Tom Brown

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1881 (Ottawa), Died August 29, 1950 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, composer, leader, lyricist

Notes: Sometimes listed as "Tom Browne."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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-1079 10-in. 3/7/1904 I wonder what makes it snow Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor A-1079 7-in. 3/7/1904 I wonder what makes it snow Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-15360 10-in. 11/10/1914 Chicken reel comedy medley Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-15361 10-in. 11/10/1914 La paloma Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-15362 10-in. 11/10/1914 That moaning saxophone rag Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-15363 10-in. 11/10/1914 Dill pickles rag Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-15414 10-in. 11/20/1914 Independentia Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-16141 10-in. 6/25/1915 American patrol Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-16142 10-in. 6/25/1915 Down home rag Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-16178 10-in. 7/8/1915 À la carte Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-16355 10-in. 8/13/1915 The hustler march Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-17894 10-in. 6/19/1916 Pussyfoot march Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-17895 10-in. 6/19/1916 Chin chin medley Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-17896 10-in. 6/19/1916 Rigoletto quartet Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-17897 10-in. 6/20/1916 Bull frog blues Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-17898 10-in. 6/20/1916 Walkin' the dog Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-17899 10-in. 6/20/1916 Chicken walk Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-18006 10-in. 6/21/1916 Passion dance Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-18007 10-in. 6/21/1916 Saxophone sobs Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-18014 10-in. 6/22/1916 Tambourines and oranges Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19696 10-in. 5/7/1917 Tom Brown's saxophone Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19697 10-in. 5/7/1917 Daughters of American Revolution Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19698 10-in. 5/7/1917 Saxophone Sam Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19699 10-in. 5/8/1917 Comedy Tom Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19840 10-in. 5/7/1917 My fox trot girl Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19843 10-in. 5/8/1917 The Aunt Jemimas slide Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19844 10-in. 5/8/1917 The ghost of the saxophone Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19845 10-in. 5/8/1917 A wonderful thing Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19846 10-in. 5/8/1917 Saxophonology Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19847 10-in. 5/9/1917 The Darktown Strutters' Ball Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19848 10-in. 5/9/1917 For me and my gal Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-19849 10-in. 5/9/1917 Smiles and chuckles Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21945 10-in. 6/4/1918 Minstrel days march Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21946 10-in. 6/4/1918 Oh! Babe! Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21947 10-in. 6/4/1918 When Aunt Dinah's daughter Hannah bangs on that piano Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21948 10-in. 6/4/1918 A Georgia moan Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21949 10-in. 6/4/1918 Come along ma honey Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21950 10-in. 6/5/1918 Chasing the chickens Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21951 10-in. 6/5/1918 Drafting blues Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21952 10-in. 6/5/1918 Cute and pretty Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21953 10-in. 6/5/1918 Sand dunes Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21954 10-in. 6/5/1918 At the funny page ball Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21955 10-in. 6/5/1918 The courtier march Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21956 10-in. 6/6/1918 Cry baby Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21957 10-in. 6/6/1918 Play it again Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21958 10-in. 6/6/1918 Moovie blues Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21959 10-in. 6/6/1918 Hello Central, give me No Man's Land Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-21960 10-in. 6/6/1918 Saxophone caprice Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22826 10-in. 5/12/1919 Peter Gink Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22827 10-in. 5/12/1919 Missouri blues Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22828 10-in. 5/12/1919 Oriental fox trot Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22842 10-in. 5/12/1919 Off again, on again, gone again Finnegan Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22843 10-in. 5/13/1919 Pershing patrol Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22844 10-in. 5/13/1919 Sweet jazz o' mine Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22850 10-in. 5/13/1919 Rajah one-step Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-22851 10-in. 5/13/1919 Egyptland Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-24702 10-in. 11/22/1920 Tip top Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-24703 10-in. 11/22/1920 If a wish could make it so Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Victor B-24704 10-in. 11/22/1920 Shivaree Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Columbia 47183 10-in. 11/22/1916 Bull frog blues Saxo Sextette Saxophone sextet composer  
Columbia 78561 10-in. 7/9/1919 Bull frog blues Columbia Saxophone Sextette Saxophone sextet composer  
Columbia W146205 10-in. 4/26/1928 Love dreams Albert Brunies ; Halfway House Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7429 10-in. May 1920 Rose of Spain Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7482 10-in. June 1920 June Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh 8570 10-in. 3/17/1924 I wonder where my easy rider's riding now Johnny Bayersdorffer ; Jazzola Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh 73771 10-in. Nov. 1925 Forever and ever with you Tom Brown ; Merry Minstrel Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh 73772 10-in. Nov. 1925 It's the blues Tom Brown ; Merry Minstrel Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh 80028 10-in. 4/30/1926 Good night (I'll see you in the morning) Tom Brown ; Merry Minstrel Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh 80029 10-in. Apr. 1926 Tonight's my night with Baby Tom Brown ; Merry Minstrel Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Edison 5592 10-in. 5/29/1917 Chicken walk Lou Chiha Frisco Xylophone solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Tom," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116864.

Brown, Tom. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116864.

"Brown, Tom." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116864

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Brown, Tom, 1881-1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2002010511

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q94359910

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/255662044

ISNI: 0000 0000 5438 6931 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000054386931

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1570831

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