John Kirby Orchestra

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-066895 10-in. 7/25/1941 Close shave John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-066896 10-in. 7/25/1941 Bugler's dilemma John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-066897 10-in. 7/25/1941 It's only a paper moon John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-066898 10-in. 7/25/1941 Fifi's rhapsody John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067977 10-in. 10/7/1941 Night whispers John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067978 10-in. 10/7/1941 Tweed me John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067979 10-in. 10/7/1941 Move over John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067980 10-in. 10/7/1941 Wondering where Buster Bailey ; John Kirby Orchestra ; Russell Procope ; Charlie Shavers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Victor BS-071900 10-in. 2/11/1942 Keep smilin' (Keep laughin', be happy) Buster Bailey ; John Kirby Orchestra ; Russell Procope ; Charlie Shavers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Victor BS-071901 10-in. 2/11/1942 Comin' back John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-071902 10-in. 2/11/1942 No blues at all John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-071903 10-in. 2/11/1942 St. Louis blues John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Decca 64909 1/20/1939 You must have been a beautiful baby Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 64910 1/20/1939 Just a kid named Joe Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 64911 1/20/1939 Jeepers creepers Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 64912 1/20/1939 I must see Annie tonight Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 69364 10-in. 6/17/1941 Loch Lomond Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69369 10-in. 6/17/1941 Just like a gypsy Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69370 10-in. 6/17/1941 My blue heaven Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69371 10-in. 6/17/1941 St. Louis blues Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69988 10-in. 12/3/1941 When your lover has gone Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69989 10-in. 12/3/1941 My ideal Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69990 10-in. 12/3/1941 The night we called it a day Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69991 10-in. 12/3/1941 Concerto for two Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 70244 10-in. 1/28/1942 Kentucky babe Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 70245 10-in. 1/28/1942 Ma curly-headed baby Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 70246 10-in. 1/28/1942 When your lover has gone Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 70247 10-in. 1/28/1942 My ideal Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 70541 10-in. 3/19/1942 Beside the river Clyde John Kirby Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 70542 10-in. 3/19/1942 How do I know it's real? John Kirby Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 71699 10-in. 1/25/1944 Blues in the night Larry Adler Musical group  
Decca 71700 10-in. 1/25/1944 Stardust-1 Larry Adler Musical group  
Decca 71709 10-in. 1/27/1944 Creole love call Larry Adler Musical group  
Decca 71710 10-in. 1/27/1944 Begin the beguine Larry Adler Musical group  
Decca 71725 10-in. 2/2/1944 That old black magic Larry Adler Musical group  
Decca 71726 10-in. 2/2/1944 St. Louis blues Larry Adler Musical group  
Decca 71727 10-in. 2/2/1944 Hand to mouth boogie Larry Adler Musical group  
Decca 71728 10-in. 2/2/1944 As time goes by Larry Adler Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "John Kirby Orchestra," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113015.

John Kirby Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113015.

"John Kirby Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113015

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