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.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 87 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-070342 | 10-in. | 10/30/1941 | Take your shoes off, baby (And start runnin' through my mind) | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-071712 | 10-in. | 1/21/1942 | Sometimes I feel like a motherless child | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | E1VB-1380 | 10-in. | 3/7/1951 | That's the one for me | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | |
| Victor | E1VB-1381 | 10-in. | 3/7/1951 | Let me in | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | E1VB-2090 | 10-in. | 5/3/1951 | I want to ride like the cowboys do | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | E1VB-2091 | 10-in. | 5/3/1951 | Strike, while the iron is hot! | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W24245 | 10-in. | 3/21/1939 | You're too lovely to last | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | W24246 | 10-in. | 3/21/1939 | Under a blue jungle moon | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | W24247 | 10-in. | 3/21/1939 | Everything happens for the best | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | W24248 | 10-in. | 3/21/1939 | Why did I always depend on you? | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | W24249 | 10-in. | 3/21/1939 | Long gone blues | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Decca | 63393 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | Good old bosom bread | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 63394 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | He's pulling his whiskers | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67091 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | I would do anything for you | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 67092 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | I ain't got nobody | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67093 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | A porter's love song to a chambermaid | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67094 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | Gone with the gin | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67099 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | Walk it to me (Call of the wild) | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67100 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | I won't be here long | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 68332 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | 627 stomp | Pete Johnson's Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68333 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Piney Brown blues | Pete Johnson's Band ; Joe Turner | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68334 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Lafayette | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68335 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | South | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68435 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | Harlem rhumbain' the blues | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68436 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | No matter where you are | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Page, Hot Lips," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.
Page, Hot Lips. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.
"Page, Hot Lips." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Page, Hot Lips, 1908-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83021454
Wikidata: Hot Lips Page - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1344717
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2657261
MusicBrainz: Hot Lips Page - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/10e5004d-c636-4f6f-8cf6-deefe007764e
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