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.
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 358 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bigard, Barney," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103206.
Bigard, Barney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103206.
"Bigard, Barney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bigard, Barney - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81072985
Wikidata: Barney Bigard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q497403
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MusicBrainz: Barney Bigard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eab4d095-80d3-4b20-a16a-4d96d28ff67f
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