Stump Evans

Paul "Stump" Evans (October 18, 1904 – August 29, 1928) was an American musician, who was one of the first jazz saxophonists. Evans experimented with several instruments: alto horn, trombone, and alto saxophone. In the 1920s, he played baritone saxophone in Chicago as a member of the Creole Jazz Band led by King Oliver and the Dixie Syncopators. He played C melody saxophone when he supported singer Priscilla Stewart. With Oliver he played soprano saxophone, then alto saxophone with the Red Hot Peppers led by Jelly Roll Morton. Evans also worked as a sideman for Erskine Tate and Jimmy Wade. He died at the age of 23 from tuberculosis.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 18, 1904 (Lawrence), Died August 29, 1928 (Kansas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, C-melody saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-38627	10-in.	6/4/1927	Hyena stomp	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band, with laughing	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-38628	10-in.	6/4/1927	Billy goat stomp	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band, with goat imitations	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-38629	10-in.	6/4/1927	Wild man blues	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-38630	10-in.	6/4/1927	Jungle blues	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-38661	10-in.	6/10/1927	Beale Street blues	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-38662	10-in.	6/10/1927	The pearls	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Columbia	W142426	10-in.	7/13/1926	Perdido Street blues	New Orleans Wanderers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	C 533 (E 3556)	10-in.	7/23/1926	Tack Annie	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver		instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	C 657 (E 3843/E 20252)	10-in.	9/17/1926	Someday sweetheart	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver		instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	C 659 (E 3845/E 20254)	10-in.	9/17/1926	Dead man blues	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver		instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Gennett	11632	10-in.	10/5/1923	When you leave me alone to pine	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone
Gennett	11633	10-in.	10/5/1923	Alligator hop	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone
Gennett	11634	10-in.	10/5/1923	That sweet something dear	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone
Gennett	11635	10-in.	10/5/1923	Zulu's Ball	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone
Gennett	11636	10-in.	10/5/1923	Working man blues	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone
Gennett	11637	10-in.	10/5/1923	Someday, sweetheart	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone
Gennett	11638	10-in.	10/5/1923	Krooked blues	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone
Gennett	11639	10-in.	10/5/1923	If you want my heart (You got to 'low it, babe)	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, C-melody saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Evans, Stump," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111688.

Evans, Stump. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111688.

"Evans, Stump." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.