Roy Palmer

Roy Palmer (April 2, 1887 – December 22, 1963) was an American jazz trombonist.

Birth and Death Data: Born New Orleans (largest city of the state of Louisiana, United States), Died December 22, 1963 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, composer

= 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 BVE-48872 10-in. 2/8/1929 Novelty blues Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trombone  
Victor BVE-48875 10-in. 2/8/1929 Baby mine Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trombone  
Victor BS-100306 10-in. 4/1/1936 Little sandwich wagon Chicago Rhythm Kings Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia C1226 10-in. 2/5/1936 Dumb trick blues Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with piano and two guitars instrumentalist, trombone  
Columbia C1293 10-in. 3/11/1936 When the music sounds good Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, trombone  
Brunswick TO1125 10-in. 1932 My gal Sal Chick Bullock ; Memphis Night Hawks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trombone  
Brunswick TO1126 10-in. 1932 Darktown strutters ball Chick Bullock ; Memphis Night Hawks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trombone  
Gennett 17623 10-in. 3/19/1931 Kentucky blues State Street Ramblers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trombone  
ARC 11630 10-in. 3/31/1932 The Mississippi stomp Bob and Roy Trombone and piano duet instrumentalist, trombone  
ARC 11631 10-in. 3/31/1932 The trombone slide Bob and Roy Trombone and piano duet instrumentalist, trombone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Palmer, Roy," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106870.

Palmer, Roy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106870.

"Palmer, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106870

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.