Charles P. Lowe
Charles P. Lowe was an American xylophonist who made numerous recordings in the early days of the recording industry. In 1883 Lowe was featured in a series of concerts at West End, New Orleans directed by Gustav D'Aquin. Lowe was a featured performer in New York theaters in the 1880s, including Huber's Prospect Garden (1884). Lowe first recorded for the New Jersey Phonograph Company in 1892 and remained the most prominent xylophonist in the recording industry's formative years. He recorded for most American record companies in existence before 1905, including 21 titles for Berliner Gramophone between 1897 and 1899, Columbia cylinders (pre-1900 - 1905) and discs (1902 to 1905), Edison cylinders, Victor Records from 1900 to 1904, and numerous recordings for Zonophone between 1900 and 1903. His last recordings were made in 1905. Lowe played xylophones with rounded bars in order to ease the execution of glissandi. His rolls were played in a faster style than was to be common later. He was married to contralto Jacobine Wichmann Lowe, who performed as "Miss Jottie" |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1910
Roles Represented in DAHR: xylophone, arranger
Notes: Charles P. Lowe's wife was contralto Jacobine Wichmann Lowe, known as Miss Jottie (pronounced "Yottie"). They often performed together.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 189 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 3251 | 7-in. | 6/21/1897 | Pretty little dark blue eyes | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3253 | 7-in. | 10/12/1897 | Du, du | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3257 | 7-in. | June 1897-Mar. 1899 | Carnival of Venice | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3259 | 7-in. | 10/12/1897 | The mocking bird | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3260 | 7-in. | 10/12/1897 | Home, sweet home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3261 | 7-in. | 10/12/1897 | The blue bells of Scotland | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3262 | 7-in. | 10/12/1897 | My old Kentucky home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3263 | 7-in. | June 1897-Mar. 1899 | Old black Joe | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3264 | 7-in. | June 1897-Mar. 1899 | Galop brilliant | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 3265 | 7-in. | June 1897-Mar. 1899 | Dancing in the sunlight | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0312 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | Pretty little dark blue eyes | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0313 | 7-in. | 7/16/1899 | Home, sweet home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0314 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | Happy days in Dixie | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0315 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | My old Kentucky home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0316 | 7-in. | July 1899 | Leonore | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0317 | 7-in. | July 1899 | Robin Adair | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0318 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | Carnival of Venice | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0319 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | Then you'll remember me | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0320 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | The mocking bird | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0842 | 7-in. | 12/23/1899 | Du, du (with variations) | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0849 | 7-in. | 12/23/1899 | Pretty violets | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Berliner | 0850 | 7-in. | 12/23/1899 | Dancing in the sunlight | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]205 | 10-in. | 4/3/1902 | Carnival of Venice | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]205 | 7-in. | 9/21/1900 | Carnival of Venice | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]206 | 10-in. | 4/3/1902 | Medley of popular airs | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | instrumentalist, xylophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lowe, Charles P.," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100216.
Lowe, Charles P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100216.
"Lowe, Charles P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lowe, Charles P. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114276
Wikidata: Charles P. Lowe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55607084
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