Bye Bye Blues - A Popular Standard

Sheet music of Bye Bye Blues

Bye Bye Blues is a popular standard tune performed by numerous artists and bands. It was  written by Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown, and Chauncey Gray and published in 1925. Fred Hamm and his orchestra recorded the initial version of the song for Victor in May 1925 as one of the label's first electrically processed recordings

Fred Hamm and his orchestra c. 1925 (YouTube still)

Fred Hamm and his Orchestra were a dance band from Chicago that was managed by Edgar Benson of Benson Orchestra fame. Hamm's Orchestra performed at the Marigold Garden in Chicago from 1923 to 1925. In 1925 Fred Hamm took over the leadership of the Benson Orchestra and recorded some sides for Victor that year. Fred Hamm recorded again in 1929 under the name of Fred Hamm and his Collegians (info from Red Hot Jazz Archive).

Sheet music front feat. Bert Lown

In July 1930 Bert Lown (co-writer of the song) recorded Bye Bye Blues for both Columbia and Hit of the Week as Bert Lown & His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra, below is inserted the Columbia 2258-D version recorded July 21 1930 in NYC

Frankie Trumbauer

Frankie Trumbauer and his orchestra recorded their version of Bye Bye Blues for Okeh September 8, 1930 in New York, vocal refrain by Smith Ballew

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway and his orchestra recorded a great big band swing version of Bye Bye Blues in 1940 featuring solos by Chu Berry (ts), Dizzy Gillespie (tp) and Tyree Glenn (vib)

Benny Carter

In April 1946 Benny Carter (as) recorded a swinging version of Bye Bye Blues with Arnold Ross (p), Allan Reuss (g), Artie Bernstein (b) and Nick Fatool (d) for Keynote in Los Angeles

Stan Getz

The last version of Bye Bye Blues to be presented here was recorded by the Stan Getz Quartet in 1957 for the HMV album titled The Soft Swing. Personnel include Stan Getz (ts), Mose Allison (p), Addison Farmer (b) and Jerry Segal (d)

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