Bill Barber

Bill Barber

John William Barber (May 21, 1920 – June 18, 2007) was an American jazz tubist. He is considered by many to be the first person to play tuba in modern jazz. He recorded with Miles Davis on the albums Birth of the Cool, Sketches of Spain, and Miles Ahead.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 21, 1920 (New York City), Died June 18, 2007 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: tuba

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	88710	9/29/1955	Cool cat on a hot tin roof	Ralph Burns Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	88711	9/29/1955	What am I here for	Ralph Burns Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	88712	9/29/1955	Jazz Club U.S.A.	Ralph Burns Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	88740	10/6/1955	I'll be around	Ralph Burns Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	88741	10/6/1955	Royal garden blues	Ralph Burns Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	88742	10/6/1955	Nocturne	Ralph Burns Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	88743	10/6/1955	South Gonzales Street parade	Ralph Burns Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104799	4/21/1958	What is there to say?	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104800	4/21/1958	You'd be so nice to come home to	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104801	4/21/1958	Yesterdays	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104802	4/23/1958	Deep dawn	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104803	4/23/1958	Easy living	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104804	4/23/1958	Walkin' time	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104805	4/23/1958	For you, for me, for evermore	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104806	4/28/1958	Periwinkle blues	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104807	4/28/1958	Desert fever	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104808	4/28/1958	You brought a new kind of love to me	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	104809	4/28/1958	Spring will be a little late	Sal Salvador	instrumentalist, tuba

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barber, Bill," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/303026.

Barber, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/303026.

"Barber, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.