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 51-75 of 132 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E2737-E2739 | 10-in. | 4/9/1926 | Waters of the Perkiomen | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2805-E2807 | 10-in. | 4/19/1926 | Do you believe in dreams | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2808-E2810 | 10-in. | 4/19/1926 | Somebody’s lonely | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E2811-E2812 | 10-in. | 4/19/1926 | A coal miners’ dream | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E3798½-E3799 | 10-in. | 9/20/1926 | I lost my heart in Monterey (When I found you) | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E3800-E3801 | 10-in. | 9/20/1926 | She belongs to me | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E3854-E3855 | 10-in. | 9/27/1926 | I’ve got the girl | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E3856-E3857 | 10-in. | 9/27/1926 | Just a bird's eye view (Of my old Kentucky home) | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E4082-E4083 | 10-in. | 11/15/1926 | Short an' sweet | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E4084-E4085 | 10-in. | 11/15/1926 | Hello bluebird | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E17331-E17333 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E17334-E17337 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E17421-E17424 | 10-in. | 1/11/1926 | Forever (And ever with you) | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E17425-E17428 | 10-in. | 1/11/1926 | Smile a little bit | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E17623-E17625 | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Forever and ever with you | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E17626-E17628 | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Smile a little bit | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E17989-E17991 | 10-in. | 2/15/1926 | Drifting and dreaming (Sweet paradise) | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble (Hawaiian) | leader | |
Brunswick | E17992-E17994 | 10-in. | 2/15/1926 | When autumn leaves are falling | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E18140-E18142 | 10-in. | 3/1/1926 | Drifting and dreaming | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal quintet | leader | |
Brunswick | E18143-E18145 | 10-in. | 3/1/1926 | When autumn leaves are falling | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E18152-E18154 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | But I do—you know I do | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E18155-E18157 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | I don’t want the world | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E18203-E18205 | 10-in. | 3/5/1926 | Neapolitan nights | Jack Denny Orchestra | Orchestra | leader | |
Brunswick | E18206-E18208 | 10-in. | 3/5/1926 | Just a cottage small | Jack Denny Orchestra | Orchestra | leader | |
Brunswick | E18209-E18210 | 10-in. | 3/5/1926 | But I do—you know I do | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Denny, Jack," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111151.
Denny, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111151.
"Denny, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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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