Blanche Calloway & Her Joy Boys / McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Victor 22640 (1931)

Blanche Calloway, sister of Cab, recorded 3 sides with Andy Kirk's band in 1931 and seemingly had eyes on becoming their new bandleader. She was unsuccessful in her attempt to take over Kirk's group but she did manage to steal a few sidemen when she started up her new Joy Boys orchestra.

Harry Lawson, Edgar Battle, Clarence Smith t / Floyd Brady tb / John Harrington cl, as / John Williams as / Lawrence Freeman ts / Mary Lou Williams p / Bill Dirvin bj / Andy Kirk bb / Ben Thigpen d / Blanche Calloway v.

Recorded in Camden, NJ on March 2, 1931.

Don Redman cl, as, bar, v, a, dir / Joe Smith c / Rex Stewart, Langston Curl t / Ed Cuffee tb / Benny Carter cl, as / Edward Inge cl, as, ts / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p / Dave Wilborn bj / Billy Taylor bb / Cuba Austin d.

Recorded in New York on November 3, 1930.

McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Victor 22932 (1929 & 1930)

Don Redman cl, as, bar, v, a, dir / Joe Smith c / Rex Stewart, Langston Curl, Buddy Lee t / Ed Cuffee, Quentin Jackson tb / Benny Carter cl, ts / Edward Inge cl, as, ts, v / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p / Dave Wilborn bj, v / Billy Taylor bb / Cuba Austin d.

Recorded in New York on December 17, 1930.

Don Redman cl, as, bar, dir / John Nesbitt t, a / Langston Curl t / Claude Jones tb / Jimmy Dudley or Joe Moxley cl, as / George Thomas cl, ts / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p, cel / Dave Wilborn bj, g, v / Ralph Escudero bb / Cuba Austin d, vib / Jean Napier v.

Recorded in New York on April 8, 1929.

Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra - Bluebird 10247 (1931 / 1934)

Fletcher Henderson p, a, dir / Russell Smith, Rex Stewart, Bobby Stark t / Claude Jones, Benny Morton tb / Russell Procope, Harvey Boone cl, as / Coleman Hawkins cl, ts / Clarence Holiday g / John Kirby bb / Walter Johnson d.

Recorded in Camden, NJ on April 29, 1931.

Fletcher Henderson p, a, dir / Russell Smith, Joe Thomas, Henry Red Allen t / Claude Jones, Keg Johnson tb / Buster Bailey cl / Russell Procope, Hilton Jefferson cl, as / Coleman Hawkins ts / Bernard Addison g / John Kirby sb / Vic Engle d / Will Hudson a.

Recorded in New York on March 6, 1934.

McKinney's Cotton Pickers - HMV B-6286 (1930)

Don Redman cl, as, bar, v, a, dir / Joe Smith c / Rex Stewart, Langston Curl, *Buddy Lee t / Ed Cuffee, *Quentin Jackson tb / Benny Carter cl, ts / Edward Inge cl, as, ts, v / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p / Dave Wilborn bj, v / Billy Taylor bb / Cuba Austin d.

Recorded in New York on November 30 & *December 17, 1930.

McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Victor 23020 (1930)

Don Redman cl, as, bar, a, dir / Joe Smith, Rex Stewart c / Langston Curl t / Ed Cuffee tb / Benny Carter cl, as / Edward Inge cl, as / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p / Dave Wilborn bj / Billy Taylor bb / Cuba Austin d / Bill Coty v.

Recorded in New York on November 4, 1930.

Elizabeth Smith / Alberta Hunter (With Fats Waller) - Victor 21539 (1927)

Not sure what Rex Stewart's debut recording was but I believe it to be in 1926. This side can't be too far removed from that.

Elizabeth Hunter v / Rex Stewart c / Ernest Elliott, Bob Fuller cl / f / ? Phil Worde p.

Recorded in New York on January 26, 1927.

Alberta Hunter v / Thomas Waller or.

Recorded at Church Studio in Camden, NJ on May 20, 1927.

McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Victor 22628 (1931)

Their next to last recording...

Don Redman cl, as, bar, a, dir / Buddy Lee c / Rex Stewart, Langston Curl t / Quentin Jackson, Ed Cuffee tb / Benny Carter cl, as / Edward Inge cl, as / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p / Dave Wilborn bj / Billy Taylor bb / Cuba Austin d / Lois Deppe, Donald King v.

Lionel Hampton & Orchestra - Victor 26362 (1939)

Ziggy Elman t / Hymie Schertzer as / Russell Procope ss, as / Jerry Jerome, Chu Berry ts / Clyde Hart p / Danny Barker g / Milt Hinton sb / Cozy Cole d / Lionel Hampton vib.

Recorded in New York on June 9, 1939.

Rex Stewart c / Lawrence Brown tb / Harry Carney bar / Lionel Hampton p / Billy Taylor sb / Sonny Greer d.

Recorded in New York on June 13, 1939.

Henderson's Happy Six Orchestra - Cameo 9033 (1928)

Fletcher Henderson p, dir / Rex Stewart c / Charlie Green tb / Buster Bailey cl / Benny Carter as / Coleman Hawkins bsx / Charlie Dixon or Clarence Holiday bj.

Recorded in New York in November, 1928.

McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Victor 23024 (1930)

Here are 2 sides cut the week that Rex Stewart joined the group.

Don Redman cl, as, bar, a, dir / Joe Smith, Rex Stewart c / Langston Curl t / Ed Cuffee tb / Benny Carter cl, as / Edward Inge cl, as, a / Prince Robinson cl, ts / Todd Rhodes p / Dave Wilborn bj / Billy Taylor bb / Cuba Austin d / George Bias v.

Recorded in New York on November 5, 1930.

Connie's Inn Orchestra - Victor 22698 (1931)

Here's a recent addition to the collection which was found along Alabama's stretch of the Gulf.

From wikipedia...

Clarence Halliday (1898–1937) (also known as Clarence Holiday) was an American musician and the probable father of singer, Billie Holiday.

At the age of 17 years old, Halliday became the unmarried father of Billie Holiday who was born to 13 year old Julia Sadie Fagan. Halliday rarely visited Fagan or her daughter.

When he was 21 years old he moved from Baltimore to Philadelphia.

Halliday played rhythm guitar and banjo as a member of the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra (1928–33). Halliday also recorded with Benny Carter (1934) and Bob Howard (1935) and worked with Charlie Turner (1935), Louis Metcalf (1935–36), and the Don Redman Big Band (1936–37).

Fletcher Henderson p, a, dir / Russell Smith, Rex Stewart, Bobby Stark t / Claude Jones, Benny Morton tb / Russell Procope, Harvey Boone cl, as / Coleman Hawkins cl, ts / Clarence Holiday g / John Kirby bb / Walter Johnson d / George Bias v.

Recorded in New York on April 29, 1931.