Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. After beginning his career in New Orleans, he led Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, a Chicago band that recorded for Vocalion and Decca. Classical composer Maurice Ravel acknowledged basing his Boléro on an improvisation by Noone. At the time of his death Noone was leading a quartet in Los Angeles and was part of an all-star band that was reviving interest in traditional New Orleans jazz in the 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 23, 1895 (New Orleans), Died April 19, 1944 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, leader, vocalist, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 122 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-053725	10-in.	12/11/1940	Moody melody	Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
Victor	BS-053726	10-in.	12/11/1940	Then you're drunk	Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-053727	10-in.	12/11/1940	I'm going home	Gideon Honore ; Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-053728	10-in.	12/11/1940	They got my number now	Jimmie Noone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	9717	10-in.	6/15/1926	Lonesome and sorry	Lillie Delk Christian ; Jimmie Noone ; Johnny St. Cyr	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and banjo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	9718	10-in.	6/15/1926	Baby o' mine	Lillie Delk Christian ; Jimmie Noone ; Johnny St. Cyr	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and banjo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	9771	10-in.	6/22/1926	Love found you for me	Cookie's Gingersnaps ; Jimmie Noone	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W82046	10-in.	12/12/1927	My blue heaven	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and guitar	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W82047	10-in.	12/12/1927	Who's wonderful, who's marvellous? Miss Annabelle Lee	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and guitar	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400954	10-in.	6/26/1928	You're a real sweetheart	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400955	10-in.	6/26/1928	Too busy!	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo and female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400956	10-in.	6/26/1928	Was it a dream?	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400957	10-in.	6/26/1928	Last night I dreamed you kissed me	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402206	10-in.	12/11/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402207	10-in.	12/11/1928	Baby!	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402208	10-in.	12/12/1928	Sweethearts on parade	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402209	10-in.	12/12/1928	I must have that man!	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	C1937	10-in.	5/16/1928	I know that you know	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C1938	10-in.	5/16/1928	Sweet Sue, just you	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C1939	10-in.	5/16/1928	Four or five times	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist
Brunswick	C1940	10-in.	5/16/1928	Every evening (I miss you)	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2015	10-in.	6/14/1928	Ready for the river	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C2016	10-in.	6/14/1928	Forevermore	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C2111	10-in.	7/23/1928	Apex blues	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
Brunswick	C2112	10-in.	7/23/1928	Oh, sister, ain’t that hot	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet

(Results 1-25 of 122 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noone, Jimmie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103207.

Noone, Jimmie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103207.

"Noone, Jimmie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.