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Bill Oldham


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Jazz bassist and tuba player (also baritone sax, trombone), born June 1, 1909 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Moved with family to Chicago in 1919, worked with Louis Armstrong in the first half of 1930s, worked for many years with Franz Jackson.
Brother of George Oldham.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (Complete Edition)
2013, ,
Dixieland
Louis Armstrong
The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings - 1925-1933
2012, 10xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Sony Music, Columbia, Legacy, Okeh, RCA Victor, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
2012
Various
Rare Cuts - Well Done – Volume 9
2004, CD, Comp, Jazz Crusade, ,
Dixieland
Louis Armstrong
Vol. 2. I've Got The World On A String. Original Recordings 1930-1933
2002, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends
Louis Armstrong
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
1997, ,
Swing/Big Band
Louis Armstrong
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 4
1995, ,
Swing
Various
Knock Out Blues (Early R&B Vol. II 1940-1952)
1994, CD, Comp, RM, RST Records, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
25 Géants Du Jazz: Enregistrements Historiques
1990, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas, Guilde Internationale Du Disque, ,
Bop/Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Blues Bands In Chicago (1934-1941)
1990, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Rst Records
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo's Immortal Performances 1929-1947
1990
Louis Armstrong
Greatest Hits
1989
Various
Early Black Swing - The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: 1927 - 1934
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra 1929 - 1940
1986
Louis Armstrong
Jazz Giants
1983, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, RCA International, RCA, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz Panorama
1983, 2xLP, Comp, Le Club Français Du Disque, ,
Swing/Vocal/Big Band/Dixieland/Hard Bop
various
Louis Armstrong Jazz Masterpieces. The Archive Collection Of Great Jazz Recordings
1982, Cass + 2xCass, The Franklin Mint Record Society, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong - Roy Eldridge
Jazz Masterpieces
1982, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong
Young Louis Armstrong (1930-1933)
1981
Louis Armstrong
Giants Of Jazz: Louis Armstrong
1979, ,
Big Band/Dixieland
Various
I Re Del Jazz
1979, ,
Swing/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band
Various
Laughing In Rhythm
1978, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc., ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Louis Armstrong
Young Louis Armstrong / 1932-1933
1977, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Mono, Bluebird (3)
Various
This Is Jazz / Vol. 2 / The Hot Years
1976,
Various
Jazz Of The Connecticut Traditional Jazz Club 9
1973, LP, Comp, ConnTrad Jazz, ConnTrad Jazz,
Various
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973, 6xLP, Comp, Mono, San + Box, Smithsonian Collection, ,
Dixieland/Free Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Ragtime
Various
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973, ,
Bop/Dixieland/Free Jazz/Big Band/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Ragtime
Various
Black And White Jazz Catalog
1973
Various
Jazz In Black And White
1972, LP, Comp, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing
1967, ,
Swing
Franz Jackson And The Original Jass All-Stars*
Jass, Jass, Jass
1962, ,
Dixieland
Franz Jackson's Original Jass All-Stars* Featuring Bob Shoffner
Franz Jackson And His Original Jass All-Stars Featuring Bob Shoffner
1962
Various
I Grandi Del Jazz
1962, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing/Bop
Franz Jackson And The Original Jass All-Stars*
Good Old Days
1961, LP, Album, Pinnacle Recordings
Franz Jackson And The Original Jass All-Stars*
Good Old Days
1961, LP, Album, Mono, Pinnacle Recordings
Franz Jackson And His Original New Orleans Jazzband*
A Visit To New Orleans
1961
Franz Jackson And The Original Jass All-Stars*
A Night At Red Arrow
1961
Various
L'Avventura Del Jazz
1961,
Louis Armstrong
Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train
1959, 7", EP, Comp, RCA Italiana
Various
Traditional Jazz
1958, ,
Ragtime/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Louis Armstrong
Jazz De Poche N° 2
1958, ,
Dixieland
Franz Jackson And The Original Jass All-Stars*
No Saints
1957
Louis Armstrong
Rockin' Chair
1957
Louis Armstrong
Sings The Blues
1954
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo's Greatest Vol. 2 (1933)
LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz Of The Connecticut Traditional Jazz Club 6
LP, Comp, ConnTrad Jazz,
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra*
Snow Ball / Swing, You Cats
Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong
Young Louis Armstrong (1930-1933)
2xCD, Comp, Mono, RCA, RCA, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
Early Viper Jive: 1927-1933