Buster Moten
Birth and Death Data: Born 1903, Died 1965
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, composer, piano
Notes: Real name: Ira Alexander Smith.
= 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55420 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Terrific stomp | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| 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, accordion, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55422 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Kansas City squabble | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55423 | 10-in. | 7/17/1929 | Rite tite | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55424 | 10-in. | 7/17/1929 | Moten's blues | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55425 | 10-in. | 7/17/1929 | That's what I'm talking about | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55426 | 10-in. | 7/17/1929 | That certain motion | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55427 | 10-in. | 7/17/1929 | It won't be long | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| 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 | composer, instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55430 | 10-in. | 7/18/1929 | Now goofy dust | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-55431 | 10-in. | 7/18/1929 | Michigan rag | Bennie Moten ; Buster Moten | Piano duet | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-57301 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Rumba negro | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57302 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | The Jones Law blues | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57303 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Band box shuffle | Kansas City Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57304 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Small black | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57305 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Everyday blues | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57312 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Boot it | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57313 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Mary Lee | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57314 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Rit-dit-ray | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57315 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | New Vine Street blues | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-57316 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Sweetheart of yesterday | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62909 | 10-in. | 10/27/1930 | Won't you be my baby? | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62910 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | I wish I could be blue! | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62911 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | Oh! Eddie | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62912 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | That too, do | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62913 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | Mack's rhythm | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62914 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | You make me happy | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62915 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | Here comes Marjorie | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62916 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | The count | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62921 | 10-in. | 10/29/1930 | Liza Lee | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62922 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | Get goin' (Get ready to love) | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62923 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | Professor Hot Stuff | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62924 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | When I'm alone | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62925 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | New Moten stomp | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62926 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | As long as I love you | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62927 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Somebody stole my gal | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62928 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Now that I need you | Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62929 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Bouncin' round | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BVE-62930 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Break a day schuffle | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Victor | BS-74846 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Toby | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-74847 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Moten's swing | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moten, Buster," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108205.
Moten, Buster. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108205.
"Moten, Buster." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Moten, Buster, 1903-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2001085162
Wikidata: Ira E. "Buster" Moten - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15435191
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29036899
MusicBrainz: Ira E. "Buster" Moten - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/249f83c8-b05f-4963-83dd-af1e2cf27fac
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