John Kirby Orchestra

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 43 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-066895 10-in. 7/25/1941 Close shave John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-066896 10-in. 7/25/1941 Bugler's dilemma John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-066897 10-in. 7/25/1941 It's only a paper moon John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-066898 10-in. 7/25/1941 Fifi's rhapsody John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067977 10-in. 10/7/1941 Night whispers John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067978 10-in. 10/7/1941 Tweed me John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067979 10-in. 10/7/1941 Move over John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-067980 10-in. 10/7/1941 Wondering where Buster Bailey ; John Kirby Orchestra ; Russell Procope ; Charlie Shavers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Victor BS-071900 10-in. 2/11/1942 Keep smilin' (Keep laughin', be happy) Buster Bailey ; John Kirby Orchestra ; Russell Procope ; Charlie Shavers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Victor BS-071901 10-in. 2/11/1942 Comin' back John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-071902 10-in. 2/11/1942 No blues at all John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BS-071903 10-in. 2/11/1942 St. Louis blues John Kirby Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia LA2161 10-in. 2/26/1940 Jumpin' in the pump room John Kirby Orchestra Musical group  
Columbia LA2162 10-in. 2/26/1940 20th century closet John Kirby Orchestra Musical group  
Columbia 26258 10-in. 11/3/1939 Blue rain Mildred Bailey ; John Kirby Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 26259 10-in. 11/3/1939 I've gone off the deep end Mildred Bailey ; John Kirby Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 26260 10-in. 11/3/1939 I shoulda stood in bed Mildred Bailey ; John Kirby Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Decca 64909 1/20/1939 You must have been a beautiful baby Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 64910 1/20/1939 Just a kid named Joe Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 64911 1/20/1939 Jeepers creepers Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 64912 1/20/1939 I must see Annie tonight Nat Gonella Musical group  
Decca 69364 10-in. 6/17/1941 Loch Lomond Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69369 10-in. 6/17/1941 Just like a gypsy Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69370 10-in. 6/17/1941 My blue heaven Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
Decca 69371 10-in. 6/17/1941 St. Louis blues Maxine Sullivan Musical group  
(Results 1-25 of 43 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "John Kirby Orchestra," accessed December 15, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113015.

John Kirby Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 15, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113015.

"John Kirby Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 15 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113015

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: John Kirby Orchestra - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006046174

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/153477231

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