Cotton Club Orchestra
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
See Also: Cab Calloway Orchestra
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= 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-41245 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | East St. Louis toodle-oo | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-43502 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Black beauty | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-43503 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Jubilee stomp | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-43504 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Got everything but you | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-47799 | 10-in. | 10/30/1928 | The mooche | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-48166 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | Bandanna babies | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-48167 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | Diga diga do | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-48168 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | I must have that man | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49652 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | Flaming youth | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49653 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | Saturday night function | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49654 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | High life | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49655 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | Doin' the voom voom | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49767 | 10-in. | 3/7/1929 | The dicty glide | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49768 | 10-in. | 3/7/1929 | Hot feet | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49769 | 10-in. | 3/7/1929 | Sloppy Joe | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-49770 | 10-in. | 3/7/1929 | Stevedore stomp | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-51971 | 10-in. | 5/3/1929 | Cotton Club stomp | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-51972 | 10-in. | 5/3/1929 | Misty mornin' | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-51973 | 10-in. | 5/3/1929 | Arabian lover | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-51974 | 10-in. | 5/3/1929 | Saratoga swing | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-53039 | 12-in. | 4/20/1931 | I'll make fun of you | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo, and announcements | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-53040 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | Something to remember you by [conclusion] | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal solos, and announcements | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-53041 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | The mystery song | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Tap dancing with piano, jazz/dance band with male vocal solo, and announcements | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-53042 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | St. Louis blues [conclusion] | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo, male vocal trio with piano, and announcements | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-53043 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | Farewell blues | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, and announcements | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-57542 | 10-in. | 11/14/1929 | Breakfast dance | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-57543 | 10-in. | 11/14/1929 | Jazz lips | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-57544 | 10-in. | 11/14/1929 | March of the hoodlums | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-59692 | 10-in. | 4/11/1930 | Double check stomp | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-59693 | 10-in. | 4/11/1930 | My gal is good for nothing but love | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62192 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Sweet dreams of love | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62193 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Jungle nights in Harlem | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62194 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Sweet jazz o' mine | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62195 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Shout 'em, Aunt Tillie | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-64379 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Blue again | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Sid Garry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| 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) | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-64811 | 10-in. | 11/21/1930 | Mood indigo | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-68231 | 12-in. | 6/11/1931 | Creole rhapsody | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-68232 | 10-in. | 6/11/1931 | Creole rhapsody | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-68233 | 12-in. | 6/11/1931 | Creole rhapsody | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-68237 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Limehouse blues | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-68238 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Echoes of the jungle | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-77684 | 10-in. | 9/18/1933 | Evenin' | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-77685 | 10-in. | 9/18/1933 | I learned about love from her | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-77697 | 10-in. | 9/21/1933 | Little town gal | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-77698 | 10-in. | 9/21/1933 | Harlem hospitality | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78503 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | The lady with the fan | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78504 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Harlem camp meeting | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78505 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Zaz zuh zaz | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78506 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Father's got his glasses on | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-78866 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | Minnie the Moocher | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-78867 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | The scat song | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78868 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | Kicking the gong around | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-78869 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | There's a cabin in the cotton | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Bennie Payne | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-81088 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | 'Long about midnight | Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-81089 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | Moon glow | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-81090 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | Jitter bug | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-81093 | 10-in. | 1/23/1934 | Hotcha razz-ma-tazz | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-81094 | 10-in. | 1/23/1934 | Margie | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-81095 | 10-in. | 1/23/1934 | Emaline | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W140475 | 10-in. | 3/31/1925 | Original two time man | Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E28359 | 10-in. | 10/17/1928 | The mooche | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E28360 | 10-in. | 10/17/1928 | Louisiana | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E28361 | 10-in. | 10/17/1928 | Memphis wail | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E28441 | 10-in. | 10/2/1928 | Awful sad | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cotton Club Orchestra," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106509.
Cotton Club Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106509.
"Cotton Club Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Cotton Club. Orchestra - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92033137
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