Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Majestic 1122 (1947)

We had Jimmie Lunceford's first record (here) and now we have his last.

This was the last record he made before he passed away two months later on July 12, 1947.

Jimmie Lunceford dir / Reunald Jones, Joe Wilder, Bob Mitchell, Russell Green t / Russell Bowles, Al Grey, Al Cobbs tb / Omer Simeon as, cl / Kirkland Bradford as / Joe Thomas ts, v / Lee Howard ts / Earl Carruthers bar / Edwin Wilcox p / Al Norris g / Truck Parham b / Joe Marshall d.

Recorded in New York in May, 1947.

Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Decca 712 (1934 - 1935)

Jimmie Lunceford a, dir / Eddie Tompkins, Tommy Stevenson t / Sy Oliver t, a / Henry Wells, Russell Bowles tb / Willie Smith, Earl Carruthers cl, as, bar / Laforet Dent as / Joe Thomas cl, ts / Edwin Wilcox p / Al Norris g / Moses Allen sb / Jimmy Crawford d, vib.

Recorded in New York on October 29, 1934.

Jimmie Lunceford a, dir / Eddie Tompkins, Paul Webster t / Sy Oliver t, a / Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles tb / Eddie Durham tb, g / Willie Smith cl, as, bar / Laforet Dent as / Dan Grissom cl, as / Earl Carruthers cl, as, bar / Joe Thomas cl, ts / Edwin Wilcox p, cel / Al Norris g / Moses Allen sb / Jimmy Crawford d, vib.

Recorded in New York on December 23, 1935.

Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra on Canadian Deccas

Found this stash of Lunceford 78s on Canadian Deccas (along with a Glenn Miller on Canadian Decca and early Canadian Victors) in the small town of Micanopy, FL. Found out that Doc Hollywood was filmed there.

Makes me wonder about the history of the record cache and if it came from Snowbirds.

Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Vocalion 4887 (1939)

Jimmie Lunceford dir / Eddie Tompkins, Paul Webster t / Sy Oliver t, v, a / Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles tb / Trummy Young tb / Eddie Durham a / Willie Smith cl, as, bar, a  / Dan Grissom as / Earl Caruthers cl, as bar / Ted Buckner as / Joe Thomas cl, ts / Edwin Wilcox p, cel, a / Al Norris g / Moses Allen sb / Jimmy Crawford d, vib.

Recorded in New York on January 3 & May 17, 1939.