Guy Kelly

Guy Kelly (November 22, 1906 – February 24, 1940) was an American jazz trumpeter born in Louisiana, perhaps best known for his work in Chicago the 1920s and 1930s with jazz musicians such as Albert Ammons and Jimmie Noone. Kelly worked in New Orleans during the 1920s with bandleaders such as Papa Celestin, among others. Kelly appears on the Noone classic "The Blues Jumped a Rabbit", recorded Chicago January 15, 1936. Kelly died February 24, 1940.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 22, 1906, Died February 24, 1940 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	C 90541	10-in.	12/21/1935	Take me back to my boots and saddle	Art Tatum	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	90567	10-in.	1/13/1936	Nagasaki	Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	90568	10-in.	1/13/1936	Boogie woogie stomp	Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	90573	10-in.	1/11/1936	Early mornin' blues	Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	90574	10-in.	1/11/1936	Mile or mo' bird rag	Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	90575	10-in.	1/15/1936	He's a different type of guy	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	90576	10-in.	1/15/1936	'Way down yonder in New Orleans	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	90577	10-in.	1/15/1936	The blues jumped a rabbit	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	90578	10-in.	1/15/1936	Sweet Georgia Brown	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kelly, Guy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/205301.

Kelly, Guy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/205301.

"Kelly, Guy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.