Walter Martin
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, washboard, alto saxophone, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 64823 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Toodle-loo on down | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 64824 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | So good | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 64825 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Away from you | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 64826 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Honey in the bee ball | Louis Jordan's Elks Rendezvous Band | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 64827 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Barnacle Bill the sailor | Louis Jordan's Elks Rendezvous Band | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 65304 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Flat face (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 65305 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Keep a-knockin' (but you can't come in) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 65306 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Sam Jones done snagged his britches on | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 65307 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Swingin' in a cocoanut tree (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 65308 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Doug the jitterbug | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 65309 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | At the swing cats' ball | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 66871 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | Jake, what a snake (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 66872 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | Honeysuckle rose | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 66873 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | 'Fore day blues-2 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 66874 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | But I'll be back | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 66875 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | You ain't nowhere | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 66876 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | You're my meat-1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67111 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | June Tenth jamboree | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67112 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | You run your mouth and I'll run my business | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67113 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | I'm Alabama bound | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67114 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | Hard lovin' blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67271 | 10-in. | 3/5/1940 | When they play them blues | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67272 | 10-in. | 3/5/1940 | Something's goin' on wrong | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67273 | 10-in. | 3/5/1940 | Wasn't it nice | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67274 | 10-in. | 3/5/1940 | You know jam don't shake | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67308 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | You've got to go when the wagon comes | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67309 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Lovie Joe | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 67310 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67311 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Bounce the ball (Do da dittle um day) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67318 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Penthouse in the basement | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67319 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | After school swing session (Instrumental) (Swinging with Symphony Sid) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67563 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Jazzin' babies blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67564 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Papa pleaser | Georgia White | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67565 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Let me ride your train | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67566 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Be your natural self | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67567 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Turn over | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67568 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Take off them hips | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67569 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Gimme a pig's foot and a bottle of beer | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67570 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | You can't tell | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67571 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | My little girl | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67572 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Lucille blues | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67573 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Mississippi water blues | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67574 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Little leg woman | Lee Brown | instrumentalist, washboard | ||
| Decca | 67575 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Sensation blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67576 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Late hour blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67577 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Panama limited blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67578 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | You ought to be ashamed of yourself | Georgia White | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67634 | 10-in. | 4/29/1940 | Oh boy I'm in the groove | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67635 | 10-in. | 4/29/1940 | Never let your left hand know what your right hand's doin' | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67636 | 10-in. | 4/29/1940 | Don't come cryin' on my shoulder | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67637 | 10-in. | 4/29/1940 | Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68169 | 10-in. | 9/30/1940 | A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird-1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68170 | 10-in. | 9/30/1940 | Pompton turnpike | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68171 | 10-in. | 9/30/1940 | Do you call that a buddy?-1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68172 | 10-in. | 9/30/1940 | I know you (I know what you wanna do) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68621 | 10-in. | 1/24/1941 | Pinetop's boogie woogie (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68622 | 10-in. | 1/24/1941 | The two little squirrels (Nuts to you) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68623 | 10-in. | 1/24/1941 | T-Bone blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68624 | 10-in. | 1/24/1941 | Pan-Pan | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68905 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | St. Vitus dance | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68906 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Saxa-woogie-1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68907 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Brotherly love | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68908 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | De laff's on you | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68909 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Boogie woogie came to town | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68910 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | John, stop teasing me | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71126 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | What's the use of gettin' sober | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71127 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | The chicks I pick are slender tender and tall | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71128 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | I'm gonna leave you on the outskirts of town | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71129 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | That'll just 'bout knock me out | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71130 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Dirty snake | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71131 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Somebody done changed the lock on my door | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71132 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Five guys named Moe | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71133 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | It's a low-down dirty shame | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 71134 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | De laff's on you | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 90925 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Crackerjack stomp | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 90926 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Echo in the dark | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 90927 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Blue thinking of you | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 90928 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Fussin' | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 90929 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Good old bosom bread | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 90930 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Swing Jackson | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 90931 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Chasing the blues away | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 90932 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Lonesome moments | Original St. Louis Crackerjacks | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 93783 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | How 'bout that? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 93784 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Teacher (How I love my teacher) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 93785 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Mama Mama blues (Rusty dusty blues) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 93786 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Knock me a kiss | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 93821 | 10-in. | 11/22/1941 | The green grass grows all around | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 93822 | 10-in. | 11/22/1941 | Mister Lovingood | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 93823 | 10-in. | 11/22/1941 | Small townboy | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 93824 | 10-in. | 11/22/1941 | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Walter," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206340.
Martin, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206340.
"Martin, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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