Person
ISNI: 
0000 0004 4882 8923
https://isni.org/isni/0000000448828923
Name: 
Europe, James R.
Europe, James Reese
Europe, James Reese (Vollstaendiger Name)
Europe, Jas. R
Europe, Jim
James Reese Europe (American musician and United States Army officer)
James Reese Europe (Amerikaans orkestleider (1881-1919))
James Reese Europe (amerikanischer Ragtime- und Jazz-Bandleader)
James Reese Europe (chef d'orchestre de ragtime à New York)
Jimmy Reese Europe
Dates: 
1881-1919
Creation class: 
cre
Language material
Musical sound recording
Creation role: 
author
conductor
creator
performer
Related names: 
Europe's Society Orchestra (isRelatedTo)
Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band (isRelatedTo)
Sissle, Noble (1889-1975; Beziehung beruflich; see also from)
Titles: 
Castle House rag
Castle walk
From cake-walk to ragtime 1898-1916
life in ragtime, A
Roll Jordon roll
Notes: 
All music guide WWW site, June 20, 2013 (James Reese Europe; Jim Europe; born February 22, 1880 (sidebar has February 22, 1881), Mobile, AL, died May 9, 1919, Boston, MA, age 39)
Associated Language:
Badger, R. A life in ragtime, 1995 t.p. (James Reese Europe) p. 10 (b. Feb. 22, 1880, Mobile, Ala.) p. 214 (d. May 9, 1919, Boston) passim (Jim Europe)
Bandmasters Composers Jazz musicians Arrangers (Musicians) African American musicians
Find a grave WWW site, June 20, 2013 (photo of headstone in Arlington National Cemetery: First Lieut. James Reese Europe, Regimental Band, 369th Inf[antry]; Feb. 20, 1880-May 9, 1919)
Fuller form of personal name: James Reese
Int. dict. of Black composers, 1999 (Europe, James Reese; b. Feb. 22, 1880, Mobile, Ala., d. May 9, 1919, Boston, Mass.; [article by R. Badger])
Library of Congress WWW site, June 20, 2013 Performing arts encyclopedia (James Reese Europe; born 1881, Mobile, Ala., died 1919)
Music
My heart goes thumping and bumping for you, c1904 cover (James R. Europe) caption (words and music by Jas. R. Europe)
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus (Europe, James Reese; b. Feb. 22, 1881, Mobile, AL, d. May 10, 1919, Boston, MA; bandleader and songwriter)
Oxford music online, June 20, 2013 Grove music online (Europe, James Reese; born February 22, 1880, Mobile, AL, died May 9, 1919, Boston; American bandleader and composer; bandmaster of the 369th US Infantry Regiment Band) Enc. of popular music, 4th ed. (Europe, James Reese; born February 22, 1881, Mobile, Ala., died May 9, 1919, Boston, Mass.)
Southern, E. The music of Black Americans, 3rd ed p. 345 (James Reese Europe (1881-1919))
The Great American piano bench [SR] c1979 (a.e.) label, container (James Reese Europe) container notes (1881-1919)
Too much mustard [SR] ca. 1980 label (Jim Europe) container (Jim Europe's 369th Infantry (Hell-fighters) Band)
Wikipedia, June 20, 2013 (James Reese Europe; born February 22, 1881, Mobile, Ala., died May 9, 1919, Boston; American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. He was the leading figure on the African-American music scene of New York City in the 1910s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Reese_Europe
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