Image Source: Wikipedia

Jimmie Lunceford

James Melvin Lunceford (June 6, 1902 – July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 6, 1902 (Fulton), Died July 12, 1947 (Seaside)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, director, lyricist, composer, songwriter, alto saxophone

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

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 140 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 61553 10-in. 1/26/1937 Slumming on Park Avenue-3 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62259 10-in. 1/26/1937 Coquette Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62260 10-in. 1/26/1937 The merry-go-round broke down Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62261 10-in. 1/26/1937 Ragging the scale Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62262 10-in. 1/26/1937 Hell's bells Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62263 10-in. 1/26/1937 For dancers only Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62344 10-in. 7/8/1937 Posin' Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62345 10-in. 7/8/1937 The first time I saw you-4 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62346 10-in. 7/8/1937 Honey, keep your mind on me-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 62347 10-in. 7/8/1937 Put on your old grey bonnet-3 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 63133 10-in. 1/6/1938 Margie-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader, arranger  
Decca 63134 10-in. 1/6/1938 The love nest-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader, arranger  
Decca 63135 10-in. 1/6/1938 I'm laughing up my sleeve-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader, arranger  
Decca 63585 10-in. 4/12/1938 Down by the old mill stream-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 63586 10-in. 4/12/1938 My melancholy baby-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 63587 10-in. 4/12/1938 Sweet Sue, just you-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 63588 10-in. 4/12/1938 By the River Sainte Marie-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 68874 10-in. 3/26/1941 Blue prelude-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 68875 10-in. 3/26/1941 I had a proposition-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 68876 10-in. 3/26/1941 Twenty-four robbers-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 68877 10-in. 3/26/1941 Battle axe-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 69035 10-in. 4/22/1941 Peace and love for all-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 69036 10-in. 4/22/1941 Chocolate Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 69680 10-in. 8/26/1941 Gone-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
Decca 69681 10-in. 8/26/1941 Hi spook-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra leader  
(Results 76-100 of 140 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lunceford, Jimmie," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105572.

Lunceford, Jimmie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105572.

"Lunceford, Jimmie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105572

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jimmie Lunceford

Discogs: Jimmie Lunceford

Allmusic: Jimmie Lunceford

Grove: Jimmie Lunceford

IMDb: Jimmie Lunceford

Britannica: Jimmie Lunceford

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lunceford, Jimmie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87135765

Wikidata: Jimmie Lunceford - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1689291

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19866030

MusicBrainz: Jimmie Lunceford - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bea5831a-fa7f-4316-9d71-754e390556b8

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/208795

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.