Jimmie Lunceford

Aliases: Jimmie Lunceford and His Orch.
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Lunceford Quartet
Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra
Real name: James Melvin Lunceford
Born: June 6, 1902
Died: July 12, 1947
Country: United States
IPI: 00018746470 6 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Swing alto saxophonist and bandleader
Related: Eddie Tompkins Member of Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
Tina Dixon Singer of Lunceford band around 1945

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Belgium Stomp	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1939	Unverified
	Buzz Buzz Buzz	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Cliff and Claude Trenier and Ensemble (Jimmie Lunceford, Cliff Trenier, Claude Trenier)	1949	Unverified
	Dream of You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver	1936	(36 artists)
	Ee-Ba-Ba-Lee-Ba REC,BRD	Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Tina Dixon	1975	(31 artists) Originally by Flennoy Trio - Vocal Tina Dixon REL
i	For Dancers Only	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	July 1937	(14 artists)
i	Hi Spook	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1939	Unverified
	(If I Had) Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Willie Smith	1935	(22 artists)
i	I'm Alone With You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	Unverified
	I'm Nuts About Screwy Music	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Willie Smith	February 1936	(4 artists)
	I'm Walking Through Heaven with You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Henry Wells	February 1936	(4 artists)
i	Leaving Me	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	March 28, 1934	Neville Dickie
i	Lunceford Special	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	December 14, 1939	Unverified
	My Last Affair REC,REL	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grisson	November 1936	(22 artists) Originally by Billie Haywood PRF
	Pretty Eyes	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	(2 artists)
	Rhythm Is Our Business	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Willie Smith	1935	(24 artists)
i	Siesta at the Fiesta	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1941	(2 artists)
i	Stomp It Off	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1936	Unverified
	'Taint What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by James Young	January 1939	(57 artists)
	Twenty Four Robbers	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by James Young	April 1941	(9 artists)
i	Uptown Blues	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	(3 artists)
i	Yard Dog Mazurka	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1939	Unverified

Covers by Jimmie Lunceford

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Avalon	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1936	Emilio De Marchi
	Baby, Won't You Please Come Home	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1939	Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
i	Black and Tan Fantasie	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	May 1935	The Washingtonians (Duke Ellington)
	Blues in the Night - Part 1 (My Mama Done Tol' Me)	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	January 1942	William Gillespie BRD, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL
	By the River St. Marie	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	May 1938	Lloyd Keating and His Music [Fred Rich] - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty
	Cheatin' on Me	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lunceford Trio with James Young	January 1939	(unknown)
	Coquette	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	July 1937	Broadway Bell-Hops
	Down by the Old Mill Stream	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1938	Brunswick Quartette
	Easy Street	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra		Unverified
	Easy Street	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus James Young	1941	Unverified
	Flamingo	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	1941	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Jeffries
	Four or Five Times	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver	July 1935	Western Wanderers (Bob Haring)
	He Ain't Got Rhythm	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Joe Thomas	February 1937	Alice Faye, The Ritz Brothers and chorus BRD, Tempo King and His Kings of Tempo with Queenie Ada Rubin at the Piano - Vocal Refrain by Tempo King REC
	Hittin' the Bottle	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver	1936	Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (Ed Kirkeby)
	I Ain't Gonna Study War No More	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lunceford Quartet and Dandridge Sisters	1940	Fisk University Jubilee Singers
	I Can't Escape from You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grisson	1936	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra featuring Jerry Cooper
	I'll See You in My Dreams	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grisson	July 1937	Isham Jones, Guest Conductor with Ray Miller's Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Bessinger
	I Love You	Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Dan Grisson	1939	(unknown)
	I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	May 1942	Casey Bill
	It Had to Be You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Lunceford Quartet	1942	The Ambassadors [US2]
	I Used to Love You (But It's All over Now)	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	December 1939	Orlando's Orchestra
	Jealous	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Henry Wells	April 1936	International Novelty Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Elliott Shaw
	Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Joe Thomas	1942	Unverified
	Knock Me a Kiss	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Willie Smith	1942	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
i	Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	December 1939	Sammy Fain REC, Nick Lucas and Ruby Keeler BRD
i	Mandy	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	May 1939	Van and Schenck PRF, Billy Murray REC
	Margie	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Johnny Young	February 1938	Rega Dance Orchestra (Fred Hager)
	Me and the Moon	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1936	(unknown)
i	Mood Indigo	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1934	The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
	Muddy Water	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	April 1937	Harold Leonard and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
	My Blue Heaven	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1936	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
	My Melancholy Baby	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	May 1938	Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
	On the Beach at Bali-Bali	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Cy Oliver	September 1936	Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charles Chester
i	Organ Grinder's Swing	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1936	Hudson - DeLange Orchestra
	Posin'	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	August 1937	Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REL, Ken Drake and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Ray REC
	Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Eddie Tompkins	November 1937	Haydn Quartet
i	Ragging the Scale	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	August 1937	Conway's Band
	Rain	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orch.	1934	Unverified
	Red Wagon	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Dandridge Sisters	November 1, 1940	Marie Bryant BRD, Georgia White REC,REL
i	Rose Room	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1934	Prince's Band
i	Runnin' Wild	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	July 1935	Joe Samuels' Jazz Band
	Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	May 1935	Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang
i	Sleepy Time Gal	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1936	Carlyle Stevenson's El Patio Orchestra
	Slumming on Park Avenue	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1937	Alice Faye
	Solitude	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Henry Wells	December 1934	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Sophisticated Lady	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1934	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
	Star Dust	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1935	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals, Chester Leighton & His Sophomores - Vocal Chorus by Chester Leighton
i	Strictly Instrumental	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1942	Harry James and His Orchestra
i	Swanee River	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1936	Len Spencer
	Sweet Sue - Just You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1938	Charley Straight and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Sylvano
	The Best Things in Life Are Free	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grisson	April 1936	George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger REC, Mary Lawlor and John Price Jones PRF
	The First Time I Saw You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	August 1937	Bob Pope and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Nolan Canova
	The Honeydripper	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra and Delta Rhythm Boys	December 1945	Joe Liggins
	The Lonesome Road	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus James Young	May 1939	Gene Austin
	The Love Nest	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1938	Janet Velie and Jack McGowan
	The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver	July 1937	Music in the Russ Morgan Manner
	Them Who Has - Gets	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	November 1946	Andrews Sisters and Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra
i	What's Your Story Mornin' Glory	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy

Songs written by Jimmie Lunceford

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Buzz Buzz Buzz	Alice Simms, Jimmie Lunceford, Al Trace	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Cliff and Claude Trenier and Ensemble (Jimmie Lunceford, Cliff Trenier, Claude Trenier)	1949	Unverified
Dream of You	Sy Oliver, Jimmie Lunceford, Edward P. Moran	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver	October 29, 1934	Covered by (36 artists)
If I Had Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes	Sammy Cahn, Don Raye, Saul Chaplin, Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Willie Smith	May 29, 1935	Covered by (22 artists)
I'm Nuts About Screwy Music	Fred Rose, Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Willie Smith	December 23, 1935	Covered by (4 artists)
I'm Walking Through Heaven with You	Big Joe Turner, Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Henry Wells	December 18, 1934	Covered by (4 artists)
Lunceford Special	Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	December 14, 1939	Unverified
Rhythm Is Our Business	Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Willie Smith	December 18, 1934	Covered by (24 artists)
Stomp It Off	Sy Oliver, Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1936	Unverified
Uptown Blues	Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	December 14, 1939	Covered by (3 artists)
Yard Dog Mazurka	Roger Segure, Jimmie Lunceford, Gerald Wilson	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1939	Unverified

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Superb Performances Never Before Available by Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra 1945	Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra	1975	First Heard

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1939	Vocalion [US]
Black and Tan Fantasie	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	May 1935	Decca
Blues in the Night - Part 1 (My Mama Done Tol' Me)	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	January 1942	Decca
Coquette	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	July 1937	Decca
Down by the Old Mill Stream	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1938	Decca
Flamingo	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1941	Decca
Four or Five Times	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	July 1935	Decca
Hittin' the Bottle	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sy Oliver	1936	Decca
I Can't Escape from You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1936	Decca
(If I Had) Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1935	Decca
I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	May 1942	Decca
I'm Nuts About Screwy Music	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1936	Decca
It Had to Be You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1942	Decca
It's Time to Jump and Shout	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	Vocalion [US]
I Used to Love You (But It's All over Now)	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	December 1939	Vocalion [US]
Knock Me a Kiss	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1942	Decca
Margie	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1938	Decca
Me and the Moon	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1936	Decca
Monotony in Four Flats	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	Columbia [US]
Mood Indigo	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1934	Decca
Muddy Water	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	April 1937	Decca
My Blue Heaven	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1936	Decca
My Melancholy Baby	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dan Grissom	May 1938	Decca
Oh Why, Oh Why	Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Dan Grisson	1939	Vocalion [US]
Organ Grinder's Swing	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	September 1936	Decca
Posin'	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	August 1937	Decca
Prisoner of Love - I'm in an Awful Mood - Put it Away	Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	November 1944	V Disc
Put It Away	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	Vocalion [US]
Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	November 1937	Decca
Red Wagon	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Dandridge Sisters	November 1, 1940	Columbia [US]
Rhythm Is Our Business	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1935	Decca
Running a Temperature	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	November 1936	Decca
Slumming on Park Avenue	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	February 1937	Decca
Sophisticated Lady	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1934	Decca
Stratosphere	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	December 1934	Decca
Swanee River	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1936	Decca
'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	January 1939	Vocalion [US]
The Best Things in Life Are Free	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	April 1936	Decca
The First Time I Saw You	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	August 1937	Decca
The Honeydripper	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra and Delta Rhythm Boys	December 1945	Decca
The Lonesome Road	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	May 1939	Vocalion [US]
The Love Nest	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1938	Decca
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	July 1937	Decca
Them Who Has - Gets	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	November 1946	Majestic
Twenty Four Robbers	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	April 1941	Decca
What's Your Story Mornin' Glory	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	1940	Columbia [US]
White Heat	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	March 28, 1934	Victor