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

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

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 106 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	leader
Victor	BS-74852	10-in.	12/13/1932	Milenberg joys	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	leader
Victor	BS-74853	10-in.	12/13/1932	Lafayette	Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band	leader
Victor	BS-74854	10-in.	12/13/1932	Prince of Wales	Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with piano	arranger, leader
Victor	BS-74855	10-in.	12/13/1932	Two times	Josephine Garrison ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	leader
Victor	BS-056414	10-in.	9/30/1940	South	Two Guitars and a Bass	Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass	composer
Victor	D7VB-0908	10-in.	5/22/1947	South	Count Basie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	142213	10-in.	5/17/1926	18th Street strut	Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	8456	10-in.	September 1923	Ill natured blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ; Ada Brown	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	8457	10-in.	September 1923	Chattanooga blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ; Mary H. Bradford	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	8458	10-in.	September 1923	Evil mama blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ; Ada Brown	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	8459	10-in.	September 1923	Elephant's wobble	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
OKeh	8460	10-in.	September 1923	Crawdad blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
OKeh	8461	10-in.	September 1923	Selma Bama blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ; Mary H. Bradford	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	8462	10-in.	September 1923	Break o' day blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ; Ada Brown	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	8463	10-in.	September 1923	Waco, Texas blues	Mary H. Bradford ; Bennie Moten ; Lamar Wright	Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	8769	10-in.	11/29/1924	South	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
OKeh	8770	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Vine Street blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	8771	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Tulsa blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
OKeh	8772	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Goofy dust	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
OKeh	8773	Not documented	Nov. 1924	[Unknown title(s)]	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	8774	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Baby dear	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
OKeh	9118	10-in.	May 1925	She's sweeter than sugar (That gal o' mine)	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ; William Little, Jr.	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, songwriter
OKeh	9119	10-in.	May 1925	South Street blues	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	9120	10-in.	May 1925	Sister Honky Tonk	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer

(Results 76-100 of 106 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moten, Bennie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104807.

Moten, Bennie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104807.

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