Ted Buckner
Theodore Guy Buckner (December 14, 1913, St. Louis, Missouri - April 12, 1976, Detroit, Michigan) was an American jazz saxophonist. He was the brother of Milt Buckner. Buckner was raised in Detroit, where he played very early in his career before joining McKinney's Cotton Pickers. He was best known for his time spent in the orchestra of Jimmie Lunceford, where he remained from 1937 to 1943. After working with Lunceford, Buckner primarily played locally in Detroit, where he worked into the 1970s. His activities included small jazz combos, work in the Motown studios, and co-leading a big band with Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins's brother. He toured Europe in 1975, and also appeared in the New McKinney's Cotton Pickers that decade. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | B23760 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | You're so desirable | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Brunswick | B23761 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | You're gonna see a lot of me | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Brunswick | B23762 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Hello, my darling | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Brunswick | B23763 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Let's dream in the moonlight | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Decca | 63133 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | Margie-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 63134 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | The love nest-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 63135 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | I'm laughing up my sleeve-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 63585 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | Down by the old mill stream-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 63586 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | My melancholy baby-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 63587 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | Sweet Sue, just you-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 63588 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | By the River Sainte Marie-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 68874 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Blue prelude-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 68875 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | I had a proposition-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 68876 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Twenty-four robbers-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 68877 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Battle axe-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 69035 | 10-in. | 4/22/1941 | Peace and love for all-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 69036 | 10-in. | 4/22/1941 | Chocolate | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 69680 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Gone-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 69681 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Hi spook-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 69682 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Yard dog mazurka-1, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 69683 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Impromptu-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 70093 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Blues in the night, part 1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 70094 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Blues in the night, part 2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 70095 | 10-in. | 12/23/1941 | I'm losing my mind (because of you) | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 70096 | 10-in. | 12/23/1941 | Life is fine-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 70654 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | It had to be you-2, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 70655 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 1-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | 70656 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 2-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | DLA 1010 | 10-in. | 7/24/1936 | Pigeon walk-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | DLA 1011 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Like a ship at sea | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | DLA 1012 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Teasin' Tessie Brown | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | DLA 1013 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Annie Laurie | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | DLA 1014 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Frisco fog-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | DLA 2447 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | I'm walking through heaven with you | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | DLA 2448 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | You' re always in my dreams | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | DLA 2449 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Flamingo | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute | ||
| Decca | DLA 2450 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Siesta at the fiesta | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Buckner, Ted," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201254.
Buckner, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201254.
"Buckner, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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