Avery Parrish

James Avery Parrish (January 24, 1917 – December 10, 1959) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He wrote and recorded "After Hours". Injuries from a bar fight in 1943 ended his career as a pianist.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 24, 1917 (Birmingham), Died December 10, 1959 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 79 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-041378	10-in.	10/2/1939	You can't escape from me	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-041379	10-in.	10/2/1939	Rehearsal in love	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-041380	10-in.	10/2/1939	Satan does the rhumba	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-041381	10-in.	10/2/1939	More than you know	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-041382	10-in.	10/2/1939	Uptown shuffle	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-045784	10-in.	12/20/1939	I hadn't anyone till you	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-045785	10-in.	12/20/1939	Baltimore bounce	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-045786	10-in.	12/20/1939	Fine and mellow	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-045787	10-in.	12/20/1939	Saboo (Doing the saboo)	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-047277	10-in.	2/27/1940	Dolomite	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-047278	10-in.	2/27/1940	Midnight stroll	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-047279	10-in.	2/27/1940	Whispering grass	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-047280	10-in.	2/27/1940	Gabriel meets the duke	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-050157	10-in.	4/26/1940	Song of the wanderer (Where shall I go?)	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-050158	10-in.	4/26/1940	Too many dreams	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-050159	10-in.	4/26/1940	You bring me down	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-051260	10-in.	6/10/1940	Junction blues	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-051261	10-in.	6/10/1940	Sweet Georgia Brown	Paul Bascomb ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with tenor saxophone solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-051262	10-in.	6/10/1940	Ashes in the tray	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-051263	10-in.	6/10/1940	Five o'clock whistle	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-051264	10-in.	6/10/1940	After hours	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Avery Parrish	Jazz/dance band, with piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-057362	10-in.	11/6/1940	Put yourself in my place	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-057363	10-in.	11/6/1940	Norfolk Ferry	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-057364	10-in.	11/6/1940	Soft winds	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-057365	10-in.	11/6/1940	Nona	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 26-50 of 79 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Parrish, Avery," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109800.

Parrish, Avery. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109800.

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