Hot Lips Page

Resource id #76

Hot Lips Page

Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Shaw's Orchestra and Count Basie's Orchestra, and he worked with Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Ida Cox. He was one of the five musicians booked for the opening night at Birdland with Charlie Parker in 1949.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1908 (Dallas), Died November 5, 1954 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist, leader, songwriter, composer, mellophone

Notes: Also known as Oran Page.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 88 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-74851	10-in.	12/13/1932	The only girl I ever loved	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74852	10-in.	12/13/1932	Milenberg joys	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74853	10-in.	12/13/1932	Lafayette	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74854	10-in.	12/13/1932	Prince of Wales	Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with piano	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-74855	10-in.	12/13/1932	Two times	Josephine Garrison ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-022923	10-in.	4/27/1938	Jumpin'	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-022924	10-in.	4/27/1938	Feelin' high and happy	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-022925	10-in.	4/27/1938	At your beck and call	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-022926	10-in.	4/27/1938	Rock it for me	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-022927	10-in.	4/27/1938	Skull duggery	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-022928	10-in.	4/27/1938	I let a song go out of my heart	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-023733	10-in.	6/24/1938	(A sky of blue, with you) And so forth	Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Delores Payne	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-023734	10-in.	6/24/1938	The pied piper	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-023735	10-in.	6/24/1938	If I were you	Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Delores Payne	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Victor	BS-023736	10-in.	6/24/1938	I'm gonna lock my heart (And throw away the key)	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-023737	10-in.	6/24/1938	Will you remember tonight tomorrow?	Ben Bowers ; Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-032735	10-in.	6/24/1938	Small fry	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-058149	10-in.	12/10/1940	Thirsty mama blues	Hot Lips Page Trio ; Hot Lips Page	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-058150	10-in.	12/10/1940	Just another woman	Hot Lips Page Trio ; Hot Lips Page	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet, mellophone
Victor	BS-058151	10-in.	12/10/1940	My fightin' gal	Hot Lips Page Trio ; Hot Lips Page	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Victor	BS-058152	10-in.	12/10/1940	Evil man's blues	Teddy Bunn ; Hot Lips Page Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Victor	BS-058153	10-in.	12/10/1940	Do it, if you wanna	Hot Lips Page Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, trumpet, composer
Victor	BS-067736	10-in.	9/2/1941	Blues in the night	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Victor	BS-068195	10-in.	11/12/1941	St. James Infirmary blues	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-068196	10-in.	11/12/1941	St. James Infirmary blues	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page	Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 26-50 of 88 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Page, Hot Lips," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.

Page, Hot Lips. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104120.

"Page, Hot Lips." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.