Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall (May 15, 1901 – February 11, 1967) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. Over his career, Hall worked extensively with many leading performers as both a sideman and bandleader and is possibly best known for the 1941 chamber jazz song "Profoundly Blue". |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 15, 1901 (New Orleans), Died February 11, 1967 (Cambridge)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-39823 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Skad-o-lee | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-39824 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Don't you wanna know? | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-39825 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Mary Bell | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band (takes 3 and 4); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2) | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-39826 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Monia | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-39827 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Florida rhythm | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-39828 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Believe me, dear | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-39829 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Lady mine | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-39830 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Baby stop teasing me | Ross De Luxe Syncopaters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Vocalion | 21249 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Me, myself and I (are all in love with you) | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Vocalion | 21250 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | A sailboat in the moonlight | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Vocalion | 21251 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Born to love | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Vocalion | 21252 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Without your love | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Decca | 38669 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | Chasing all the blues away | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38670 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | Just you, just me | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38671 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | King Porter stomp | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38672 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | In the shade of the apple tree | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38673 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | Who? | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38870 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Walkin' the dog | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38871 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Sweetheart o' mine | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38872 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Monkey business | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38873 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Zozoi | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38986 | 10-in. | 11/9/1934 | Mandy | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 38987 | 10-in. | 11/9/1934 | Do you ever think of me? | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 39320 | 10-in. | 2/1/1935 | Trees | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 39321 | 10-in. | 2/1/1935 | Love in bloom | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 39322 | 10-in. | 2/1/1935 | June in January | Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67839 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | Down in jungle town | Red Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67840 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | Canal Street blues | Red Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67841 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | King Porter stomp | Zutty Singleton Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 67842 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | Shim-me-sha-wabble | Zutty Singleton Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 68605 | 10-in. | 1/21/1941 | Wee baby blues | Art Tatum and his Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 68606 | 10-in. | 1/21/1941 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Art Tatum and his Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 68607 | 10-in. | 1/21/1941 | Last goodbye blues | Art Tatum and his Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 68608 | 10-in. | 1/21/1941 | Battery bounce | Art Tatum and his Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72865 | 10-in. | 5/17/1945 | (I'll build a) Stairway to paradise-1 | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72866 | 10-in. | 5/17/1945 | Lady be good, part 1 | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72867 | 10-in. | 5/17/1945 | Lady be good, part 2 | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72868 | 10-in. | 5/17/1945 | My one and only | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 73128 | 10-in. | 11/14/1945 | I left a good deal in Mobile | Josh White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 73129 | 10-in. | 11/14/1945 | Did you ever leave a woman? | Josh White | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 76895 | 10/2/1950 | Raggin' the scale | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 76896 | 10/2/1950 | Grace and beauty-1 | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 76897 | 10/2/1950 | Everybody loves my baby | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 76898 | 10/2/1950 | A hundred years from today | Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 85849 | 2/10/1954 | Oh baby | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 85850 | 2/10/1954 | Dardanella | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 85851 | 2/10/1954 | Up jumped you with love | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 85852 | 2/10/1954 | Sweet and lovely | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 86401 | 6/8/1954 | Ain'tcha got music No.4 ; Ain'tcha got music No.3 ; Ain'tcha got music No.2 ; Ain'tcha got music | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 86402 | 6/8/1954 | Checkin' with Chuck | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 86403 | 6/8/1954 | Should I? | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 86404 | 6/8/1954 | Cross my heart No.2 ; Cross my heart ; Cross my heart No.3 | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101148 | 12/11/1956 | If I could be with you | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101149 | 12/11/1956 | Lazy river | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101150 | 12/11/1956 | I can't give you anything but love | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101151 | 12/11/1956 | On the sunny side of the street (see master 102618 below) | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101152 | 12/11/1956 | I can't believe that you're in love with me | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101153 | 12/11/1956 | Body and soul | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101154 | 12/12/1956 | Mahogany Hall stomp | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101155 | 12/12/1956 | When you're smiling | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101156 | 12/12/1956 | Some of these days | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101157 | 12/12/1956 | I surrender dear | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101158 | 12/12/1956 | Georgia on my mind | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101159 | 12/12/1956 | Exactly like you | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101168 | 12/12/1956 | High society-3 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101169 | 12/13/1956 | Song of the islands | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101170 | 12/13/1956 | That's my home | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101171 | 12/13/1956 | Memories of you | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101172 | 12/13/1956 | Them there eyes | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101173 | 12/14/1956 | This younger generation | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101174 | 12/14/1956 | In pursuit of happiness | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101175 | 1/23/1957 | Hotter than that | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101176 | 1/23/1957 | Gut bucket blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101177 | 1/23/1957 | Weary blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101178 | 1/23/1957 | Potato head blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101179 | 1/23/1957 | Cornet chop suey | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101468 | 1/23/1957 | Of all the wrongs you've done to me | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101469 | 1/24/1957 | Two deuces | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101470 | 1/24/1957 | Mandy make up your mind | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101476 | 1/24/1957 | Wild man blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101477 | 1/24/1957 | Gully low blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101478 | 1/24/1957 | Everybody loves my baby | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101479 | 1/24/1957 | Heebie jeebies | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101485 | 1/25/1957 | King of the Zulus | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101486 | 1/25/1957 | Froggie Moore (Frog-I-More rag) | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101487 | 1/25/1957 | Georgia grind | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101488 | 1/25/1957 | Snag it | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101489 | 1/25/1957 | Dippermouth blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101490 | 1/25/1957 | Canal Street blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101491 | 1/28/1957 | (I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101492 | 1/28/1957 | Hobo you can't ride this train | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101493 | 1/28/1957 | Knockin' a jug | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101494 | 1/28/1957 | Dear old Southland-1 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101495 | 1/28/1957 | See see rider | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101496 | 1/28/1957 | Reckless blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101497 | 1/28/1957 | Trouble in mind | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 101498 | 1/28/1957 | Courthouse blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 102617 | 12/12/1956 | Georgia on my mind-2 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 102618 | 12/11/1956 | On the sunny side of the street | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 102623 | 1/28/1957 | Dear old Southland-1, 2 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 104262 | 2/6/1958 | Shadrack | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 104263 | 2/6/1958 | Didn't it rain | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 104264 | 2/6/1958 | On my way | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 104265 | 2/6/1958 | Rock my soul | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | 104555 | 12/12/1956 | When you're smiling-1 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, clarinet | |||
| Decca | N 2895 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Opus 15 | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2896 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | The Sheik of Araby | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2897 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Night and day | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2898 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | The man I love | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2899 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Face | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2900 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | I want to be happy | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2901 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Rompin' in 44 | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2902 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Caravan | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | N 2903 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Besame mucho (Kiss me much) | The Edmond Hall Sexet | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hall, Edmond," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103193.
Hall, Edmond. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103193.
"Hall, Edmond." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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