Danny Bank
Daniel Bernard Bank (July 17, 1922 – June 5, 2010) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks. He was born on July 17, 1922. Early in his career Bank played with Charlie Barnet (1942–1944), and would return to play with him repeatedly over the next few decades. He played with Benny Goodman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Paul Whiteman in the 1940s. Following this he recorded with Charlie Parker, Rex Stewart, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, Urbie Green, Clifford Brown and Helen Merrill, Art Farmer, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith, Chico O’Farrill, Betty Carter, Ray Charles, and Tony Fruscella. Bank is best known for his association with Miles Davis in Gil Evans's orchestra; Bank played bass clarinet on the albums Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess. He played with Davis on his 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Later in the 1960s he recorded with the big bands of Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, and Stanley Turrentine. Bank died of natural causes on June 5, 2010. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 17, 1922 (New York City), Died June 5, 2010 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 71460 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Strollin' | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71461 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | The moose | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71462 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Pow-wow (Redskin rhumba) | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71463 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Sittin' home waitin' for you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71794 | 2/23/1944 | In there | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 71795 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Saltin' away my sweet dreams | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71796 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Baby won't you please come home | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71797 | 2/23/1944 | The great lie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 71798 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | My heart isn't in it | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71799 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Drop me off in Harlem | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71800 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Gulf Coast blues | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 71801 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Flat top flip hiss lid | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 75639 | 12/30/1949 | Orinoco | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 75640 | 12/30/1949 | Mucha de nada | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 75641 | 1/3/1950 | Love is the sweetest thing-1 | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 75642 | 1/3/1950 | I get a kick out of you-2 | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 75679 | 1/6/1950 | Love walked in-1 | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 75680 | 1/6/1950 | So easy-2 | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81186 | 6/18/1951 | Alarm clock boogie | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81187 | 6/18/1951 | You blew out the flame | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81188 | 6/18/1951 | The Christmas ball | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81189 | 6/18/1951 | It ain't snowing outside | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81296 | 7/20/1951 | If, if, if you were mine | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81297 | 7/20/1951 | I've got the blues for my baby | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81298 | 7/20/1951 | Trinidad Daddy | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81299 | 7/20/1951 | The right kind of feeling | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81684 | 10/15/1951 | Rumania-Rumania | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81685 | 10/15/1951 | House party | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81686 | 10/15/1951 | On the trail | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82166 | 1/21/1952 | on my way (Got my travelin' shoes) | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82167 | 1/21/1952 | The blacksmith blues | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82168 | 1/21/1952 | Any time | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82401 | 3/5/1952 | When you surrender | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82402 | 3/5/1952 | Alone with a memory | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82403 | 3/5/1952 | Something of a fool | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82404 | 3/5/1952 | Do you mind if I hang around | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85164 | 9/3/1953 | Jasmine | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85165 | 9/3/1953 | The moon was yellow | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85166 | 9/3/1953 | You too, you too? | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85167 | 9/3/1953 | The Continental | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85488 | 11/6/1953 | Only forever | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85489 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85490 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85915 | 3/1/1954 | Banana split | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85916 | 3/1/1954 | Pa! Take me to the circus | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85917 | 3/1/1954 | Love nest | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85918 | 3/1/1954 | I hear music | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86570 | 7/13/1954 | (Who's the guy with) The mink bow tie | Johnny Long Orchestra ; Art Lund | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86571 | 7/13/1954 | Those Texas women | Johnny Long Orchestra ; Art Lund | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86572 | 7/13/1954 | Sidetracked | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86573 | 7/13/1954 | Give, give, give | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86590 | 7/19/1954 | Sally May | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86591 | 7/19/1954 | Say hey Willie Mays | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86592 | 7/19/1954 | Pussy footin' (Back to me) | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86593 | 7/19/1954 | Flo the all American flirt-1 | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86982 | 10/29/1954 | [Unknown title(s)] | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86983 | 10/29/1954 | Song from Desiree (We meet again) | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86984 | 10/29/1954 | Tiger rag mambo | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86985 | 10/29/1954 | [Unknown title(s)] | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88710 | 9/29/1955 | Cool cat on a hot tin roof | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88711 | 9/29/1955 | What am I here for | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88712 | 9/29/1955 | Jazz Club U.S.A. | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88740 | 10/6/1955 | I'll be around | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88741 | 10/6/1955 | Royal garden blues | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88742 | 10/6/1955 | Nocturne | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88743 | 10/6/1955 | South Gonzales Street parade | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88955 | 11/8/1955 | Zanzy | Larry Sonn Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88956 | 11/8/1955 | Ida bridges falling down | Larry Sonn Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88957 | 11/8/1955 | O dem bums | Larry Sonn Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 88958 | 11/8/1955 | Close cover before striking | Larry Sonn Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 104174 | 1/24/1958 | Clap yo hands | Jean "Toots" Thielemans | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 104175 | 1/24/1958 | Them there eyes | Jean "Toots" Thielemans | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 104176 | 1/24/1958 | Early Autumn | Jean "Toots" Thielemans | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 104177 | 1/24/1958 | You took advantage of me | Jean "Toots" Thielemans | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 105704 | 9/23/1958 | I got plenty o' nuttin' | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 105705 | 9/23/1958 | My man's gone now | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 105706 | 9/23/1958 | It takes a long pull to get there | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 105758 | 10/3/1958 | It ain't necessarily so | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 105759 | 10/3/1958 | Oh Lord, I'm on my way | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 105760 | 10/3/1958 | Red headed woman | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 105761 | 10/3/1958 | There's a boat that's leaving soon for New York | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bank, Danny," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/302964.
Bank, Danny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/302964.
"Bank, Danny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bank, Danny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91051089
Wikidata: Danny Bank - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q355970
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71579955
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