Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1910 (Webster Groves), Died May 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, choral director, leader, composer, conductor, piano, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-76574	10-in.	7/6/1933	Blue prelude	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-76740	10-in.	7/24/1933	Song of the Bayou	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	BS-76741	10-in.	7/24/1933	Prelude in C sharp minor	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	BS-81076	10-in.	1/18/1934	You have taken my heart	Jerry Baker ; Hotel Governor Clinton Orchestra ; Enoch Light	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-81957	10-in.	3/19/1934	When a woman loves a man	Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-82313	10-in.	4/13/1934	When a woman loves a man	De Marco Sisters ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-84243	10-in.	9/9/1934	P.S. I love you	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-84455	10-in.	10/8/1934	P.S. I love you	Eddie Stone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-97016	10-in.	9/27/1935	Good-bye	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-035768	10-in.	4/19/1939	Blue evening	Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-035784	10-in.	4/24/1939	Blue evening	Three Reasons ; Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-037152	10-in.	5/25/1939	Blue evening	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072423	10-in.	6/12/1942	Mad about him, sad about him, how can I be glad without him blues	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Victor	PBS-072424	10-in.	6/12/1942	Be careful, it's my heart	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Victor	PBS-072425	10-in.	6/12/1942	He wears a pair of silver wings	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072426	10-in.	6/12/1942	Conchita, Marquita, Lolilta, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072483	10-in.	7/21/1942	A boy in khaki—a girl in lace	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072484	10-in.	7/21/1942	Murder, he says	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072485	10-in.	7/21/1942	Manhattan serenade	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	D4AB-0070	10-in.	3/22/1944	San Fernando Valley	Four King Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	D5VB-0620	10-in.	9/20/1945	Homesick-that's all	Russ Case ; Murphy Sisters	Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-1013	10-in.	1/19/1945	Ev'ry time (I fall in love)	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Glenn Hughes	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-2644	10-in.	8/12/1946	When a woman loves a man	Dardanelle Trio	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	D7VB-0233	10-in.	4/3/1947	Tomorrow	Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D7VB-1094	10-in.	10/23/1947	San Fernando Valley	Roy Rogers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W152656	10-in.	12/20/1933	You have taken my heart	Freddie Rich and his Orchestra ; Phil Regan	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Vocalion	22284	10-in.	1/12/1938	When a woman loves a man	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Decca	38496	10-in.	8/31/1934	Blue room	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38497	10-in.	8/31/1934	I've found a new baby	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38498	10-in.	8/31/1934	Sweet Sue, just you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38499	10-in.	8/31/1934	Tiger rag	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38500	10-in.	8/31/1934	You're O.K.	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38502	10-in.	8/31/1934	Dallas blues	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38503	10-in.	8/31/1934	China boy	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38504	10-in.	8/31/1934	Four or five times	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38505	10-in.	8/31/1934	Where the arrow points to home	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38506	10-in.	8/31/1934	Here come the British	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38507	10-in.	8/31/1934	Pardon my Southern accent	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38508	10-in.	8/31/1934	Jimtown blues	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38509	10-in.	8/31/1934	Black magic	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38515	10-in.	9/4/1934	Panama	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38516	10-in.	9/4/1934	Out of space	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38517	10-in.	9/4/1934	Blue lament	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38518	10-in.	9/4/1934	For all we know	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38519	10-in.	9/4/1934	I only have eyes for you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38520	10-in.	9/4/1934	Then I'll be tired of you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38521	10-in.	9/4/1934	Don't let it happen again	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38522	10-in.	9/4/1934	I never had a chance	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38523	10-in.	9/4/1934	When you climb those golden stairs	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38524	10-in.	9/4/1934	If we should never meet again	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38525	10-in.	9/4/1934	Rock your blues away	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38526	10-in.	9/4/1934	My melancholy baby	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38834	10-in.	10/11/1934	Why am I blue?	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38835	10-in.	10/11/1934	Be still, my heart!	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	39152	10-in.	12/6/1934	Square dance	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	39153	10-in.	12/6/1934	Believe it, beloved	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	39154	10-in.	12/6/1934	The waltz of love	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	39155	10-in.	12/6/1934	There's no harm in wishin'	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60124	10-in.	10/30/1935	Don't mention love to me	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60125	10-in.	10/30/1935	If I should lose you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60126	10-in.	10/30/1935	Darling	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60127	10-in.	10/30/1935	Thunder over paradise	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60429	10-in.	2/3/1936	Life begins when ycu're in love	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60430	10-in.	2/3/1936	(There is) No greater love	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60431	10-in.	2/3/1936	Ev'ry time I look at you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60432	10-in.	2/3/1936	Stompin' at the Savoy	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60433	10-in.	2/3/1936	The day I let you get away	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60434	10-in.	2/3/1936	That never-to-be-forgotten night	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60435	10-in.	2/3/1936	Let me sing my love song to you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60436	10-in.	2/3/1936	Saddle your blues to a wild mustang	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	74700		1/21/1949	Illusions	Marlene Dietrich		leader
Decca	74701		1/21/1949	Black market	Marlene Dietrich		leader
Decca	74847		4/18/1949	Honey bun-1	Danny Kaye		leader
Decca	74848		4/18/1949	There is nothin' like a dame	Danny Kaye		leader
Decca	74904		5/11/1949	Maybe it's because-1	Dick Haymes		leader
Decca	74905		5/11/1949	I'll keep the lovelight burning-1	Dick Haymes		leader
Decca	74906		5/11/1949	It happens every Spring	Dick Haymes		leader
Decca	75227		9/6/1949	That lucky old sun	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra		arranger, choral director
Decca	75228		9/6/1949	Blueberry hill-1	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra		arranger, choral director
Decca	75421		10/19/1949	You're my thrill	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75422		10/19/1949	Crazy he calls me	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75423		10/19/1949	Please tell me now	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75424		10/19/1949	Somebody's on my mind	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75805		2/3/1950	Part 1: The sing song man ; The crazy song (Everything is wrong) ; My cowboy song	Frank Luther		leader
Decca	75806		2/3/1950	Part 2: Nothing ; Ringo Pingo Zingo	Frank Luther		leader
Decca	75807		2/3/1950	Part 3: Anything ; The toothbrush song	Frank Luther		leader
Decca	75808		2/3/1950	Part 4: Ockle dockle ; The goodnight song	Frank Luther		leader
Decca	76426		5/29/1950	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	76427		5/29/1950	You're mine, you!	Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82613		4/3/1952	Forgive me	Peggy Lee		arranger, choral director
Decca	82614		4/3/1952	Be anything (but be mine)	Peggy Lee		arranger, choral director
Decca	82615		4/3/1952	I'm glad there is you	Peggy Lee		arranger, choral director
Decca	82616		4/3/1952	You go to my head	Peggy Lee		arranger, choral director
Decca	83439		9/22/1952	White Christmas	Louis Armstrong		arranger, leader
Decca	83440		9/22/1952	Winter wonderland	Louis Armstrong		arranger, leader
Decca	83441		9/22/1952	Chlo-e	Louis Armstrong		arranger, leader
Decca	83442		9/22/1952	Listen to the mocking bird	Louis Armstrong		arranger, leader
Decca	L 5416		3/8/1950	God bless the child	Billie Holiday		arranger, leader
Decca	L 5417		3/8/1950	This is heaven to me	Billie Holiday		arranger, leader
Decca	L 5431		3/14/1950	Where in the world	Gordon Jenkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 5741		7/17/1950	Old folks at home (Swanee River)	Al Jolson		arranger, vocalist, choral director
Decca	L 5742		7/17/1950	I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair	Al Jolson		arranger, vocalist, choral director
Decca	L 5743		7/17/1950	Oh! Susanna	Al Jolson		arranger, vocalist, choral director
Decca	L 5744		7/17/1950	De camptown races	Al Jolson		arranger, vocalist, choral director
Decca	L 6046		2/6/1951	You're just in love	Lil Hardin Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong		arranger, choral director
Decca	L 6047		2/6/1951	If	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		arranger, instrumentalist, piano, choral director
Decca	L 6048		2/6/1951	(I want a) Big butter and egg man (from the West)	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		arranger, instrumentalist, piano, choral director
Decca	L 6550		11/28/1951	It's all in the game	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong		arranger, choral director
Decca	L 6551		11/28/1951	When it's sleepy time South-1	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong		arranger, choral director
Decca	L 6552		11/28/1951	Jeannine, I dream of lilac time	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong		arranger, choral director
Decca	L 6553		11/28/1951	Indian love call	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong		arranger, choral director
Decca	L 7187		5/16/1953	The pink houseboat	Cast of Seven dreams		arranger
Decca	L 7188		5/16/1953	The professor	Cast of Seven dreams		arranger
Decca	L 7197		5/20/1953	The nightmare	Cast of Seven dreams		arranger
Decca	L 7198		5/20/1953	The conductor, part 1 ; The conductor, part 2	Cast of Seven dreams		arranger
Decca	L 7199		5/20/1953	The caretaker	Cast of Seven dreams		arranger
Decca	L 7200		5/20/1953	The cocktail party, part 1	Cast of Seven dreams		arranger
Decca	L 7209		5/21/1953	The girl on the rock	Cast of Seven dreams		arranger

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Gordon," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

Jenkins, Gordon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

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