George Orendorff

George Robert Orendorff (March 18, 1906 - June 28, 1984) was an American jazz trumpeter. Orendorff was born in Atlanta but his family moved to Chicago when he was nine years old. He learned guitar before picking up cornet, and played early in his career in Chicago dance bands. In 1925 he moved to Los Angeles, where he played with Paul Howard from 1925 to 1930. He played with Les Hite for most of the 1930s and recorded with Louis Armstrong in 1930-1931. In the 1940s he accompanied Ceele Burke, and worked with Maxwell Davis, Ike Lloyd, and T-Bone Walker among others later in his career.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1906 (Atlanta), Died June 28, 1984

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-50830	10-in.	4/16/1929	Over night blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BVE-50831	10-in.	4/16/1929	Quality shout	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-50868	10-in.	4/28/1929	The ramble	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-50869	10-in.	4/28/1929	Moonlight blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-50870	10-in.	4/28/1929	Charlie's idea	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-50877	10-in.	4/29/1929	Stuff	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-54477	10-in.	10/21/1929	Harlem	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-54478	10-in.	10/21/1929	Cuttin' up	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-54585	10-in.	2/3/1930	New kinda blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-54586	10-in.	2/3/1930	California swing	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-54847	10-in.	6/25/1930	Burma girl	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBVE-54848	10-in.	6/25/1930	Gettin' ready blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	W404411	10-in.	10/9/1930	Body and soul	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	W404412	10-in.	10/16/1930	Memories of you	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	W404413	10-in.	10/16/1930	You're lucky to me	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Orendorff, George," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112502.

Orendorff, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112502.

"Orendorff, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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