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 326-350 of 408 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 5799	8/25/1950	The spirit is willing	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5800	8/25/1950	Off limits (Passage interdit)	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5801	8/25/1950	Minuet in G	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5822	9/6/1950	Ellington echoes: Part 1: Sophisticated lady ; I let a song go out of my heart	Eddie Miller	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5823	9/6/1950	Ellington echoes: Part 2: In a sentimental mood/Solitude	Eddie Miller	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5939	12/6/1950	Music by the angels	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5940	12/6/1950	Would I love you	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5941	12/6/1950	Dear! Dear! Dear!	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5942	12/6/1950	Say it with your kisses	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5957	12/15/1950	Circus	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5958	12/15/1950	Holiday for strings	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5959	12/15/1950	Begin the beguine	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6396	8/28/1951	Happiness is this	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6397	8/28/1951	Cocoanuts	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6398	8/28/1951	Mr. President	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6399	8/28/1951	Three cornered tune	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6466	10/5/1951	I never was loved by anyone	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6467	10/5/1951	Turn back the hands of time	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6468	10/5/1951	Miracles seem to happen	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6469	10/5/1951	Bess, you is my woman now	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6863	8/13/1952	Anchors aweigh	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6864	8/13/1952	On brave old Army team	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6865	8/13/1952	Jurame (Promise love)	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6940	11/24/1952	Oh so good	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6948	11/28/1952	No moon at all	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 326-350 of 408 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Best, Johnny," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

Best, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

"Best, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.