Don Redman & His Orchestra - Brunswick 6211 (1931)

Here we have a side, Song Of The Weeds, from Don Redman's first recording session under his own name. The flipside, Shakin' The Africann, is from his second trip to the studio three weeks later.

Don Redman as, v, a, dir / Leonard Davis, Bill Coleman (Weeds only), Henry Red Allen, Langston Curl (Africann only) t / Claude Jones, Fred Robinson, Benny Morton tb / Edward Inge, Rupert Cole cl, as / Robert Carroll ts / Horace Henderson p / Talcott Reeves bj, g / Bob Ysaguirre bb, sb / Manzie Johnson d, vib.

Recorded in New York on September 24 / October 15, 1931.

Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington & Orchestra, Mills Bros., Cab Calloway, Don Redman & Orchestra - Brunswick 01518 (UK) (6517 US) (1932)

Unfortunately, I only found this (UK pressing) record from the six song Blackbirds set.

So many great names jammed into 6 minutes.

Ethel Waters v / Duke Ellington p, a, dir / Arthur Whetsol, Freddy Jenkins, Cootie Williams t / Tricky Sam Nanton, Lawrence Brown tb / Juan Tizol vtb / Johnny Hodges cl, ss, as / Harry Carney cl, as, bar / Otto Hardwick as, bsx / Fred Guy bj, g / Wellman Braud sb, Sonny Greer d.

Recorded in New York on December 22, 1932.

Cab Calloway, The Mills Brothers v / Don Redman as, dir / Shirley Clay, Sidney De Paris t / Claude Jones, Fred Robinson, Benny Morton tb / Edward Inge, Rupert Cole cl, as / Robert Carroll ts / Horace Henderson p / Talcott Reeves bj, g / Bob Ysaguirre bb, sb / Manzie Johnson d, vib.

Recorded in New York on December 29, 1932.

Don Redman & His Orchestra - V-Disc 804 (1947)

Just uncovered a batch of 12 inch 78's and am in the process of cleaning them up.

Gonna start off the posting of some of these with a 1947 V-Disc recording by Don Redman & His Orchestra.

♫ Say, get a load o' those guys,
High in the skies,
Wingin' to victory... ♫