Barney Bigard

Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 3, 1906 (New Orleans), Died June 27, 1980 (Culver City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, tenor saxophone, composer, soprano saxophone, vocalist, leader, saxophone, songwriter

Notes: Also known as Albany Bigard.

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

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 358 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D6VB-2194	10-in.	10/17/1946	Mahogany Hall stomp	Louis Armstrong ; Dixieland Seven	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-1082	10-in.	10/16/1947	A song was born	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-1083	10-in.	10/16/1947	Please stop playing those blues, boy	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-1084	10-in.	10/16/1947	Before long	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-1085	10-in.	10/16/1947	Lovely weather we're having	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W148641	10-in.	5/28/1929	Beggars blues	Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W148642	10-in.	5/28/1929	Saturday night function	Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W151774	10-in.	9/4/1931	Mood indigo	Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W404481	10-in.	10/14/1930	Mood indigo	Harlem Footwarmers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E32612	10-in.	4/22/1930	Double check stomp	Jungle Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E34928	10-in.	10/17/1930	Mood indigo	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E2620-E2621	10-in.	3/10/1926	29th and Dearborn	Russell's Hot Six	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Brunswick	E2622-E2623	10-in.	3/10/1926	Sweet Mumtaz	Russell's Hot Six	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Brunswick	C225-C227	10-in.	4/23/1926	Jackass blues	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Brunswick	C803-C805	10-in.	4/22/1927	Showboat shuffle	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver	Jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	C 533 (E 3556)	10-in.	7/23/1926	Tack Annie	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver		instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Decca	C 657 (E 3843/E 20252)	10-in.	9/17/1926	Someday sweetheart	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver		instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Decca	C 659 (E 3845/E 20254)	10-in.	9/17/1926	Dead man blues	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver		instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Decca	39390	10-in.	3/4/1935	Stay out of love	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	39391	10-in.	3/4/1935	I' ll never change	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	39392	10-in.	3/4/1935	Where were you on the night of June the third?	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	39393	10-in.	3/4/1935	(Looks like I'm) Breakin' the ice	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	65607	10-in.	5/19/1939	Don't pan me (Please don't talk about me when I'm gone)	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	65608	10-in.	5/19/1939	Callin' Corrine	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	65609	10-in.	5/19/1939	You can't put that monkey on my back	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet

(Results 176-200 of 358 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bigard, Barney," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103206.

Bigard, Barney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103206.

"Bigard, Barney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.