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US American violinist, avant-garde composer, jazz-record engineer and producer, deeply interested in percussion, accompanist to a touring puppet troupe, musical-instrument repairman, archivist and writer, New Orleans jazz collector and the first curator of the Archive of New Orleans Jazz at Tulane University. Also known as Bill Russell, he founded the label [l243387] in 1944.
B. February 26, 1905, Canton, MO.
D. August 9, 1992, New Orleans, LA.
ALBUMS
William Russell Performed By Essential Music
Made In America: The Complete Works Of William Russell
1993, CD, mode
John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, Amadeo Roldán, William Russell
Concert Percussion For Orchestra
1961, Vinyl, 
,
, Modern/Rumba/Contemporary
George Lewis
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of George Lewis
1990, ,
, Ragtime
Baby Dodds
American Music By Baby Dodds
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Grace And Beauty
2001
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra - Creole Belles
1994, CD, Album, Arhoolie Records
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Pickles And Peppers
1991, LP, Album, Stomp Off Records
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
1987, LP, Album, G.H.B., ,
, Dixieland/Ragtime
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
1972, LP, Album, Sonet, Sonet
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra Volume II
1971, LP, Album, Pearl Records (5), Pearl Records (5)
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
1971
APPEARANCES +
Doctor Who
Susan's War
2020, 4xCD, Big Finish Productions
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
1943 (The Complete Climax Recording Sessions)
2017, 2xCD, Comp, American Music, ,
, Dixieland
Doctor Who
The Fifth Traveller
2016, 2xCD, Big Finish
Bunk Johnson
The King Of The Blues
2016
Lemon Nash
Papa Lemon - New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour - The 1959-61 Oster & Allen Recordings
2014
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
50th Anniversary Collection
2012, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Dixieland
Various
Cabaret Echoes - New Orleans Jazzers At Work, 1918 -1927
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Off The Record (6), Archeophone Records
Various
Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series Vol. 1
2009, 3xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp, WERGO, 
,
, Free Improvisation/Contemporary/Experimental
Mooey Moobau
All Murmur Of Our Mothers' Waters And Live Bloody Live
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Vosotros
Hana Hegerová
Paběrky A Pamlsky
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Supraphon, 
,
, Chanson
Bob Greene
St. Peter Street Strutters
2009, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Doctor Who
Travels in Time and Space (The Daleks / The Zarbi / The Crusaders)
2005, Box, Tin + 5xCD + 5xCD + 5xCD, BBC Audio
Mark Shane (2) & Terry Blaine
With Thee I Swing!
1997
The Mobile Strugglers*, Louis James' String Band
The String Bands
1996, CD, Comp, American Music,
Kid Sheik's Swingsters
1961
1996, CD, Album, American Music
The Boogie Woogie Boys
The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings 1938 Plus Film Soundtrack 1941 In Chronological Order
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Document Records (2)
Emile Barnes Introducing DeDe & Billie Pierce*
The Louisiana Joymakers Introducing DeDe & Billie Pierce
1995, CD, Comp, American Music
Peter Bocage With His Creole Serenaders* / Peter Bocage* With The Love-Jiles Ragtime Orchestra
Peter Bocage With His Creole Serenaders And The Love-Jiles Ragtime Orchestra
1994
Rusted Root
Send Me On My Way
1994
Kid Thomas And His Algiers Stompers Featuring Emile Barnes
Kid Thomas And His Algiers Stompers Featuring Emile Barnes
1994, ,
, Dixieland
Kid Thomas*
The First Recordings (The Original 1951 Session)
1993, CD, Album, RE, American Music
Bunk Johnson
1944/45
1993, CD, American Music
John Handy*
The Very First Recordings
1993, CD, Comp, American Music
Herb Morand
1949
1993, CD, Comp, American Music
Dink Johnson* - Charlie Thompson*
The Piano Players
1993, CD, Comp, American Music
Bunk's Brass Band* And Dance Band*
Bunk's Brass Band & 1945 Sessions
1992, CD, Album, American Music, ,
, Dixieland/Ragtime
Bunk Johnson
Bunk Johnson 1944 (2nd Masters)
1992, CD, ,
, Dixieland
Wooden Joe Nicholas
Wooden Joe Nicholas
1992, CD, ,
, Dixieland
Big Eye Louis Nelson*
1949 Sessions & Live At Luthjens
1992, CD, ,
, Dixieland
George Lewis
Trios & Bands
1991, CD, Album, American Music
Bunk Johnson
1944
1991
George Lewis (2) With Kid Shots*
George Lewis With Kid Shots
1990
Various
New Orleans Today
1989, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, 
,
, Dixieland/Contemporary Jazz
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Best Of Preservation Hall Jazz Band
1989
Fess Manetta*
Whorehouse Piano
1985
Various
The Spectrum Of Music Level 6 Record 7
1983, LP, Loc, Schirmer Records,
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
When The Saints Go Marchin' In (New Orleans, Vol. III)
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Dixieland
Emile Barnes
Emile Barnes And His New Orleans Music
1982, LP, Album, Mono, Jazzology
Albert Ammons
The King Of Boogie Woogie
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Boogie Woogie
Bunk Johnson’s New Orleans Band*
Bunk Johnson 1944 Volume 4
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, American Music, Dan
Bunk Johnson
Bunk Johnson 1944 Vol. 5
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, DAN, 
Bunk Johnson Brass Band*
Bunk Johnson Brass Band Vol. 2
1979, LP, Mono, Dan
George Lewis (2) & Kid Shots*
George Lewis & Kid Shots
1979
Various
10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
1979, Vinyl, ,
, Calypso/Country Blues/Cajun/Electric Blues/Ragtime/Dixieland/Hard Bop/Zydeco/Piano Blues/Gospel
Various
Pretty Baby (Music From The Soundtrack Of The Paramount Motion Picture)
1978
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra*
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra Volume 2
1977, LP, Vanguard
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
New Orleans, Volume 1
1977
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra*
A Recital At Old Fireman's Hall, Westwego, Louisiana
1976, LP, Sonet, Sonet
Dick Hyman, The New York Jazz Repertory Company
Satchmo Remembered - The Music Of Louis Armstrong At Carnegie Hall
1975, Vinyl, ,
, Dixieland/Swing
Percy Humphrey Featuring Sweet Emma
Living New Orleans Jazz - 1974
1974, LP, Album, Smoky Mary Phonograph Company
Various
Silver Burdett Music Book 2 Record 4
1974, LP, Album, Columbia Special Products
Various
The Spectrum Of Music - Level 6
1974, 9xLP + Box, Macmillan, ,
, Educational/Folk/Folk Rock
Bunk Johnson
Early Bunk 1942-43
1974, LP, Comp, Mono, DAN,
George Lewis
American Music By George Lewis
1974, LP, Album, Mono, DAN, ,
, Dixieland
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra*
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
1974, ,
, Ragtime
George Lewis
At Home
1973
Bunk Johnson
Bunk Johnson 1944 Vol. 2
1973
Bunk Johnson And His New Orleans Band
Bunk Johnson 1944 Vol. 3
1973
Bunk Johnson
1945
1973, Vinyl,
Thomas Valentine*
Thomas Valentine At Kohlman's Tavern
1972
Billie & De De* With Geo. Henderson* & Harrison Brazlee
Billie & De De At Luthjen's
1972
Kid Thomas*, Big Eye Nelson*
American Music By Kid Thomas, Big Eye Nelson
1972
Various
Concert Percussion For Orchestra
1970
Southern Lehigh High School
1967 Band Concert
1967, LP, Mono, Century Records (4)
Kid Thomas And His Creole Jazz Band
Sonnets From Algiers
1967, Vinyl, ,
, Dixieland
De De Pierce And His New Orleans Stompers*
De De Pierce And His New Orleans Stompers
1966
Billie And De De* And Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band
New Orleans' Billie & De De And Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band
1966, Vinyl Black Labels, ,
, Dixieland
Peter Bocage*
Peter Bocage at San Jacinto Hall
1965
New Orleans' Sweet Emma And Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band*
New Orleans' Sweet Emma And Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band
1964, ,
, Dixieland/Louisiana Blues
Bunk Johnson And His Superior Jazz Band*
Bunk Johnson And His Superior Jazz Band
1962
Various
New Orleans: The Living Legends
1961, ,
, Dixieland
Punch Miller
Kid Punch-1960 Punch Millers N.O. Jazz Band
1960
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Volume 2
1955, Vinyl, ,
, Ragtime/Dixieland
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Milenberg Joys / Two Jim Blues
1943
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Don't Go 'Way Nobody / Careless Love Blues
1943
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Climax Rag / Deep Bayou Blues
1943
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Fidgety Feet / Dauphine St. Blues
1943
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Just A Closer Walk With Thee / Just A Little While To Stay Here
1943
Kid Thomas Algier Stompers*, Louis Delisle's Band & Wooden Joe's Band*
Echoes From New Orleans: Vol. 2
LP, Comp, Storyville
John Edmondson, Paterson State College Band, University Of Miami 'Band Of The Hour'
The Mini Fun-Way Band Book / New Fun-Ways Bands
LP, Promo, Hansen Publications, Inc.
Kazuo Yamada Cond. M. Aruga Percussion Ensemble*
Études Chorégraphiques Fur Schlagzeug / Prelude For Percussion
Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Teac, ,
, Contemporary/Modern
The Minneota High School Band And Chorus, Richard Novotny
School Sounds
LP, Century Records (4)
Bunk's Brass Band* And Dance Band*
Bunk's Brass Band & 1945 Sessions
CD, Album, RE, American Music
The Tehachapi High School Band
Presents An Evening Of Popular Music
LP, Album, Century Records (4)
Various
New Orleans Jazz At The Kitty Halls
Wooden Joe's New Orleans Band
1945-1949
The Kid Thomas Band With Raymond Burke
The Famous Tulane Jazz Archive Session
Vinyl, ,
, Dixieland
Jim Robinson
Economy Hall Breakdown
George Guesnon*
The Creole Blues
Kid Howard's New Orleans Band
Sam Morgan Re-Visited
Bunk Johnson's Brass* & Dance Band*
Bunk Johnson's Brass & Dance Band
Royal Academy Of Music
Grand Chorus (Academy Students Play Organs South Of The Thames)
2006, 2xCD, Album, Royal Academy of Music, 
,
, Modern
Various
La Pequeña = Pretty Baby (Banda Sonora Original De La Pelicula)
1978
Various
El Disco Que No Existe
1971, LP, Comp, CBS
Various
Concert Percussion For Orchestra
1961, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Modern/Rumba
