Willis Nelson
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 72406 | 10-in. | 10/4/1944 | That's the stuff you gotta watch | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 72407 | 10-in. | 10/4/1944 | One of them good ones | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 72408 | 10-in. | 10/4/1944 | They all say I'm the biggest fool | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 72409 | 10-in. | 10/4/1944 | Fine brown frame | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 72410 | 10-in. | 10/4/1944 | If you never return | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 73103 | 11/7/1945 | Opus two | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 73104 | 10-in. | 11/7/1945 | One thing I could never do | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 73105 | 10-in. | 11/7/1945 | Since I fell for you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 73106 | 10-in. | 11/7/1945 | Walk 'em | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 73788 | 1/28/1947 | One thing I never could do | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 73789 | 1/28/1947 | I wonder where our love has gone | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 73790 | 1/28/1947 | You'll get them blues | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 73791 | 1/28/1947 | Hey sweet potato | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74119 | 10/30/1947 | Far cry | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74120 | 10/30/1947 | Serves me right | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74121 | 10/30/1947 | You can't tell who's lovin' who | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74122 | 10/30/1947 | Li'l dog | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74210 | 12/9/1947 | I don't care who knows | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74211 | 12/9/1947 | I'm tired crying over you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74212 | 12/9/1947 | You better change your ways | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74213 | 12/9/1947 | If I ever find you baby | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74214 | 12/9/1947 | If you never return | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74415 | 12/26/1947 | It was swell knowing you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74416 | 12/26/1947 | Somebody's knockin' at my door | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74417 | 12/26/1947 | No, there'll never be someone so sweet as you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74418 | 12/26/1947 | Pullamo (Scheherazade) | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74965 | 6/6/1949 | As I love you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74966 | 6/6/1949 | Did you see Jackie Robinson hit that ball | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74967 | 6/6/1949 | Lovely in her evening gown | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74968 | 6/6/1949 | Down yonder | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75590 | 12/12/1949 | Because (D'Hardelot), part 1 | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75591 | 12/12/1949 | Because (D'Hardelot), part 2 | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75628 | 12/27/1949 | That's what my baby says | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75629 | 12/27/1949 | Keep me close to you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75630 | 12/27/1949 | Tell me what they're saying | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75631 | 12/27/1949 | Shake 'em up | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75840 | 2/8/1950 | I need you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75841 | 2/8/1950 | Jeanette | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75842 | 2/8/1950 | When day is done | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75843 | 2/8/1950 | You got to walk the chalk line | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80088 | 10/26/1950 | I cry | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80089 | 10/26/1950 | Satisfy my soul | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80090 | 10/26/1950 | We'd only start it all over again | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80091 | 10/26/1950 | Dr. Jive jives | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80285 | 12/19/1950 | Jet | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80286 | 12/19/1950 | No more love | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80287 | 12/19/1950 | Ever since the one I love been's gone | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80288 | 12/19/1950 | Be careful | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80455 | 1/24/1951 | What will I tell my heart | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80456 | 1/24/1951 | Stormy weather | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80457 | 1/24/1951 | At last | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80696 | 3/14/1951 | A handful of stars | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80697 | 3/14/1951 | Two cigarettes in the dark | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80698 | 3/14/1951 | My reverie | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80699 | 3/14/1951 | Am I blue | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80700 | 3/14/1951 | I'm in your power | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82013 | 12/20/1951 | Till my baby comes back | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82014 | 12/20/1951 | My aching heart | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82015 | 12/20/1951 | I'm gonna jump in the river | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82016 | 12/20/1951 | Root man blues | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82193 | 1/24/1952 | I don't know what's troublin' your mind | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82194 | 1/24/1952 | Talkin' about another man's wife | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82195 | 1/24/1952 | Baby you're always on my mind | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82196 | 1/24/1952 | Shufflin' and rollin' | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83028 | 6/30/1952 | Be reasonable | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83029 | 6/30/1952 | Somehow somewhere | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83030 | 6/30/1952 | This new situation | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83031 | 6/30/1952 | Just to be yours | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nelson, Willis," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333614.
Nelson, Willis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333614.
"Nelson, Willis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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