Art Kahn
Art Kahn was an American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader in Chicago during the 1920s. In later years, he sang and played piano as a solo act at the Torch Club in Chicago. The Art Kahn Orchestra recorded "Hello, Baby" with singer Ruth Etting in 1926. Other songs included "Shanghai Lullaby" (1924) and "When Day Is Done"( 1927) Art Kahn and His Orchestra appear in the short film, Gags and Gals (1936). This name was also used as a pseudonym for Gene Kardos. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, piano, songwriter, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 99 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W141667 | 10-in. | 2/11/1926 | Tie me to your apron strings again | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ned Miller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W141668 | 10-in. | 2/11/1926 | What a man | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W141669 | 10-in. | 2/11/1926 | Talking to the moon | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2); jazz/dance band (takes 3 and 4) | leader | |
| Columbia | W142449 | 10-in. | 7/27/1926 | Hello baby | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ruth Etting | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W142500 | 10-in. | 7/27/1926 | While the years go drifting by | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W142501 | 10-in. | 7/27/1926 | I ain't got nobody | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W142506 | 10-in. | 7/28/1926 | Hoodle dee doo dee doodoo | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W142987 | 10-in. | 12/4/1926 | He's the last word | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
| Columbia | W142988 | 10-in. | 12/4/1926 | Hello! Swanee, hello! | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
| Columbia | W144289 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | Banjokes | Art Kahn ; Roy Smeck | Banjo and piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144290 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | The ghost of the banjo | Art Kahn ; Roy Smeck | Banjo and piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144295 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Flapperette | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144296 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Cheerie-beerie-be | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144301 | 10-in. | 6/8/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Paul Ash Orchestra ; Paul Small | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 144410 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Robert Benjamin ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144418 | 10-in. | 7/1/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 144423 | 10-in. | 7/5/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144452 | 10-in. | 7/9/1927 | Jay walk | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144468 | 10-in. | 7/19/1927 | Swanee shore | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144469 | 10-in. | 7/19/1927 | Worryin' | Art Kahn | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | 8633 | 10-in. | 4/10/1924 | Blue evening blues | Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra of Cincinnati | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W80874 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Sol S. Wagner Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80932 | 10-in. | 5/21/1927 | You don't like it—not much | Russell Douglas | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81108 | 10-in. | 6/24/1927 | When day is done | Art Kahn | Piano solo, with male vocal solo and guitar | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | W81109 | 10-in. | 6/24/1927 | Cheerie-beerie-be | Art Kahn | Piano solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Art," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.
Kahn, Art. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109605.
"Kahn, Art." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Kahn, Art - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019260
Wikidata: Art Kahn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4796918
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