James Reese Europe

James Reese Europe

James Reese Europe (February 22, 1881 – May 9, 1919) was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. He was the leading figure on the African Americans music scene of New York City in the 1910s. Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 22, 1880 (Mobile), Died May 9, 1919 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 32 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-12324	10-in.	9/3/1912	I've got the finest man	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-14246	12-in.	12/29/1913	Too much mustard	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	C-14247	12-in.	12/29/1913	Down home rag	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	C-14248	12-in.	12/29/1913	Amapa	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	B-14249	10-in.	12/29/1913	El irresistible	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	C-14249	12-in.	12/29/1913	El irresistible	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	B-14432	10-in.	2/10/1914	You're here and I'm here	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	C-14433	12-in.	2/10/1914	The Castles in Europe	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor, composer
Victor	B-14434	10-in.	2/10/1914	Castle walk	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor, composer
Victor	C-14435	12-in.	2/10/1914	Castle's lame duck	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor, composer
Victor	C-15221	12-in.	9/25/1914	Ballin' the jack	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-15230	12-in.	10/1/1914	Flora waltz	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor, composer
Victor	C-15231	12-in.	10/1/1914	Fox trot	Europe's Society Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor, composer
Victor	B-15501	10-in.	1/19/1915	Fiora waltz	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-15501	12-in.	12/14/1914	Fiora waltz	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-16055	12-in.	5/27/1915	Gems from Nobody home	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-32101	10-in.	3/17/1925	Mysterious blues	Lloyd Finlay ; Lloyd Finlay Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-041363	10-in.	9/28/1939	Ballin' the jack	Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	D9VB-0912	10-in.	2/22/1949	Ballin' the jack	Three Suns	Instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-09-03]	Not documented	4/9/1920	Good night Angeline	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	3943	10-in.	ca. 1908	I ain't had no lovin' in a long time	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38134	10-in.	7/11/1912	I've got the finest man	Maurice Burkhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78874	10-in.	12/20/1919	Good-night, Angeline	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	36930	12-in.	ca. 1914	The Castle walk	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	36935	12-in.	ca. 1914	Castle's half and half	Prince's Band	Band	composer

(Results 1-25 of 32 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Europe, James Reese," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103626.

Europe, James Reese. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103626.

"Europe, James Reese." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.