DISC 1
Loring “Red” Nichols and His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Ruby Weinstein (tp), Glenn Miller (tb), Benny Goodman (cl, as), Gil Rodin (as), Eddie Miller (ts), unknown (p), Nappy Lamare (g), Harry Goodman (sb), Ray Bauduc (d), Scrappy Lambert-Dick Robertson (v).
New York, December 12, 1930
1. E 35738 Blue Again (Fields-McHugh)-vDR Br 6014
2. E 35739 When Kentucky Bids The World “Good Morning”
(Leslie-Wayne)-vDR Br 6014
3. E 35740 What Good Am I Without You? (Ager)-vSL Melotone M 12049
4. E 35741 We’re Friends Again (Turk-Ahlert)-vSL Melotone M 12049
Loring “Red” Nichols and His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Ruby Weinstein-Charlie Teagarden (t), Jack Teagarden (tb), Glenn Miller (tb,arr), Benny Goodman (cl), Sid Stoneburn (cl,as), Larry Binyon (ts), Ed Bergman-Wladimir Selinsky (vln), Jack Russin (p), Art Miller (sb), Gene Krupa (d), Harold Arlen (v).
New York, January 16, 1931
5. E 35167-A “You Said It” (Yellen-Arlen)-vHA, arrGM Br 6029
6. E 35168-A Sweet And Hot (Yellen-Arlen)-vHA, arrGM Br 6029
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Red Nichols-Charlie Teagarden and possibly Ruby Weinstein (t), Jack Teagarden (tb), Benny Goodman (cl, as), Sid Stoneburn (cl, as), Larry Binyon (ts, fl), Jack Russin (p), possibly Treg Brown (g), Art Miller (sb), Gene Krupa (d), Paul Small (v). Three unknown Cuban drummers are added for the first title.
New York, January 23, 1931
7. E 35954-A The Peanut Vendor (Sunshine-Gilbert-Simons)-vPS Br 6035
8. E 35955-A Sweet Rosita (Mills-Gaskill)-vPS Br 6035
Loring “Red” Nichols and His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Ruby Weinstein-Charlie Teagarden (t), Jack Teagarden (tb, v), Glenn Miller (tb,arr), Benny Goodman (cl), Sid Stoneburn (as), Larry Binyon (ts), Ed Bergman-Wladimir Selinsky (vln), Jack Russin (p), possibly Treg Brown (g), Art Miller (sb), Gene Krupa (d), Harold Arlen (v), Herbert Spencer (arr).
New York, February 19, 1931
9. E 36108-A Things I Never Knew Till Now (Winchell-Vann-
Kuller)-vHA Br 6068
10. E 36109-A Teardrops And Kisses (Kenny-Little)-vHA, arrHS Br 6070
11. E 36110-A Were You Sincere? (Meskill-Rose)-vHA Br 6070
12. E 36111-A Keep A Song In Your Soul (Waller-Hill)-vJT, arrGM Br 6068
Red Nichols-Ruby Weinstein-Charlie Teagarden (t), Glenn Miller-Georgie Stoll (tb), Benny Goodman-Sid Stoneburn (cl, as), Larry Binyon (ts, fl), Ed Bergman-Wladimir Selinsky (vln), Fulton McGrath (p), Art Miller (sb), Gene Krupa (d), Smith Ballew (v).
New York, May 24, 1931
13. E 36728-B It’s The Darn’dest Thing (Fields-McHugh)-vSB Br 6191
14. E 36729-A Singin’ The Blues (Fields-McHugh)-vSB Br 6191
15. E 36730-A Love Is Like That (What Can You Do?)
(Russell)-vSB Br 6118
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Red Nichols (t), Glenn Miller (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Babe Russin (ts), Jack Russin (p), Perry Botkin (g), Art Miller (sb), Ray McKinley (d, v), Red McKenzie (v).
New York, May 26, 1931
16. E 36830-A Just A Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi) (Smith-Williams) Br 6133
17. E 36831-A You Rascal You (Theard)-vRedM Br 6133
18. E 36832-A Moan, You Moaners! (Williams)-vRayM Br 6149
Loring Nichols and His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Ruby Weinstein-Charlie Teagarden (t), Glenn Miller-Georgie Stoll (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Sid Stoneburn (as), Larry Binyon (ts, fl), Ed Bergman-Wladimir Selinsky (vln), Paul Mertz (p, arr), Treg Brown (g), Art Miller (sb), Gene Krupa (d), Smith Ballew (v).
New York, June 11, 1931
19. E 36855-A Slow But Sure (Newman-Agnew-Collins)-vSB Br 6138
20. E 36856-A Little Girl (Hyde-Henry)-vSB Br 6138
21. E 36856 #2 Little Girl (---)-vSB Br Test
22. E 36857-A How The Time Can Fly (Whenever I’m With
You) (Donaldson)-vSB, arrPM Br 6164
DISC 2
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Red Nichols (t), Glenn Miller (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl), Babe Russin (ts), Jack Russin (p), Perry Botkin (g), Art Miller (sb), Ray McKinley (d), Red McKenzie (v).
New York, June 24, 1931
1. E 36877-A How Long How Long Blues (Carr)-vRM Br 6160
2. E 36878-A Fan It (Jaxon)-vRM Br 6160
3. E 36878 #2 Fan It (---)-vRM Br Test
Red Nichols (t), Jimmy Dorsey (cl), Joe Venuti (vln), Fulton McGrath (p), Eddie Lang (g), Vic Berton (d).
New York, September 16, 1931
4. E 37204-A Oh Peter (You’re So Nice) (Wiedoeft-Rose-
Strafford) Br 6198
5. E 37205-B Honolulu Blues (Gunsky-Goldstein) Br 6198
Red Nichols-Don Moore (t), Johnny “Scat” Davis (t, v), Will Bradley (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Russ Lyon-Babe Russin (ts), Fulton McGrath (p), Tony Starr (g), Artie Bernstein (sb), Vic Engle (d).
New York, October 2, 1931
6. E 37233-A Get Cannibal (Weems-Dooley-Nichols)-vJD Br 6219
7. E 37234-A Junk Man’s Blues (Dooley-Nichols)-vJD Br 6219
Red Nichols (t), Johnny “Scat” Davis (t, v), Will Bradley (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl), Babe Russin (ts), Fulton McGrath (p, cel), Artie Bernstein (sb), Vic Engle (d).
New York, December 2, 1931
8. E 37436-A Slow And Easy (Williams-Spencer)-vJD Br 6767
9. E 37437-A Waitin’ For The Evenin’ Mail (Sittin’ On The Inside,
Lookin’ At The Outside) (Baskette)-vJD Br 6767
Red Nichols (t), Jimmy Dorsey (cl), Joe Venuti (vln), Arthur Schutt (p), Eddie Lang (g), Vic Berton (d).
New York, December 2, 1931
10. E 37438-A Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (Hawaiian Love Song)
(Goetz-Young-Wendling) Br 6234
11. E 37439-A Haunting Blues (Hirsch-Busse) Br 6234
12. E 37439-B Haunting Blues (---) ARC Theatre Test
Red Nichols (t), Johnny “Scat” Davis (t, v), Will Bradley (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl), Babe Russin (ts), Fulton McGrath (p, cel), Artie Bernstein (sb), Vic Engle (d), Dick Robertson (v).
New York, December 15, 1931
13. E 37462-A Twenty One Years (Miller)-vDR Br 6241
14. E 37462-B Twenty One Years (Miller)-vDR Br 6241
15. E 37463-A My Sweetie Went Away (Turk-Handman) Br 6241
16. E 37463-B My Sweetie Went Away (---) Test
Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Johnny “Scat” Davis (t), Will Bradley (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Babe Russin (ts), Larry Binyon (ts, f, oboe), Harry Hoffman (vln), Jack Russin (p, cel), Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (sb), Stan King (d), Connie Boswell-Sid Garry-Art Jarrett (v).
New York, February 15, 1932
17. BX 11282-B New Orleans – Part I (Intro.: ‘Way Down Yonder
In New Orleans, Dear Old Southland, High Society, and Rampart Street Blues (---)-vAJ, CB Test
18. BX 11283-A New Orleans – Part II (Intro: Milenberg Joys,
Panama, and River, Stay ‘Way From My
Door (---)-vCB, AJ Br 20110
19. BX 11283-B New Orleans – Part II (---)-vCB, AJ Test
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Red Nichols (t), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Babe Russin (ts), Fulton McGrath (p), Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (sb), Vic Engle (d).
New York, February 18, 1932
20. B 11314-A Clarinet Marmalade (Shields-Ragas) Br 6266
21. B 11315-A Sweet Sue – Just You (Harris-Young) Br 6266
22. B 11315-B Sweet Sue – Just You (Harris-Young) ARC Theatre F 152
DISC 3
Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Johnny “Scat” Davis (t), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Babe Russin (ts), Larry Binyon (ts, f, oboe), Joe Venuti (vln), Jack Russin (p, cel), Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (sb), Stan King (d), Connie Boswell-The Boswell Sisters-Sid Garry-Art Jarrett (v).
New York, March 10, 1932
1. BX 11427-A New Orleans – Part I (Intro.: ‘Way Down Yonder
In New Orleans, Dear Old Southland, High Society, and Rampart Street Blues (---)-vAJ, CB Br 20110
2. BX 11427-B New Orleans – Part I (---)-vAJ, CB Test
3. BX 11432-A California – Part 1 (Intro: “California, here I come,”
“Golden Gate,” “Hello, Frisco,” “Chinatown, my
Chinatown,” “Rose Room,” “Fight for California.”
(---)-vSG, BS, AJ Br 0108
4. BX 11432-B California – Part 1 (---)-vSG, BS, AJ Test
Chick Bullock (v) replaces Art Jarrett; unknown (vib) added.
New York, March 26, 1932
5. BX 11569-A California – Part 2 (Intro.: “Hail, Stanford Hail!” “Avalon,”
“Avalon Town,” “Whispering,” “I cried for you,” “California,
here I come” (---)-vBS, CBu, SG Br 0108
6. BX 11569-B California – Part 2 (---)-vBS, CBu, SG Test
7. BX 11569-C California – Part 2 (---)-vBS, CBu, SG Test
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Red Nichols (t), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Babe Russin (ts), Jack Russin (p), Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (sb), Vic Engle (d), Dick Robertson (v).
New York, May 19, 1932
8. B 11868-A Goin’ To Town (Prince-Mooney) Br 6266
9. B 11869-A Goofus (Kahn-King-Harold)-vDR Br 6266
10. B 11870-A Our Home Town Mountain Band – Part 1
(Fields-Hall)-vDR Br (G) A 9267
11. B 11871-A Our Home Town Mountain Band – Part 2
(Fields-Hall)-vDR Br (G) A 9267
BONUS TRACKS
Red Nichols’ Stompers
Red Nichols-Bob Ashford or Bo Ashford (t), Bill Rank and another (tb), Max Farley (as), Frank Trumbauer (C-mel), Pee Wee Russell (cl, ts), Adrian Rollini (bsx), Arthur Schutt or Lennie Hayton (p), Carl Kress (g), Jack Hansen (bb), Chauncey Morehouse (d), Jim Miller-Charlie Farrell (v).
New York, October 26, 1927
12. 40512-1 Sugar (Yellen-Ager-Crum-Nichols)-vJM, CF Victor 21056
13. 40513-1 Make My Cot Where The Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows
(Le Soir-Doll-Klein)-vJM, CF Victor 21056
Red Nichols and His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Leo McConville (t), Miff Mole (tb), Dudley Fosdick (mel), Fud Livingston (cl, ts), Arthur Schutt (p), Carl Kress (g), Chauncey Morehouse (d, vib, v), Glenn Miller (arr).
New York, June 21, 1928
14. BVE45814-3 Harlem Twist (Fud Livingston-Chauncey Morehouse)-vCM, arrGM
Victor 21560
Irving Brodsky and His Orchestra
Red Nichols-Tommy Thunen or John Egan (t), Glenn Miller (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Pee Wee Russell-Fud Livingston (cl, ts), Maurice Goffin and possibly Henry Whiteman (vln), Irving Brodsky (p), Tommy Felline (bjo), Jack Hansen (bb), George Beebe (d), Irving Kaufman (v).
New York, October 18, 1929
15. 149076-1 If You Believed In Me (Gilbert and Baer)-vIK Velvet Tone 2021-V
16. 149077-2 The End Of The Lonesome Trail (Perkins and
Rudy)-vIK Diva 3041-G
17. 149078-2 I May Be Wrong But I Think You’re Wonderful
(Sullivan and Ruskin)-vIK Velvet Tone 2021-V
Red and His Big Ten
Red Nichols-Charlie Teagarden (t), Glenn Miller (tb,arr), Benny Goodman (cl), Sid Stoneburn (as), Babe Russin (ts), Roy Bargy (p), Carl Kress (g), Art Miller (sb), Gene Krupa (d), Dick Robertson (v).
New York, November 18, 1930
18. BVE64623-1 That’s Where The South Begins (Jack Yellen-
Ted Shapiro)-vDR, arrGM Victor 23026
19. BVE64623-2 That’s Where The South Begins (---)-vDR, arrGM Test
20. BVE64624-2 I’m Tickled Pink With A Blue-Eyed Baby (---)-vDR, arrGM Test
21. BVE64624-3 I’m Tickled Pink With A Blue-Eyed Baby (O’Flynn-
Wendling)-vDR, arrGM Victor 23026
Paul Small (v) replaces Dick Robertson. Fud Livingston (arr).
New York, January 5, 1931
22. BVE67760-1 At Last I’m Happy (Friend-Clare-Conrad)-vPS, arrFL Victor 23033
23. BVE67761-1 If You Haven’t Got A Girl (Vallée-Davis-
Hoffman)-vPS, arrFL Victor 23033