Coon-Sanders Nighthawks

Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra was the first Kansas City jazz band to achieve national recognition, which it acquired through national radio broadcasts. It was founded in 1918, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1919, Died Ceased 1932

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

= 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-29837 10-in. 4/5/1924 Night hawk blues Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-29838 10-in. 4/6/1924 Red hot mamma Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-29839 10-in. 4/6/1924 Oriental love dreams Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-29840 10-in. 4/6/1924 There's no one just like you Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-29868 10-in. 4/7/1924 Why don't my dreams come true Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-29869 10-in. 4/7/1924 My daddy's dreamtime lullaby Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-31152 10-in. 11/9/1924 Lazy waters Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-31153 10-in. 11/9/1924 Moonlight and you Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-31154 10-in. 11/9/1924 Brown eyes Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-31172 10-in. 11/13/1924 Some of these days Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor B-31173 10-in. 11/13/1924 My best gal Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31189 10-in. 11/16/1924 Show me the way Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-31190 10-in. 11/16/1924 Jing-a-ling-a-ling Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-32768 10-in. 7/13/1925 I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-32769 10-in. 7/13/1925 Alone at last Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-32770 10-in. 7/13/1925 I can't realize Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-33157 10-in. 8/7/1925 Hong Kong dream girl Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-33158 10-in. 8/7/1925 Who wouldn't love you Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Joe Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-33159 10-in. 8/7/1925 That's all there is (There ain't no more) Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-33200 10-in. 7/28/1925 Yes, sir! That's my baby Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-33201 10-in. 7/28/1925 Everything is hotsy-totsy now Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Joe Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-33202 10-in. 7/28/1925 Dreaming of to-morrow Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-34056 10-in. 12/20/1925 Too bad Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-34057 10-in. 12/20/1925 Don't be a fool, you fool Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-34061 10-in. 12/21/1925 Louise, you tease Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-34062 10-in. 12/21/1925 Flamin' Mamie Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-34063 10-in. 12/21/1925 Sittin' around Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-34064 10-in. 12/21/1925 Moon Deer Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-35030 10-in. 3/9/1926 Here comes the hot tamale man Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-35031 10-in. 3/9/1926 Everything's gonna be all right Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-35032 10-in. 3/9/1926 I'd rather be alone Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-35034 10-in. 3/9/1926 Deep Henderson Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-37214 10-in. 12/8/1926 High fever Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-37215 10-in. 12/8/1926 My baby knows how Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-37216 10-in. 12/8/1926 Brainstorm Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-37259 10-in. 12/17/1926 I need lovin' Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-39064 10-in. 6/25/1927 I ain't got nobody Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-39065 10-in. 6/25/1927 Roodles Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-41369 10-in. 12/13/1927 Louder and funnier Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-41370 10-in. 12/13/1927 Sluefoot Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-41371 10-in. 12/13/1927 Wabash blues Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-41372 10-in. 12/13/1927 Mine, all mine Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-41373 10-in. 12/14/1927 The wail Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-41374 10-in. 12/14/1927 Hallucinations Coon-Sanders Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-41375 10-in. 12/14/1927 Stay out of the South (If you want to miss heaven on Earth) Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-41376 10-in. 12/14/1927 Is she my girl-friend? Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-42373 10-in. 5/29/1928 Indian cradle song Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-42374 10-in. 5/29/1928 Ready for the river Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-42375 10-in. 5/29/1928 Oh! You have no idea Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-46003 10-in. 6/27/1928 Too busy! Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-46004 10-in. 6/27/1928 Blazin' Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-46020 10-in. 6/29/1928 Down where the sun goes down Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48609 10-in. 11/20/1928 My suppressed desire Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48610 10-in. 11/20/1928 What a girl! What a night! Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48625 10-in. 11/27/1928 Smiling skies Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48626 10-in. 11/27/1928 Here comes my ball and chain Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48627 10-in. 11/27/1928 Who wouldn't be jealous of you? Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48656 10-in. 12/3/1928 That's how I feel about you Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48657 10-in. 12/3/1928 Little Orphan Annie Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48725 10-in. 12/12/1928 Rhythm king Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48726 10-in. 12/12/1928 Bless you! Sister Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-48879 10-in. 2/12/1929 Mississippi here I am Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and humming Musical group  
Victor BVE-48880 10-in. 2/12/1929 Tennessee lady Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-50519 10-in. 2/23/1929 Kansas City Kitty Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-55492 10-in. 7/24/1929 And especially you! Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-55493 10-in. 7/24/1929 Because you said I love you Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-55494 10-in. 7/24/1929 True blue Lou Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-55509 10-in. 7/26/1929 The flippity flop Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-55510 10-in. 7/26/1929 Got a great big date with a little bitta girl Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-57232 10-in. 12/6/1929 Sweepin' the clouds away Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-57233 10-in. 12/6/1929 Alone in the rain Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-57234 10-in. 12/6/1929 After you've gone Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BVE-57254 10-in. 12/12/1929 The Darktown Strutters' Ball Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-57255 10-in. 12/12/1929 Take me Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-57429 10-in. 11/18/1929 Harlem madness Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-57430 10-in. 11/18/1929 Moanin' for you Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-57497 10-in. 11/29/1929 Music in the moonlight Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-57498 10-in. 11/29/1929 Ain't you, baby? Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-57499 10-in. 11/29/1929 We love us Joe Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-71928 10-in. 3/9/1932 Lo and behold Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-71929 10-in. 3/9/1932 Let that be a lesson to you Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-71930 10-in. 3/9/1932 What a life! (Trying to live without you) Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-71931 10-in. 3/9/1932 Sing a new song Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-72000 10-in. 3/24/1932 'Round my heart Coon-Sanders Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-72201 10-in. 3/24/1932 Keepin' out of mischief now Coon-Sanders Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-72202 10-in. 3/24/1932 I know you're lying, but I love it Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-72203 10-in. 3/24/1932 I want to go home J. L. Sanders ; Coon-Sanders Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-72204 10-in. 3/24/1932 Give her a kiss for me Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BSHQ-72205 10-in. 3/24/1932 On revival day Coon-Sanders Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal ensemble Musical group  
Columbia 79697 10-in. 4/1/1921 Some little bird Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 79698 10-in. 4/1/1921 Hindu dream man Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 79699 10-in. 4/1/1921 Learning Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 79760 10-in. 3/30/1921 Treasure Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick XC3020 12-in. 2/28/1929 Maytag frolic, pt. 1 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick XC3021 12-in. 2/28/1929 Maytag frolic, pt. 2 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick XC3022 12-in. 2/28/1929 Maytag frolic, pt. 3 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick XC3023 12-in. 2/28/1929 Maytag frolic, pt. 4 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick XC3024 12-in. 2/28/1929 Maytag frolic, pt. 5 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick XC3025 12-in. 2/28/1929 Maytag frolic, pt. 6 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Coon-Sanders Nighthawks," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309637.

Coon-Sanders Nighthawks. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309637.

"Coon-Sanders Nighthawks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309637

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