Jazz Humor

Jazz Musician Pseudonyms

Junior Wells "Hoodoo Man Blues, Delmark

Prince Charming

Count Basie

Kansas City Seven, Keynote, 1944

Cootie Chesterfield

Pete Candoli

Peggy Lee "Black Coffee", Decca, 1953

Joe Chevrolet

Joe Dodge

Paul Desmond "Quartet Featuring Don Elliott", Fantasy, 1956

Chicago Flash

Gene Krupa

JATP, Asch, 1944

I Ching

Freddie Redd

Howard McGhee "The Connection", Felsted, 1960

Clarence Clump

Benny Carter

Capitol, 1948

Sven Coolson

Stan Getz

Jimmy Raney "Plays", Prestige, 1953

Little Miss Cott

Shirley Scott

Stanley Turrentine "Dearly Beloved", Blue Note, 1961

E. Dankworth

Wynton Marsalis

Marcus Roberts "Deep In The Shed", RCA
Eric Reed "It's Alright To Swing"

John Doe

Howard Lucraft

Howard Lucraft "Showcase For Modern Jazz", Decca, 1957

Lonesome Dragon

Bob Moses

Gary Burton "A Genuine Tong Funeral", RCA, 1967

Dan Drew

Elliot Lawrence

"Rock That Beat", Groove, 1952-53

Blind Willie Dunn

Eddie Lang

w/ Lonnie Johnson, 1928-29

Sir Edward

Harold Vick

"The Power of Feeling", Encounter

Darlene Edwards

Jo Stafford

"The Piano Artistry Of Jonathan Edwards", Columbia

Jonathan Edwards

Paul Weston

 

Ly N. Ell

Lionel Hampton

Eddie Condon, Commodore, 1938

Swede Enlovely

Charlie Shavers

George Williams "Rhythm Was His Business", RCA

Keats Ennam

Shelly Manne

 

Maggsi Evonce

Howard McGhee

Leo Parker, Savoy, 1947

Gib Fender

Howard Roberts

June Christy "The Cool School", Capitol, 1959

"Baron" Fingus

Charles Mingus

George Wallington Trio, Prestige, 1952

Chicago Flash

Gene Krupa

 

Art Flickreiter

Andre Previn

Dave Pell "The Big Small Bands", Capitol, 1959

Phil Forest

Phil Woods

Nat Pierce "Jazz Romp", Keynote, 1955

Billy Franklin

Don Goldie

"Golden Horn", Design

Phil Funk

Phil Woods

 

Ernst Von Funkenstein

Ernie Freeman

Jimmy Witherspoon "Baby Baby Baby", Prestige, 1963

Gabriel

Dizzy Gillespie

Tempo Jazz Men, Dial, 1946

Irving Garner

Paul Smith

"The Best Of Irving Garner", Verve, 1956
Buddy DeFranco "Plays Artie Shaw", Verve, 1957

Sir Jonathan Gasser

Johnny Smith

"Jazz Studio 1", Decca, 1953

Hen Gates

Jimmy Forman

 

Hen Gates

Dizzy Gillespie

Charlie Parker, Savoy, 1945

Jimmy Gloomy

James Moody

Tubby Hayes "Tubby's Back In Town", Smash, 1962

Doc Goldberg

Milt Hinton

George Williams "We Could Make Such Beautiful Music", RCA

Izzy Goldberg

Dizzy Gillespie

 

Goliath

Lou Bennett

Jack Sels, Delahay, 1961

DaWilli Gonga

George Duke

Cal Tjader "Amazonas", Fantasy; Joe Henderson "Black Miracle", Milestone, 1975; Tom Waits "Blue Valentine", 1978; others.

Blue Grant

Grant Green

Don Patterson "Tune Up", Prestige, 1971

Roy Green

Ray Brown

Joyce Collins "Girl Here Plays Mean Piano", Jazzland, 1960

Rod Gregory

Dick Hyman

"Holiday For Lovers", Waldorf, c. 1955

Earl Grey

Lou Levy

Shorty Rogers "Martians Come Back", Atlantic, 1955

Zane Grudge

Don Lamond

Guss Hoo "New York Land Dixie", RCA, 1956

Aye Guy

Nat King Cole

Lester Young "Trio", Clef, 1946

Ruth Haag

Betty Grable

Harry James, Columbia, 1945

Sir Osbert Haberdasher

Jimmy Raney

Al Cohn, "Mr. Music", RCA, 1954

Carleton Harkins

Coleman Hawkins

Varsity Seven, Varsity, 1939

Bunny Harris

Jimmy Raney

Dick Collins "King Richard...", RCA, 1954

Bernie Hart

Milt Bernhart

Jerry Fielding "Swingin' In Hi Fi", Decca, 1956

Harvey

Johnny Hodges

Billy Taylor, Keynote, 1944

Bert Herbert

Herb Geller

"Jazz Studio 4", Decca, 1955

Junior Hifitz

Milt Hinton

Gus Hoo "New York Land Dixie", RCA 1956

Gus Hoo

Billy Butterfield

"New York Land Dixie", RCA, 1956

Ike Horowitz

Al Cohn

Urbie Green "East Coast Jazz", Bethlehem, 1955

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Mel Powell

JATP, Disc, 1946

Shoeless John Jackson

Benny Goodman

Mel Powell, Commodore, 1942

John Jackson

Benny Goodman

Teddy Wilson, Brunswick, 1936

Sonny Jackson

King Curtis

Sue, 1961

Jo Jaguar

Martial Solal

Vogue EPs, 1956

Jinx Jingles

Teddy Charles

Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams, Warwick, 1961

Phil Johnson

George Shearing

Night Blooming Jazzmen, Mainstream, 1973

Spider Johnson

Cannonball Adderley

Riverside single, 1962

Little Jazz

Roy Eldridge

Little Jazz Ensemble, Keynote

Jug

Gene Ammons

Bennie Green "Soul Stirrin'", Blue Note, 1958

Stix Kahn

Teddy Charles

"Mundell Lowe Quintet", RCA Victor, 1954

Ken Kenney

Red Norvo

"Jazz Studio 4", Decca, 1955

Chuck Kidde

Charlie Shavers

Coleman Hawkins "Hawk in Hi Fi, RCA Victor, 1956

John Kildare

Dizzy Gillespie

Albinia Jones, National, 1945

Oliver King

Thad Jones

Charles Mingus/John LaPorta "Jazzical Moods", Period, 1954

Willie "The Rock" Knox

Dick Hyman

"Ragtime Piano", Waldorf, c. 1955

Kokomo

Jimmy Wisner

"Asia Minor", Felsted

Felix Krull

Horace Parlan

Booker Ervin "That's It", Candid, 1961

Buckshot La Funke

Cannonball Adderley

" Here Comes Louis Smith ", Blue Note, 1958

Bob Landy

Bob Dylan

"The Blues Project", Elektra

George Lane

Eric Dolphy

John Coltrane "Ole", Atlantic, 1961

Vera Lane

Helen Ward

Teddy Wilson, Brunswick, 1936

Kansas Lawrence

Carmell Jones

Vi Redd "Bird Call", United Artists, 1962

Bengt Laxeau

Bengt Hallberg

Monica Zetterlund "Swedish Sensation", Columbia, 1958

L. Lee

Benny Carter

Lionel Hampton, Victor, 1939

Bud Legge

Bud Shank

June Christy "The Intimate June Christy", Capitol, 1963

Often LePow

Seldon Powell

George Williams "We Could Make Such Beautiful Music", RCA

Jelly Roll Lipschitz

Leonard Feather

Leo Watson, Signature, 1946

Little Brother

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