Vox Records (Germany)
# Vox Records (Germany)

VOX Schallplatten- und Sprechmaschinen-Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin was a German record label founded in 1921. One source suggests that it issued the first electrical recordings in Germany in late 1924 or early 1925, presumably recorded by a method other than that of Western Electric, but notes that it did not generally adopt electric recording technology until some 18 months later.

## Selected sessionography

Sam Wooding and His Orchestra aka The Chocolate Kiddies Recorded at Vox Studios, Berlin June 5–10, 1925 :

| Matrix | Music Title | Composer(s) lyricist(s) | Catalog No. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2357–A | "O Katharina" | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) Richard Fall (music) | Vox 01890 |
| 2358–A | "Shanghai Shuffle" | Larry Conley (w&m) Gene Rodemich (w&m) | Vox 01890 audio |
| 2359–A | "Alabamy Bound" | Ray Henderson (music) Buddy DeSylva (words) Bud Green (words) | Vox 01890 audio |
| 2359– | "Alabamy Bound" (alternate take) | Ray Henderson (music) Buddy DeSylva (words) Bud Green (words) | Jazz Panorama LP20 |
| 2360– | "By the Waters of Minnetonka" | Thurlow Lieurance (w&m) | Vox 01882 |
| 2755–B | "O Katharina" | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) Richard Fall (music) | Vox 01883 |
| 2756–B | "Shanghai Shuffle" | Larry Conley (w&m Gene Rodemich (w&m) | Jazz Panorama LP20 |
| 2757–B | "Alabamy Bound" | Ray Henderson (music) Buddy DeSylva (words) Bud Green (words) | Vox 1891 |

## Gallery

* Sam Wooding and His Orchestra akaThe Chocolate Kiddies (from the Nest Club, Harlem)
* 1925 photo taken at the Vox Phonograph Studio — Sam Wooding and his Orchestra; Seated, left to right: Tommy Ladnier (trumpet), John Warren (tuba) (behind), Sam Wooding (piano/leader), Willie Lewis (reeds), George Howe (1892–1936) (drums). Standing, left to right: Herb Flemming (trombone), Eugene Sedric (reeds), Johnny Mitchell (banjo), Bobby Martin (trumpet), Garvin Bushell (reeds), Maceo Elmer Edwards (1900–1988) (trumpet). Not pictured: Arthur Lange (1889–1956), Arthur Johnston (1898–1954), arrangers
