Irving (né Isidore) Kaufman (1890 -1976), of Russian Jewish origin, was a prolific early 20th century singer, recording artist and vaudeville performer. He was a member of The Kaufman Brothers, along with his brothers Phillip and Jack. Kaufman began recording in 1914. Though he was not considered a jazz singer, he sang on recordings accompanied by some of the foremost jazz figures of the 20s, including Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, The Dorsey Brothers, Red Nichols, Miff Mole, and Eddie Lang. Kaufman retired after a heart attack in 1949, and made no further commercial recordings until 1974, when a 2-LP set titled Reminisence With Irving Kaufman was released. It consisted mostly of transcriptions of his old recordings, but included several new cuts of Kaufman singing, accompanied by his second wife, Belle Brooks (1904-1993). This outstanding record was made in 1929, with Kaufman himself performing the great vocal.