Ivie Anderson

Ivie Anderson

Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1905 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer. Anderson was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for more than a decade.

Birth and Death Data: Born Gilroy (city in Santa Clara County, California, United States), Died December 28, 1949 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 67 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-79155	10-in.	4/12/1934	Ebony rhapsody	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-79211	10-in.	5/9/1934	Troubled waters	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-79212	10-in.	5/9/1934	My old flame	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Victor	BS-044891	10-in.	3/7/1940	So far, so good	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-049017	10-in.	3/15/1940	Me and you	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-053429	10-in.	9/5/1940	Five o'clock whistle	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-054607	10-in.	7/22/1940	At a Dixie roadside diner	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-061318	10-in.	6/26/1941	Chocolate shake	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-061319	10-in.	6/26/1941	I got it bad and that ain't good	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-061340	10-in.	7/2/1941	Jump for joy	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-061685	10-in.	9/26/1941	Rocks in my bed	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-071891	10-in.	2/26/1942	I don't mind	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Victor	BS-074781	10-in.	7/28/1942	Hayfoot, strawfoot	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	C885	10-in.	1/9/1935	Let's have a jubilee	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	C1200	10-in.	1/20/1936	Dinah Lou	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W265051	10-in.	2/15/1933	I've got the world on a string	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	B11204	10-in.	2/2/1932	It don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing)	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	B12776	10-in.	12/21/1932	Delta bound	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	B13306	10-in.	5/9/1933	Happy as the day is long	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	B13307	10-in.	5/9/1933	Raisin' the rent	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	B13308	10-in.	5/9/1933	Get yourself a new broom (And sweep the blues away)	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	B13338	10-in.	5/16/1933	Sophisticated lady	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	B13339	10-in.	5/16/1933	Stormy weather (Keeps rainin' all the time)	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	B13800	10-in.	8/15/1933	I'm satisfied	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	B17974	10-in.	8/19/1935	Cotton	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist

(Results 1-25 of 67 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Anderson, Ivie," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107104.

Anderson, Ivie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107104.

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