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 (Results 76-100 of 132 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E20408-E20409 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E20410-E20411 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | Ting-a-ling, the bells’ll ring | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E20528-E20529 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Ting-a-ling, the bells’ll ring | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E20530-E20531 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E20532-E20533 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Am I wasting my time on you? | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E20586-E20587 | 10-in. | 10/29/1926 | Moonlight on the Ganges | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E20588-E20590 | 10-in. | 10/29/1926 | Some day | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E20704-E20705 | 10-in. | 11/11/1926 | Moonlight on the Ganges | Bonnie Laddies ; Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E20706-E20707 | 10-in. | 11/11/1926 | Some day | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Brunswick | E20907-E20909 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | I love the moonlight | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E20910-E20912 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | Song of Shanghai | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E20913-E20914 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | Am I wasting my time on you? | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E20955-E20957 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | I love the moonlight | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E20958-E20959 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | Song of Shanghai | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E20960-E20962 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | Am I wasting my time on you | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E21346-E21348 | 10-in. | 1/28/1927 | Roses for remembrance | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E21349-E21351 | 10-in. | 1/28/1927 | All I want is you | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E30940-E30941 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Pretty little you | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E30942-E30943 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Scotchie | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E30944-E30945 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | The end of the lonesome trail | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E30946-E30947 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Why can’t you love that way? | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E31331-E31332 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Congratulations | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E31333-E31334 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Hang on to me | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E31335-E31336 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Climbing the stairs (Into your heart) | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E31337-E31338 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Blondy | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | 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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