Buddy De Franco

Buddy De Franco

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1923 (Camden), Died December 24, 2014 (Panama City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, saxophone

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D5VB-0596	10-in.	9/7/1945	Aren't you glad you're you?	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D5VB-0597	10-in.	9/7/1945	Chicago	Sy Oliver ; The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble, and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D6VB-1312	10-in.	3/1/1946	(Ah-yes) there's a good blues tonight	Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D6VB-1313	10-in.	3/1/1946	Don't be a baby, baby	Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D6VB-1314	10-in.	3/2/1946	There's no one but you	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Stuart Foster	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D6VB-1315	10-in.	3/2/1946	Sweet Eileen	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D9VB-0021	10-in.	1/3/1949	Overtime	Metronome All Stars	Jazz/dance band, with solos	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D9VB-0022	10-in.	1/3/1949	Victory ball	Metronome All Stars	Jazz/dance band, with solos	instrumentalist, clarinet
Atlantic	46	10-in.	8/14/1947	The lady is a tramp	Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn		instrumentalist, clarinet
Atlantic	47	10-in.	8/14/1947	How high the moon	Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn		instrumentalist, clarinet
Atlantic	48	10-in.	8/14/1947	Trouble is a man	Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn		instrumentalist, clarinet
Atlantic	49	10-in.	8/14/1947	St. Louis blues	Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	71460	10-in.	10/20/1943	Strollin'	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71461	10-in.	10/20/1943	The moose	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71462	10-in.	10/20/1943	Pow-wow (Redskin rhumba)	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71463	10-in.	10/20/1943	Sittin' home waitin' for you	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71794		2/23/1944	In there	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71795	10-in.	2/23/1944	Saltin' away my sweet dreams	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71796	10-in.	2/23/1944	Baby won't you please come home	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71797		2/23/1944	The great lie	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71798	10-in.	2/24/1944	My heart isn't in it	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71799	10-in.	2/24/1944	Drop me off in Harlem	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71800	10-in.	2/24/1944	Gulf Coast blues	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	71801	10-in.	2/24/1944	Flat top flip hiss lid	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	L 11434		3/19/1959	King Philip stomp-2	Les Brown and his Band of Renown		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11435		3/19/1959	Chelsea bridge-1	Les Brown and his Band of Renown		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11975		3/15/1960	All the things you are	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11976		3/15/1960	Ill wind (You're blowin' me now .. )	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11977		3/15/1960	Polka dots and moonbeams	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11978		3/15/1960	The song is you	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11979		3/15/1960	Misty	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11980		3/16/1960	A foggy day	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11981		3/16/1960	I hear a rhapsody	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11982		3/16/1960	Yesterdays	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11983		3/16/1960	How high the moon	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11984		3/16/1960	Darn that dream	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11985		3/31/1960	Satin doll	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 11986		3/31/1960	In a mellow tone	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	L 12006		3/31/1960	Autumn in Rome	Buddy De Franco ; Tommy Gumina		instrumentalist, clarinet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Franco, Buddy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.

De Franco, Buddy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.

"De Franco, Buddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.