Julius Dash
Julian Dash (April 9, 1916 – February 25, 1974) was an American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, probably better known for his work with Erskine Hawkins and Buck Clayton. Dash was a member of the Bama State Collegians, which later became the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. He is recognised, with Hawkins and fellow sax player Bill Johnson, in composing the swing tune "Tuxedo Junction", which became an immense hit when recorded by other (mainly white) bands, notably that of Glenn Miller. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Dash recorded for the Sittin' in With label and later was on Vee-Jay Records with his sextets. His renditions of "Devil's Lament" and "Dance of the Mother Bird" on Sittin' In With and his "Zig Zag" on the Vee Jay label were hits in the black community. Dash can be heard at his best in 1953 on two of the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions, in which extended versions of songs ("The Huckle-Buck" to 63 choruses) were recorded by Vanguard to exploit the newly developed length of LP records. All of the six sessions were later released by Columbia as thematic album LPs and by Lone Hill as CDs, also in complete versions by Mosaic. On 6 March 1972, Dash recorded prominently with fellow tenor saxist Buddy Tate as one of Jay McShann's All-Stars on seven titles of Kansas City-styled tunes. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 9, 1916 (Charleston), Died February 25, 1974
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-026855 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | (Shango, shango, shangoree) Rockin' rollers' jubilee | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-026856 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | I'm madly in love with you | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Merle Turner | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-026857 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | Let this be a warning to you, baby | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-026858 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | Miss Hallelujah Brown | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-026859 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | Weary blues | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-026860 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | King Porter stomp | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-027958 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Strictly swing | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-027959 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Do you want to jump, children? | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-027960 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | (Oh! Oh!) What do you know about love? | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-027961 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | A study in blue | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-027962 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Easy rider (I wonder where my easy rider's gone) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-027963 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Because of you | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-035719 | 10-in. | 4/8/1939 | "I," the living "I" | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-035720 | 10-in. | 4/8/1939 | Let the punishment fit the crime | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-035721 | 10-in. | 4/8/1939 | Swing out (Theme song of Erskine Hawkins) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-035722 | 10-in. | 4/8/1939 | Raid the joint | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-036943 | 10-in. | 5/14/1939 | Big-wig in the wigwam | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-036944 | 10-in. | 5/14/1939 | Polka dotty (Come out tonight) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-036945 | 10-in. | 5/14/1939 | No soap | Julius Dash ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with saxophone solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-036946 | 10-in. | 5/14/1939 | Swingin' on Lenox Avenue | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038418 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Hot platter | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038419 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Gin mill special | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038420 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Cherry | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038421 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Tuxedo Junction | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038422 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Weddin' blues | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041378 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | You can't escape from me | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041379 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | Rehearsal in love | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041380 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | Satan does the rhumba | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041381 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | More than you know | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041382 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | Uptown shuffle | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-045784 | 10-in. | 12/20/1939 | I hadn't anyone till you | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-045785 | 10-in. | 12/20/1939 | Baltimore bounce | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-045786 | 10-in. | 12/20/1939 | Fine and mellow | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-045787 | 10-in. | 12/20/1939 | Saboo (Doing the saboo) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047277 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Dolomite | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047278 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Midnight stroll | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047279 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Whispering grass | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047280 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Gabriel meets the duke | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-050157 | 10-in. | 4/26/1940 | Song of the wanderer (Where shall I go?) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-050158 | 10-in. | 4/26/1940 | Too many dreams | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-050159 | 10-in. | 4/26/1940 | You bring me down | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-051260 | 10-in. | 6/10/1940 | Junction blues | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-051261 | 10-in. | 6/10/1940 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Paul Bascomb ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with tenor saxophone solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-051262 | 10-in. | 6/10/1940 | Ashes in the tray | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-051263 | 10-in. | 6/10/1940 | Five o'clock whistle | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-051264 | 10-in. | 6/10/1940 | After hours | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Avery Parrish | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057362 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Put yourself in my place | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057363 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Norfolk Ferry | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057364 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Soft winds | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057365 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Nona | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057724 | 10-in. | 11/20/1940 | Rifftime | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057725 | 10-in. | 11/20/1940 | I know a secret | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057726 | 10-in. | 11/20/1940 | S'posin' | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-057727 | 10-in. | 11/20/1940 | To-night you belong to me | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-060404 | 10-in. | 1/22/1941 | Keep cool fool | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-060405 | 10-in. | 1/22/1941 | No use squawkin' | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-060406 | 10-in. | 1/22/1941 | Who's beatin' my time with you? | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065727 | 10-in. | 5/15/1941 | Uncle Bud | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065728 | 10-in. | 5/15/1941 | Blackout | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065729 | 10-in. | 5/15/1941 | Blue sea | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065730 | 10-in. | 5/15/1941 | I love you truly | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065731 | 10-in. | 5/15/1941 | Shipyard ramble | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065908 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | Hey Doc! | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065909 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | So long, Shorty | Wilbur Bascomb ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and trumpet solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065910 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | I'm in a low down groove | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-065911 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | Night after night | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067546 | 10-in. | 8/8/1941 | Someone's rocking my dream boat | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067547 | 10-in. | 8/8/1941 | Jumpin' in a julep joint | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068712 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Sometimes | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068713 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | I don't want to walk without you | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068714 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Wrap your troubles in dreams (and dream your troubles away) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068715 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | [Unknown title(s)] | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073289 | 10-in. | 5/27/1942 | Bicycle bounce | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073290 | 10-in. | 5/27/1942 | Lucky seven | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073291 | 10-in. | 5/27/1942 | Country boy | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-075527 | 10-in. | 6/29/1942 | Bear-mash blues | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-075528 | 10-in. | 6/29/1942 | Knock me a kiss | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-075529 | 10-in. | 6/29/1942 | 'Tain't no good | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D9VB-0280 | 10-in. | 3/11/1949 | Texas hop | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D9VB-0281 | 10-in. | 3/11/1949 | I wish somebody cared enough to cry | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dash, Julius," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/310952.
Dash, Julius. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/310952.
"Dash, Julius." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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