Moe Jaffe

Moe Jaffe (October 23, 1901 – December 2, 1972) was a songwriter and bandleader who composed more than 250 songs. He is best known for six: "Collegiate" (which was played by Chico Marx in the movie Horse Feathers), "The Gypsy in My Soul", "If I Had My Life to Live Over", "If You Are But a Dream", "Bell Bottom Trousers", and "I'm My Own Grandpa".

Birth and Death Data: Born October 23, 1901 (Vilnius), Died December 2, 1972 (Englewood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer, vocalist, leader, arranger

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Recordings (Results 51-65 of 65 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E24236-E24239 10-in. 8/15/1927 Who was the lady? Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects; without vocal (take E24239) songwriter  
Brunswick E24342-E24345 10-in. 8/31/1927 Who was the lady? Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects songwriter  
Brunswick E30359-E30360 10-in. 7/22/1929 The whoopee hat brigade Six Jumping Jacks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick E15933-E15936; E15939 10-in. 6/5/1925 Collegiate Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio songwriter  
Brunswick 1088W-1090W 10-in. 8/10/1925 Collegiate Ben Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet vocalist, songwriter  
Brunswick 1091W-1093W 10-in. 8/10/1925 Yes sir! That's my baby Ben Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet vocalist  
Brunswick TCL1541 10-in. 10/15/1931 Bolshevich [sic] The Jesters Male vocal and instrumental trio songwriter  
Edison 10451 10-in. 6/23/1925 Collegiate Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with vocal songwriter  
Edison 10849 10-in. 2/24/1926 Collegiate blues College Four Male vocal quartet songwriter  
Edison 11244 10-in. 10/11/1926 Bolshevik Albert Campbell ; Jack Kaufman Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist, composer  
Edison 11454 10-in. 1/20/1927 I love the college girls Jazz Babies Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio songwriter  
Edison 18264 10-in. 2/28/1928 He ain't never been to college 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 19179 10-in. 5/7/1929 The whoopee-hat brigade 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Dalton Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Edison N-883 10-in. 5/7/1929 The whoopee-hat brigade 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Dalton Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL266 10-in. 12/14/1925 Collegiate Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener Piano duet composer  
(Results 51-65 of 65 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jaffe, Moe," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111734.

Jaffe, Moe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111734.

"Jaffe, Moe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111734

External Sources

Wikipedia: Moe Jaffe

Discogs: Moe Jaffe

IMDb: Moe Jaffe

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LCNAR: Jaffe, Moe, 1901-1972 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002027328

Wikidata: Moe Jaffe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6889983

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2654639

MusicBrainz: Moe Jaffe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d3a504f1-b97f-450d-9810-ad7aa5f3c647

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