Art Kahn
Art Kahn was an American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader in Chicago during the 1920s. In later years, he sang and played piano as a solo act at the Torch Club in Chicago. The Art Kahn Orchestra recorded "Hello, Baby" with singer Ruth Etting in 1926. Other songs included "Shanghai Lullaby" (1924) and "When Day Is Done"( 1927) Art Kahn and His Orchestra appear in the short film, Gags and Gals (1936). This name was also used as a pseudonym for Gene Kardos. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, piano, songwriter, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 99 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 81958 | 10-in. | 9/5/1924 | The little old clock on the mantel | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 81959 | 10-in. | 9/5/1924 | Gilda | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Frank Sullivano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | 81960 | 10-in. | 9/5/1924 | Off and gone | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Columbia | 140268 | 10-in. | 1/20/1925 | Some of these days | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 140269 | 10-in. | 1/20/1925 | Insufficient sweetie | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 140271 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Lucky Kentucky | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 140272 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | You should have told me | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | 140273 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Who told you | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Columbia | W140968 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | The co-ed | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Marty Livingston | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W140969 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | By the waters of Minnetoka | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W140970 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | Lonesome | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W140971 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | Peaceful valley | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W140972 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | Gypsy dreams | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | W140973 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | Back home in Illinois | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Marty Livingston | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W140974 | 10-in. | 9/16/1925 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Nubs Allen | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W140975 | 10-in. | 9/16/1925 | I'm tired of everything but you | Nubs Allen | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W140978 | 10-in. | 9/16/1925 | In the sweet bye-and-bye | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140979 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Dizzy fingers | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140980 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Some stuff | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140981 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Love's old sweet song | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | |
| Columbia | W141653 | 10-in. | 2/9/1926 | Dizzy fingers | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141654 | 10-in. | 2/9/1927 | Canadian capers | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141658 | 10-in. | 2/10/1926 | Love's old sweet song | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141659 | 10-in. | 2/10/1926 | In the sweet bye-and-bye | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | |
| Columbia | W141666 | 10-in. | 2/11/1926 | The hobo's prayer | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Art," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.
Kahn, Art. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.
"Kahn, Art." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Kahn, Art - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019260
Wikidata: Art Kahn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4796918
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