Louis Metcalf

Louis Metcalf (February 28, 1905 - October 27, 1981) was an American jazz trumpeter who played for a short time with Duke Ellington.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 28, 1905 (Webster Groves), Died October 27, 1981 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet, composer

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-39370	10-in.	10/26/1927	Creole love call	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-39371	10-in.	10/26/1927	Blues I love to sing	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-40155	10-in.	10/6/1927	Black and tan fantasie	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-40156	10-in.	10/6/1927	Washington wabble	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-41244	10-in.	12/19/1927	Harlem River quiver	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-41245	10-in.	12/19/1927	East St. Louis toodle-oo	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-41246	10-in.	12/19/1927	Blue bubbles	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-48333	10-in.	2/1/1929	Call of the freaks	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-48334	10-in.	2/1/1929	The trumpet's prayer	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-49649	10-in.	1/16/1929	Freakish light blues	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-49650	10-in.	1/16/1929	West End blues	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-58582	10-in.	2/18/1930	You might get better but you'll never get well	Henry Allen ; New York Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W142165	10-in.	5/7/1926	The man I love is oh so good	Maggie Jones and her Band	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W142166	10-in.	5/7/1926	I'm leaving you	Maggie Jones	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W142167	10-in.	5/7/1926	I'm a real kind mama	Maggie Jones	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W142168	10-in.	5/7/1926	You ain't gonna feed in my pasture now	Maggie Jones and her Band	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W143689	10-in.	3/19/1927	Soul and body (He belongs to me)	Martha Copeland	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W143690	10-in.	3/19/1927	Sorrow Valley blues	Martha Copeland	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W144621	10-in.	9/2/1927	Skiddle de scow	Johnson's Jazzers	Male vocal and instrumental trio	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W144622	10-in.	9/2/1927	Can I get it now?	Johnson's Jazzers	Male vocal and instrumental trio	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W148923	10-in.	8/24/1929	Black dog blues	Mary Dixon	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W148924	10-in.	8/24/1929	Fire and thunder blues	Mary Dixon	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W151594	10-in.	6/10/1931	In the house blues	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W151595	10-in.	6/10/1931	Long old road	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W151596	10-in.	6/11/1931	Blue blue	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W151597	10-in.	6/11/1931	Shipwreck blues	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	73778	10-in.	11/24/1925	Some of these mornings	Harry's Happy Four ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	73779	10-in.	11/24/1925	Yes sir, that's my baby	Harry's Happy Four ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	73780	10-in.	11/24/1925	Alabamy bound	Harry's Happy Four ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	73800	10-in.	12/1/1925	Blue, that's all	Harry's Happy Four	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	73801	10-in.	12/1/1925	Western melody	Harry's Happy Four	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W80644	10-in.	3/18/1927	Slow up, papa	Lizzie Miles	Female vocal solo, with violin and cornet	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W80645	10-in.	3/18/1927	Grievin' mama blues	Lizzie Miles	Female vocal solo, with violin and cornet	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W81063	10-in.	5/6/1927	You're no count triflin' man	Butterbeans & Susie ; Eddie Heywood Jazz Trio	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W81064	10-in.	5/6/1927	Mama's gonna shorten your days	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W81065	10-in.	5/6/1927	Gonna make you sorry	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	W401532	10-in.	1/15/1929	Savoy shout	Burning Eight ; Luis Russell	Jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	90323	10-in.	9/13/1935	Joe Louis chant-2	Jones' Chicago Cosmopolitans		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	90324	10-in.	9/13/1935	Baby O' mine-1	Jones' Chicago Cosmopolitans		instrumentalist, trumpet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Metcalf, Louis," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107102.

Metcalf, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107102.

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