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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 408 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-036239	10-in.	6/5/1939	When winter comes	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036240	10-in.	6/5/1939	All I remember is you	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036241	10-in.	6/5/1939	Out of nowhere	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036264	10-in.	6/12/1939	I can't afford to dream	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036265	10-in.	6/12/1939	Comes love	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036266	10-in.	6/12/1939	Go fly a kite	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036267	10-in.	6/12/1939	A man and his dream	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036268	10-in.	6/12/1939	Traffic jam	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036269	10-in.	6/12/1939	Serenade to a savage	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036291	10-in.	6/22/1939	Easy to say	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036292	10-in.	6/22/1939	I'll remember	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036293	10-in.	6/22/1939	Moonray	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-036294	10-in.	6/22/1939	Melancholy mood	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042662	10-in.	9/11/1939	Melancholy lullaby	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042663	10-in.	9/11/1939	(Why couldn't it last?) Last night	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042729	10-in.	9/25/1939	Out of space	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042730	10-in.	9/25/1939	So many times	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042780	10-in.	10/3/1939	Blue rain	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042781	10-in.	10/3/1939	Can I help it?	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042782	10-in.	10/3/1939	I just got a letter	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042923	10-in.	10/9/1939	Bless you	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042924	10-in.	10/9/1939	Bluebirds in the moonlight (Silly idea)	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042925	10-in.	10/9/1939	Faithful forever	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-042926	10-in.	10/9/1939	Speaking of heaven	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043354	10-in.	11/5/1939	Indian summer	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet

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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.