Bob Zurke

Bob Zurke (January 7, 1912 – February 16, 1944) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and briefly a bandleader during the Swing era.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 7, 1912 (Detroit), Died February 16, 1944 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, director, composer, arranger

Notes: His nickname, "The Ole Tom Cat of the Keys," appears on disc labels and Victor ledgers.

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 161 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-046000	10-in.	12/15/1939	I want my mama	Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, director
Victor	BS-050534	10-in.	5/8/1940	I'm losing my mind (Because of you)	Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-050535	10-in.	5/8/1940	Cow Cow blues	Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-050536	10-in.	5/8/1940	Rhumboogie	Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-050537	10-in.	5/8/1940	I bought a wooden whistle	Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61148	10-in.	6/9/1936	On the beach at Bali-Bali	Connie Boswell		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61149	10-in.	6/9/1936	Swing me a lullaby	Connie Boswell		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61150	10-in.	6/9/1936	I met my Waterloo	Connie Boswell		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61151	10-in.	6/9/1936	You can call it swing	Connie Boswell		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61162	10-in.	6/12/1936	Pagan love song	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61163	10-in.	6/12/1936	Come back, sweet Papa	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61164	10-in.	6/12/1936	Sugar foot strut-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61165	10-in.	6/12/1936	Stornpin' at the Savoy	Bob Crosby Orchestra ; Judy Garland		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61166	10-in.	6/12/1936	Swing Mr. Charlie	Bob Crosby Orchestra ; Judy Garland		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61180	10-in.	6/16/1936	Guess who	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61181	10-in.	6/16/1936	Cross patch	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61182	10-in.	6/16/1936	Big Chief De Soto	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61183	10-in.	6/16/1936	Marry has a little lamb	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61184	10-in.	6/16/1936	Savoy blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61213	10-in.	8/19/1936	My kingdom for a kiss	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61214	10-in.	8/19/1936	Through the courtesy of love	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61215	10-in.	8/19/1936	Peter piper	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61216	10-in.	8/19/1936	Woman on my weary mind	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61217	10-in.	8/19/1936	Royal garden blues-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61589	10-in.	2/8/1937	The old spinning wheel	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano

(Results 26-50 of 161 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Zurke, Bob," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109745.

Zurke, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109745.

"Zurke, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.