Art Kahn
Art Kahn was an American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader in Chicago during the 1920s. In later years, he sang and played piano as a solo act at the Torch Club in Chicago. The Art Kahn Orchestra recorded "Hello, Baby" with singer Ruth Etting in 1926. Other songs included "Shanghai Lullaby" (1924) and "When Day Is Done"( 1927) Art Kahn and His Orchestra appear in the short film, Gags and Gals (1936). This name was also used as a pseudonym for Gene Kardos. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, piano, songwriter, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 76-99 of 99 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | W81114 | 10-in. | 6/27/1927 | Hallelujah! | Art Kahn | Piano solo, with male vocal solo and guitar | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W81115 | 10-in. | 6/27/1927 | Sometimes I'm happy | Art Kahn | Piano solo, with male vocal solo and guitar | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W81165 | 10-in. | 7/13/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Les Reis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81190 | 10-in. | 8/5/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Beth Challis | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | Ch396-Ch399; Ch423 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Off and gone | Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 15001-15002 | 10-in. | 2/19/1925 | Blue evening blues | Harry M. Snodgrass | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E35942 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | Truly (I love you) | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | E35943 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | It’s a lonesome old town (When you’re not around) | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | E35944 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | When you were the blossom of Buttercup Lane (And I was your Little Boy Blue) | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | E35945 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | They’ll all be there but me | Milt Shaw and his Detroiters [Art Kahn Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | E36701 | 10-in. | 5/19/1931 | Two little, blue little eyes | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ross Colby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | E36704 | 10-in. | 5/19/1931 | Building a home for you | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | E36918 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Many happy returns of the day | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | E24044-E24046 | 10-in. | 7/19/1927 | You don’t like it—not much | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E36702-E36703 | 10-in. | 5/19/1931 | Building a home for you | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ross Colby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | E36705-E36706 | 10-in. | 5/19/1931 | Two little, blue little eyes | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C3539 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | Wedding of the painted doll | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | C3906 | 10-in. | 7/20/1929 | The moonlight march | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | C3907 | 10-in. | 7/20/1929 | [Unknown title(s)] | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | C3908 | 10-in. | 7/20/1929 | Song of Siberia | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
| Brunswick | Ch65-Ch67 | 10-in. | 2/22/1924 | Blue evening blues | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | [C905-C906a] | 10-in. | 5/4/1927 | You don’t like it—not much | Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9710 | 10-in. | 9/15/1924 | Blue evening blues | Million Dollar Pier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11862 | 10-in. | 8/26/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Art," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.
Kahn, Art. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.
"Kahn, Art." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Kahn, Art - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019260
Wikidata: Art Kahn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4796918
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