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 201-225 of 408 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-058887	10-in.	1/17/1941	You stepped out of a dream	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-058888	10-in.	1/17/1941	I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-058889	10-in.	1/17/1941	Sun Valley jump	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060911	10-in.	2/19/1941	When that man is dead and gone	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060912	10-in.	2/19/1941	The spirit is willing	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060913	10-in.	2/19/1941	A little old church in England	Dorothy Claire ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060914	10-in.	2/19/1941	Perfidia	Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060915	10-in.	2/20/1941	It's always you	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060916	10-in.	2/20/1941	Spring will be so sad (When she comes this year)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060917	10-in.	2/20/1941	The air minded executive	Tex Beneke ; Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060918	10-in.	2/20/1941	Below the equator	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061243	10-in.	5/7/1941	Boulder buff	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061244	10-in.	5/7/1941	The booglie wooglie piggy	Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061245	10-in.	5/7/1941	Chattanooga choo choo	Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061246	10-in.	5/7/1941	I know why	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061265	10-in.	5/28/1941	I guess I'll have to dream the rest	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061266	10-in.	5/28/1941	Take the 'A' train	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061267	10-in.	5/28/1941	Peekaboo to you	The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	PBS-061268	10-in.	5/28/1941	The angels came thru	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-064471	10-in.	6/25/1941	Under blue Canadian skies	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-064472	10-in.	6/25/1941	The cowboy serenade (While I'm rollin' my last cigarette)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-064473	10-in.	6/25/1941	You and I	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-064474	10-in.	6/25/1941	Adios	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-067625	10-in.	8/11/1941	It happened in Sun Valley	Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-067626	10-in.	8/11/1941	I'm thrilled	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 201-225 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.