found: The Great American piano bench [SR] c1979 (a.e.)label, container (James Reese Europe) container notes (1881-1919)
found: Too much mustard [SR] ca. 1980:label (Jim Europe) container (Jim Europe's 369th Infantry (Hell-fighters) Band)
found: New Grove dict. of Amer. mus.(Europe, James Reese; b. Feb. 22, 1881, Mobile, AL, d. May 10, 1919, Boston, MA; bandleader and songwriter)
found: 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)
found: 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])
found: Southern, E. The music of Black Americans, 3rd ed.:p. 345 (James Reese Europe (1881-1919))
found: 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.)
found: Library of Congress WWW site, June 20, 2013:Performing arts encyclopedia (James Reese Europe; born 1881, Mobile, Ala., died 1919)
found: 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)
found: 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)
found: My heart goes thumping and bumping for you, c1904:cover (James R. Europe) caption (words and music by Jas. R. Europe)
found: 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