J. Tim Brymn
James Timothy Brymn (October 5, 1874 or 1881 – October 3, 1946) was an African-American conductor, arranger, composer, and pianist who generally performed northeastern hot style jazz. He was usually credited as Lieutenant James Tim Brymn, and was sometimes billed as "Mr. Jazz Himself". |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 5, 1881 (Kinston), Died October 3, 1946 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]743 | 7-in. | 4/26/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]743 | 10-in. | 4/26/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1084 | 10-in. | 11/8/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1086 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1086 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1127 | 7-in. | 12/4/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Silas Leachman | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1127 | 10-in. | 12/4/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Silas Leachman | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1393 | 7-in. | 5/17/1902 | Josephine, my Jo | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1393 | 10-in. | 5/17/1902 | Josephine, my Jo | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1630 | 7-in. | 9/18/1902 | Please let me sleep | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1630 | 10-in. | 9/18/1902 | Please let me sleep | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2062 | 7-in. | 3/6/1903 | Those tantalizing eyes | Len Spencer | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]2062 | 10-in. | 3/6/1903 | Those tantalizing eyes | Len Spencer | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3285 | 10-in. | 4/26/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | A-1013 | 7-in. | 2/3/1904 | Please let me sleep | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-1013 | 10-in. | 2/3/1904 | Please let me sleep | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-3440 | 10-in. | 6/5/1906 | Travel on | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Descriptive scene and vocal | composer | |
| Victor | B-13757 | 10-in. | 9/11/1913 | La rumba | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28300 | 10-in. | 7/19/1923 | Struttin' blues | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33614 | 10-in. | 11/14/1925 | The camel walk | Art Landry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 873 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Josephine, my Jo | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 873 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Josephine, my Jo | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 874 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Please let me sleep | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 874 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Please let me sleep | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 4289 | 10-in. | ca. 1909-Feb. 1910 | Come after breakfast (Bring 'long your lunch and leave 'fore supper time) | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 38525 | 10-in. | 1/3/1913 | My landlady | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80156 | 10-in. | 1/23/1922 | Cruel daddy blues | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80240 | 10-in. | 3/13/1922 | Struttin' blues | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80723 | 10-in. | 12/5/1922 | My pillow and me | Irene Gibbons | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81092 | 10-in. | 6/21/1923 | If you don't I know who will | Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81569 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Ghost of the blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 36777 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | La rumba | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 140962 | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | The camel walk | University Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141069 | 10-in. | 10/1/1925 | The camel walk | Warner's Seven Aces | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141124 | 10-in. | 10/8/1925 | The camel walk | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W146972 | 10-in. | 9/10/1928 | Toot toot Dixie bound | The Mobile Four | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150613 | 10-in. | 6/25/1930 | Shout, sister, shout! | Lazy Levee Loungers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151883 | 10-in. | 11/20/1931 | Need a little sugar in my bowl | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7055 | Not documented | ca. Oct. 1919 | [Unknown title(s)] | Tim Brymn’s Black Devil Four | Male vocal quartet | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7815 | 10-in. | March 1921 | Sirene of the southern sea | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7816 | 10-in. | Mar. 1921 | Wang wang blues | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7833 | 10-in. | Mar. 1921 | Camp-meeting blues | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7834 | 10-in. | Mar. 1921 | He's my man, you'd better leave him alone | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7835 | Not documented | Mar. 1921 | [Unknown title(s)] | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7837 | 10-in. | Mar. 1921 | Nesting time | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7856 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | Aunt Hagar's children blues | Tim Brymn’s Black Devil Four | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7857 | Not documented | Apr. 1921 | [Unknown title(s)] | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7865 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | Don't tell your monkey man | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7866 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | Arkansas blues | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7872 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | It's right here for you | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7873 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | The Memphis blues | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7898 | 10-in. | May 1921 | The boll weevil blues | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7899 | 10-in. | May 1921 | The jazz me blues | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7905 | 10-in. | May 1921 | I'm craving for that kind of love | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn ; Gertrude Saunders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7906 | 10-in. | May 1921 | Daddy won't you please come home | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn ; Gertrude Saunders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 9356 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | The camel walk | Jack Gardner Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70152 | 10-in. | Sept. 1921 | Stop! Rest a while | Mamie Smith and her Jazz Band | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70190 | 10-in. | Sept. 1921 | Aunt Hagar's children blues | Brown and Terry Jazzola Boys | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71261 | 10-in. | February 1923 | My pillow and me | Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71469 | 10-in. | April 1923 | My pillow and me | Handy's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71804 | 10-in. | September 1923 | If you don't, I know who will | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72532 | 10-in. | May 1924 | Ghost of the blues | Clarence Williams’ Harmonizers ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-73452 | 10-in. | 6/21/1925 | Cold storage papa (Mama's a little too warm for you) | Butterbeans & Susie ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 73524 | 10-in. | July 1925 | Far as I'm concerned | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with banjo and piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404383 | 10-in. | 7/20/1930 | Shout, sister, shout! | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band | Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W404854 | 10-in. | 2/19/1931 | Shout, sister, shout | Memphis Hot Shots [Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 9130-9132 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | Aunt Hagar's children blues | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10856-10858 | 10-in. | 6/18/1923 | My pillow and me | Lizzie Miles ; Spencer Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E36655 | 10-in. | 4/23/1931 | Shout, Sister, shout | Boswell Sisters | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E1681-E1683 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Camel walk | Hottentots | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1368W-1369W | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | The camel walk | Hottentots | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 2403 | 10-in. | 8/12/1913 | La rumba | National Promenade Band | Band | composer | |
| Edison | 10642 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | The camel walk | Bud Lincoln Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brymn, J. Tim," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107228.
Brymn, J. Tim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107228.
"Brymn, J. Tim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Brymn, J. Tim, 1881-1946 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95031875
Wikidata: James “Tim” Brymn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6144295
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44569003
MusicBrainz: James “Tim” Brymn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/048ddbbf-5fdf-4956-bb99-b8f9c2689029
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