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 201-225 of 358 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	65610	10-in.	5/19/1939	Fan it boogie woogie	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	65811	10-in.	6/14/1939	Plain Lenox Avenue	Rosetta Howard	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	65812	10-in.	6/14/1939	Men are like street cars	Rosetta Howard	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	65813	10-in.	6/14/1939	He's mine all mine	Rosetta Howard	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	65814	10-in.	6/14/1939	Headin' for the river	Rosetta Howard	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76194		4/27/1950	My bucket's got a hole in it	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76337		4/26/1950	Panama, part 1	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76338		4/26/1950	Panama, part 2	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76339		4/26/1950	New Orleans function	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76340		4/26/1950	New Orleans function	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76341		4/26/1950	12th Street rag, part 1	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76342		4/26/1950	12th Street rag, part 2	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76343		4/26/1950	That's for me, part 1	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76344		4/26/1950	That's for me, part 2	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76345		4/26/1950	Bugle call rag/Ole miss, part 1	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76346		4/26/1950	Bugle call rag/Ole miss, part 2	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76347		4/26/1950	Bugle call rag/Ole miss, part 3	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76348		4/27/1950	I surrender dear, part 1	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76349		4/27/1950	Fine and dandy	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76350		4/27/1950	Russian lullaby, part 1	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76351		4/27/1950	Russian lullaby, part 2	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76352		4/27/1950	Baby won't you please come home	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	76353		4/27/1950	Fine and dandy	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	80353		1/15/1951	Muskrat ramble, part 2	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	80354		1/15/1951	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue, part 1	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, clarinet

(Results 201-225 of 358 records)

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.