Russell Bowles

Russell Bowles (April 17, 1907 – July 5, 1991) was an American jazz trombonist. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky and died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Bowles played with Ferman Tapp's Melody Lads in 1926–28, then with Horace Henderson (1928–29) before joining the orchestra of a theater in Buffalo, New York from 1929 to 1931. Following this Bowles joined the orchestra of Jimmie Lunceford, playing on nearly all of Lunceford's recordings from 1931 to Lunceford's death in 1947. After his tenure with Lunceford Bowles worked with Eddie Wilcox and Cab Calloway into the early 1950s, then left music permanently, later working as a clerk in a department store in New York City.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 17, 1909 (Barren County), Died July 5, 1991 (Lancaster)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 122 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	39555	10-in.	5/29/1935	Four or five times	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39556	10-in.	5/29/1935	Four or five times	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39557	10-in.	5/29/1935	(If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes-4	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39996	10-in.	9/23/1935	Babs-1, 5	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39997	10-in.	9/23/1935	Swanee river-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39998	10-in.	9/23/1935	Thunder-4	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39999	10-in.	9/23/1935	Oh boy-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60000	10-in.	9/23/1935	Charmaine-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60001	10-in.	9/23/1935	Hittin' the bottle-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60013	10-in.	9/30/1935	I'll take the South-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60014	10-in.	9/30/1935	Avalon-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60015	10-in.	9/30/1935	Charmaine-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60016	10-in.	9/30/1935	Hittin' the bottle-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60274	10-in.	12/23/1935	My blue heaven-1, 3, 4	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60275	10-in.	12/23/1935	I'm nuts about screwy music-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60276	10-in.	12/23/1935	The best things in life are free-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60277	10-in.	12/23/1935	The melody man-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61246	10-in.	8/31/1936	Organ grinder's swing	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61247	10-in.	9/1/1936	On the beach at Bali Bali-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61248	10-in.	9/1/1936	Me and the moon-1, 2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61249	10-in.	9/1/1936	Living from day to day-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61250	10-in.	9/1/1936	T'ain't good (like a nickel made of wood)	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61323	10-in.	10/14/1936	Muddy water-1, 3	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61324	10-in.	10/14/1936	I can't escape from you-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61325	10-in.	10/14/1936	Harlem shout-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone

(Results 26-50 of 122 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowles, Russell," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305251.

Bowles, Russell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305251.

"Bowles, Russell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.