Sidney Arodin

Sidney Arnandan or Arnondrin or Arnondin, better known as Sidney Arodin (March 29, 1901, Westwego, Louisiana - February 6, 1948, New Orleans) was an American jazz clarinetist and songwriter, best known for co-writing the jazz and pop standard "Lazy River" with Hoagy Carmichael.

Arodin began playing clarinet at age 15 and played at local New Orleans gatherings and on riverboats. He made his way to New York City and played with Johnny Stein's New Orleans Jazz Band from 1922. He played with Jimmy Durante in the middle of the decade, then returned to Louisiana to play with Wingy Manone and Sharkey Bonano. In the 1930s he worked with Louis Prima and with a reconstituted version of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings which also featured Manone. After 1941, Arodin's poor health prevented him from playing frequently live, but before this time he recorded with Johnnie Miller, Albert Brunies, Monk Hazel, and the Jones-Collins Astoria Hot Eight. The oft-repeated claim that many of his performances are mistakenly credited on original recordings to Charlie Cordella is unsubstantiated.

Birth and Death Data: Born Westwego (suburb city of New Orleans, located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States), Died February 6, 1948 (New Orleans (largest city of the state of Louisiana, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, songwriter, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-56534 10-in. 11/15/1929 Astoria strut Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet  
Victor BVE-56535 10-in. 11/15/1929 Duet stomp Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, composer  
Victor BVE-56536 10-in. 11/15/1929 Damp weather Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet  
Victor BVE-56537 10-in. 11/15/1929 Tip easy blues Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet  
Victor BVE-64365 10-in. 11/20/1930 Lazy river Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor ABRC-69925 10-in. 6/10/1931 Lazy river Gloria Palace Orchestra ; Gene Kardos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-70628 10-in. 11/27/1931 Lazy river Bud Vandover ; Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-041581 10-in. 8/17/1939 Lazy river Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-071033 10-in. 9/29/1941 Lazy river Curly Hicks ; Taproom Boys Instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor E0VB-3217 10-in. 2/8/1950 Lazy river Phil Harris ; Walter Scharf Orchestra Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor E0VB-3304 10-in. 1/3/1950 Lazy river Tex Beneke Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh W405058 10-in. 11/3/1931 Lazy river Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick SA8018 10-in. 8/31/1931 Lazy river Herman Waldman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet songwriter  
Brunswick NOR750 10-in. Nov. 1928 Git-wit-it Beinville Roof Orchestra ; Sharkey Bonano ; Monk Hazel Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick B16023 10-in. 9/27/1934 That's where the South begins Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick B16024 10-in. 9/27/1934 Jamaica shout Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick B16025 10-in. 9/27/1934 Long about midnight Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick B16026 10-in. 9/27/1934 Star dust Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick B16150 10-in. 10/30/1934 Sing it way down low Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick B16286 10-in. 10/30/1934 Let's have a jubilee Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick B16288 10-in. 11/1/1934 I still want you Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick B16289 10-in. 11/1/1934 (Looks like I'm) Breakin' the ice Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 38608 10-in. 9/12/1934 San Antonio shout New Orleans Rhythm Kings instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 38609 10-in. 9/12/1934 Tin roof blues New Orleans Rhythm Kings instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 38610 10-in. 9/12/1934 Panama New Orleans Rhythm Kings instrumentalist, clarinet  
(Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arodin, Sidney," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110395.

Arodin, Sidney. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110395.

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