Tim Brymn and his Black Devil Orchestra

Tim Brymn and his Black Devil Orchestra were an all African-American 70 piece musical unit that represented the 350th Field Artillery Regiment during World War I. Tim Brymn's band was described at the time as "a military symphony engaged in a battle of jazz." Willie "The Lion" Smith also served in the 350th Field Artillery Regiment and claimed to have received the nickname of "The Lion" for his bravery while in this unit. Okeh 8054 was released under the name of Tim Brymn's Black Devil Four and features an unknown male vocal harmony group.

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
Arkansas Blues (Spencer Williams)	5-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8002-B
Aunt Hagar's Children Blues (W.C. Handy / Tim Brymn)	2-1923	New York, New York	Okeh 8054-A
Camp Meeting Blues (W.T. Carroll)	4-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 4339-B
Daddy Won't You Please Come Home Vocal by Gertrude Saunders	4-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8004-B
Don't Tell Your Monkey Man (L. Johnson / Ted Koehler)	5-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8003
He's My Man (You Better Leave Him Alone) (Anton Lada)	4-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8003
I'm Craving For That Kind Of Love Vocal by Gertrude Saunders (Noble Sissle / Eubie Blake)	4-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8004-A
It's Right Here For You (Introducing "Crazy Blues") (Marion Dickerson / Alex. Belledna / Perry Bradford)	5-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8002-A
Siren Of The Southern Sea (Harold Weeks)	3-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 4310-A
The Boll Wevil Blues (Cliff Hess)	5-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8005-A
The Jazz Me Blues (Tom Delaney)	5-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 8005-B
The Memphis Blues (W.C. Handy)	5-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 4339-A
Wang Wang Blues (Gus Mueller / Bert Johnson / Henry Busse)	3-1921	New York, New York	Okeh 4310-B

Artist	Instrument
Tim Brymn	Piano, Leader
Gertrude Saunders	Vocals
*unknown*	Cello, Cornet, Trombone, Clarinets, Violin, Tuba, Drums