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Wallace Jones

Wallace Leon Jones (November 16, 1906, Baltimore - March 23, 1983, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Jones played in local Maryland bands such as Ike Dixon's Harmony Birds and Percy Glascoe's Kit Kat Orchestra early in his career. He moved to New York City around 1935, where he worked with Chick Webb, who was his cousin. He joined Willie Bryant's ensemble and recorded with Putney Dandridge and Duke Ellington, and the latter where he was credited on clarinet, trombone and trumpet. He was a trumpeter in Ellington's Orchestra from 1938 to 1944 and 3 of the tripled instrumentations happening in this timeframe, replacing Arthur Whetsel, and appeared in several sound films with them, including Cabin in the Sky (1943). After this association, he recorded with Ellington again in 1947, and also worked with Benny Carter, Snub Mosley, and John Kirby, but had left music by the end of the 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 16, 1906 (Baltimore), Died March 23, 1983 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings (Results 51-67 of 67 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBS-061941 10-in. 12/2/1941 Raincheck Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor PBS-061942 10-in. 12/2/1941 What good would it do? Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor PBS-061943 10-in. 12/2/1941 I dont know what kind of blues I got Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-070682 10-in. 1/21/1942 Perdido Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-070683 10-in. 1/21/1942 The "C" jam blues Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-070684 10-in. 1/21/1942 Moon mist Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-071890 10-in. 2/26/1942 What am I here for? Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-071891 10-in. 2/26/1942 I don't mind Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor PBS-072437 10-in. 6/26/1942 My little brown book Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor PBS-072438 10-in. 6/26/1942 Main stem Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor PBS-072439 10-in. 6/26/1942 Johnny come lately Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-074781 10-in. 7/28/1942 Hayfoot, strawfoot Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-074782 10-in. 7/28/1942 Sentimental lady Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges Jazz/dance band, with alto sax solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-074783 10-in. 7/28/1942 A slip of the lip (can sink a ship) Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Ray Nance Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-074784 10-in. 7/28/1942 Sherman shuffle Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Gennett 15108 10-in. 5/16/1929 You're just another memory Thomas Warner Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Gennett 15110 10-in. 5/16/1929 Sing a little love song Thomas Warner Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 51-67 of 67 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Wallace," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111614.

Jones, Wallace. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111614.

"Jones, Wallace." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111614

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