Chris Columbus
Joseph Christopher Columbus Morris (June 17, 1902 – August 20, 2002), better known as Crazy Chris Columbo or just Chris Columbo, was an American jazz drummer. He was sometimes credited as Joe Morris on record, though he is no relation to free jazz guitarist Joe Morris or trumpeter Joe Morris. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1902 (Greenville), Died August 20, 2002 (New Jersey)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 73716 | 10/10/1946 | All for the love of Lil | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73717 | 10/10/1946 | Texas and Pacific | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73718 | 10/10/1946 | Jack you're dead | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73719 | 10/10/1946 | Reet petite and gone | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73720 | 10/10/1946 | Sure had a wonderful time | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73721 | 10/10/1946 | I know what you're puttin' down | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73882 | 4/23/1947 | Boogie woogie blue plate | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73883 | 4/23/1947 | Barnyard boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73884 | 4/23/1947 | Every man to his own profession | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73885 | 4/23/1947 | Early in the mornin' | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73886 | 4/23/1947 | Run Joe | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73936 | 6/4/1947 | Look out! | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73937 | 6/4/1947 | Beans and cornbread | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74833 | 4/12/1949 | Push-ka-pee she pie (The saga of saga boy)-1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74834 | 4/12/1949 | Cole slaw | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74835 | 4/12/1949 | Beans and corn bread | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74836 | 4/13/1949 | Onions (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74837 | 4/13/1949 | Baby's gonna go, bye bye | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74838 | 4/13/1949 | Heed my warning | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74839 | 4/13/1949 | Psycho-loco (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74866 | 4/28/1949 | Baby, it's cold outside | Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74867 | 4/28/1949 | Don't cry, cry baby | Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74876 | 4/28/1949 | School days | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75121 | 8/9/1949 | Hungry man | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75122 | 8/9/1949 | Love you 'til your money's gone blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75123 | 8/9/1949 | Saturday night fish fry, part 1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75124 | 8/9/1949 | Saturday night fish fry, part 2 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76540 | 6/26/1950 | I want a roof over my head | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76541 | 6/26/1950 | Show me how | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76542 | 6/26/1950 | Blue light boogie, part 1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76543 | 6/26/1950 | Blue light boogie, part 2 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76731 | 8/15/1950 | Ain't nobody's business but my own | Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76736 | 8/18/1950 | Tambouritza boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76737 | 8/18/1950 | Chartreuse | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76738 | 8/18/1950 | Lemonade | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76739 | 8/18/1950 | It's a great, great pleasure | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76740 | 8/18/1950 | You will always have a friend-2 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76741 | 8/21/1950 | Louisville Lodge meeting | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76742 | 8/21/1950 | Trouble then satisfaction | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76743 | 8/21/1950 | Crazy baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76744 | 8/23/1950 | Life is so peculiar | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76745 | 8/23/1950 | (I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80299 | 12/21/1950 | Tear drops from my eyes | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80300 | 12/21/1950 | If you've got some place to go | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80633 | 3/1/1951 | Weak minded blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80634 | 3/1/1951 | Is my Pop in there? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80635 | 3/1/1951 | I can't give you anything but love, baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81121 | 6/5/1951 | If you so smart, how come you ain't rich ? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81122 | 6/5/1951 | Trust in me | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81123 | 6/5/1951 | Louisville Lodge meeting | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81124 | 6/5/1951 | How blue can you get ? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81125 | 6/5/1951 | Happy birthday boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81148 | 6/13/1951 | May every day be Christmas | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81149 | 6/13/1951 | Please don't leave me | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81150 | 6/13/1951 | Bone dry | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81151 | 6/13/1951 | I love that kinda carryin' on | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81152 | 6/13/1951 | Three handed woman | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81153 | 6/13/1951 | Fat Sam from Birmingham | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81321 | 7/30/1951 | Cock-a-doodle doo | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81322 | 7/30/1951 | Garmoochie | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81323 | 7/30/1951 | There must be a way | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81908 | 11/28/1951 | Come and get it | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81909 | 11/28/1951 | Stop makin' music | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81910 | 11/28/1951 | Slow down | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81911 | 11/28/1951 | Work baby work | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81912 | 11/28/1951 | Never trust a woman-1 | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81913 | 11/28/1951 | All of me | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81914 | 11/28/1951 | There goes my heart | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81915 | 11/28/1951 | Lay something on the bar (Besides your elbows)-1 | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82670 | 4/9/1952 | Lonesome and blue | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82671 | 4/9/1952 | I love the way you love me | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82672 | 4/9/1952 | Secret love | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82673 | 4/9/1952 | Please Dr. Jive | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82958 | 6/16/1952 | Troubles | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82959 | 6/16/1952 | Better be on my way | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82960 | 6/16/1952 | Until you came along | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82961 | 6/16/1952 | Anything you say | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 108558 | 1/12/1960 | Saturday night fish fry | Louis Jordan | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4341 | 1/11/1947 | Open the door Richard | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4342 | 1/11/1947 | Friendship | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4351 | 1/23/1947 | Open the door Richard | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4572 | 11/24/1947 | Have you got the gumption | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4573 | 11/24/1947 | We can't agree | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4574 | 11/24/1947 | Chicky-Mo, Craney-crow | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4575 | 11/24/1947 | Roamin's blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4594 | 12/1/1947 | Inflation blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4595 | 12/1/1947 | You're much too fat | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4596 | 12/1/1947 | Chug chug boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4597 | 12/1/1947 | There'll be no days like that | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4598 | 12/1/1947 | Pettin' and pokin' | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4631 | 12/8/1947 | You're on the right track baby | Louis Jordan | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4632 | 12/8/1947 | Don't burn the candle at both ends | Louis Jordan | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4633 | 12/8/1947 | Why'd you do it, baby | Louis Jordan ; Louis Jordan | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4634 | 12/8/1947 | Daddy-o | Louis Jordan | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4887 | 2/7/1949 | Safe, sane and single | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4888 | 2/7/1949 | I know what you've got | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 4889 | 2/7/1949 | You broke your promise | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbus, Chris," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100118.
Columbus, Chris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100118.
"Columbus, Chris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Columbus, Chris, 1902-2002 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00064734
Wikidata: Chris Columbo - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1077123
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56795728
MusicBrainz: Chris Columbo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d87d0ee0-061f-4617-8600-76c4f61ff4e2
ISNI: 0000 0000 1953 3537 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000019533537
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