\n\ HIM!MIX OF PREFACE By the Author. This fourth (1944) edition of the Parlophone "Rhythm-Style" Booklet Includes all new records Issued In the Parlophone " Rhythm-Style " and other jazz and swing music Series up to and including December, 1943. Also added to It are the Bessie Smith Memorial Album and a number of titles previously in the Columbia " Super-Swing Music " Series, but recently transferred to the Parlophone ** Swing " Series. (See " Swing " Series, Nos. 5 to 62, inclusive, on pages 37. 38 and 39). Another departure concerns records withdrawn from the catalogue. Not only are details given of all records deleted from the catalogue between January, 1942 and January. 1944. so that those possessing copies of them may verify their " per• sonnels " ; In addition, for the same reason, records deleted from the catalogue between January, 19-10. and December, 1941, which, because of their unavailability, were erased rom ths 1942 edition of this Booklet, have been reinstated In this new 1944 edition. These deletions are Identified In both the main numerical and Index to Titles sections by a black spot (• ) printed In the main section in front of the Artistes' names and In the Index to Titles section following the catalogue numbers. There are two more Innovations: Firstly, many hitherto unavailable recording dates of early recordings have been traced out and are now given for the first time. Secondly, for the benefit of those wishing to ascertain at a glance the various com• binations with which the various musicians have recorded, and the approximate periods during which they were members of, or (in the case of " pick-up " groups) recorded with, the said combinations, this information has been provided (where known) In the index to Artistes section. So much for what It is hoped ma; be described as the good side. It must be confessed, however, that in spite of all the endeavours to unearth them. It has been found, for reasons which will be too obvious to need any explanation, impossible to trace out a number of personnels and recording dates. For these omissions and such errors as can hardly be avoided in a reference work dealing with over 900 recordings, many of which were made between ten and twenty years ago, and more of which were made in a country 3,000 miles away—and which omis• sions and errors would have been considerably greater had It not been for the valuable help I have received from Mr. Ralph G. V. Venables and Mr. Albert McCarthy, who have made a special study of early jazz personnels—I can only offer my sincerest apologies, and hope that in some future edition it may be possible to supply the missing Information which I am still doing my utmost to discover. EDGAR JACKSON. ">V NUMERICAL CATALOGUE OF The PARLOPHONE First New " Rhythm-Style " Series (pages 2 to 6) Second New " Rhythm-Style " Series (pages 7 to 15) Super " Rhythm-Style " Series : I934 (page 15), I935 (page 16), I936 (pages 16 and 17) 1937 (pages 17 and 18), 1938 (pages 18 and 19), 1939 (pages 19 to 22), I940 (pages 22 to 24), I94I (pages 24 to 27), and I942 (pages 27 to 30), I943 (pages 30 to 33), Miscellany " Rhythm-Style " Series (pages 34 and 35), British Artistes " Rhythm-Style " Series (pages 33 and 34), Swing Series (pages 37 to 39), Boogie Woogie Series (page 34), " Jazz Classics " Series (pages 35 to 37), and the Bessie Smith Memorial Album (page 34), S.R.S.A—Super Rhythm Stars Album (page 35) together with the f PERSONNELS OF THE COMBINATIONS ^ Alphabetical Index to Titles commences on page 73. t Index to Artistes commences on page 40. 0—Deleted from the Catalogue since December, 1940, and no longer available. No iE.—In the war-time limited Bpace of this booklet it has been found impossible to include the personnels of a number of records deleted from the Catalogue prior to December, 14)40, which records account for missing numbers In the Series sequences. Abbreviations: alto—alto saxophone ds—drums tmb—trombone arr—arranger tit—flute tut—trumpet bar—baritone saxophone flu—flugel horn V—with vocal refrain bjo—banjo gtr—guitar vib—vibraphone bs—string-bass org—organ vln—violin eel—'cello pno—piano voc—vocalist clt—clarinet ten—tenor saxophone xyl—xylophone Where known, recording dates are given following the personnels. It is regretted that it has been impossible to trace the exact recording dates for so many of the records issued in the 1938, 1939 and 1940 " Super Bhythm Style " series, but it may be assumed that moist of them were recorded either during the year of release or the preceding year. EDDIE LANG'S ORCHESTRA R448 / Combination as in No. 6 (1929). (No. 1) Freeze an' Malt (Fields and McHttgh). ' JOE VENUTI'S BLUE FOUR, Ed. Lang (gtr) with selected combination, No. 12) The Wild Dog (Venuti and Lang). consisting of Jimmy Dorsey (sax, cit), Leo Joe Venuti with selected combination con• McConviile (tpt), Tom Dorsey (tpt, tmb), sisting of Don Murray (bar), Lang, Rube Arthur Schuit (pno), Stanley King (ds) and Bloom (pno) (1928). Joe Tarto (bass) (1927). JOE VENUTI'S BLUE FOUR R53I LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S HOT FIVE. (No. IS) Running Ragged (Bambooilln' the (Mo. 2) West End Blues (.Oliver). Bassoon) (fiayton, Venuti, Lang and Trum- Louis Armstrong with regular all-coloured bauer) (1929). combination consisting of Jimmy Strong Joe Venuti with selected combination con• (clt), Fred. Bo Vinson (tmb), Earl Hines sisting of Lang, Tnmibauer and Havton. (pno), Mancy Cara (bjo) and Zutie Singleton LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCH. (ds). (June 28, 1928). (No. 14) Basin Street Blues (Spencer William*) JIMMY DORSEY (Saxophone solo) R449 (V). (No. 3) Beebe (Dorset/). Personnel as for No. 2. (December, 1929). Jimmy Dorsey with selected combination, LOUIS ARMSTRONG ANDHIS ORCH. R540 including McConviile and " Mannie " Kiefn (No. 15) No One Else But You (Don Redman,(V). (tpts), Larry Abbott and Lucien Smith Personnel as for Ko. 2 plus Don Redman (saxes), Tom ! (orsey, fSehutt Ed. Lang (gtr), (alto). Arr.: Don lied man (December 5, King, and " Hank " Stern (bass) (1928). 1929). TOMMY DORSEY (Trumpet solo). EARL HINES (Piano Solo). (No. 4) It's right here lor You (Bradford), (No. 16) I Ain't Got Nobody (Graham and Tommy Dorsey accompanied by Lang (gtr), Williams) (December 12, 1928). Arthur SchisH (lianiKmium), Jimmy Williams THE CHOCOLATE DANDIES R558 (bs), Stan King (ds) (1928). (So. 17) Star Dust (Carmicftael). LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S HOT FIVE R462 Selected combination believed to have been recruited mainly from McKlnney's Cotton (No. 5) Ain't MIsbehavin' (Itazaf, Waller and Pickers with Don Redman (aito, clt). Rex Brooks) (V). Stewart (tpt), Qiiintin Jackson (tmb) Tod Louis Armstrong with Carroll Dickerson's Rhodes (pno), Bonnie Johnson (gtr), Cuba all-Negro Orchestra as featured in the New Austin (ds). ft al. (October, 1028). York " all-coloured " production " Connie's LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCH. Hot Chocolates," including Homer Hopson (No. 13) Save It Pretty Mamma For Me (Don (tpt), Robinson (tmb), Bert Curry, Crawford Redman) (V). Wellington and Strong (saxes), Jimmie Personnel as for No. 15. Arr.: Don Redman. Prince (pno), Maney Cara (bjo), Singleton (1929). (ds), and Pete Brio's (bass) (July, 1929). TOM DORSEY (Trumpet solo). LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCH. RS7I (No. 6) Tiger Bag (La Rocca). (No. 19) Mahogany Hall Stomp (Williams). Tom Doreey with Lang, King and Jimmy Louis Armstrong with selected combination, •Williams (1928). including Charles Holmes and (believed) Theo. Hill and Albert Nicholas (saxes); J. C. EARL HINES (Piano solo) R5I0 HIgginbotham (tmb) ; Luia Russell (pno), (No. 7) Fifty-seven Varieties (Hines). Lonnie Johnson (gtr soloist), Eddie Condon (December 12, 1928). (bjo), Paul Birbadin (da). George "Pop" EDDIE LANG'S ORCHESTRA. Forster (bass) (March 5. 1929). (No. 8) Bugle Call Bag (Pettis, MiUs and DUKE ELLINGTON (Piano Solo). Schoebel). (No. 20) Black Beauty (Ellington) Personnel as for No. 1. Arr.: Tarto (1029), (October 1, 1928). FRAN Kit T RUM BAUER'S R51I DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCH. RSS2 ORCHESTRA. (No. 21) Hot and Bothered (EUington). (No. 9) Shivery Stomp (Seger Ellis). Duke Ellington with regular all-coloured Frank Trumbauer with selected combination combination, consisting of C. "Johnnie" consisting of Joe Vennti (vln), " Izzle" Hodges, Harry Carney and Barney Bfgard Friedman (ten, clt), H. Strickfadden (sax), (saxes), " Bubber " Miley, 11. Metcalfe, Arty Charles Margulis and Andy Secrest (tpts), Whetsel (tpts), Joe " Tricky Bam " Nanton Bill Bank (tmb), Len Hayton (pno), Lang, (tmbs), Fred Guy (gtr), Wellman Braud King and " Min" Liebrook (baas Bax). (bass), " Sonny" Greer (ds) and Lonnie Arr.: Havton (1929). Johnson (gtr soloist) with " Baby " Cox (voc). JIMMY DORSEY (Clarinet solo). (October 1, 1928). (No. 10) Prayln* the Blues (Dorsey). DUKE ELLINGTON (Piano Solo). Jimmy Dorsey with McConviile, Tom Dorsey, (No. 22) Swampy River (Ellington). __Lang,_Si'Imtt and King (1928). (October 1, 1928). LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCH. RS20 ED. LANG AND HIS ORCHESTRA RSf* (No. 11) Some of These Days (Brooks) (V). (No. 23) Hot Heels (Pettis and Goering). Personnel as for No. 1 with trumpet solo by including Bill Moore (tpt), Jack Teagarden Tom U.rsev (11129). (tmb), Bonnie landman (elt), Al (Jocring JOE VENUTl'S BLUE FOUR. (pno), Dick McDonough (gtr), Dillon Ober (No. 24) Sensation (Edwards), (drs), ct ill. ' Joe Veniiti with BUlooted combination con• LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS R698 sisting of .1. Horsey, Ed. Lane, llube Bloom ORCHESTRA. (pno), 1*. Uniselli (ds); Voc.: llube Bloom (No. 35) Bessie Couldn't Help !t {Warner, (1928). Richmond and Bayha) (V). JOE VENUTI'S BLUE FOUR R607 Loins Armstrong with Luis Bus sell's all- (No. 25) Man from the Sonth (Rube Bloom) (V).