Graeme Bell

Aliases: Graeme Bell All Stars
Graeme Bell and His All Stars
Graeme Bell and His All-Stars
Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band
Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band
Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band
Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band
Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band
Graeme Bell and His Ragtime Piano
Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band
Graeme Bell's Dixieland Band
Graeme Bell's Original Four
Graeme Bell's Ragtime Four
The New Graeme Bell Band
Real name: Graeme Emerson Bell
Born: September 7, 1914
Died: June 13, 2012
Country: Australia
IPI: 00002565515 1 work
Affiliation: APRA
Comments: Jazz pianist, known best for playing Dixieland style. Bell was also a composer and band leader. He is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Australian Jazz". He is also co-founder of the Australian label Swaggie Records.
Member of: The Pix All-Star Australian Jazz Band
Family: Roger Bell Brother
Related: Ade Monsbourgh Trumpeter and saxophonist in Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band
Cyril Watts Trombonist of Graeme Bell's Jazz Gang

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	Czechoslovak Journey	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	(2 artists)
	i	Shabby Gal Rag	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	June 1949	(2 artists)

Covers by Graeme Bell

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Ace in the Hole	Graeme Bell and His All Stars	September 1964	Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers
	Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	April 1948	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
i	At a Georgia Camp Meeting	Graeme Bell	1950	(unknown)
i	At a Georgia Camp Meeting	Yasuhiko Arima & Dixie Jive – Special Guest Graeme Bell	1992	(unknown)
i	At the Jazz Band Ball	Graeme Bell's Dixieland Band	1946	Original Dixieland Jazz Band
i	Baby Won't You Please Come Home	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1947	Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
	Ballin' the Jack	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band - Vocals: Roger Bell	1974	Prince's Band
i	Basin Street Blues	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1964	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
i	Battle Hymn of the Republic	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	(unknown)
i	Bessie Couldn't Help It	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Warner's Seven Aces - Vocal Chorus by J. L. Richmond
i	Big Chief Battle Axe	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1948	(unknown)
i	Big Chief Battle Axe	Big Bill Broonzy and Graeme Bell Australian Jazz Band	1980	(unknown)
i	Birmingham Bertha	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1947	Ethel Waters REC,REL,BRD
i	Black and Blue	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Edith Wilson PRF, Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra REC,REL
i	Black and White Rag	Graeme Bell's Ragtime Four	1951	American Symphony Orchestra
i	Blueberry Hill	Yasuhiko Arima & Dixie Jive – Special Guest Graeme Bell	1992	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Tommy Ryan
	Bourbon Street Parade	Graeme Bell All Stars	1978	George Lewis and His New Orleans All Stars featuring Paul Barbarin
i	Buddy's Habits	Yasuhiko Arima & Dixie Jive – Special Guest Graeme Bell	1992	Rendezvous Dance Orchestra
	Cakewalkin' Babies from Home	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1952	Red Onion Jazz Babies
i	Canal Street Blues	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1950	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
i	Caravan	Graeme Bell and His All Stars	September 1964	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i	Cherokee	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Spud Murphy and His Orchestra
i	China Boy	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra
i	Clarinet Marmalade	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Original Dixieland Jazz Band
i	Come Back Sweet Papa	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1948	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i	Creole Belles	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1964	Metropolitan Orchestra
i	Daddy Do	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band	January 1951	(unknown)
	Dallas Blues	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band - Vocals: Roger Bell	1947	(unknown), (unknown)
	Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1964	Jay C. Flippen
i	Doctor Blues	Graeme Bell	January 1951	Luis Russell & His Orchestra
	Doctor Jazz	Graeme Bell All Stars	1978	Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
i	Down by the Riverside	Graeme Bell and His All-Stars	1962	Fisk University Jubilee Singers
	Dream Lover	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Bobby Darin
i	Emperor Norton's Hunch	Graeme Bell and His All Stars	September 1964	Lu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band
i	Fidgety Feet	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Original Dixieland Jazz Band
i	Flat Foot	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	December 1950	The New Orleans Bootblacks
	Georgia Bo Bo	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Lill's Hot Shots
	Georgia Bo Bo	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band	1955	Lill's Hot Shots
i	Get It Fixed	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Ethel Ridley Acc. by The Choo Choo Jazzers
i	Hernando's Hideaway	Graeme Bell and His All-Stars	1962	Carol Haney, John Raitt and Company PRF, Johnnie Ray - Orch. under dir. of Joe Reisman REC
i	High Society	Graeme Bell's Ragtime Four	1951	"Standard Band"
i	Hindustan	Yasuhiko Arima & Dixie Jive – Special Guest Graeme Bell	1992	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
i	I Can't Sleep	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Montana Taylor
	I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby	Graeme Bell All Stars	1980	King Oliver and His Orchestra
i	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter	Yasuhiko Arima & Dixie Jive – Special Guest Graeme Bell	1992	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
	I'm in the Mood for Love	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Frances Langford BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC
	I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Jones
i	I Must Have That Man	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1964	Adelaide Hall
i	Irish Black Bottom	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1950	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i	It's Right Here for You	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1948	Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
	I Want a Little Girl	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	McKinney's Cotton Pickers with Vocal Refrain by George Thomas
i	I Want a Little Girl	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1963	McKinney's Cotton Pickers with Vocal Refrain by George Thomas
	I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	Ladd's Black Aces (Original Memphis Five)
	I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Ladd's Black Aces (Original Memphis Five)
i	Jackass Blues	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band	1948	Clarence Williams Stompers
i	Jazz Me Blues	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1949	Lucille Hegamin accompanied by Harris' Blues and Jazz Seven
i	Jenny's Ball	Graeme Bell's Original Four	1949	Quinton Redd and His Banjo
i	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	(unknown)
	Just a Gigolo	Graeme Bell and His All Stars	September 1964	Tango-Orchester Dajos Béla mit Gesang: Kurt Mühlhardt, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
i	Just Gone	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	(unknown)
i	Line for Lyons	Graeme Bell All Stars	1978	Gerry Mulligan Quartet
i	Little Girl	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Sam Lanin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Paul Small
i	Mabel's Dream	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	King Oliver's Jazz Band
	Mack the Knife	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF, Gerald Price
i	Maple Leaf Rag	Graeme Bell and His Ragtime Piano	1950	Scott Joplin
i	Memphis Blues	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Victor Military Band
i	Mississippi Mud	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1950	Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys
i	Mr. Jelly Lord	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1963	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Muskrat Ramble	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1952	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i	Muskrat Ramble	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
	My Baby Just Cares for Me	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1950	Ted Weems and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Arthur Jarrett REC, Eddie Cantor BRD
	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Graeme Bell All Stars	1978	Jimmie Cox PRF, Blind Bobby Baker and His Guitar REC,REL
i	Nobody's Sweetheart	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Isham Jones and His Orchestra
i	Oh Peter	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band	July 1948	Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orchestra
i	Old Folks at Home	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Len Spencer
	Old Man Mose	Graeme Bell All Stars	1978	Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
i	On the Road to Gundagai	Graeme Bell All Stars	1967	Peter Dawson [AU]
	Organ Grinder	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band - Vocals: Ade Monsbourgh	1974	Clarence Williams [US1]
i	Ostrich Walk	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1947	Original Dixieland Jass Band
i	Panama	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Friar's Society Orchestra
i	Pineapple Rag	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Scott Joplin
i	Potato Head Blues	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
i	Red River Rock	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Blackwell Lunsford REL, Carl T. Sprague REC
i	Riverside Blues	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	King Oliver's Jazz Band
i	Rose Room	Yasuhiko Arima & Dixie Jive – Special Guest Graeme Bell	1992	Prince's Band
	Save It Pretty Mama	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
i	See See Rider	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1948	Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
i	Semper fidelis	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	(unknown)
i	Sentimental Journey	Graeme Bell All Stars	1980	Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Doris Day
i	Shake It and Break It	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Kentucky Serenaders (Original Memphis Five)
	Shake That Thing	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band	January 1951	Papa Charlie Jackson
i	Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble	Graeme Bell	1948	Emerson Dance Orchestra
i	Smoky Mokes	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Dan W. Quinn
i	Snake Rag	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
i	Sobbin' Blues	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1949	Albert E. Short and His Tivoli Syncopaters
i	Sorta Blue	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Henry Mancini
i	South	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
i	South of the Border	Yasuhiko Arima & Dixie Jive – Special Guest Graeme Bell	1992	Billy Cotton and His Band
i	Squeeze Me	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Vocal Chorus by Eva Taylor REL, William Bailey REC
	St. James Infirmary	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	(unknown), (unknown), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
i	St. Louis Blues	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1963	Prince's Band
i	Stoptime Rag	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Scott Joplin
	Strut Miss Lizzie	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Original Dixieland Jazz Band
i	Sugar	Graeme Bell All Stars	1980	Ethel Waters
	Sweet Georgia Brown	Graeme Bell & His Skiffle Gang with Vic Sabrino	1957	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
	Sweet Georgia Brown	Graeme Bell and His All Stars	September 1964	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i	The Chant	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
i	The Entertainer	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Scott Joplin
i	The Jazz Parade	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1948	Lazy Ade's Back Room Jazz
i	The Late Late Show	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Milt Buckner
i	The Mooche	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	The Preacher	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Horace Silver Quintet
i	The Pub with No Beer	Graeme Bell All Stars	1967	Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Bushlanders
i	There'll Be Some Changes Made	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Ethel Waters and The Jazz Masters
i	Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport	Graeme Bell All Stars	1967	Rolf Harris with His Wobble Board and The Rhythm Spinners
i	Tiger Rag	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	April 1948	Original Dixieland Jass Band
i	Tishomingo Blues	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Eddie Nelson
i	Top of the Town	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Sterling Young and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Mozet
	Ugly Child	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Samuel Ash, George Brunis and His Jazz Band
i	Waltzing Matilda	Graeme Bell All Stars	1967	John Collinson
i	Way Down Yonder in New Orleans	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Margaret Young
	When the Saints Go Marching Home	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1952	(unknown)
	When the Saints Go Marching In	Big Bill Broonzy and Graeme Bell Australian Jazz Band	1980	(unknown)
	When the Saints Go Marchin' In	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band - Vocals: Ade Monsbourgh	1974	(unknown)
i	Where the Dog Sits on the Tucker Box	Graeme Bell All Stars	1967	Jim Davidson's Dandies
i	Winin' Boy Blues	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	December 1950	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
i	Wolverine Blues	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1947	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Working Man Blues	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band
i	Yama Yama Blues	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1948	Frisco Five
i	Yellow Dog Blues	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Prince's Band

Songs written by Graeme Bell

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Czechoslovak Journey	Graeme Bell	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Covered by (2 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Programme by Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1952	Parlophone
Club Session with Graeme Bell - Live at Malloney's Toronto June 28, 1975	The Climax Jazz Band with Graeme Bell	1975	Tormax
Corroboree in Dixie	Graeme Bell All Stars	1967	RCA Australia
Czechoslovak Journey	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band	1974	Supraphon
Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1970	Swaggie
Graeme Bell at the Chevron	Graeme Bell and His All Stars	September 1964	Festival Records [AU]
Graeme Bell at the Sylvania	The New Graeme Bell Band	1960	Parlophone
Graeme Bell Jazz	Graeme Bell All Stars	1980	Sea Horse Records
Hold That Tiger	Graeme Bell All Stars	1983	Sea Horse Records
Jazz in Australia Volume 2 - Graeme's Jazz	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band - Lazy Ade's Late Hour Boys	1955	Parlophone
Live in Düsseldorf	Big Bill Broonzy and Graeme Bell Australian Jazz Band	1980	Raretone
On the Road	Graeme Bell All Stars	1978	Sea Horse Records
On Tour 1950-52	Graeme Bell	1963	Swaggie
The Music of Graeme Bell	Graeme Bell	December 1974	Festival Records [AU]

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1964	Swaggie

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
At the Jazz Band Ball	Graeme Bell's Dixieland Band	1946	Ampersand Records [AU]
Big Bad Banksia Man	Graeme Bell's Original Four	1949	Rampart Records [US2]
Big Chief Battle Axe	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1948	Esquire
Birmingham Bertha	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1947	Pacific [FR]
Black and White Rag	Graeme Bell's Ragtime Four	1951	Parlophone
Bullant Blues	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band - Freddy Randall & His Band	September 1951	Parlophone
Canal Street Blues	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1950	Vogue Music
Come Back Sweet Papa	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1948	Pacific [FR]
Come Back Sweet Papa	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1948	Esquire
Czechoslovak Journey	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Supraphon U
Daddy Do	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band	January 1951	Tempo Records
Dallas Blues	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Supraphon U
Doctor Blues	Graeme Bell	January 1951	Tempo Records
Flat Foot	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	December 1950	Tempo Records
Hernando's Hideaway	Graeme Bell and His All-Stars	1962	Festival Records [AU]
Irish Black Bottom	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1950	Swaggie
Jazz Me Blues	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1949	Summit [US1]
Just Gone	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Supraphon U
Mississippi Mud	Graeme Bell's Australian Jazz Band	1950	Swaggie
My Baby Just Cares for Me	Graeme Bell	1950	Swaggie
Oh, Peter	Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band	July 1948	Tempo Records
Ostrich Walk	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1947	Pacific [FR]
Panama Rag	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Supraphon U
See See Rider	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	1948	Pacific [FR]
Shabby Gal Rag	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	June 1949	Parlophone
South	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1948	Esquire
Sweet Georgia Brown	Graeme Bell & His Skiffle Gang with Vic Sabrino	1957	Columbia [EMI]
Tessa's Blues	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Regal Zonophone
Tiger Rag	Graeme Bell and His Dixieland Band	April 1948	Pacific [FR]
Ugly Child	Graeme Bell & His Dixieland Jazz Band	1947	Regal Zonophone
Was Leicester Square?	Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band	1948	Jump