Bobby Hackett

Bobby Hackett

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett was a featured soloist on some of the Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1915 (Providence), Died June 7, 1976 (Massachusetts)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet, guitar

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-071862	10-in.	2/18/1942	She'll always remember	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-071863	10-in.	2/18/1942	The lamplighter's serenade	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-071864	10-in.	2/18/1942	When Johnny comes marching home	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074740	10-in.	7/15/1942	That old black magic	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson	Male vocal solo with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074741	10-in.	7/15/1942	Moonlight becomes you	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson	Male vocal solo with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074742	10-in.	7/15/1942	Juke box Saturday night	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Female-male vocal duet with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074743	10-in.	7/15/1942	Must be jelly ('cause jam don't shake like that)	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074744	10-in.	7/16/1942	I'm old fashioned	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074745	10-in.	7/16/1942	A pink cocktail for a blue lady	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074746	10-in.	7/16/1942	Rainbow rhapsody	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074747	10-in.	7/16/1942	Sleepy town train	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0952	10-in.	6/10/1947	Jack Armstrong blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D7VB-0953	10-in.	6/10/1947	Rockin' chair	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D7VB-0954	10-in.	6/10/1947	Some day	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D7VB-0955	10-in.	6/10/1947	Fifty-fifty blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B23760	10-in.	11/28/1938	You're so desirable	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Brunswick	B23761	10-in.	11/28/1938	You're gonna see a lot of me	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Brunswick	B23762	10-in.	11/28/1938	Hello, my darling	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Brunswick	B23763	10-in.	11/28/1938	Let's dream in the moonlight	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Atlantic	238	10-in.	5/25/1949	It's raining	Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Atlantic	239	10-in.	5/25/1949	So long	Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	62074	10-in.	3/24/1937	Little old lady	Dick Robertson		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62075	10-in.	3/24/1937	Too marvelous for words	Dick Robertson		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62076	10-in.	3/24/1937	My little buckaroo	Dick Robertson		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62077	10-in.	3/24/1937	September in the rain	Dick Robertson		instrumentalist, cornet

(Results 51-75 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

Hackett, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

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