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 101-125 of 408 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-043355	10-in.	11/5/1939	It was written in the stars	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043356	10-in.	11/5/1939	Johnson rag	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043390	10-in.	11/18/1939	Ciri-biri-bin	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043391	10-in.	11/18/1939	Careless	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043392	10-in.	11/18/1939	Oh Johnny, oh Johnny, oh!	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043909	10-in.	11/22/1939	In an old Dutch garden (by an old Dutch mill)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043910	10-in.	11/22/1939	This changing world	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043911	10-in.	11/22/1939	On a little street in Singapore	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043912	10-in.	11/22/1939	Vagabond dreams	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043973	10-in.	12/6/1939	I beg your pardon	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043974	10-in.	12/6/1939	Faithful to you	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043975	10-in.	12/6/1939	It's a blue world	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-043976	10-in.	12/6/1939	Ooh! What you said	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046082	10-in.	1/6/1940	The gaucho serenade	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046083	10-in.	1/6/1940	The sky fell down	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046084	10-in.	1/6/1940	When you wish upon a star	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046431	10-in.	1/15/1940	Give a little whistle	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046432	10-in.	1/15/1940	Missouri waltz	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046433	10-in.	1/15/1940	Beautiful Ohio	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046434	10-in.	1/15/1940	What's the matter with me	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046735	10-in.	1/29/1940	Star dust	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046736	10-in.	1/29/1940	My melancholy baby	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046737	10-in.	1/29/1940	Let's all sing together	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046738	10-in.	1/29/1940	Rug cutter's swing	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-046739	10-in.	1/29/1940	The woodpecker's song	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 101-125 of 408 records)

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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.