Ballin’ the Jack

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Relationships

lyricist:Jim Burris
composer:Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/119695 [info]
Wikidata:Q4851696 [info]
referred to in medleys:Ja‐Da Medley (order: 6)
part of:For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1927-12-03Ballin' the JackThe Chicago Footwarmers2:46
1927-12-03Ballin' the JackThe Chicago Footwarmers2:45
1927-12-03Ballin’ the JackThe Chicago Footwarmers2:43
1939-11-30Ballin' the JackEddie Condon, Pee Wee Russell and others2:58
1939-11-30Ballin' the JackEddie Condon and His Band2:53
1939-11-30Ballin’ the JackinstrumentalEddie Condon and His Band2:55
1942Till We Meet Again / We Don’t Want the Bacon / Ballin’ the JackLucille Norman, Bene Lessey, Judy Garland & Gene Kelly4:50
1944-03-08Ballin’ the JackinstrumentalEddie Condon and His Town Hall Jazz Orchestra2:43
1944-06-21Ballin' the JackinstrumentalSidney De Paris’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:47
1944-08-04Ballin the JackinstrumentalBunk Johnson4:14
1945-02-12Ballin' the Jack (Exner 4; mx EX-8-2-A)Kid Ory and his Creole Jazz Band2:58
1945-02-15Ballin' the JackKid Ory's Creole Band2:55
1946-05-07Ballin' the JackStella Brooks2:13
1946-09-05 – 1946-10-08Ballin' the Jack (studio, 1946; soundtrack to film "New Orleans")instrumentalLouis Armstrong2:05
1951-11-05Ballin' the JackinstrumentalSidney Bechet and His Hot Six3:53
1951-11-05Ballin' the JackinstrumentalSidney Bechet3:54
1951-11-05Ballin' the JackinstrumentalSidney Bechet and His Hot Six3:52
1951-11-05Ballin' the Jack (alternate take)instrumentalSidney Bechet and His Hot Six3:36
1952Ballin’ the JackDanny Kaye2:21
1954-10-10Ballin the Jackinstrumental and liveKid Ory and His Creole Jazz Band?:??
1954-10Ballin’ the Jackinstrumental and liveKid Oryʼs Creole Jazz Band5:03
1959-01-26Ballin’ the JackcoverBrenda Lee1:55
1960-08-22 – 1960-08-25Ballin’ the JackKen Colyer3:17
1960Ballin’ the JackcoverThe Golden Gate Quartet1:51
Bailin’ the JackcoverBrenda Lee1:53
Ballin' the JackRed Nichols3:04
Ballin' the JackJelly Roll Morton2:16
Ballin' the JackJelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:14
Ballin' the JackJelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:16
Ballin' the JackJelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen?:??
Ballin' the JackVernel Bagneris1:29
Ballin' the JackBobby Hammack, Joe Rushton & Red Nichols3:03
Ballin' the JackLouis Armstrong2:10
Ballin' the JackEddie Cantor2:54
Ballin' the JackGlen Gray2:07
Ballin' the JackOscar "Papa" Celestin and His Tuxedo Jazzband?:??
Ballin' the JackcoverFats Domino1:54
Ballin’ the JackEddie Condon2:58
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton2:14
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:21
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton2:18
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton2:16
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton2:16
Ballin’ the JackcoverFats Domino1:54
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton2:17
Ballin’ the JackcoverChubby Checker2:19
Ballin’ the Jack (edited)cover and liveFats Domino1:53
Ballin’ the JackJudy Garland and Gene Kelly2:28
Ballin’ the JackcoverSammy Davis Jr.2:15
Ballin’ the Jack (remix)coverFats Domino1:57
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton?:??
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton2:17
Ballin’ the JackJelly Roll Morton2:17
Ballin’ the JackcoverBrenda Lee1:54
Ballin’ the Jack (with fake audience)cover and liveFats Domino1:52
Ballin’ the JackcoverFats Domino1:54
Ballin’ the JackcoverFats Domino1:54
Ballin’ the Jackcover and liveFats Domino1:53
Ballin’ the JackBob Crosby and His Orchestra featuring The Bob Cats2:58
Ballin’ the JackDanny Kaye2:18
Ballin’ the JackDanny Kaye2:20
Ballin’ the JackLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Original New Orleans Ragtime Band2:11