Arthur Pryor's Band / Orchestra Sessions


Selected Sessions

*1899

Arthur Pryor's Orchestra

Nov 4 1899 - New York or Philadelphia PA
-2 A Coon Band Contest (Pryor) (7” single-faced 78 disc) Berliner 0699

Arthur Pryor's Band

*1903

Nov 24 1903 - New York
A-746-1 Mr Black Man (Pryor) (7” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2557
B-746-1 Mr Black Man unissued
C-746-1 Mr Black Man unissued

Dec 7 1903 - Philadelphia PA
A-793-1 A Coon Band Contest (Pryor) unissued
B-793-1 A Coon Band Contest unissued

Dec 8 1903 - Philadelphia
A-746-2 Mr Black Man (7” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2557
A-746-3 Mr Black Man unissued
001-01 B-746-M-2 Mr Black Man (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2557 2:33
B-746-3 Mr Black Man unissued
001-02 C-746-2 Mr Black Man (12” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 31169 3:58

*1904

Arthur Pryor's Orchestra

St Louis Rag (Tom Turpin)
Mar 23 1904 - Philadelphia PA
A-1154-1 St Louis Rag (Tom Turpin) (7” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2783
A-1154-2 St Louis Rag unissued
001-03 B-1154-1 St Louis Rag (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2783 2:26

Arthur Pryor's Band

Apr 22 1904 - Philadelphia PA
A-1250-1 A Southern Belle (Max C Eugene) unissued
A-1250-2 A Southern Belle (7” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2825
B-1250-1 A Southern Belle unissued
B-1250-2 A Southern Belle (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2825

Apr 26 1904 - Philadelphia PA
A-793-2 A Coon Band Contest (Pryor) (7” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 4069
001-04 B-793-2 A Coon Band Contest (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 312 - Sousa's Band [sic], 4069 2:21
B-793-3 A Coon Band Contest unissued
B-793-4 A Coon Band Contest unissued

*1905

Arthur Pryor's Orchestra

Jun 28 1905 - Philadelphia PA
B-2693-1 The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor) unissued
001-05 B-2693-2 The Whistler And His Dog (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 4418 3:00

Arthur Pryor's Band

Oct 17 1905 - Philadelphia PA
B-2818-1 Razzazza Mazzazza (Pryor) unissued
B-2818-2 Razzazza Mazzazza unissued
B-2818-3 Razzazza Mazzazza unissued

Oct 18 1905 - Philadelphia PA
001-06 B-2818-4 Razzazza Mazzazza (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 4525, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16816 (1910) 2:32
B-2818-5 Razzazza Mazzazza unissued

Nov 22 1905 - New York
B-2902-1 The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor) unissued
B-2902-2 The Whistler And His Dog unissued

*1906

1904 - 1906 - Philadelphia PA
B-1250-3 A Southern Belle (Max C Eugene) unissued

Jan 30 1906 - Philadelphia PA
B-2902-3 The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor) (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 4418
B-2902-4 The Whistler And His Dog unissued

Mar 26 1906 - Philadelphia PA
B-793-5 A Coon Band Contest (Pryor) unissued
[no drums in final chorus]
001-07 B-793-6 A Coon Band Contest (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 4069, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16079 (1908) 2:18
E-793-1 A Coon Band Contest (8” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 4069
E-793-2 A Coon Band Contest unissued
Mar 26 1906 - Philadelphia PA
B-1250-4 A Southern Belle unissued
001-08 B-1250-5 A Southern Belle (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2825, 10” double-faced 78 disc) 16155 (1909) 2:36

May 24 1906 - Philadelphia PA
E-2818-1 Razzazza Mazzazza (8” disc) Victor 4525

*1907

Sep 11 1907 - Philadelphia PA
B-4794-1 Kentucky Kut-ups (Henry Frantzen) (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5429, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16755 (1910)
001-09 B-4794-2 Kentucky Kut-ups - 2:37

Sep 12 1907 - Philadelphia PA
001-10 B-4800-1 The King Of Rags - A Two-step Oddity (Sherman Swisher)
(10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5301, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16821 (1910) 2:29
B-4800-2 The King Of Rags - A Two-step Oddity
(10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5301, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16821 (1910), 62610
E-4800-1 The King Of Rags - A Two-step Oddity (8” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5301
E-4800-2 The King Of Rags - A Two-step Oddity -

Sep 17 1907 - Philadelphia PA
001-11 B-746-4 Mr Black Man (Pryor) (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 2557 2:52
B-746-5 Mr Black Man unissued

Sep 19 1907 - Philadelphia PA
B-4820-1 Darkies' Spring Song March (Egbert Van Alstyne)
(10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5395, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16670 (1910)
001-12 B-4820-2 Darkies' Spring Song March - 2:34
E-4820-1 Darkies' Spring Song March (Egbert Van Alstyne) (8” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5395

*1908

Sep 16 1908 - Camden NJ
B-6412-1 Artful Artie (Pryor) unissued
B-6412-2 Artful Artie unissued
001-13 B-6412-3 Artful Artie (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16021 2:47
B-6412-4 Artful Artie unissued

Sep 17 1908 - Camden NJ
B-6418-1 'Real Swing' March (Theumser) unissued
001-14 B-6418-2 'Real Swing' March (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16043 2:34
B-6419-1 'That Rag' Ragtime Two-step (Tom Browne) unissued
001-15 B-6419-2 'That Rag' Ragtime Two-step (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16043 2:31

Sep 21 1908 - Camden NJ
B-6429-1 Southern Beauties (Charles L Johnson) unissued
001-16 B-6429-2 Southern Beauties (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16073, 62460 2:45
B-6438-1 Georgia Sunset (Jens Bodewalt Lampe) unissued
001-17 B-6438-2 Georgia Sunset (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5607, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16796 2:44
B-6438-3 Georgia Sunset (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16796

*1909

Feb 8 1909 - Camden NJ
B-6784-1 Dill Pickles Rag (Charles L Johnson) unissued
001-18 B-6784-2 Dill Pickles Rag (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16482 2:25

Feb 10 1909 - Camden NJ
B-6790-1 Frozen Bill (Pryor) (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5684, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 17223 (1913) 2:45
001-19 B-6790-2 Frozen Bill -

Feb 11 1909 - Camden NJ
B-4820-3 Darkies' Spring Song March (Egbert Van Alstyne)
(10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5395, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16670 (1910)

Mar 30 1909 - Camden NJ
001-20 B-6940-1 The Whitewash Man (Jean Schwartz) (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16306 2:23
B-6940-2 The Whitewash Man -

Mar 31 1909 - Camden NJ
B-6951-1 Pickles And Peppers - Ragtime Two-step (Adaline Shepherd) unissued
001-21 B-6951-2 Pickles And Peppers - Ragtime Two-step (10” single-faced 78 disc) 5713 2:33

May 7 1909 - Camden NJ
001-22 B-7057-1 Sweetmeats Two-Step (Percy Wenrich) (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5733, (10” single-faced 78 disc) 16818 (1910) 2:27
B-7057-2 Sweetmeats Two-Step unissued

Sep 20 1909 - Camden NJ
002-01 B-8237-1 The Minstrel Band (Albert Gumble) (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16710 (1911), 16925 (1911) 2:35
B-8237-2 The Minstrel Band -

Dec 7 1909 - Camden NJ
002-02 B-8427-1 The African 400 - An Educated Rag (Charles J Roberts) (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16444 2:15
B-8427-2 The African 400 - An Educated Rag -
B-8429-1 Jungle Moon (Percy Wenrich) unissued
B-8429-2 Jungle Moon unissued

Dec 8 1909 - Camden NJ
002-03 C-8434-1 Tobasco (Charles L Johnson) (12” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 35098 3:33
C-8434-2 Tobasco unissued

*1910

Apr 12 1910 - Camden NJ
B-8429-3 Jungle Moon (Percy Wenrich) unissued

Apr 19 1910 - Camden NJ
002-04 B-8429-4 Jungle Moon (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16511 2:49

Jun 7 1910 - Camden NJ
B-9060-1 Temptation Rag (Henry Lodge; arranger - William Christopher O'Hare) unissued
002-05 B-9060-2 Temptation Rag (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16511 2:29

Jun 9 1910 - Camden NJ
Arthur Pryor (conductor)
B-9072-1 Mr Rooster (Jens Bodewalt Lampe) unissued
B-9072-2 Mr Rooster -

Jun 14 1910 - Camden NJ
002-06 B-9110-1 Temptation Rag Medley - Temptation Rag / Shaky Eyes / Come Be My Sunshine (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16542 2:46
B-9110-2 Temptation Rag Medley - Temptation Rag / Shaky Eyes / Come Be My Sunshine unissued


Jun 17 1910 - Camden NJ
002-07 B-746-6 Mr Black Man (Pryor) (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16668 2:39
B-2902-5 The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor) unissued

Sep 20 1910 - Camden NJ
002-08 B-9466-1 Grizzly Bear (George Botsford; arranger - William Schulz) (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5802 2:15
B-9466-2 Grizzly Bear unissued

Sep 21 1910 - Camden NJ
Arthur Pryor (conductor)
B-9471-1 Wild Cherry Rag (Ted Snyder) unissued
B-9471-2 Wild Cherry Rag unissued

Sep 23 1910 - Camden NJ
Arthur Pryor (conductor)
002-09 B-9072-3 Mr Rooster (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 5791, (10” double-faced 78 disc) 16955, 63009 2:24

*1911

Jan 5 1911 - Camden NJ
B-9760-1 A Rhinewine Rag (Paul Henneberg) unissued
002-10 B-9760-2 A Rhinewine Rag (Paul Henneberg) (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16834 2:27

May 8 1911 - Camden NJ
B-10296-1 Canhanibalmo Rag (Pryor) unissued
B-10296-2 Canhanibalmo Rag unissued
002-11 B-10296-3 Canhanibalmo Rag (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16883 2:38

May 11 1911 - Camden NJ
B-2902-6 The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor) unissued
B-2902-7 The Whistler And His Dog (10” single-faced 78 disc) Victor 4418

Nov 15 1911 - Camden NJ
B-11233-1 Ramshackle Rag (Ted Snyder; arranger - William Schulz) unissued
002-12 B-11233-2 Ramshackle Rag (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17021 2:26

Nov 15 1911 - Camden NJ
B-11240-1 That Flying Rag (Pryor; arranger - L P Laurendeau) unissued
002-13 B-11240-2 That Flying Rag (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17021 3:01

*1912

Apr 9 1912 - Camden NJ
B-11835-1 King Chanticleer (Nat D Ayer; arranger - James C McCabe) unissued
B-11835-2 King Chanticleer unissued
B-11835-3 King Chanticleer unissued
002-14 B-11838-1 Baboon Baby Dance Two-Step - Gaby Glide (Louis A Hirsch) / Let Me Be the First One, Dearie / That Baboon Baby Dance (Joe Cooper) (arranger - Sophus
Jergensen) (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17091, 63796 3:01
B-11838-2 Baboon Baby Dance Two-Step - Gaby Glide / Let Me Be the First One, Dearie / That Baboon Baby Dance unissued
Apr 10 1912 - Camden NJ
B-11835-4 King Chanticleer unissued
002-15 B-11835-5 King Chanticleer (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17079 2:33
B-11848-1 Everybody's Doin' It Two-step Medley - Take A Little Tip From Father / Ragtime Violin / I Want To Be In Dixie / Everybody's Doin' It Now (Irving Berlin, Ted
Snyder) unissued
002-16 B-11848-2 Everybody's Doin' It Two-step Medley - Take A Little Tip From Father / Ragtime Violin / I Want To Be In Dixie / Everybody's Doin' It Now
(10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17091 3:18
B-11848-3 Everybody's Doin' It Two-step Medley - Take A Little Tip From Father / Ragtime Violin / I Want To Be In Dixie / Everybody's Doin' It Now
(10” double-faced 78 disc) Portugal / Victor 97252
B-11849-1 The Gaby Glide (Louis A Hirsch) unissued
002-17 B-11849-2 The Gaby Glide (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17063 2:50

Apr 11 1912 - Camden NJ
B-11853-1 The Grizzly Turkey Trot (Charles J Roberts; arranger - L P Laurendeau) unissued
002-18 B-11853-2 The Grizzly Turkey Trot (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17111 2:40
including James I Lent (dr)
B-11857-1 The Ragtime Drummer (James I Lent) unissued
002-19 B-11857-2 The Ragtime Drummer (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17092, 63799 2:06
B-11857-3 The Ragtime Drummer unissued
B-11857-4 The Ragtime Drummer unissued

Apr 12 1912 - Camden NJ
B-11864-1 The Red Rose Rag (Percy Wenrich; arranger - Jens Bodewalt Lampe) unissued
002-20 B-11864-2 The Red Rose Rag (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17138 2:36

Sep 4 1912 - Camden NJ
B-9760-3 A Rhinewine Rag (Paul Henneberg) unissued
B-9760-4 A Rhinewine Rag (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16834

*1913

Jun 18 1913 - Camden NJ
including Harry Macdonough, S H Dudley (whistling)
B-2902-8 The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor) unissued
B-2902-9 The Whistler And His Dog unissued
002-21 B-2902-10 The Whistler And His Dog (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 17380 2:52

*1914

Jun 10 1914 - Camden NJ
[drums in final chorus]
B-793-7 A Coon Band Contest (Pryor) (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16079
B-793-8 A Coon Band Contest unissued

*1918

Nov 18 1918 - Camden NJ
B-1250-6 A Southern Belle (Max C Eugene) unissued
B-1250-7 A Southern Belle (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 16155

*1925

Nov 10 1925 - Camden NJ
including Margaret McKee, Billy Murray (whistling)
BVE-2902-11 The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor) unissued
BVE-2902-12 The Whistler And His Dog -
002-22 BVE-2902-13 The Whistler And His Dog (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 19869 2:39
BVE-2902-[13]1R The Whistler And His Dog (10” double-faced 78 disc) Victor 75359 - Banda Arthur Pryor
BVE-2902-[13]2R The Whistler And His Dog unissued
BVE-2902-14 The Whistler And His Dog unissued