Harry A. Yerkes
Harry A. Yerkes (1872-1954) was a marimba player, inventor, and recording manager who assembled many recording sessions in the early years of jazz. Many of the sessions organized by Yerkes used his name for the artist credit, including Yerkes' Jazarimba Orchestra and Yerkes' Marimbaphone Band on Columbia Records, which are estimated to have some of the best selling records of 1919 and 1921. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1872 (Brooklyn), Died December 24, 1954
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, bells, xylophone, composer, director
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 180 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 79025 | 10-in. | 3/5/1920 | Old grey mare blues | Yerkes Southern Five | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79043 | 10-in. | 3/12/1920 | I never had the blues (Until I left old Dixieland) | Yerkes Southern Five | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79102 | 10-in. | 4/6/1920 | Sudan | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79180 | 10-in. | 5/17/1920 | Oh! My goodness | Yerkes Saxophone Quartet | Saxophone quartet | leader | |
| Columbia | 79183 | 10-in. | 5/18/1920 | Dance-o-mania | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79249 | 10-in. | 6/7/1920 | Didn't you? | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79250 | 10-in. | 6/7/1920 | Goodbye sunshine, hello moon! | Yerkes Happy Six [i.e., Happy Six] | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79301 | 10-in. | 6/23/1920 | Silver water | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79305 | 10-in. | 6/23/1920 | You ought to see her now | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79336 | 10-in. | 7/9/1920 | Didn't you? | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79400 | 10-in. | 9/7/1920 | Je ne sais pa pa | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | 79401 | 10-in. | 9/7/1920 | My little bimbo down on the bamboo isle | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79431 | 10-in. | 9/24/1920 | Rockaway baby | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79432 | 10-in. | 9/24/1920 | By the pyramids | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79447 | 10-in. | 10/5/1920 | Dolly I love you | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79489 | 10-in. | 10/28/1920 | Pitter patter | Yerkes Saxophone Quartet | Saxophone quartet | leader | |
| Columbia | 79525 | 10-in. | 11/18/1920 | Feather your nest | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79529 | 10-in. | 11/20/1920 | Grieving for you | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79569 | 10-in. | 12/13/1920 | Humming | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79576 | 10-in. | 12/15/1920 | Now and then | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79632 | 10-in. | 1/7/1921 | Rosie | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79633 | 10-in. | 1/8/1921 | You oughta see my baby | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79646 | 10-in. | 1/19/1921 | Answer | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79647 | 10-in. | 1/19/1921 | My mammy | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79649 | 10-in. | 1/21/1921 | Do you ever think of me? | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yerkes, Harry A.," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114970.
Yerkes, Harry A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114970.
"Yerkes, Harry A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Harry Yerkes
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Yerkes, Harry A. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009102937
Wikidata: Harry Yerkes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19882028
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