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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 118 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 51-75 of 118 records)

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.