Bennie Moten

Benjamin Moten (November 13, 1893 – April 2, 1935) was an American jazz pianist and band leader born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He led his Kansas City Orchestra, the most important of the regional, blues-based orchestras active in the Midwest in the 1920s, and helped to develop the riffing style that would come to define many of the 1930s big bands. The jazz standard "Moten Swing" bears his name.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 13, 1894 (Kansas City), Died April 2, 1935 (Kansas City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, director, leader, piano, songwriter, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 106 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-42933	10-in.	9/7/1928	Get low-down blues	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects	instrumentalist, piano, composer, director
Victor	BVE-42934	10-in.	9/7/1928	She's no trouble	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, director
Victor	BVE-42935	10-in.	9/7/1928	South	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, composer, director
Victor	BRC-53012	10-in.	4/15/1931	Ya got love	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Victor	BVE-55420	10-in.	7/16/1929	Terrific stomp	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55421	10-in.	7/16/1929	Let's get it	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55422	10-in.	7/16/1929	Kansas City squabble	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55423	10-in.	7/17/1929	Rite tite	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55424	10-in.	7/17/1929	Moten's blues	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55425	10-in.	7/17/1929	That's what I'm talking about	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55426	10-in.	7/17/1929	That certain motion	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55427	10-in.	7/17/1929	It won't be long	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55428	10-in.	7/18/1929	Loose like a goose	Bennie Moten ; Buster Moten	Piano duet, with clarinet and traps	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-55429	10-in.	7/18/1929	Just say it's me	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55430	10-in.	7/18/1929	Now goofy dust	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, leader, composer
Victor	BVE-55431	10-in.	7/18/1929	Michigan rag	Bennie Moten ; Buster Moten	Piano duet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-57301	10-in.	10/23/1929	Rumba negro	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	composer, director
Victor	BVE-57302	10-in.	10/23/1929	The Jones Law blues	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BVE-57303	10-in.	10/23/1929	Band box shuffle	Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BVE-57304	10-in.	10/23/1929	Small black	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BVE-57305	10-in.	10/23/1929	Everyday blues	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BVE-57312	10-in.	10/24/1929	Boot it	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BVE-57313	10-in.	10/24/1929	Mary Lee	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BVE-57314	10-in.	10/24/1929	Rit-dit-ray	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer
Victor	BVE-57315	10-in.	10/24/1929	New Vine Street blues	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	director, composer

(Results 26-50 of 106 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moten, Bennie," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104807.

Moten, Bennie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104807.

"Moten, Bennie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.