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 1-25 of 180 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-23342 | 10-in. | 11/20/1919 | Behind your silken veil | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | B-23343 | 10-in. | 11/20/1919 | Roses at twilight | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 3348 | 10-in. | ca. 1905-Mar. 1906 | Happy Heinie (March and two-step) | Harry A. Yerkes | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
| Columbia | 3361 | 10-in. | between 1905 and April 1906 | Simplicity | Harry A. Yerkes | Bells solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, bells | |
| Columbia | 3445 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Aug. 1906 | A trip to the races | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 3446 | 10-in. | Jan.-Apr. 1906 | Seeing New York | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra, with talk | composer | |
| Columbia | 77352 | 10-in. | 9/20/1917 | Happy sammies | Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 77353 | 10-in. | 9/20/1917 | That's it | Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 77647 | 10-in. | 1/17/1918 | Turkey in the straw | Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 77648 | 10-in. | 1/17/1918 | They go wild, simply wild over me | Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 77700 | 10-in. | 3/1/1918 | Hello, America, hello | Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 77701 | 10-in. | 3/1/1918 | Goulash | Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 77702 | 10-in. | 3/1/1918 | Jazzie Addie | Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 77931 | 10-in. | 6/26/1918 | Hear dem bells | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 77932 | 10-in. | 6/26/1918 | What's this? | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 78048 | 10-in. | 9/11/1918 | Old sea songs | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | 78188 | 10-in. | 11/29/1918 | I'm crazy about my daddy in a uniform | Yerkes Saxophone Sextet | Saxophone sextet | leader | |
| Columbia | 78279 | 10-in. | 1/30/1919 | Egyptian nights | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 78286 | 10-in. | 2/3/1919 | Mammy's lullaby | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 78315 | 10-in. | 2/21/1919 | Bevo blues | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 78381 | 10-in. | 4/7/1919 | Mammy's lullaby | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 78385 | 10-in. | 4/11/1919 | Gypsy girl | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 78420 | 10-in. | 5/8/1919 | Jazzola | Billy Murray ; Yerkes Southern Five | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 78450 | 10-in. | 5/28/1919 | Hawaiian smiles | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | leader | |
| Columbia | 78454 | 10-in. | 5/29/1919 | Ragging the chopsticks | Yerkes Trio | Instrumental trio | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yerkes, Harry A.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114970.
Yerkes, Harry A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114970.
"Yerkes, Harry A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 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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