | Breakfast ball | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Sy Oliver | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-82220 | 10-in. | 3/20/1934 | Here goes | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Henry Wells | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-82221 | 10-in. | 3/20/1934 | Remember when | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Henry Wells | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-88976 | 10-in. | 5/28/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Dudley Nix ; Tom Coakley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-92027 | 10-in. | 5/23/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Frank Dailey ; Al Fish ; Meadowbrook Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-94513 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Joe Kennedy Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98364 | 10-in. | 12/9/1935 | (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98497 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W145373 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Chickasaw stomp | Chickasaw Syncopators | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W145374 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Memphis rag | Chickasaw Syncopators | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Decca | 38531 | 10-in. | 9/4/1934 | Sophisticated lady-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38532 | 10-in. | 9/4/1934 | Mood indigo | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38533 | 10-in. | 9/4/1934 | Rose room-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38534 | 10-in. | 9/4/1934 | Black and tan fantasy-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38535 | 10-in. | 9/4/1934 | Stratosphere-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | 38541 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | Nana-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38542 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | Miss Otis regrets-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38543 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | Unsophisticated Sue-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38544 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | Star dust-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38915 | 10-in. | 10/29/1934 | Dream of you-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38916 | 10-in. | 10/29/1934 | Shake your head (from side to side) | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38917 | 10-in. | 10/29/1934 | Stomp it off-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38918 | 10-in. | 10/29/1934 | Call it anything (It wasn't love)-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38967 | 10-in. | 11/7/1934 | Because you're you-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38968 | 10-in. | 11/7/1934 | Chillun, get up!-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 38969 | 10-in. | 11/7/1934 | Solitude | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39169 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | Rain-1, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39170 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | Since my best gal turned me down-1, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39171 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | Jealous-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39172 | 10-in. | 12/18/1934 | Rhythm is our business-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39173 | 10-in. | 12/18/1934 | I'm walking through heaven with you-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39551 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Sleepy time gal-4, 5 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 39552 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Bird of paradise-2, 4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39553 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Rhapsody junior-2, 4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39554 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Runnin' wild-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39555 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Four or five times | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39556 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Four or five times | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39557 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes-4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39996 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Babs-1, 5 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39997 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Swanee river-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39998 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Thunder-4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 39999 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Oh boy-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60000 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Charmaine-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60001 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Hittin' the bottle-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60013 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | I'll take the South-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60014 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | Avalon-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60015 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | Charmaine-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60016 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | Hittin' the bottle-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60274 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | My blue heaven-1, 3, 4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60275 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | I'm nuts about screwy music-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60276 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | The best things in life are free-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60277 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | The melody man-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61246 | 10-in. | 8/31/1936 | Organ grinder's swing | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61247 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | On the beach at Bali Bali-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61248 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | Me and the moon-1, 2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61249 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | Living from day to day-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61250 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | T'ain't good (like a nickel made of wood) | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61323 | 10-in. | 10/14/1936 | Muddy water-1, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61324 | 10-in. | 10/14/1936 | I can't escape from you-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61325 | 10-in. | 10/14/1936 | Harlem shout-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61345 | 10-in. | 10/26/1936 | (This is) My last affair-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61346 | 10-in. | 10/26/1936 | Running a temperature-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61531 | 10-in. | 1/18/1937 | Honey, keep your mind on me | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61532 | 10-in. | 1/18/1937 | Count me out | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61533 | 10-in. | 1/20/1937 | I'll see you in my dreams | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61550 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | He ain' 't got rhythm-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61551 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Linger awhile-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61552 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Honest and truly-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 61553 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Slumming on Park Avenue-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62259 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Coquette | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62260 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | The merry-go-round broke down | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62261 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Ragging the scale | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62262 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Hell's bells | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62263 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | For dancers only | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62344 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | Posin' | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62345 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | The first time I saw you-4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62346 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | Honey, keep your mind on me-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 62347 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | Put on your old grey bonnet-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 63133 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | Margie-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | 63134 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | The love nest-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | 63135 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | I'm laughing up my sleeve-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | 63585 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | Down by the old mill stream-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 63586 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | My melancholy baby-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 63587 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | Sweet Sue, just you-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 63588 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | By the River Sainte Marie-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 68874 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Blue prelude-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 68875 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | I had a proposition-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 68876 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Twenty-four robbers-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 68877 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Battle axe-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 69035 | 10-in. | 4/22/1941 | Peace and love for all-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 69036 | 10-in. | 4/22/1941 | Chocolate | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 69680 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Gone-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 69681 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Hi spook-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 69682 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Yard dog mazurka-1, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 69683 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Impromptu-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 70093 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Blues in the night, part 1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 70094 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Blues in the night, part 2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 70095 | 10-in. | 12/23/1941 | I'm losing my mind (because of you) | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 70096 | 10-in. | 12/23/1941 | Life is fine-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 70654 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | It had to be you-2, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 70655 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 1-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 70656 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 2-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 71756 | 10-in. | 2/8/1944 | Back door stuff, part 1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 71757 | 10-in. | 2/8/1944 | Back door stuff, part 2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 71758 | 10-in. | 2/8/1944 | The goon came on | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 71759 | 10-in. | 2/8/1944 | Once too often | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 71760 | 10-in. | 2/8/1944 | Jeep rhythm | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72655 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | I'm gonna see my baby | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72656 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | That someone must be you | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72657 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | A lover's lullaby | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72658 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | Oh gee, oh gosh, oh pshaw | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72659 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | I'm in a jam with baby | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72748 | 10-in. | 2/27/1945 | I passed through Memphis last night | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72749 | 10-in. | 2/27/1945 | Buzz-buzz-buzz | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72750 | 10-in. | 2/27/1945 | This is my confession | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 72751 | 10-in. | 2/27/1945 | I need a lift | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | DLA 1010 | 10-in. | 7/24/1936 | Pigeon walk-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | DLA 1011 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Like a ship at sea | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | DLA 1012 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Teasin' Tessie Brown | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | DLA 1013 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Annie Laurie | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | DLA 1014 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Frisco fog-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader, arranger | ||
| Decca | DLA 2447 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | I'm walking through heaven with you | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | arranger | ||
| Decca | DLA 2448 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | You' re always in my dreams | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | arranger | ||
| Decca | DLA 2449 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Flamingo | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | DLA 2450 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Siesta at the fiesta | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | arranger | ||
| Decca | L 3063 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Strictly instrumental | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | L 3064 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Easy street | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | L 3065 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Knock me a kiss-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | L 3066 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Keep smiling, keep laughin'-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | L 3906 | 10-in. | 8/9/1945 | Baby are you kiddin' | Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | L 3907 | 10-in. | 8/9/1945 | Where's the melody | Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | L 3908 | 10-in. | 8/9/1945 | The honeydripper | Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | L 3909 | 10-in. | 8/9/1945 | I've got the Caroline blues | Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lunceford, Jimmie," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105572.
Lunceford, Jimmie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105572.
"Lunceford, Jimmie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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