Max Kortlander
Birth and Death Data: Born September 1, 1890 (Grand Rapids), Died October 11, 1961 (The Bronx)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-22904 | 10-in. | 6/5/1919 | Tell me | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | B-23160 | 10-in. | 9/17/1919 | Tell me | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with violin obbligato and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-23738 | 10-in. | 2/13/1920 | Hot Tamale Molly | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-24400 | 10-in. | 8/23/1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-24516 | 10-in. | 10/5/1920 | 12th Street rag | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-26093 | 10-in. | 2/14/1922 | Bygones | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26500 | 10-in. | 6/1/1922 | Whenever you're lonesome (Just telephone me) | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-27208 | 10-in. | 12/5/1922 | Red moon | The Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-32110 | 10-in. | 3/19/1925 | I'm a good gal but I'm a thousand miles from home | Lloyd Finlay ; Lloyd Finlay Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38102 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Dizzy fingers | Max Kortlander | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-38103 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Spring fever | Max Kortlander | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-41098 | 10-in. | 12/5/1927 | What are we waiting for? | Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75947 | 10-in. | 7/27/1933 | When it's moonlight down in Lovers' Lane | The Vagabonds | Male vocal trio, with guitar | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75994 | 10-in. | 8/1/1933 | Lullaby lady (From Lullaby Lane) | Bingham and Wells | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76606 | 10-in. | 7/7/1933 | Moonlight down in Lovers' Lane | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78257 | 10-in. | 10/20/1933 | Lullaby lady (From Lullaby Lane) | Jerry Freeman Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-84244 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | If you love me, say so | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-85017 | 10-in. | 11/12/1934 | If you love me, say so! | Jan Garber Orchestra ; Lew Palmer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017468 | 10-in. | 12/6/1937 | I'm the one who loves you | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-017490 | 10-in. | 12/9/1937 | I'm the one who loves you | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-053520 | 10-in. | 10/7/1940 | Tell me | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-067962 | 10-in. | 10/3/1941 | I'm the one who loves you | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-30-03] | Not documented | 4/30/1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | Victor Arden ; Max Kortlander | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 78552 | 10-in. | 7/11/1919 | Tell me | Irving Kaufman ; Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78622 | 10-in. | 9/4/1919 | Tell me (Tell me why) | Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78722 | 10-in. | 10/4/1919 | Tell me | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78830 | 10-in. | 11/26/1919 | Some day you'll know | George Meader | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78867 | 10-in. | 12/17/1919 | Some day you'll know | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79424 | 10-in. | 9/17/1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79485 | 10-in. | 10/27/1920 | Like we used to be | Fred Hughes | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79858 | 10-in. | 5/24/1921 | I've lost my heart to the meanest girl in town | Mary Stafford | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80231 | 10-in. | 3/9/1922 | Bygones | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80260 | 10-in. | 3/23/1922 | Bygones | Eddie Elkins ; Knickerbocker Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80516 | 10-in. | 8/10/1922 | Whenever you're lonesome (Just telephone me) | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80865 | 10-in. | 2/16/1923 | Keeps on a-rainin' | Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80877 | 10-in. | 2/28/1923 | Papa blues | James P. Johnson | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 80905 | 10-in. | 3/15/1923 | Red moon | Columbia Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81218 | 10-in. | 9/16/1923 | Ted Lewis popular favorites | Ted Lewis Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140209 | 10-in. | 12/24/1924 | Lover's waltz | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W142209 | 10-in. | 5/15/1926 | Scatter your smiles | Gangplank Orchestra ; Earl Gresh | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144152 | 10-in. | 5/16/1927 | I'm longing for my old gal Sal | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W146334 | 10-in. | 5/25/1928 | Felix the Cat | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W147267 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Tell me | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | 148192 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | She's my girl (Oh! What a diff'rence that makes) | Arthur Ross and his Westerners ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 76752 | 12-in. | 1/8/1920 | Tell me | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 76764 | 12-in. | approximately January 1920 | Tell me | London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt | Orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7478 | 10-in. | June 1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7641 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | Like we used to be | Elliott Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7769 | 10-in. | Feb. 1921 | Sweet bells of San Jose | Crescent Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70687 | 10-in. | June 1922 | Whenever you're lonesome | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70756 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | Some winter's night | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71148 | 10-in. | Jan. 1923 | Red moon | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71390 | 10-in. | April 1923 | Keeps on a-rainin' | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71545 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Papa blues | Pete Wendling | Piano solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W80215 | 10-in. | 11/16/1926 | Scatter your smiles | Clarence Williams’ Blue Seven ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80939 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | What would you say? | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1262-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Tell me | Joseph A. Phillips | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4371 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | All Star Trio | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Brunswick | 7778 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Bygones | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | [10356a] | 4/12/1923 | Red moon | Hawaiian Players | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | ||
| Brunswick | 4473-4474 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | All Star Trio | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Brunswick | 8263-8265 | 10-in. | approximately June 1922 | Whenever you're lonesome | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano trio | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 10374-10376 | 10-in. | 4/13/1923 | Red moon | Hawaiian Novelty Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2710-E2711 | 10-in. | 3/20/1928 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | Leonard Hayton’s Blue Four | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3714-E3715 | 10-in. | Sept. 1926 | Scatter your smiles | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4524-E4526 | 10-in. | 2/7/1927 | I‘m longing for my old gal Sal | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4560-E4562 | 10-in. | 2/23/1927 | I'm longing for my old gal Sal | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E20237-E20238 | 10-in. | 9/24/1926 | Scatter your smiles | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 7457 | 10-in. | 7/22/1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | Green Brothers' Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8335 | 10-in. | 1/10/1922 | All the time | Club de Vingt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8471 | 10-in. | 5/31/1922 | Whenever you're lonesome (Just telephone me) | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 8715 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Red moon | Ernest L. Stevens | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 8990 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Red moon | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11102 | 10-in. | 7/15/1926 | To be with you | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11208 | 10-in. | 9/17/1926 | Scatter your smiles | Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1267 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Felix the Cat | Fernand Gravey ; Georges van Parys | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kortlander, Max," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111335.
Kortlander, Max. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111335.
"Kortlander, Max." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kortlander, Max, 1890-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99033738
Wikidata: Max Kortlander - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19935079
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51322333
MusicBrainz: Max Kortlander - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/098809d0-bbb0-4aff-b74a-3c8e7272b6c8
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