John Simmons

John Simmons (June 14, 1918 – September 19, 1979) was an American jazz bassist.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 14, 1918 (Haskell), Died September 19, 1979

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, leader

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 70 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	73301	1/22/1946	No good man	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73301[a]	1/22/1946	Big Stuff	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73466	3/26/1946	Sometime	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73467	3/26/1946	The lass with the delicate air	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73468	3/26/1946	I gave my love a cherry	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73767	12/27/1946	The blues are brewin'	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, string bass, leader
Decca	73768	12/27/1946	Guilty	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, string bass, leader
Decca	73769[a]	12/27/1946	Careless love	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, string bass, leader
Decca	73902	5/6/1947	Molly Malone	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73903	5/6/1947	Dip His finger in the water	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73904	5/6/1947	Green grass growing all around	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73905	5/6/1947	Josh and Bill's blues-1	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73906	5/6/1947	Jim Crow	Josh White	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	74386	12/23/1947	I've got a feeling I'm fallin'	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	74387	12/23/1947	You turned the tables on me	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	74392	12/23/1947	I cried and cried and cried	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	74393	12/23/1947	Robbins nest	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	75523	11/25/1949	The worst is yet to come	Cecil Payne Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	75524	11/25/1949	Angel child	Cecil Payne Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	75525	11/25/1949	Block buster boogie	Cecil Payne Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	75526	11/25/1949	Ham hocks	Cecil Payne Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	82401	3/5/1952	When you surrender	(Little) Jimmy Scott	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	82402	3/5/1952	Alone with a memory	(Little) Jimmy Scott	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	82403	3/5/1952	Something of a fool	(Little) Jimmy Scott	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	82404	3/5/1952	Do you mind if I hang around	(Little) Jimmy Scott	instrumentalist, string bass

(Results 26-50 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Simmons, John," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209445.

Simmons, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209445.

"Simmons, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.