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 101-118 of 118 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 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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