Orchestra
Isham Jones Orchestra
- From
- Chicago
- Active
- 1920–1938
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 58
- jazz
- big band
Members
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Nick Hupfer violin
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Chelsea Quealey trumpet
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Kermit Simmons trumpet
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George Thow trumpet
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Roy Bargy piano
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Life Begins When You’re in Love / There Is No Greater Love
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You’re My Past Present And Future / Doin’ The Uptown Lowdown
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Sweet Georgia Brown / Let's Try Again
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Good Evenin’ / Sweet Jennie Lee!
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Trees / Stardust
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Feedin’ the Kitty / Where’s My Sweetie Hiding?
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My Best Girl / Gotta Getta Girl
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Honest and Truly / Doo Wacka Doo
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I Can’t Realize / Lady of the Nile
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I'll See You in My Dreams / Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me
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Alabamy Bound / Indian Love Call
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Tell Me Dreamy Eyes / Land o’ Lingo Blues
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In the Land of Shady Palm Trees / Spain
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The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) / Steppin’ Out
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The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else / Wop Blues
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I’m Goin’ South / California, Here I Come
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Never Again / Feeling the Way I Do
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Nobody’s Sweetheart / Blue Evening Blues
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Unfortunate Blues / Never Again
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Weeping Blues / Pickin’ ’em Up and Layin’ ’em Down
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Some Other Day, Some Other Girl / Get Lucky
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Mr. Radio Man (Tell My Mammy to Come Back Home) / Home in Pasadena
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It Had to Be You / After the Storm
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(You’re in Kentucky) Sure as You’re Born / Hula Lou
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Swingin’ Down the Lane / Who’s Sorry Now
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Broken Hearted Melody / Fuzzy Wuzzy Bird
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Nobody Lied / My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms
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You’re Only a Baby / Virginia Blues
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By the Sapphire Sea / On the Alamo
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Samson and Delilah / Pilgrim’s Blues
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Those Longing for You Blues / After the Rain
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My Cradle Melody / I'm Just Wild About Harry
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In Bluebird Land / By the Silvery Nile
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The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise / Eleanor
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Just a Little Love Song / My Mammy Knows
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Siren of a Southern Sea / Mon Homme (My Man)
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Rose of Araby / Lovin’ Lady
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All She’d Say was “Umh-hum” - Toddle / Underneath Hawaiian Skies
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Do You Ever Think of Me? / Make Believe
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I Never Realized / Love Bird
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Ma / Wabash Blues
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Rose (introducing Soft and low) / My Mammy
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Look for the Silver Lining / Whip-poor-will
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When Shadows Fall, I Hear You Calling, California / Wait’ll You See - One-step
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La Veeda / So Long, Oo-long
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Dance-o-mania / Waiting for the Sun to Come Out
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Sweet Woman / Dreamy Paradise
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Fair One / Sultan - One-step
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Happy - One-step / Kismet
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Sahara Rose / Jean
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Alice Blue Gown - Waltz / A Young Man’s Fancy
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Wishing / Avalon
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Idle Dreams / Scandal Walk
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Koolemoff / Japanese Sandman
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Jinga-bula-jing-jing - One-step / I Love You, Sunday
Compilations
Links
Composer-in-residence
Conductor position
Founder
Instrumental supporting musician
Also known as
Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra · Isham Jones and His Orchestra · Marion Harris with Isham Jones & His Orchestra
Tags
- dance music 1920s
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d0f9f1d7-0d2e-4d1b-99ae-fd02864ddba8
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.