tuba / sousaphone as blues instrument
| # | year
of
release | title | label # / notes |
|---|
| 1 | 1928 | Blind Lemon Jefferson / Tampa Red
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- How Long How Long (20788-1)
Tampa Red
- Through Train Blues (20544-2) #
# rec. Chicago, c. May 1928 with unknown tuba player |
Paramount 12685 |
| 2 | 1928 | Emma Wright / Bobbie Cadillac
Emma Wright
- Lonesome Trail Blues (147596-2) #
Bobbie Cadillac
- Carbolic Acid Blues (147599-2)
# rec. Dallas, Tx., December 7, 1928 Emma Wright, voc, Leroy Williams, t; unknown, cl; unknown, p; unknown, bb |
Columbia 14413-D |
| 3 | 1929 | Bessie Tucker
- Better Boot That Thing (55328-1,-2) #
- Katy Blues (55329-1,-2)
rec. August 10, 1929 in Dallas, Tx.; Bessie Tucker, voc; K.D. Johnson, p, # presumably voc; Jesse Thomas, g; unknown, bb |
Victor V38542 |
| 4 | 1964 | Doctor Clayton
- Angels In Harlem
- On The Killin' Floor #
- Cheating And Lying
- Watch Out Mama
# Ransom Knowling, tuba
rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942 | EP 
RCA RCX 7177 (RCA
Victor Race Series Vol. 6)
read liner notes  Doctor Clayton
discography
|
| 5 | 1970 | Doctor Clayton And His Buddy:
Pearl Harbour Blues
Doctor Clayton
- My Own Blues #
- Moonshine Women Blues #
- Pearl Harbor Blues #
- Ain't No Business We Can Do #
- I Need My Baby
- Ain't Gonna Drink No More
- Root Doctor Blues
- Cooper Colored Mama
Doctor Clayton's Buddy (Albert Luandrew) [Sunnyland Slim]
- Farewell Little Girl
- Broke And Hungry
- Illinois Central
- Nappy Head Woman
- Across The Hall Blues
- Walking With The Blues
- Sweet Lucy Blues
- No Whiskey Blues
# Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba)
rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942 | 
RCA INT 1176read liner notes Doctor Clayton
discography |
| 6 | 1971 | Taj Mahal: Happy Just To Be Like I Am
- Happy Just To Be Like I Am #
- Stealin'
- Oh Susanna
- Eighteen Hammers
- Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day #
- Chevrolet
- West Indian Revelation
- Black Spirit Boogie
with Howard Johnson, tuba | 
CBS S 64447 |
| 7 | 1971 | Taj Mahal: The Real Thing
Live at Fillmore East
- Fishin' Blues
- Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')
- Sweet Mama Janisse
- Going Up To The Country And Paint My Mailbox Blue
- Big Kneed Gal
- You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Bond
- Tom And Sally Drake
- Diving Duck Blues
- John, Ain' It Hard
- She Caught The Katy And Left Me A Mule To Ride
- You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey But I Do Love The Way You Strut Your Stuff
with Howard Johnson (double B flat, F), Bob Stewart (double C), Joseph Dailey (double B flat), and Earle McIntyre (E flat), tubas | DLP
CBS S 66288 |
| 8 | 1972 | Taj Mahal: Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff
- Conch (Introduction)
- Kalimba
- Bound To Love Me Some
- Ricochet
- A Free Song
- Corinna
- Cakewalk Into Town #
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Texas Woman Blues
- Gitano Negro
# with Howard Johnson, tuba | 
Columbia KC 31605
= Columbia MFCD 764
|
| 9 | 1972 | B.B. King: L.A. Midnight
- I Got Some Help I Don't Need #
- Help The Poor
- Can't You Hear Me Talking To You?
- Midnight
- Sweet Sixteen
- (I Believe) I've Been Blue Too Long #
- Lucille's Granny #
# Red Callender, tuba | 
ABC ABCX-743 |
| 10 | 1973 | Tampa Red: Bottleneck Guitar 1928-1937
Frankie Jaxon
- It's Heated
Tampa Red
- You Got To Reap What You Sow
- What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy
Ma Rainey
- Black Eye Blues 20898-1
Tampa Red
- The Duck Yas YaS Yas
Madlyn Davis
- It's Red Hot
Georgia Tom
- If You Want Me To Love You
Tampa Red
- No Matter How She Done It
- Through Train Blues #
- Seminole Blues
Madlyn Davis
- Too Black Bad
Tampa Red
- Come On Mama Do That Dance
- Denver Blues
Lil Johnson
- House Rent Scuffle
# with unknown tuba player | 
Yazoo L 1039 |
| 11 | 1977 | Leon Redbone
Double Time
- Diddy Wa Diddie #
- Nobody's Sweetheart
- Shine On Harvest Moon
- Crazy Blues
- Mississippi Delta Blues #
- Mr. Jelly Roll Baker
- My Melancholy Baby
- Sheik Of Araby
- Mississippi River Blues
- Winin' Boy Blues
- If We Never Meet Again The Side Of Heaven
# Jonathan Dorn, tuba | 
Warner Bros. WB 56301 |
| 12 | 1978 | Ry Cooder: Jazz
- Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now
- Face To Face That I Shall Meet Him #
- The Pearls / Tia Juana
- The Dream
- Happy Meeting In Glory #
- In A Mist
- Flashes
- Davenport Blues
- Shine
- Nobody
- We Shall Be Happy #
# Red Callender, tuba | 
Warner Brothers WB 56488 |
| 13 | 1978 | Leon Redbone
Champagne Charlie
- Champagne Charlie
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
- Sweet Sue, Just You +
- The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)
- Alabama Jubilee #
- Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
- Yearning (Just For You) #
- If Someone Would Only Love Me #
- I Hate A Man Like You
- T. B. Blues
+ Vince Giordano, tuba
# John Dorn, tuba | 
Warner Bros. WB 56533
= Warner Bros. CD 3165-2
|
| 14 | 1981 | Leon Redbone
From Branch To Branch
- (Mama's Got a Baby Named) Te Na Na
- A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad)
- Step It Up and Go
- Your Cheatin' Heart #
- Seduced *
- Why
- My Blue Heaven
- Extra Blues
- When You Wish Upon a Star
- Prairie Lullaby
# Jonathan Dorn, tuba
* Jim Self, tuba | 
Atco EC 38-136 |
| 15 | 1983 | Hans Theessink:
Baby Wants To Boogie
- Weary Blues From Waitin’
- River’s Invitation
- Down Where The Drunkards Roll
- John Hurt - Creole Belle
- Goodbye Monday Blues
- Mississippi You’re On My Mind
- Titanic
- L.A. Freeway
- Shake Hands With The Sun #
- Play It Again Sam
- Aragon Mill
- Almost Every Circumstance - Witte Wieve
# Per Knudsen, tuba | 
Blue Groove BG-3020 |
| 16 | 1985 | Leon Redbone
Red To Blue
- Diamonds Don't Mean A Thing
- Lovesick Blues
- Reaching For Someone And Not Finding Anyone There
- Somebody Stole My Gal
- Steal Away Blues
- Salty Dog #
- Border Of The Quarter
- Someday, Sweetheart
- Whose Honey Are You?
- Living With The Blues
- Nobody Cares If I'm Blue
- Think Of Me Thinking Of You
# Big Jonny Dong, tuba | 
August AS 8888 |
| 17 | 1987 | Doctor Clayton:
Gotta Find My Baby
- Doctor Clayton Blues
- Watch Out Mama
- Cheating And Lying Blues
- Gotta Find My Baby
- Honey Stealin' Blues #
- My Own Blues #
- On The Killin' Floor #
- Moonshine Women Blues #
- Pearl Harbor Blues #
- Ain't No Business We Can Do #
- I Need My Baby
- Ain't Gonna Drink No More
- Angels In Harlem
- Root Doctor Blues
- Cooper Colored Mama
- Hold That Train, Conductor
# Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba)
rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942 | 
Bluetime BT-2005read liner notes Doctor Clayton
discography |
| 18 | 1987 | Hans Theessink:
Baby Wants To Boogie
- Baby Wants To Boogie
- My Baby Changed The Lock On Her Door
- Slidin’ Delta
- Stones In My Passway
- Nobody’s Fault But Mine
- Darkest Hour
- Southsea Shuffle
- Hunted Man
- Went To The Doctor
- When Things Go Wrong
Jon Sass, tuba | 
Blue Groove BG-1020 |
| 19 | 1989 | Hans Theessink:
Johnny & The Devil
- Johnny & The Devil
- Travelling Man
- Sitting In Limbo
- Living In The Fast Lane
- Mississippi
- Flying Shoes
- Shake Hands With The Sun
- Dough Roller Blues
- Grinning In Your Face
- False Accusations
Jon Sass, tuba | 
Blue Groove BG-2020 |
| 20 | 1992 | Hans Theessink: Call Me
- Late Last Night
- Call Me
- Mabellene
- Lonely Days & Lonely Nights
- Soul Of Song
- Ain't Got No Home
- The Planet
- New Orleans
- Rock The Boat
- Bluesdoctor
- Cuckoo
- Sail On
Jon Sass, tuba | 
MW Records MWCD 2004 |
| 21 | 1993 | Hans Theessink & Blue Groove live
- Built For Comfort
- Jesus On The Mainline
- Charly Stone
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- Call Me
- Yes We Can Can
- Rock The Boat
- Cocaine Blues
- The Planet
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken
- Shake Your Moneymaker
Jon Sass, tuba | 
Minor Music 801038 |
| 22 | 1994 | Hans Theessink:
Hard Road Blues
- Big Bill's Guitar
- Hard Road Blues
- You Make Me Feel So Good
- Prison Blues
- Two Trains
- Blind Willie
- Sugar Babe
- Minnibelle
- Vicksburg Is My Home
- One Kind Favour
- Shotgun Blues
- Cypress Grove
- Sitting On Top Of The World
Jon Sass, tuba | 
Minor Music 801047 |
| 23 | 1994 | Taj Mahal
An Evening Of Acoustic Music
- Stagger Lee
- Dust My Broom
- Take This Hammer
- Blues With A Feeling
- Big Legged Mamas Are Back In Style Again
- Crossing
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Candy Man
- Statisfied 'N' Tickled Too
- Sittin' On Top Of The World
- Cake Walk Into Town #
- Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie Anymo'
- Big Kneed Gal #
- Texas Woman Blues #
- Tom & Sally Drake #
# Howard Johnson, tuba | 
Tradition & Moderne 004 |
| 24 | 1994 | Doctor Clayton:
Complete Recorded Works (1935-1942)
- Peter's Blues
- Yo Yo Jive
- Roaming Gambler
- Slick Man Blues
- False Love Blues
- Something Going On Wrong
- Black Snake Blues
- '41 Blues
- Moonshine Man Blues
- Back Door Man Blues
- Jitterbug Swing
- Love Is Gone
- Confessin' The Blues
- Streaming Love
- Doctor Clayton Blues
- Watch Out Mama
- Cheating And Lying Blues
- Gotta Find My Baby
- Honey Stealin' Blues #
- My Own Blues #
- On The Killin' Floor #
- Moonshine Woman Blues #
- Pearl Harbor Blues #
- Ain't No Business We Can Do #
# Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba)
rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942 | 
Document DOCD 5179www.document-records.com Doctor Clayton
discography |
| 25 | 1994 | Palermo Boogie Gang: Bottle Up & Go
- Goin' To Budapest
- Tell Me Mama
- Five Long Years
- Robert's Sunrise
- Talk To Your Daughter
- Oh, Oh, Hugh
- Sugar Sweet
- Blues With The Feeling
- The Bourgeois Blues #
- I Can't Know Everything
- Don't Start Crying Now
- Going To Budapest
- C.C. Rider
- Iko Iko
- Rockin' Chair Boogie
# Tibor Béneyi, tuba | 
(Hu) |
| 26 | 1996 | Bob Stewart: Then & Now
- Hambone
- Big Kneed Gal
- King Porter Stomp
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- Rambler
- Fishin' Blues
- Nette
- Tunk
- Law Years
- Nubian Stomp | 
Postcards POST 1014more info / order |
| 27 | 1996 | Dr. Valter & The Lawbreakers:
Sitting On The Top Of The World
- Keep Rockin Mama #
- Canned Heat Blues #
- Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl #
- Mother Before This Time Another Year
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Li'l Liza Jane #
- Police And High Sheriff Come Ridin' Down
- Cut You Loose #
- Ain't Goin' Down
- Try Me One More Time
- Mercedes Benz
- Drop Down Mama #
- Goin' To Brownsville #
- Shim Shaming
Tibor Béneyi, tuba | 
Fonó / Crossroads (Hu) |
| 28 | 1997 | Corey Harris: Fish Ain't Bitin'
- High Fever Blues #
- Frankie And Johnnie
- Berry Owens Blues
- Take Me Back
- Fish Ain't Bitin' #
- Preaching Blues
- Bumble Bee Blues
- God Don't Ever Change
- 5-0 Blues #
- Mama Got Worried
- Worried Life Blues
- High Fever Blues (Solo Version)
- Jack O'Diamonds
- If You Leave Me
- Moosemilk Blues
- You Got To Move
- Clean Rag #
# Anthony 'Tuba Fats' Lacen, tuba | 
Alligator ALCD 4850 |
| 29 | 1998 | Dr. Valter & The Lawbreakers:
Skin Game Blues
- Walk Right In
- I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan
- Greasy Greens #
- Brother Of Mine
- Cotton Eyed Joe
- After You Have Gone #
- Mountain Hop
- Thats No Way To Get Along #
- Hoochie Coochie Man
- 5-0 Blues #
- How Much More
- Here I Am Oh Lord
- Write Me A Few Lines
# Tibor Béneyi, tuba | 
Fonó / Crossroads (Hu) |
| 30 | 2000 | Steve James: Boom Chang
- Galway Station Blues
- The Gina Reel
- Way Out On The Desert
- Stack O' Lee's Blues
- Born To Lose
- Country Fool #
- Squaw Teat Mountain Breakdown
- Willie's Place
- Been All Around This World
- Voice Mail
- Sonny Payne
- Saturday Night In Jail
- Saturday Night In Jail...Chorus Reprise
- Seeds
- (untitled) - (hidden track)
# Mark Rubin, tuba
| 
Burnside CD 38 |
| 31 | 2002 | Doctor Clayton: Angels In Harlem
- Peter's Blues
- Yo You Jive
- Slick Man Blues
- Black Snake Blues
- '41 Blues
- Back Door Man Blues
- Jitterbug Swing
- Love Is Gone
- Confessin' The Blues
- Doctor Clayton Blues
- Watch Out Mama
- Cheating And Lying Blues
- Gotta Find My Baby
- Honey Stealin' Blues #
- Pearl Harbor Blues #
- Ain't No Business We Can Do #
- I Need My Baby
- Ain't Gonna Drink No More
- Angels In Harlem
- Root Doctor Blues
- Copper Colored Mama
- Hold That Train Conductor
# Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba)
rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942 | 
P-Vine PCD-5774 (Jp)Doctor Clayton
discography |
| 32 | 2005 | Someday Baby:
Bonus Tracks / Backbone Move
- She Caught The Katy & Left Me A Mule To Ride
- Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
- Give Me One Reason
- Fishing Blues
- The Duck Yas Yas
- Long Haired Doney
- Runnin’ To The Judgment
- Skinny Woman
- Please Baby
- Louisiana Blues
- Keep It Clean
- Shake ‘Em On Down
- Dry Spell Blues
- Casey Jones
- Don’t Let The Devil Ride
- Charmin’ Betsy
- She Caught The Katy (Pilu Classic Mix)
János Mazura, tuba | Prospero (Hu) 
= Flamingcheese (Ca 2006)
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