Ward Pinkett discography
| Ward Pinkett discography | |
|---|---|
 Pinkett in 1933 | |
| Singles | 36 |
William Ward Pinkett, Jr. (April 29, 1906—March 15, 1937) was an American jazz trumpeter and scat vocalist active during the Harlem Renaissance. A respected sideman recognized as a "hot" trumpet and with a versatile ear, he played and recorded with various bands in New York City. His career was cut short by alcoholism.[1]
Discography
[edit]All recordings took place in New York City. An asterisk (*) indicates vocal in addition to trumpet.
Original issues
[edit]The year and label information for the first vinyl release.
| Year | Title(s) | Original Label | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-7-13 | "Jackass Blues" | Victor 20179-A | Thomas Morris and His Seven Hot Babies |
| 1926-7-13 | "Charleston Stampede" | Victor 20180-B | Thomas Morris and His Seven Hot Babies |
| 1926-7-13 | "Lazy Drag" | Victor 20483-A | Thomas Morris and His Seven Hot Babies |
| 1928-6-11 | "Georgia Swing" | Victor 38024 | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers |
| 1928-6-11 | "Kansas City Stomps" / "Boogaboo" | Victor 38010 | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers |
| 1928-6-11 | "Shoe Shiner's Drag" | Victor 21658-B | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers |
| 1929-6-4 | "Top and Bottom" / "Coalyard Shuffle" | Victor 38066 | Joe Steele and His Orchestra |
| 1929-6-14 / 1929-6-27 | "Jungle Mama" / "Dog Bottom"* | Brunswick 4450 | Jungle Band (Chick Webb's Harlem Stompers) |
| 1930-3-5 / 1930-7-14 | "Each Day" / "Strokin' Away" V2 | Victor 23351 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-3-19 | "Harmony Blues" / "Little Lawrence" | Victor 38135 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-3-20 | "Fussy Mabel" / "Ponchatrain" | Victor 38125 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-3-5 / 1930-10-9 | "That'll Never Do" / "Fickle Fay Creep" | Victor 23019 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-5-16 | "I Lost My Gal From Memphis" / "Without You, Emaline" | Victor V-38138 | Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers |
| 1930-6-2 / 1930-3-5 | "Oil Well" / "If Someone Would Only Love Me" | Victor 23321 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-7-14 / 1930-3-5 | "Mushmouth Shuffle" / "I'm Looking For A Little Bluebird" | Victor 23004 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-6-2 | "Load of Coal" | Victor 23429-B | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-6-2 | "Primrose Stomp" | Victor 23424-A | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-7-3 | "Black Maria" / "Chinnin' and Chattin' With May" | Victor V-38146 | Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers |
| 1930-7-14 | "Low Gravy" | Victor 23334-B | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-7-14 | "Blue Blood Blues" | Victor 22681-B | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-9-17 | "Loving You The Way I Do" / "The Penalty of Love" | Victor 23010 | Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers |
| 1930-10-9 / 1930-6-2 | "Gambling Jack" / "Crazy Chords" V2 | Victor 23307 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra |
| 1930-10-31 | "Papa De-Da-Da"* / "Baby Won't You Please Come Home?" | Banner 32021 | Clarence Williams and His Orchestra |
| 1930-10-31 / 1930-11-24 | "Hot Lovin'"* / "Shout Sister, Shout!" | Banner 32063 | Clarence Williams and His Orchestra |
| 1931-1-9 | "Papa De Da Da" / "Stop Crying"* | Brunswick 6053 | King Oliver and His Orchestra |
| 1931-1-9 | "Who's Blue"* | Brunswick 6046 | The Savannah Syncopators (King Oliver and His Orchestra) |
| 1931-2-19 | "Shout Sister, Shout!" | Clarion 5381-C | Memphis Hot Shots (Clarence Williams and His Jazz Kings) |
| 1931-2-19 | "Papa De-Da-Da"* / "Baby Won't You Please Come Home?" | Columbia 14666-D | Clarence Williams and His Jazz Kings |
| 1931-3-25 | "Go Harlem" / "Just A Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi)"* | Columbia 2448-D | Jimmy Johnson and His Orchestra |
| 1931-3-25 | "A Porter's Love Song (To A Chambermaid)" | Columbia 14668-D | Jimmy Johnson and His Orchestra |
| 1931-4-15 | "Loveless Love" / "One More Time" | Vocalion 1610 | Chocolate Dandies (King Oliver and His Orchestra) |
| 1931-4-15 | "When I Take My Sugar To Tea"* | Vocalion 1617 | Chocolate Dandies (King Oliver and His Orchestra) |
| 1935-10-5 | "Ev'rything Is Okey Dokey"* | Bluebird B-6144 A | The Little Ramblers |
| 1935-10-5 | "I'm On A See-Saw"* / "I'm Painting The Town Red"* | Bluebird B-6130 | The Little Ramblers |
| 1935-10-5 | "Red Sails In The Sunset"* / "Tender Is The Night"* | Bluebird B-6131 | The Little Ramblers |
| 1935-10-5 | "Tap Room Special" (Panama) | Bluebird B-5193 A | The Little Ramblers |
Lost, unissued, or posthumous releases
[edit]Over the years alternate and unissued takes have been released in compilations of various bandleaders. In the table below, the first date indicates the recording date. The year of issue follows the label information for the first release.
| Year | Title | Label and year of issue | Credit and additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926[2] | "Static Strut" | Columbia? | Willie Gant and His Orchestra |
| 1926[2] | "Someday Sweetheart" | Columbia? | Willie Gant and His Orchestra |
| 1926[2] | "Paradise Stomp" | Columbia? | Willie Gant and His Orchestra |
| 1928-6-11 | "Honey Babe" | Victor unissued | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers |
| 1928-6-11 | "Sidewalk Blues" | Victor unissued | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers |
| 1929-6-4 | "Top and Bottom" (V2) / "Coalyard Shuffle" (V2) | Victor 741057 (LP), 1972 | Joe Steele and His Orchestra |
| 1930-3-5 | "Each Day" V2 | Gannet GE-5552 (LP), 1973 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-6-2 | "Oil Well" V2 / "Crazy Chords" V1 / "Primrose Stomp" V2 | Bluebird 2361-2-RB (CD), 1990 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-6-2 | "Load of Coal" V2 | Biltmore 1060, 1950? | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-7-14 | "Blue Blood Blues" V2 | Bluebird 2361-2-RB (CD), 1990 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-7-14 / 1930-3-5 | "Strokin' Away" V1 / "Each Day" V2 | Hot Jazz Club of America HC-33, 1949? | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-7-14 | "Low Gravy" V2 | Victor unissued | Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers |
| 1930-9-11 | "Loving You The Way I Do" V2 | Victor unissued | Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers |
| 1930-9-11 | "The Penalty of Love" V2 | Victor unissued | Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers |
| 1930-10-9 | "Gambling Jack" V2 | Bluebird 2361-2-RB (CD), 1990 | Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra |
| 1930-11-24 | "Press The Button" | American Record Corporation unissued | Clarence Williams and His Orchestra |
| 1930-11-24 | "You're Bound To Look Like a Monkey When You get Old" | American Record Corporation unissued | Clarence Williams and His Orchestra |
| 1931-2-19 | "Rockin' Chair" | Columbia unissued | Clarence Williams and His Jazz Kings |
References and sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Yanow 2001, p. 189.
- ^ a b c McCarthy 1946, p. 25.
Sources
[edit]- McCarthy, Albert J. (June 1946a). "Collector's Notes". Jazz Forum. 1 (1): 25.
- McCarthy, Albert J. (September 1946b). "Ward Pinkett". Jazz Forum. 1 (2): 24–27.
- Rust, Brian (2002). Shaw, Malcolm (ed.). Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897–1942). Mainspring Press. ISBN 978-0-9671819-2-9.
- Yanow, Scott (2001). Class Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings that Shaped Jazz, 1895–1933). Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-659-5.