Harvey Brooks

Harvey Oliver Brooks (February 17, 1899 – June 17, 1968) was an American pianist and composer. He is the first black American to have written a complete score for a major motion picture: Mae West's film I'm No Angel (1933).

Birth and Death Data: Died June 17, 1968

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-50830	10-in.	4/16/1929	Over night blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-50831	10-in.	4/16/1929	Quality shout	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PBVE-50868	10-in.	4/28/1929	The ramble	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PBVE-50869	10-in.	4/28/1929	Moonlight blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PBVE-50870	10-in.	4/28/1929	Charlie's idea	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PBVE-50877	10-in.	4/29/1929	Stuff	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	BS-77837	10-in.	10/3/1933	That Dallas man	Isham Jones Orchestra ; Joe Martin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-77838	10-in.	10/3/1933	I want you—I need you	Isham Jones Orchestra ; Joe Martin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-78099	10-in.	10/5/1933	That Dallas man	Allan Lane Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-78103	10-in.	10/5/1933	I want you—I need you	Allan Lane Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-78104	10-in.	10/5/1933	I'm no angel	Vera Van and Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-78105	10-in.	10/5/1933	I found a new way to go to town	Vera Van and Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-78264	10-in.	10/20/1933	I found a new way to go to town	Roy Bargy ; Ramona	Piano duet, with female vocal solo and instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-78265	10-in.	10/20/1933	I'm no angel	Roy Bargy ; Ramona	Piano duet, with female vocal solo and instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-056467	10-in.	10/9/1940	Just for you and me (In heavenly Hawaii)	Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors ; Ray Kinney	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	BS-058790	10-in.	1/9/1941	Slap-happy-lassie	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	E1VB-0534	10-in.	1/23/1951	What she's got is mine	California Cowhands ; Hank Penny	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E1VB-1380	10-in.	3/7/1951	That's the one for me	Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D8VB-3426	10-in.	12/14/1948	A little bird told me	Rose Murphy	Female vocal solo, with jazz trio	composer
Columbia	W152528	10-in.	10/16/1933	I want you—I need you	Harry Reser and his Orchestra [Emil Coleman Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404412	10-in.	10/16/1930	Memories of you	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W404413	10-in.	10/16/1930	You're lucky to me	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Exclusive	EXC-1039	10-in.	12/31/1948	I want you - I need you	Ben. Ellison ; Oscar Moore ; Three Blazers (Johnny Moore)		songwriter
Exclusive	EXC-1131	10-in.	12/31/1949	A gal who understands	Les Robinson Orchestra ; Frances Wayne		songwriter
Exclusive	EXC-1412	10-in.	12/31/1949	I don't want your money honey	Red Callender ; "Frantic" Fay Thomas ; Lee Young		composer

(Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Harvey," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113026.

Brooks, Harvey. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113026.

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