Hot Lips Page

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Hot Lips Page

Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Shaw's Orchestra and Count Basie's Orchestra, and he worked with Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Ida Cox. He was one of the five musicians booked for the opening night at Birdland with Charlie Parker in 1949.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1908 (Dallas), Died November 5, 1954 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist, leader, songwriter, composer, mellophone

Notes: Also known as Oran Page.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 87 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BRC-53012	10-in.	4/15/1931	Ya got love	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62909	10-in.	10/27/1930	Won't you be my baby?	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62910	10-in.	10/28/1930	I wish I could be blue!	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62911	10-in.	10/28/1930	Oh! Eddie	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62912	10-in.	10/28/1930	That too, do	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62913	10-in.	10/28/1930	Mack's rhythm	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62914	10-in.	10/28/1930	You make me happy	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62915	10-in.	10/28/1930	Here comes Marjorie	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62916	10-in.	10/28/1930	The count	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62921	10-in.	10/29/1930	Liza Lee	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62922	10-in.	10/30/1930	Get goin' (Get ready to love)	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62923	10-in.	10/30/1930	Professor Hot Stuff	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62924	10-in.	10/30/1930	When I'm alone	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62925	10-in.	10/30/1930	New Moten stomp	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62926	10-in.	10/30/1930	As long as I love you	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62927	10-in.	10/31/1930	Somebody stole my gal	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62928	10-in.	10/31/1930	Now that I need you	Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62929	10-in.	10/31/1930	Bouncin' round	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-62930	10-in.	10/31/1930	Break a day schuffle	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BRC-68900	10-in.	4/15/1931	I wanna be around my baby all the time	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74846	10-in.	12/13/1932	Toby	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74847	10-in.	12/13/1932	Moten's swing	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74848	10-in.	12/13/1932	Blue room	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74849	10-in.	12/13/1932	Imagination	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74850	10-in.	12/13/1932	New Orleans	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 1-25 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Page, Hot Lips," accessed December 11, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.

Page, Hot Lips. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.

"Page, Hot Lips." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 11 December 2023.