Don Stovall
Don Stovall (December 12, 1913 – November 20, 1970) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. Stovall began playing violin as a child before settling on alto. He played in St. Louis, Missouri, with Dewey Jackson and Fate Marable on riverboats in the 1920s, and then played with Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks in 1932-33. In the 1930s he lived in Buffalo, New York, where he led his own ensemble and played with Lil Armstrong. He moved to New York City in 1939, and played there with Sammy Price, Eddie Durham, and Cootie Williams. Following this he recorded extensively with Red Allen, remaining with him until 1950. He also recorded with Pete Johnson and Snub Mosley over the course of his career, though he never recorded as a leader. Stovall retired from the music industry in 1950, and spent the remainder of his life working for a telephone company. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1913, Died November 20, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, composer
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 62 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 68333 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Piney Brown blues | Pete Johnson's Band ; Joe Turner | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68334 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Lafayette | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68335 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | South | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68433 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | Red Bank romp | Joe Brown and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68434 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | Beaumont Street blues | Joe Brown and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68435 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | Harlem rhumbain' the blues | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68436 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | No matter where you are | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68920 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | The goon drag | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68921 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Things 'bout coming my way | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68922 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Lead me Daddy straight to the bar | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68923 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Just jivin' around | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68969 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | Boogre woogie's mother-in-law | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68970 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | I'd be ever so grateful | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68971 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | In there | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69346 | 10-in. | 6/12/1941 | I ain't gonna give nobody none o' this jelly roll | Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69347 | 10-in. | 6/12/1941 | Sold | Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69348 | 10-in. | 6/12/1941 | Give it up | Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69349 | 10-in. | 6/12/1941 | I'm left with a broken heart | Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69365 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | Do you dig my jive? | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69366 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | I know how to do it | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69367 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | Valetta | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69368 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | Boogie woogie man | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69842 | 10-in. | 10/21/1941 | Swampland | Snub Mosley and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69843 | 10-in. | 10/21/1941 | Snub' s blues-2 | Snub Mosley and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 69844 | 10-in. | 10/21/1941 | Sing a little ditty | Snub Mosley and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stovall, Don," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345574.
Stovall, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345574.
"Stovall, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Stovall, Don, 1913-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007146012
Wikidata: Don Stovall - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5293576
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5121177
MusicBrainz: Don Stovall - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/38efd63d-5251-4ee4-ad4f-548b65106ad8
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