Moe Jaffe
Moe Jaffe (October 23, 1901 – December 2, 1972) was a songwriter and bandleader who composed more than 250 songs. He is best known for six: "Collegiate" (which was played by Chico Marx in the movie Horse Feathers), "The Gypsy in My Soul", "If I Had My Life to Live Over", "If You Are But a Dream", "Bell Bottom Trousers", and "I'm My Own Grandpa". |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-32129 | 10-in. | 4/4/1925 | Collegiate | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-33273 | 10-in. | 9/12/1925 | Collegiate | The Revelers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-33992 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Collegiate blues | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-33995 | 10-in. | 12/16/1925 | I've got some lovin' to do | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-35528 | 10-in. | 6/4/1926 | Bolshevik | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-36495 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | I love the college girls | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-43399 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | He ain't never been to college | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76859 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | We're the boys from I. O. U. | Al and Pete | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-101064 | 10-in. | 4/6/1936 | When you love | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance trio, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03032 | 10-in. | 11/10/1936 | An apple a day | Barry McKinley ; Ruby Newman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03242 | 10-in. | 11/17/1936 | An apple a day | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03243 | 10-in. | 11/17/1936 | Something has happened to me | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011362 | 10-in. | 7/21/1937 | The morning after | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017063 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | The gypsy in my soul | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-042539 | 10-in. | 2/24/1940 | Charlie was a boxer | Vincent Lopez ; Suave Swing Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-055535 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Charlie was a sailor | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073422 | 10-in. | 3/10/1942 | If you are but a dream | Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, arranger | |
| Victor | BS-073731 | 10-in. | 3/20/1942 | If you are but a dream | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Patricia Gilmore | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0179 | 10-in. | 4/2/1945 | Bell bottom trousers | Ruth McCullough ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-1776 | 10-in. | 5/9/1946 | Well, natch! | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0085 | 10-in. | 1/23/1947 | If I had my life to live over | Three Suns | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0546 | 10-in. | 5/15/1947 | If you are but a dream | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | arranger, lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2744 | 10-in. | 12/23/1947 | He's his own grandpa | Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D8VB-3948 | 10-in. | 10/8/1948 | Bread and gravy | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140624 | 10-in. | 5/26/1925 | Collegiate | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140723 | 10-in. | 6/25/1925 | Collegiate | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140835 | 10-in. | 8/11/1925 | Collegiate | Joe Friedman ; Billy Jones ; Monte Carlo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141389 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Collegiate blues | Singing Sophomores | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 141987 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | I've got some lovin' to do | Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Ray Stillwell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142706 | 10-in. | 9/30/1926 | Bolshevik | Tommy Christian Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 142729 | 10-in. | 10/5/1926 | Bolshevik | Albert Campbell ; Jack Kaufman | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 143293 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | I love the college girls | Joe Collegiate ; WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W143317 | 10-in. | 1/19/1927 | I love the college girls | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144154 | 10-in. | 5/17/1927 | Who was the lady | Al Lentz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148036 | 10-in. | 3/6/1929 | What wouldn't I do | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148716 | 10-in. | 6/19/1929 | The whoopee hat brigade | Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | 9328 | 10-in. | 9/1/1925 | Collegiate | Foor-Robinson Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-73447 | 10-in. | June 1925 | Collegiate | Burt Lewis ; Charles Sargeant | Male vocal duet, with guitar and ukulele | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 73992 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | Sweet and low down | Jaffe's Collegians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 73993 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | I've got some lovin' to do | Jaffe's Collegians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80335 | 10-in. | 1/25/1927 | I love the college girls | Tom Stacks and his Minute Men | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80399 | 10-in. | 2/7/1927 | I loved the college girls | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81019 | 10-in. | 6/16/1927 | Who was the lady? | The Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E27339 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | He ain’t never been in college | Six Jumping Jacks ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E30695 | 10-in. | Aug. 1929 | The whoopee hat brigade | Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan | Male vocal duet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3025-E3026 | 10-in. | 5/11/1926 | I’ve got some lovin’ to do | Six Hayseeds | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4026-E4027 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | Bolshevik | Danville Dudes | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E20514-E20515 | 10-in. | 10/25/1926 | Bolshevik | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E21265-E21267 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | I love the college girls | Bonnie Laddies ; Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E23846-E23847 | 10-in. | 7/6/1927 | Who was the lady? | The Four Aces | Male vocal quartet, with 3 guitars and steel guitar | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E24236-E24239 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | Who was the lady? | Bernie Cummins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects; without vocal (take E24239) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E24342-E24345 | 10-in. | 8/31/1927 | Who was the lady? | Bernie Cummins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E30359-E30360 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | The whoopee hat brigade | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E15933-E15936; E15939 | 10-in. | 6/5/1925 | Collegiate | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 1088W-1090W | 10-in. | 8/10/1925 | Collegiate | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 1091W-1093W | 10-in. | 8/10/1925 | Yes sir! That's my baby | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | TCL1541 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | Bolshevich [sic] | The Jesters | Male vocal and instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10451 | 10-in. | 6/23/1925 | Collegiate | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10849 | 10-in. | 2/24/1926 | Collegiate blues | College Four | Male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11244 | 10-in. | 10/11/1926 | Bolshevik | Albert Campbell ; Jack Kaufman | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 11454 | 10-in. | 1/20/1927 | I love the college girls | Jazz Babies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18264 | 10-in. | 2/28/1928 | He ain't never been to college | 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 19179 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | The whoopee-hat brigade | 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Dalton | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | N-883 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | The whoopee-hat brigade | 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Dalton | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL266 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Collegiate | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jaffe, Moe," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111734.
Jaffe, Moe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111734.
"Jaffe, Moe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Jaffe, Moe, 1901-1972 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002027328
Wikidata: Moe Jaffe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6889983
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2654639
MusicBrainz: Moe Jaffe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d3a504f1-b97f-450d-9810-ad7aa5f3c647
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