Fess Williams
Fess Williams (né Stanley R. Williams; April 10, 1894 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz musician. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 10, 1894 (Danville), Died December 17, 1975 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, vocalist, leader, director, composer, songwriter, arranger, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-36099 | 10-in. | 9/6/1926 | Make me know it (If you mean what you say) | Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-36985 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | What did Romie-O-Juliet (When he climbed the balcony) | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-36986 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Nobody but my baby (Is gettin' my love) | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | leader, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-50882 | 10-in. | 5/15/1929 | Snag nasty | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-50883 | 10-in. | 5/15/1929 | Big shot | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, composer, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-50889 | 10-in. | 5/16/1929 | Sell it | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, composer, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-50890 | 10-in. | 5/16/1929 | Betsy Brown | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-51198 | 10-in. | 4/22/1929 | Friction | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, composer, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-51199 | 10-in. | 4/22/1929 | Kentucky blues | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-51234 | 10-in. | 4/17/1929 | Here 'tis | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, composer, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-51235 | 10-in. | 4/17/1929 | A few riffs | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | director, composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-51236 | 10-in. | 4/17/1929 | Hot town | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | director, composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-51900 | 10-in. | 4/22/1929 | Do shuffle | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-55928 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Sweet Savannah Sue | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, leader, alto saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-55929 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Ain't misbehavin' | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet, leader, alto saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-55930 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Buttons | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, leader, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-55931 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Musical campmeeting | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, leader, alto saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57197 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Goin' to get 'cha | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57198 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Hot mama | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-57199 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Smilin' face | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-57200 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Slide Mr. Jelly, slide | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-59757 | 10-in. | 4/18/1930 | She's still dizzy | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-59758 | 10-in. | 4/18/1930 | Hot mamma | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-59759 | 10-in. | 4/18/1930 | 'Leven-thirty Saturday night | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-59760 | 10-in. | 4/18/1930 | I'm feelin' devilish | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-62335 | 10-in. | 7/10/1930 | All for grits and gravy | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, director | |
| Victor | BVE-62336 | 10-in. | 7/10/1930 | Playing my saxophone | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-62337 | 10-in. | 7/10/1930 | You can't go wrong | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, director, alto saxophone, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62338 | 10-in. | 7/10/1930 | Gheechee dance | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-63302 | 10-in. | 7/23/1930 | Dinah | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-63303 | 10-in. | 7/23/1930 | Ida sweet as apple cider | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-63304 | 10-in. | 7/23/1930 | Just to be with you tonight | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-63305 | 10-in. | 7/23/1930 | Everything's O.K. with me | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BRC-69027 | 10-in. | 5/8/1931 | Make me know it | Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1927-07-18-01] | 10-in. | 7/18/1927 | Alabamy (Here I am) | Henrietta Kamern | Organ solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142244 | 10-in. | 5/24/1926 | Make me know it | Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | 142245 | 10-in. | 5/24/1926 | My mamma's in town | Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | [W]151354 | 10-in. | 2/25/1931 | When you're looking for tulips (To kiss your troubles away) | The Four Aces | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74158 | 10-in. | May 1926 | Caroline | Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | 74159 | 10-in. | May 1926 | Make me know it (If you mean what you say) | Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3884-E3885 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Messin’ around | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3886-E3887 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Heebie jeebies | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E4012-E4013 | 10-in. | 10/27/1926 | Atlanta Black Bottom | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E4014-E4015 | 10-in. | 10/27/1926 | High fever | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E4092-E4093 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | High fever | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E4094-E4095 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | Atlanta Black Bottom | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E4503-E4505 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | White ghost shivers | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E4506-E4508 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | My pretty girl | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E4598-E4600 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | Gambler's blues | Fess Williams | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E4601-E4602 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | I wasn't scared, but I just thought that I had better go | Fess Williams | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E4769-E4771 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Variety stomp | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E4772-E4774 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Phantom blues | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E20882-E20883 | 10-in. | 12/6/1926 | Carolina bound | The Five Harmaniacs | Instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E23633-E23635 | 10-in. | 6/15/1927 | Alligator crawl | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E23636-E23638 | 10-in. | 6/15/1927 | Ozark blues | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E23746-E23748 | 10-in. | 6/24/1927 | Number ten | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E23749-E23751 | 10-in. | 6/24/1927 | Razor edge | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | C1867 | 10-in. | 4/4/1928 | Dixie stomp | Joy Boys ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1868 | 10-in. | 4/4/1928 | Drifting and dreaming (Sweet Paradise) | Joy Boys ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 11369 | 10-in. | 12/14/1926 | What did Romie-o-Juliet (When he climbed her balcony) | Five Harmaniacs | Jug band | composer | |
| Decca | 67563 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Jazzin' babies blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67564 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Papa pleaser | Georgia White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67565 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Let me ride your train | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67566 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Be your natural self | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67567 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Turn over | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67568 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Take off them hips | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67569 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Gimme a pig's foot and a bottle of beer | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67570 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | You can't tell | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67571 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | My little girl | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67572 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Lucille blues | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67573 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Mississippi water blues | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67574 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Little leg woman | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67575 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Sensation blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67576 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Late hour blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67577 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Panama limited blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67578 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | You ought to be ashamed of yourself | Georgia White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 70029 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | Why don't you love me any more? | Ruby Smith | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 70030 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | Harlem gin blues | Ruby Smith | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 70031 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | My name is Jim | Jack Meredith | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 70032 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | Match box blues | Jack Meredith | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Fess," accessed April 30, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103509.
Williams, Fess. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 30, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103509.
"Williams, Fess." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 30 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Williams, Fess, 1894-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82026852
Wikidata: Fess Williams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1408342
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