Jimmie Lunceford

Jimmie Lunceford

James Melvin Lunceford (June 6, 1902 – July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.

Birth and Death Data: Born Fulton, Died July 12, 1947 (Seaside)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, director, lyricist, composer, songwriter, alto saxophone

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 149 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-62599	10-in.	6/6/1930	In dat mornin'	Moses Allen ; Chickasaw Syncopators ; Jimmie Lunceford	Jazz/dance band, with talk	leader, composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-62600	10-in.	6/6/1930	Sweet rhythm	Chickasaw Syncopators ; Jimmie Lunceford	Jazz/dance band	leader
Victor	BS-81324	10-in.	1/26/1934	White heat	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-81325	10-in.	1/26/1934	Jazznocracy	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-81326	10-in.	1/26/1934	Chillen get up	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal quintet	director
Victor	BS-81327	10-in.	1/26/1934	Leaving me	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-82218	10-in.	3/20/1934	Swingin' uptown	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, songwriter
Victor	BS-82219	10-in.	3/20/1934	Breakfast ball	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Sy Oliver	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-82220	10-in.	3/20/1934	Here goes	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Henry Wells	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-82221	10-in.	3/20/1934	Remember when	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Henry Wells	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-88976	10-in.	5/28/1935	Rhythm is our business	Dudley Nix ; Tom Coakley Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92027	10-in.	5/23/1935	Rhythm is our business	Frank Dailey ; Al Fish ; Meadowbrook Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-94513	10-in.	8/14/1935	Rhythm is our business	Joe Kennedy Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-98364	10-in.	12/9/1935	(If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-98497	10-in.	1/6/1936	(If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes	Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W145373	10-in.	12/13/1927	Chickasaw stomp	Chickasaw Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	W145374	10-in.	12/13/1927	Memphis rag	Chickasaw Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	24051	10-in.	1/31/1939	Baby, won't you please come home	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Joe Thomas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	24053	10-in.	1/31/1939	The lonesome road	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	W24352	10-in.	4/7/1939	Ain't she sweet	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Lunceford Trio ; James Young	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	leader
Columbia	W24644	10-in.	5/17/1939	Well, all right then	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	leader
Brunswick	DAL172	10-in.	9/27/1935	Rhythm is our business	Roy Newman and his Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Class	LR-3007	10-in.	1953-1954	When the swallows come back to Capistrano - part 1	Dan Grissom ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		leader
Class	LR-3008	10-in.	1953-1954	When the swallows come back to Capistrano - part 2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		leader
Decca	38531	10-in.	9/4/1934	Sophisticated lady-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		leader

(Results 1-25 of 149 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lunceford, Jimmie," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105572.

Lunceford, Jimmie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105572.

"Lunceford, Jimmie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/208795 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/208795

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