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 (Results 51-75 of 118 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "O’Brien, Floyd," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100201.
O’Brien, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100201.
"O’Brien, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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