The following recordings were released under the names of Joe Venuti's Blue Four, Blue Five or Blue Six depending on the number of musicians used on the session. Many of the musicians including Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and Frankie Trumbauer were members of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra at the time that these sessions were recorded. Songs like Wild Cat and The Wild Dog feature the amazing musical interplay of Venuti and Lang. |
Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
A Mug Of Ale
(Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang) |
9-13-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh 40897 |
Apple Blossoms
(Lennie Hayton / Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang / Frankie Trumbauer) |
10-28-1929 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Beating The Dog
(Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang) |
6-28-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Cheese And Crakers
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
9-13-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh 40897 |
Doin' The Uptown Lowdown
(Harry Ravel / Mack Gordon) |
10-2-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Doin' Things (1)
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
6-21-1928 | New York, New York | RCA X |
Doin' Things (2)
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
6-21-1928 | New York, New York | Bluebird |
Doin' Things (3)
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
6-21-1928 | New York, New York | Victor |
Dinah
(Lewis / Young / Akst) |
3-28-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Four String Joe
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
11-15-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Goin' Home
(Rube Bloom / Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
12-12-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh 41251 |
Hell's Bells And Hallelujah | 9-20-1934 | London, England | Brunswick |
Hey, Young Fella | 2-28-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Hiawatha's Lullaby | 5-8-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
In De Ruff | 10-2-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia Decca 18168 B |
Isn't It Heavenly?
(Meyer / Harburg) |
5-8-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
I've Found A New Baby
(Jack Palmer / Spencer Williams) |
11-12-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
Jazz Me Blues
(Tom Delaney) |
10-2-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia Decca 18168 A |
Jig Saw Puzzle Blues | 2-28-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Kicking The Cat
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
6-28-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Little Buttercup
(Frank Signorelli) |
6-10-1931 | New York, New York | Okeh 41506 |
Mellow As A Cello
(Adrian Rollini) |
3-20-1935 | New York, New York | Decca |
My Gypsy Rhapsody | 5-8-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
My Honey's Lovin' Arms
(Ruby / Meyer) |
12-12-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh 41251 |
Nothing But Notes
(Adrian Rollini) |
3-20-1935 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Pardon Me Pretty Baby (Don't I Look Familiar To You) (Rose / Klages / Meskill) |
6-10-1931 | New York, New York | Okeh 41506 |
Penn Beach Blues
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
11-15-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Pink Elephants | 2-28-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Pretty Trix
(Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang) |
6-14-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Put And Take (a)
(Joe Venuti ) |
5-7-1930 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Put And Take (b)
(Joe Venuti ) |
5-7-1930 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Runnin' Ragged
(Lennie Hayton / Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang / Frankie Trumbauer) |
10-28-1929 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Raggin' The Scale
(Claypole) | 5-7-1930 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Raggin' The Scale
(Claypole) |
2-28-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Really Blue | 10-7-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
Satan's Holiday
(Joe Venuti) |
9-20-1934 | London, England | Brunswick |
Sweet Lorraine
(Clift Burwell / Mitchell Parish) |
10-2-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Sensation
(Eddie Edwards) |
9-27-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh 41144 |
Sweet Sue (Just You)
(Will J. Harris / Victor Young) |
11-12-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
Tea Time | 9-20-1934 | London, England | Brunswick |
The Blue Room
(Eddie Lang / Lonnie Johnson) | 9-27-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh 41144 |
The Man From The South
(Rube Bloom / Harry Woods) |
6-14-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
Vibraphonia Number 2
(Adrian Rollini) |
5-8-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
Wild Cat (1)
(Eddie Lang) |
6-21-1928 | New York, New York | RCA X |
Wild Cat (2)
(Eddie Lang) | 6-21-1928 | New York, New York | Bluebird |
Wild Cat (3)
(Eddie Lang) |
6-21-1928 | New York, New York | Victor |
The Wild Dog
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
3-28-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
The Wild Dog
(Eddie Lang / Joe Venuti) |
10-7-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
Artist | Instrument |
Harold Arlen | Vocals |
Don Barrigo | Tenor Saxophone |
Rube Bloom | Piano, Vocals |
Jimmy Dorsey | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
Bud Freeman | Tenor Saxophone |
Lennie Hayton | Piano |
Eddie Lang | Guitar |
Doug Lees | Bass |
Neil Marshall | Drums |
Dick McDonough | Guitar |
Don Murray | Baritone Saxophone |
Adrian Rollini | Bass Saxophone, Piano, Vibraphone, Hot Fountain Pen (Minature Clarinet), Goofus |
Justin Ring? | Piano |
Arthur Schutt | Piano |
Frank Signorelli | Piano |
Joe Sullivan | Piano |
Joe Tarto | Bass |
Frankie Trumbauer | C-Melody Saxophone |
Joe Venuti | Violin, Cymbal |
Frank Victor | Guitar |
Phil Wall | Piano |
Arthur Young | Piano |