Will Bradley

Will Bradley

Wilbur Schwichtenberg (July 12, 1912 – July 15, 1989), known professionally as Will Bradley, was an American trombonist and bandleader during the 1930s and 1940s. He performed swing, dance music, and boogie-woogie songs, many of them written or co-written by Don Raye.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 12, 1912 (New Jersey), Died July 15, 1989 (Flemington)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 121 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	440	10-in.	6/13/1950	June night	Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Dillard ; Will Bradley Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39696	10-in.	7/11/1935	Let's swing it	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39697	10-in.	7/11/1935	You're so darn charming	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39698	10-in.	7/11/1935	My very good friend the milkman	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39699	10-in.	7/11/1935	Double trouble	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60029	10-in.	10/8/1935	Top hat, white tie and tails	Boswell Sisters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60030	10-in.	10/8/1935	Cheek to cheek	Boswell Sisters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60194	10-in.	12/4/1935	When a great love comes along	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60195	10-in.	12/4/1935	Yankee Doodle never went to	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60196	10-in.	12/4/1935	No other one	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60197	10-in.	12/4/1935	A little bit independent	Babs and her Brothers	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60463	10-in.	2/12/1936	Let yourself go	Boswell Sisters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60464	10-in.	2/12/1936	I'm putting all my eggs in one basket	Boswell Sisters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72756	10-in.	3/5/1945	Little Jazz boogie	Roy Eldridge Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72757	10-in.	3/5/1945	Embraceable you	Roy Eldridge Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73818		3/19/1947	A Sunday kind of love	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73819		3/19/1947	That's my desire	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73820		3/19/1947	Oh, lady be good	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	74000		7/11/1947	You're breakin' in a new heart	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	74013		7/22/1947	Don't you think I oughta know?	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	74014		7/22/1947	You're breakin' in a new heart	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75227		9/6/1949	That lucky old sun	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75228		9/6/1949	Blueberry hill-1	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75868		2/17/1950	That's a plenty	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75869		2/17/1950	If you can't get a drum with a boom-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone

(Results 26-50 of 121 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Will," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305344.

Bradley, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305344.

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