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 (Results 26-50 of 80 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Dash, Julian, 1916-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88656975
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