George James
George James (December 7, 1906, in Boggs, Oklahoma – January 30, 1995, in Columbus, Ohio) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. James's career began late in the 1920s, in the bands of Charlie Creath and Johnny Neal. He moved to Chicago in 1928, where he played with Jimmie Noone, Sammy Stewart, Ida Marples, Jabbo Smith, and Bert Hall. Late in 1931 he toured with Louis Armstrong, and he remained in New York City at the end of the tour, where he joined the Savoy Bearcats and, later, Charlie Turner's Arcadians. Fats Waller assumed leadership of the Arcadians in the middle of the decade, and James played under him until 1937. James finished the decade of the 1930s playing in the Blackbirds Revue. Early in the 1940s he worked with James P. Johnson, Benny Carter, Teddy Wilson, and Lucky Millinder, and led his own band in 1943-44. Later in the decade James played with Claude Hopkins and Noble Sissle. He was active both as a leader and a sideman into the 1970s, playing with Clyde Bernhardt in that decade. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1906, Died January 30, 1995
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1948
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, saxophone, soprano saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 43 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-066792 | 10-in. | 10/16/1941 | Sunday | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-066793 | 10-in. | 10/16/1941 | Ill wind (you're blowin' me no good) | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-066794 | 10-in. | 10/16/1941 | Back Bay boogie | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-066795 | 10-in. | 10/16/1941 | [Unknown title(s)] | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Columbia | W152086 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Between the devil and the deep blue sea | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Columbia | W152092 | 10-in. | 1/27/1932 | All of me | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Columbia | W152093 | 10-in. | 1/27/1932 | Home | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W152087 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Kickin' the gong around | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W404422 | 10-in. | 4/20/1931 | Walkin' my baby back home | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W404423 | 10-in. | 4/20/1931 | I surrender, dear | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W404424 | 10-in. | 4/20/1931 | When it's sleepy time down South | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
OKeh | W404425 | 10-in. | 4/28/1931 | Blue again | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
OKeh | W404870 | 10-in. | 4/28/1931 | Little Joe | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W404871 | 10-in. | 4/28/1931 | I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
OKeh | W404872 | 10-in. | 4/29/1931 | Them there eyes | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W404873 | 10-in. | 4/29/1931 | When your lover has gone | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405058 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | Lazy river | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405059 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405060 | 10-in. | 11/4/1931 | Wrap your troubles in dreams (And dream your troubles away) | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405061 | 10-in. | 11/4/1931 | Star dust | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405062 | 10-in. | 11/5/1931 | You can depend on me | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405063 | 10-in. | 11/5/1931 | Georgia on my mind | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405064 | 10-in. | 11/6/1931 | The lonesome road | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and talk | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W405065 | 10-in. | 11/6/1931 | I got rhythm | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with talk | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W405154 | 10-in. | 3/2/1932 | Love, you funny thing! | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "James, George," accessed May 29, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111195.
James, George. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111195.
"James, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 29 May 2023.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: George James (musician)
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LCNAR: James, George, 1906-1995 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98117461
Wikidata: George James (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5541056
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