Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

James Francis Durante ( də-RAN-tee, Italian: [duˈrante]; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. He often referred to his nose as the schnozzola (Italianization of the American Yiddish slang word schnoz, meaning "big nose"), and the word became his nickname.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 10, 1893 (Manhattan), Died January 28, 1980 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, composer, songwriter, lyricist, speaker

Notes: Full name: James Francis Durante.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-62 of 62 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 3650	10-in.	10/18/1944	So I ups to him	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 3651	10-in.	10/18/1944	Joe goes up—I come down	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 3652	10-in.	10/18/1944	Jimmy, the well-dressed man	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 6388		8/12/1951	How d'ye do and shake hands	Danny Kaye ; Jane Wyman	vocalist
Decca	L 6389		8/12/1951	Black strap molasses	Danny Kaye ; Jane Wyman	vocalist
Decca	L 7969		11/4/1954	Pupalina ( My little doll )	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 7970		11/4/1954	Little people	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 8351		4/21/1955	It's bigger than both of us-1	Patty Andrews ; Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 8352		4/21/1955	When the circus leaves town	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 8353		4/12/1955	Swingin' with rhythm and blues-3	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	L 8354		4/21/1955	I love you, I do-2	Jimmy Durante	vocalist
Decca	[De cat ED-2526]		3/4/1949	A real piano player	Jimmy Durante ; Al Jolson	vocalist

(Results 51-62 of 62 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Durante, Jimmy," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103062.

Durante, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103062.

"Durante, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.