Harry Reser

Harry Reser

Harrison Franklin Reser (January 17, 1896 – September 27, 1965) was an American banjo player and bandleader. Born in Piqua, Ohio, Reser was best known as the leader of The Clicquot Club Eskimos. He was regarded by some as the best banjoist of the 1920s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 17, 1896 (Ohio), Died September 27, 1965 (San Francisco)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, leader, arranger, composer, ukulele, guitar, director, vocalist, lute, songwriter, mandolin, piano

Recordings (Results 726-750 of 910 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E21395-E21397	10-in.	2/1/1927	Look at the world and smile	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E21398-E21400	10-in.	2/1/1927	Somebody else	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E21632-E21635	10-in.	2/28/1927	South wind	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21701-E21704	10-in.	3/2/1927	Collette	Harry Reser ; William Wirges	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21723-E21725	10-in.	3/3/1927	At sundown (When love is calling me home)	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21726-E21728	10-in.	3/3/1927	South wind	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21982-E21984	10-in.	3/17/1927	Calling	Harry Reser ; William Wirges	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21997-E21998	10-in.	3/18/1927	The same old moon	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22077-E22079	10-in.	3/23/1927	I wonder how I look when I’m asleep	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22137-E22140	10-in.	3/26/1927	Just the same	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E22141-E22143	10-in.	3/28/1927	Side by side	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio	leader
Brunswick	E22197-E22199	10-in.	3/31/1927	Nesting time	Charley Straight Orchestra ; Keller Sisters and Lynch	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio	leader
Brunswick	E22200-E22201	10-in.	3/31/1927	Side by side	Charley Straight Orchestra ; Keller Sisters and Lynch	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio	leader
Brunswick	E22221-E22223	10-in.	4/2/1927	Doll dance	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22224-E22226	10-in.	4/2/1927	Delirium	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22245-E22247	10-in.	4/4/1927	When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose	Dixieland Four	Male vocal quartet, with lute, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, lute
Brunswick	E22248-E22249	10-in.	4/4/1927	Moonlight Bay	Dixieland Four	Male vocal quartet, with lute, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, lute
Brunswick	E22272-E22273	10-in.	4/6/1927	The more we are together	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E22274-E22276	10-in.	4/6/1927	You never get nowhere holding hands	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E22316-E22319	10-in.	4/8/1927	Hallelujah!	Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with piano duet and male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22320-E22323	10-in.	4/8/1927	Sometimes I'm happy	Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with piano duet and male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22354-E22357	10-in.	4/11/1927	Strum my blues away	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22358-E22360	10-in.	4/11/1927	My idea of heaven (Is to be in love with you)	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22434-E22435	10-in.	4/15/1927	Your land and my land	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E22629-E22631	10-in.	4/25/1927	St. Louis blues	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo

(Results 726-750 of 910 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reser, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

Reser, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

"Reser, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.