Floyd O'Brien
Floyd O'Brien (May 7, 1904 – November 26, 1968) was an American jazz trombonist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. O'Brien first played in Chicago in the 1920s with the Austin High School Gang; later in the decade he played with Earl Fuller, Floyd Town, Charles Pierce, Thelma Terry, and Husk O'Hare. During 1930-31 he worked in a pit band at a theater in Des Moines, Iowa. He moved to New York City and played with Mal Hallett, Joe Venuti, Smith Ballew, Mike Durso (1933–34), Phil Harris (1935–39), Gene Krupa (1939–40), and Bob Crosby (1940–42). In 1943, he relocated to Los Angeles and played with Eddie Miller, Bunk Johnson, Shorty Sherock, Jack Teagarden, and Wingy Manone. In 1948, he moved back to Chicago and there worked with Bud Freeman, Art Hodes and Danny Alvin. O'Brien had recorded with Freeman as early as 1928; other recordings include with Eddie Condon (1933 and later), Fats Waller, Mezz Mezzrow, George Wettling (1940), Charles LaVere (1944), Albert Nicholas (1959), and Smokey Stover. His lone session as a bandleader yielded two singles for Jump Records in 1945, which were also released under LaVere's name. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-84417 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | Serenade for a wealthy widow | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-84418 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | How can you face me? | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-84419 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | Sweetie pie | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-84420 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | Mandy | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-84421 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | Let's pretend there's a moon | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-84422 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | You're not the only oyster In the stew | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Columbia | W265156 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Blue interlude | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Columbia | W265157 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | I never knew-1 | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Columbia | W265158 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Once upon a time-1 | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Columbia | W265159 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | Krazy kapers | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 38844 | 10-in. | 10/15/1934 | You gotta give credit to love | Johnnie Davis Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 38866 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Don't stop me if you've heard it before | Johnnie Davis Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 38867 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Were you foolin'? | Johnnie Davis Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 38868 | 10/22/1934 | A hundred to one it's you | Johnnie Davis Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 38869 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Congratulate me | Johnnie Davis Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67059 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | I've found a new baby | George Wettling's Chicago Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67060 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | Bugle call rag | George Wettling's Chicago Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67061 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | George Wettling's Chicago Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67062 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | George Wettling's Chicago Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69270 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Do you care? | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69271 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Will you still be mine? | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69272 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | You're a darlin' devil | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69273 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Big Tom | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69449 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | It was only a dream | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69450 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Elmer's tune | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69451 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | The angels came thru | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69452 | 6/30/1941 | La plus que lente | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 93634 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Well, well | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93635 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Call it anything (It's love) | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93636 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Look at you, look at me | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93637 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Far away music | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93638 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Flamingo | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93639 | 10-in. | 3/29/1941 | Those things I can't forget | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93640 | 10-in. | 3/29/1941 | I'll keep thinking of you | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93641 | 10-in. | 3/29/1941 | Precious memory | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93642 | 10-in. | 3/29/1941 | I've nothing to live for now | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 93643 | 10-in. | 3/29/1941 | Juke box Judy | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2108 | 10-in. | 8/3/1940 | Cow cow blues | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2140 | 10-in. | 9/10/1940 | Take me back again | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2141 | 10-in. | 9/10/1940 | I'll come back to you | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2142 | 10-in. | 9/10/1940 | You're bound to look like a monkey when you grow old | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2271 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Tea for two | Connie Boswell ; Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2272 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Yes indeed! | Connie Boswell ; Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2273 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Christmas greeting to New York | Connie Boswell ; Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2274 | 10-in. | 12/16/1940 | San Antonio Rose | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2275 | 10-in. | 12/16/1940 | It makes no difference now | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2276 | 10-in. | 12/16/1940 | The mark hop | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2277 | 10-in. | 12/16/1940 | Burnin' the candle at both ends | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2290 | 10-in. | 12/23/1940 | Dolores | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2291 | 10-in. | 12/23/1940 | Pale moon | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2292 | 10-in. | 12/23/1940 | The big noise from Winnetka | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2293 | 10-in. | 12/23/1940 | Something I dreamed, no doubt | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2308 | 10-in. | 12/30/1940 | Chick-ee-chick | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2309 | 10-in. | 12/30/1940 | Blue echoes (Cuatro vidas) | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2310 | 10-in. | 12/30/1940 | Until you fall in love | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2311 | 10-in. | 12/30/1940 | Much more lovely | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2347 | 10-in. | 1/6/1941 | Sunset at sea | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2348 | 10-in. | 1/6/1941 | I, yi, yi, yi, yi (I like you very much) | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2349 | 10-in. | 1/6/1941 | Chica-chica-boom-chic | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2722 | 10-in. | 9/4/1941 | A gay ranchero | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2723 | 10-in. | 9/4/1941 | Something new | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2724 | 10-in. | 9/4/1941 | I'm trusting in you | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2725 | 10-in. | 9/4/1941 | From one love to another | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2767 | 10-in. | 9/17/1941 | My imaginary love | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2768 | 10-in. | 9/17/1941 | A sinner kissed an angel | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2769 | 10-in. | 9/17/1941 | Weekend in Havana | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2770 | 10-in. | 9/17/1941 | Two in love | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2771 | 10-in. | 9/17/1941 | Take it easy | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2834 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Vultee special | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2835 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Russian sailors' dance | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2836 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | A Zoot suit (For my Sunday gal) | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2837 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Barrelhouse Bessie from Basin Street | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2838 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Brass boogie, part 1 | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2839 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Brass boogie, part 2 | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2851 | 10-in. | 1/27/1942 | Sugar foot stomp | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2852 | 10-in. | 1/27/1942 | King Porter stomp | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2853 | 10-in. | 1/27/1942 | Jimtown blues | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2854 | 10-in. | 1/27/1942 | Eccentric (That eccentric rag Cor. CRL-57089, (G) 94099EPC) | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2855 | 10-in. | 1/27/1942 | Milenberg joys | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2856 | 10-in. | 1/27/1942 | Original Dixieland one-step | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2867 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | That da da strain | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2868 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | Sweethearts on parade | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2869 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2870 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | Tin roof blues | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2885 | 10-in. | 2/5/1942 | 'Way down yonder in New Orleans | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2886 | 10-in. | 2/5/1942 | You'll be sorry | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2887 | 10-in. | 2/5/1942 | Tears on my pillow | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2888 | 10-in. | 2/5/1942 | I'll be true to the one I love | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2907 | 10-in. | 2/17/1942 | Black zephyr | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2908 | 10-in. | 2/17/1942 | Blue surreal | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2909 | 10-in. | 2/17/1942 | Chain gang | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2910 | 10-in. | 2/17/1942 | Ec-Stacy | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2928 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Poor you | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2929 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | I'll keep the lovelight burning | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2930 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Don't sit under the apple tree | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2931 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Last call for love | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2932 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Dear old Donegal | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2989 | 10-in. | 5/25/1942 | Lazy | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2990 | 10-in. | 5/25/1942 | Let's start the New Year right | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2991 | 10-in. | 5/25/1942 | I've got plenty to be thankful for | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2996 | 10-in. | 5/27/1942 | I'll capture your heart | Fred Astaire ; Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2998 | 10-in. | 5/27/1942 | When my dreamboat comes home | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2999 | 10-in. | 5/27/1942 | Walking the floor over you | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3059 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | I hung my head and cried | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3060 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | You're my darling | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3061 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | The end of the world | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3062 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | You broke my heart, my darling | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3091 | 10-in. | 7/13/1942 | Anchors aweigh | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3092 | 10-in. | 7/13/1942 | Over there | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3109 | 10-in. | 7/19/1942 | Where do we go from here? | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3110 | 10-in. | 7/19/1942 | The caissons go rolling along | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3111 | 10-in. | 7/19/1942 | Semper paratus | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3112 | 10-in. | 7/20/1942 | (Pack up your trouble in your old kit bag and) Smile, smile, smile | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3113 | 10-in. | 7/20/1942 | The Army Air Corps official song | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3160 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | I don't care any more | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3161 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | It makes no never mind | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3162 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | I told you so | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3163 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | I'll never cry over you | Mary Lee | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "O’Brien, Floyd," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100201.
O’Brien, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100201.
"O’Brien, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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