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 51-75 of 99 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W141667 10-in. 2/11/1926 Tie me to your apron strings again Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ned Miller Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W141668 10-in. 2/11/1926 What a man Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W141669 10-in. 2/11/1926 Talking to the moon Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2); jazz/dance band (takes 3 and 4) leader  
Columbia W142449 10-in. 7/27/1926 Hello baby Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ruth Etting Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo leader  
Columbia W142500 10-in. 7/27/1926 While the years go drifting by Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W142501 10-in. 7/27/1926 I ain't got nobody Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W142506 10-in. 7/28/1926 Hoodle dee doo dee doodoo Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W142987 10-in. 12/4/1926 He's the last word Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W142988 10-in. 12/4/1926 Hello! Swanee, hello! Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Columbia W144289 10-in. 6/17/1927 Banjokes Art Kahn ; Roy Smeck Banjo and piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W144290 10-in. 6/17/1927 The ghost of the banjo Art Kahn ; Roy Smeck Banjo and piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W144295 10-in. 6/21/1927 Flapperette Art Kahn Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W144296 10-in. 6/21/1927 Cheerie-beerie-be Art Kahn Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W144301 10-in. 6/8/1927 You don't like it—not much Paul Ash Orchestra ; Paul Small Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia 144410 10-in. 6/29/1927 You don't like it—not much Robert Benjamin ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W144418 10-in. 7/1/1927 You don't like it—not much Ruth Etting Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Columbia 144423 10-in. 7/5/1927 You don't like it—not much Jack Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia W144452 10-in. 7/9/1927 Jay walk Art Kahn Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W144468 10-in. 7/19/1927 Swanee shore Art Kahn Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W144469 10-in. 7/19/1927 Worryin' Art Kahn Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh 8633 10-in. 4/10/1924 Blue evening blues Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra of Cincinnati Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh W80874 10-in. 5/13/1927 You don't like it—not much Sol S. Wagner Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio songwriter  
OKeh W80932 10-in. 5/21/1927 You don't like it—not much Russell Douglas Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh W81108 10-in. 6/24/1927 When day is done Art Kahn Piano solo, with male vocal solo and guitar instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W81109 10-in. 6/24/1927 Cheerie-beerie-be Art Kahn Piano solo, with guitar instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 51-75 of 99 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Art," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.

Kahn, Art. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.

"Kahn, Art." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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