Jack Denny
Jack Denny (September 25, 1895 – September 15, 1950) was an American dance band leader during the pre-War years. He was born in the United States and started his musical career in Montreal, Quebec in 1920. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Denny led dance bands with a conventionally styled orchestra during the 1920s, playing at various venues, including the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Canada. In 1931, he relocated to New York City, where he played at the newly opened Waldorf-Astoria Hotel the following year. Denny's band quickly gained popularity among the high society clientele of the Waldorf-Astoria, prompting him to develop a sweet and marvelous sound that had no brass section. His arrangements were often complex and fast-paced, unique for a sweet band. The Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra consisted of four saxes, three violins, bass, piano, and drums, with the pianist sometimes doubling on accordion. They recorded around two dozen titles for Victor in 1932 and appeared in the film "Moonlight and Pretzels" in 1933. After leading his band for many years, Denny retired from the band business about six years before his death and worked as a salesman for the Baldwin Piano Company. He died on September 15, 1950, at the age of 54. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1895, Died 1950
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, director, arranger, composer, conductor
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 132 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-74735 | 10-in. | 12/28/1932 | Moon song | Jack Denny ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-74736 | 10-in. | 12/28/1932 | I'm playing with fire | Jack Denny ; Paul Small ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-74737 | 10-in. | 12/28/1932 | You're charming | Jack Denny ; Paul Small ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Columbia | 80414 | 10-in. | 6/23/1922 | A dream of Romany | Paul Specht Hotel Astor Orchestra [i.e., Paul Specht Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 80498 | 10-in. | 8/4/1922 | Goodbye | Paul Specht Hotel Astor Orchestra [i.e., Paul Specht Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28894 | 10-in. | 12/17/1928 | My mother’s eyes | Jack Denny Orchestra ; Jack Parker | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader, arranger | |
Brunswick | E28895 | 10-in. | 12/17/1928 | The sun is at my window (Throwing kisses at me) | Jack Denny Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader, arranger | |
Brunswick | E28896 | 10-in. | 12/17/1928 | Love dreams | Jack Denny Orchestra ; Eddy Thomas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader, arranger | |
Brunswick | E28897 | 10-in. | 12/17/1928 | Another kiss | Jack Denny Orchestra ; Eddy Thomas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader, arranger | |
Brunswick | E29974 | 10-in. | May 1929 | At the peep of dawn (I love you) | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E29975 | 10-in. | May 1929 | Let’s dream (Sweet Chewaukla) | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E29976 | 10-in. | May 1929 | The Land of Sleepy Water | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E29977 | 10-in. | May 1929 | Finding the long way home | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E32744 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Girl trouble | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
Brunswick | E32745 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Leave it that way | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
Brunswick | E32746 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Whippoorwill | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E32747 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Dream Avenue | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
Brunswick | E2417-E2419 | 10-in. | 2/12/1926 | Chinky Butterfly | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2420-E2422 | 10-in. | 2/12/1926 | Always | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2698-E2700 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | Waters of the Perkiomen | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2701-E2703 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | A coal miners’ dream | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2726-E2727 | 10-in. | 4/5/1926 | Waters of the Perkiomen | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2728-E2730 | 10-in. | 4/5/1926 | A coal miners’ dream | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2731-E2733 | 10-in. | 4/9/1926 | Adorable | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2734-E2736 | 10-in. | 4/9/1926 | Lonesome and sorry | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Denny, Jack," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111151.
Denny, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111151.
"Denny, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Denny, Jack, -1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98102031
Wikidata: Jack Denny - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110653086
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