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 (Results 76-100 of 118 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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.
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LCNAR: Jenkins, Gordon - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91089020
Wikidata: Gordon Jenkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1388198
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51875578
MusicBrainz: Gordon Jenkins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9b6da241-318c-4ee3-babd-18b5d2bc1646
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