Johnny Best

Johnny McClanian Best, Jr. (October 20, 1913, Shelby, North Carolina – September 19, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 20, 1913 (Shelby), Died September 20, 2003 (La Jolla)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 408 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 5352 1/24/1950 Carioca Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5397 2/20/1950 Smoke gets in your eyes Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5398 2/20/1950 Night and day Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5399 2/20/1950 All the things you are Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5400 2/20/1950 Stardust Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5419 3/9/1950 Blue skies Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5420 3/9/1950 Dancing in the dark Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5423 3/10/1950 This can't be love Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5424 3/10/1950 What is this thing called love? Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5425 3/10/1950 Desert serenade Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5499 4/5/1950 Home cookin' Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5500 4/5/1950 Crazy she calls me Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5501 4/5/1950 In the mood Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5575 4/25/1950 Cry, cry, cry Mildred Bailey instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5576 4/25/1950 Blue prelude Mildred Bailey instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5606 5/18/1950 Sound off (Duckworth chant) Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5607 5/18/1950 A string of pearls Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5608 5/18/1950 The lonesomest whistle Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5707 6/27/1950 You wonderful you Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5708 6/27/1950 Dig-dig-dig dig for your dinner Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5709 6/27/1950 Re-stringing the pearls (A ball of twine) Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5783 8/15/1950 Farewell blues Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5794 8/23/1950 And you'll be home Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5795 8/25/1950 Where do I go from you? Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 5796 8/25/1950 Accidents will happen Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 301-325 of 408 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Best, Johnny," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

Best, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

"Best, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Best, Johnny, 1913-2003 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004062481

Wikidata: Johnny Best - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1702294

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71580031

MusicBrainz: Johnny Best - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5cbde035-a599-4635-a687-0968440682f3

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1591229

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