Melville Morris
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, leader
Notes: Often listed as Mel Morris.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 62 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-13190 | 10-in. | 4/24/1913 | Ragtime regiment band | Heidelberg Quintette ; Will Oakland | Male vocal quintet, with vocal solo and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16189 | 10-in. | 7/9/1915 | On the bay of old Bombay | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-17111 | 12-in. | 2/4/1916 | Kangaroo hop | Vess L. Ossman's Banjo Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21952 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | Cute and pretty | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 38949 | 10-in. | 7/16/1913 | That ragtime regiment band | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46706 | 10-in. | 4/12/1916 | The kangaroo hop | Blue and White Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
| Columbia | 37446 | 12-in. | 10/26/1915 | The kangaroo hop | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 48923 | 12-in. | 9/19/1916 | Tiddle-dee-winks | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
| Edison | 4592 | 10-in. | 3/17/1916 | Kangaroo hop | Lou Chiha Frisco | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 18100 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Someday sweetheart | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players and Singers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Edison | 18101 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | She don't wanna | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players and Singers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Edison | 18210 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | Rose room | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players and Singers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | director | |
| Edison | 18211 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | I fell head over heels in love | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players and Singers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | director | |
| Edison | 18249 | 10-in. | 2/20/1928 | Feelin' good | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Edison | 18250 | 10-in. | 2/20/1928 | Rain or shine | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18315 | 10-in. | 3/20/1928 | That's what I call keen | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18316 | 10-in. | 3/20/1928 | She didn't say "yes," she didn't say "no" (She only said "maybe") | Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18389 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | My one and only (What am I gonna do) | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Edison | 18390 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | I'm riding to glory | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18525 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | You're just a great big baby doll | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18526 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | Just a little bit o' driftwood | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18619 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | Old man sunshine (Little boy bluebird) | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18620 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | If you don't love me | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Edison | 18695 | 10-in. | 8/31/1928 | Sonny boy | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | director | |
| Edison | 18696 | 10-in. | 8/31/1928 | Take your to-morrow (And give me to-day) | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Morris, Melville," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111672.
Morris, Melville. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111672.
"Morris, Melville." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Morris, Melville, 1888-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001092206
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