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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". |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 32 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Europe, James Reese," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103626.
Europe, James Reese. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103626.
"Europe, James Reese." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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Wikipedia: Jim Europe
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Britannica: James Reese Europe
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LCNAR: Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82063334
Wikidata: Jim Europe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1280917
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11189440
MusicBrainz: Jim Europe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b9bf120b-4fa8-42f9-aae3-594834384806
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