Henry Busse (1894-1955)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Henry Busse Sr. was a German-born jazz trumpeter born in Magdeburg. He studied violin and then trumpet before running away to America.
He formed his own bands as well as performing with legends such as The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, alongside brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey
An early success was Hot Lips (1922) published by Leo Feist, New York, USA.
He died in Memphis, Tennessee.

Websites:
	Henry Busse	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


	Hot Lips (1922)	H. Busse	Ernest L. Stevens	Edison Blue Amberol: 4661

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


Haunting Blues (1922)		James Pitt-Payne
Hot Lips (1922)	Henry Lange	James Pitt-Payne
Nuthin' But (1922)	Sam Ward Ferde Grofe	James Pitt-Payne

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Haunting Blues (1922)	H. Busse	Marion Harris	Columbia: 80377
Hot Lips (1922)	H. Busse	Dolly Kay	Columbia: 80626
Hot Lips (1922)	H. Busse	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Victor: B-26650
Hot Lips (1922)	H. Busse	T. Lewis	Columbia: 80463
Hot Lips (1922)	H. Busse	Tampa Blue Jazz Band	OKeh: S-70773
Hot Lips (1927)	H. Busse	E. Lang	OKeh: W80986
Hot Lips (1922)	H. Busse	Ernest L. Stevens Trio	Edison: 1576

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Jazz Music CDs:
Nat Gonella	Hot Lips
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	Ragtime to Jazz: Vol. 2: 1916-1922	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Haunting Blues (1922)	H. Busse (music) W. Hirsch (words)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Hot Lips (1922)	H. Busse (music) Henry Lange (coauth.) L. Davis (words) H. Busse (perf.) H. Busse (perf.)	Piano	Greer Indiana Sheet Music Singer
Nuthin' But (1922)	H. Busse (w&m) Sam Ward (coauth.) Ferde Grofe (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Sheet Music Singer
As performer
Then I'll Be Tired of You (1934)	A. Schwartz (music) E.Y. Harburg (words) H. Busse (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Wine, Women and Song (1937)	J. Strauss (music) Violet G. Ganeva (words) H. Busse (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer

Titles

The peformer is featured on 10 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Getting Some Fun Out of Life (1937)	Joseph A. Burke	Edgar Leslie (words) Henry Busse (perf.)
Bye Bye Baby (1936)	Lou Handman	Walter Hirsch (words) Henry Busse (perf.)
Miller's Daughter Marianne (1937)	Jimmy Kennedy	Will Grosz (co-author) Billy Hill (co-author) Henry Busse (perf.)
Cathedral in the Pines (1938)	Charles Kenny	Nick Kenny (words) Henry Busse (perf.)
Lost in a Fog (1934)	James Francis McHugh	Dorothy Fields (words) Henry Busse (perf.)
Thank You For a Lovely Evening (1934)	James Francis McHugh	Dorothy Fields (words) Henry Busse (perf.) Phil Harris (perf.) Leah Ray (perf.)
Then I'll Be Tired of You (1934)	Arthur Schwartz	E.Y. Harburg (words) Henry Busse (perf.)
Wine, Women and Song (1937)	Johann Strauss	Violet G. Ganeva (words) Henry Busse (perf.)
Peter Piper (1936)	Richard A. Whiting	Johnny Mercer (words) Henry Busse (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 4 works by Henry Busse (1894-1955). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Wang Wang Blues, The	1921	Buster Johnson (co-author) Gus Mueller (co-author) Virginia Verrill (perf.)
Haunting Blues	1922	Walter Hirsch (words) Marion Harris (perf.)
Hot Lips (w&m)	1922	Henry Lange (co-author) Lou Davis (words) Henry Busse (perf.) Ernest L. Stevens Trio (perf.) Dolly Kay (perf.) Eddie Lang (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.) Paul Whiteman Orchestra (perf.) Ernest L. Stevens (perf.) Tampa Blue Jazz Band (perf.)	Pub.
Nuthin' But (w&m)	1922	Sam Ward (co-author) Ferde Grofe (co-author)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	H. Busse	The Wang Wang Blues (9:46)	Virginia Verrill
	H. Busse	Hot Lips (2:29)	Henry Busse And His Orchestra