Baby Jay James
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennett | 15558 | 10-in. | 9/7/1929 | Nickel's worth of liver blues | Edith Johnson | Female vocal solo, with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15567 | 10-in. | 9/7/1929 | What am I to do | Teddy Darby | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15570 | 10-in. | 9/7/1929 | I wish I has died in Egyptland | Jesse Johnson and his Singers | Male vocal solo, mixed vocal ensemble, and female vocal solo, with coronet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15571 | 10-in. | 9/7/1929 | I wish I had died in Egyptland | Jesse Johnson and his Singers | Male vocal solo, mixed vocal ensemble, and female vocal solo, with coronet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15638 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | St. Louis rambler blues | Blind Roosevelt Graves and his Brother | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15639 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Guitar boogie | Blind Roosevelt Graves and his Brother | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15640 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | New York blues | Blind Roosevelt Graves and his Brother | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15641 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Bustin' the jug | Roosevelt Graves and Bro | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15642 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Crazy about my baby | Roosevelt Graves and Bro | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15643 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Staggerin' blues | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15644 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Low down woman | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15645 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Take your burdens to the Lord | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Uaroy Graves | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15646 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Telephone to glory | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Uaroy Graves | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15647 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | I shall not be moved | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15648 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | When I lay my burdens down | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15649 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Just can't stay here | Will Ezell | Piano solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15650 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Pitchin' boogie | Will Ezell | Piano solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15651 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Happy sunshine | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15652 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | I'm pressing on | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15653 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Sad dreaming blues | Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15654 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Freakish mistreater blues | Will Ezell | Piano solo, with cornet, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15762 | 10-in. | 10/11/1929 | Kind babe blues | Stump Johnson | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Gennett | 15763 | 10-in. | 10/11/1929 | Would you do what I asked you to | Stump Johnson | Male vocal solo, with cornet, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "James, Baby Jay," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360823.
James, Baby Jay. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360823.
"James, Baby Jay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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