Red Nichols

AWaitin for the evenin mail
BSlow and easy

Label: Brunswick
Catalogue number: 1312
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #19148

Red Nichols, the cornet-playing pioneer of hot dance and jazz, recorded 'Waitin' for the Evenin' Mail' and 'Slow and Easy' for Brunswick; Nichols was one of the most important figures in 1920s jazz.

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Red Nichols
1. AAfter you've gone
2. BSheik
Red Nichols, the influential American jazz cornetist and bandleader, recorded these hot jazz standards for Brunswick. Both titles are jazz classics of the 1920s. UK copies of early Brunswick jazz are uncommon.AI summary

Brunswick 01104 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AAlabama stomp
2. BHurricane
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies on Brunswick 01804 with 'Alabama Stomp' and 'Hurricane', jazz recordings from the late 1920s. Nichols was a pioneering jazz cornettist and bandleader, and his Five Pennies were among the most influential early jazz ensembles of the period.AI summary

Brunswick 01804 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AAlabama Stomp
2. BHurricane
Red Nichols, a pioneering American jazz cornetist and bandleader of the 1920s, recorded two hot jazz numbers on Brunswick, a major British and American label. 'Alabama Stomp' and 'Hurricane' are characteristic of his prolific output during the jazz age and are sought by hot jazz collectors.AI summary

Brunswick 3550 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AAllah's Holiday
2. BRoses of Picardy
Red Nichols and his ensemble recorded 'Allah's Holiday' and 'Roses of Picardy' for Brunswick (3960) in the late 1920s. Nichols was a prominent jazz cornet player and bandleader of the hot-jazz era, and his Brunswick sides are collected by serious jazz enthusiasts.AI summary

Brunswick 3960 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AAvalon
2. BNobody's Sweetheart
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies on Brunswick 3801 with 'Avalon' and 'Nobody's Sweetheart', jazz recordings from the late 1920s. Nichols was a pioneering jazz cornettist and bandleader, and his Five Pennies were among the most influential early jazz ensembles of the period.AI summary

Brunswick 3801 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AChina Boy
2. BPeg o my Heart
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies, one of the most important white jazz groups of the 1920s, recorded 'China Boy' and 'Peg O' My Heart' for Brunswick 01019. Both are jazz standards of the era.AI summary

Brunswick 01019 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. ADavenport blues(39)
2. BWail of the Winds
Red Nichols, a leading jazz cornetist of the 1920s hot-dance era, recorded by His Master's Voice—'Davenport Blues' is a classic jazz composition from 1925.AI summary

His Master's Voice B9028 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. ADinah
2. BIndiana
Red Nichols on Brunswick 01591, 'Dinah' / 'Indiana'. Red Nichols was a leading hot-jazz cornetist of the 1920s–1930s, famous for his 'Five Pennies' and recordings with leading jazz and swing musicians.AI summary

Brunswick 01591 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. ADinah Lou
2. BEverybody Loves my Baby
Red Nichols was the most prolific and technically accomplished jazz cornetist of the 1920s, leading the Five Pennies and recording prolifically for all major labels. This Brunswick side from 1926 is part of his classic early jazz catalogue.AI summary

Brunswick 1441 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AFive Pennies
2. BJapanese Sandman
Red Nichols, an influential American jazz cornetist and bandleader of the 1920s–1930s, performing 'Five Pennies' (his signature piece) and 'Japanese Sandman' on Brunswick 01851 — an early electrical-era recording.AI summary

Brunswick 01851 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AHaunting blues
2. BYaaka hula hickey dula
Red Nichols, the influential New York jazz cornet player, recorded 'Haunting Blues' and 'Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula' for Brunswick Records. Nichols was a prolific and well-documented jazz bandleader active in the 1920s–30s, best known for his 'Five Pennies' ensemble.AI summary

Brunswick 1262 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AHow long blues
2. BFan it
Red Nichols, an important jazz cornetist of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'How Long Blues' and 'Fan It' for Brunswick 1213; these are hot jazz standards of the period.AI summary

Brunswick 1213 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AI got rhythm
2. BSweet and Hot
Red Nichols was a prominent American jazz cornetist and bandleader of the 1920s, leading the Pennies and Five Pennies and recording extensively for Brunswick. 'I Got Rhythm' and 'Sweet and Hot' are typical of his uptempo jazz style and represent early hot jazz on a major American and British label.AI summary

Brunswick 1300 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AI got Rhythm
2. BSweet and hot
Red Nichols, the pioneering American jazz cornetist, performing 'I got Rhythm' and 'Sweet and hot' on Brunswick, recorded in the late 1920s with his widely-collected Five Pennies ensemble or successor band.AI summary

Brunswick 01300 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AI got Rhythm
2. BSweet and hot
Red Nichols on Brunswick 01300, two jazz standards 'I got Rhythm' and 'Sweet and hot', from the bandleader's extensive catalogue in the 1930s–40s.AI summary

Brunswick 01300 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AI have to have for you
2. BOh Lady be good
Red Nichols, the American jazz cornetist, performing 'I Have to Have You' and 'Oh Lady Be Good' on Brunswick 02676, from the late 1920s.AI summary

Brunswick 02676 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AI want to be happy
2. BTea for two
Red Nichols, a prominent American jazz bandleader of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'I Want to Be Happy' and 'Tea for Two' for Brunswick, UK pressing—two jazz-era standards that were widely issued.AI summary

Brunswick 01032 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AI'm marching Home to you
2. BI used to love her in the Moonlight
Red Nichols, a pioneering jazz cornet player and bandleader of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'I'm Marching Home to You' and 'I Used to Love Her in the Moonlight' for Brunswick 3991. Nichols was an influential figure in early jazz and dance music.AI summary

Brunswick 3991 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AI'm tickled pink with a blue eyed Baby
2. B(Southerners)Yours and mine(30)
Red Nichols on His Master's Voice B5977, performing 'I'm Tickled Pink with a Blue-Eyed Baby' and 'Yours and Mine' by the Southerners. Nichols was one of the most important American jazz cornetists of the 1920s–1930s; HMV B-series sides are moderately scarce.AI summary

His Master's Voice B5977 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AIda sweet as apple cider
2. BFeelin no pain
Red Nichols, the white jazz cornetist and bandleader, recorded "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider" and "Feelin' No Pain" for Brunswick in the late 1920s. Nichols was influential in early jazz and hot dance.AI summary

Brunswick 3626 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AIda sweet as Apple Cider(27)
2. BFeelin no Pain
Red Nichols, the American jazz cornetist and bandleader, recorded 'Ida Sweet as Apple Cider' and 'Feelin' No Pain' for Brunswick 80069 in 1927. Nichols was a prolific hot-jazz recording artist of the 1920s and early 1930s.AI summary

Brunswick 80069 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AJapanese sandman
2. BFive pennies
Red Nichols, the American jazz cornettist and bandleader, recorded these two sides for Brunswick, likely in the early 1930s; both are important early jazz standards.AI summary

Brunswick 3855 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AJunk man blues
2. BBass drum Dan
Red Nichols was a pioneering hot-jazz cornet player and bandleader of the 1920s; this Brunswick coupling of 'Junk man blues' and 'Bass drum Dan' is from his prolific early recording period.AI summary

Brunswick 1225 Jazz
Red Nichols
1. AMean dog blues
2. BCornfed
Red Nichols, pioneering jazz cornet player and bandleader of the 1920s, recorded for Brunswick; this 3000-series side couples two hot-jazz novelties from the jazz-age era.AI summary

Brunswick 3597 Jazz

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