Joe Venuti, also known as the Father of Jazz Violin, recorded under his own billing from 1926 to 1978. Venuti had a momentary lapse in his career from 1961-1967 and was most prolific in the last decade of his career.
This discography organizes original discs/LPs/CDs in issue order with an emphasis on reflecting the recordings as they might be found in the field. Secondary, non-commercial issues and unissued items are not included, except in cases where a secondary issue contains a different coupling, or when no issue can be considered "primary," as in the case of dime-store labels. Matrix numbers are not included, but this information is provided when multiple takes of a title are available. Corrections are welcome, especially when it comes to specific billing on a label or the verbatim appearance of titles. However, any rearrangement into strict chronological order in a track-based economy or by session—such as is common in traditional discography—is discouraged, as it would defeat the purpose of this listing and tend to duplicate work found elsewhere. The issue order does not automatically reflect strict chronological order of recording.
This discography does not include 78-era guest appearances by Venuti on records billed to other artists. For these, please visit the listings in Mosaic Records' The Classic Columbia and OKeh Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang Sessions DiscographyThe Classic Columbia and OKeh Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang sessions Discography and in the entry for Venuti in Tom Lord's The Jazz Discography. Those principally interested in the career of Venuti's longtime collaborator Eddie Lang may wish to consult the excellent discography at Eddie Lang Sessions.Eddie Lang Sessions In the case of mixed issues where a Venuti side is coupled with another artist, the other artist's name is included, but not the title of the piece performed.
78 rpm issues (1926–1950) Disc Artist Credit Coupling Recording Date Notes Columbia 914-D Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang Stringin' the Blues (takes 8 & 11)/Black and Blue Bottom 11-8-1926/9-26-1926 Okeh 40762 Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang Sunshine/Wild Cat 1-24-1927Okeh 40825 Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang Doin' Things/Goin' Places 5-4-1927Okeh 40853 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Kickin' the Cat/Beatin' the Dog 6-28-1927 Okeh 40897 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Cheese and Crackers/A Mug of Ale 9-13-1927Okeh 40947 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Four String Joe/Penn Beach Blues 11-15-1927 Okeh 41025 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Dinah/The Wild Dog 3-28-1928Okeh 41051 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers with Ed Lang I Must Be Dreaming/'Tain't So Honey, 'Tain't So 5-25-1928Okeh 41056 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers with Ed Lang Because My Baby Don't Mean "Maybe" Now/Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky 6-6-1928 Okeh 41076 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Pretty Trix/The Man From the South 6-14-1928 Victor 21561 Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang Doin' Things (take 3)/Wild Cat (take 3) 6-21-1928 Bluebird 10280 Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang Doin' Things (take 2)/Wild Cat (take 1)6-21-1928 issued 1939Okeh 41087 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers Pickin' Cotton/I'm on the Crest of a Wave 7-24-1928Okeh 41133 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers Doin' Things/I Must Have That Man! 10-4-1928Okeh 41144 Joe Venuti's Blue Four The Blue Room/Sensation 9-27-1928Okeh 41192 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers That's the Good Old Sunny South/Weary River 2-2-1929Okeh 41251 Joe Venuti's Blue Four My Honey's Lovin' Arms/Goin' Home 12-12-1928Okeh 41263 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers I'm in Seventh Heaven/Little Pal 5-1-1929Okeh 41320 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers The Chant of the Jungle/That Wonderful Something 10-16-1929Okeh 41361 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Running Ragged/Apple Blossoms 10-28-1929Okeh 41427 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers Promises (takes B & C)/Dancing With Tears in My Eyes (takes A & C) 5-22-1930Okeh 41432 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Raggin' the Scale/Put and Take (takes A & C)5-7-1930Clarion 5474-C, Harmony1427-H, Velvet Tone 2534-V Tennessee Music Men Raggin' the Scale/Miff Mole5-7-1930issued in 1931Okeh 41451 Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers I'm Only Human After All/Out of Breath 9-6-1930 Victor 23015 Joe Venuti & his Orchestra My Man From Caroline/I Like a Little Girl Like That 9-30-1930Victor 23018 Joe Venuti & his Orchestra Wasting My Love On You/Bix Beiderbecke9-30-1930Victor 23021 Joe Venuti's Blue Four The Wild Dog/Really Blue 10-7-1930Okeh 41469 Joe Venuti's Blue Four I've Found a New Baby/Sweet Sue, Just You 11-12-1930Okeh 41506 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Pardon Me Pretty Baby/Little Buttercup 6-10-1931Columbia 2488-D Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys Little Girl/Tempo di Modernage 6-10-1931 Parlophone (UK) R 1063 Joe Venuti's Blue Four Little Girl/Tempo di Barrel 6-10-1931Joe Venuti's Blue Four - Tempo di Barrel (same recording as above)Columbia 2535-D Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys There's No Other Girl/Now That I Need You, You're Gone 9-10-1931Columbia 2589-D Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys The Wolf Wobble/Dorsey Brothers Orchestra 9-10-1931Parlophone (UK) R-1115 Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys To To Blues/Emmett Miller 9-10-1931Vocalion 15858, Melotone M-12277, UCHA 105/106 Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti's All-Star Orchestra Farewell Blues/Someday Sweetheart 10-22-1931Vocalion 15864, Melotone M-12294, Polk P-9095, UCHA 107/108 Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti's All-Star Orchestra After You've Gone/Beale Street Blues 10-22-1931Lucky 7000 Joe Venuti & Friends Onyx Club Revue/Non Skid Manure 1-24-1933/4-8-1933 vinyl 78, issued 1981Columbia 2765-D Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang's Blue Five Raggin' the Scale/Art Kassel 1-28-1933Columbia (UK) CB 601 Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang's Blue Five Hey! Young Fella/Pink Elephants 2-28-1933Columbia 2782-D Joe Venuti's Blue Five Jig Saw Puzzle Blues/Vibraphonia 2-28-1933/5-8-1933
Eddie Lang dies March 26, 1933