Sax Mallard
Oett M. Mallard (September 2, 1915 – August 29, 1986), also known as Sax Mallard, was a Chicago-based jazz saxophonist and bandleader. He worked briefly (April–May 1943) with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, as well as with Ellington's Octet (with Ellington, Mallard, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Ray Nance, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Alvin "Junior" Raglin. In 1946 he recorded with Tampa Red in a line-up comprising Blind John Davis, Ernest "Big" Crawford, and Armand "Jump" Jackson, and that same year, and in 1947, he also recorded with Big Bill Broonzy, and with Roosevelt Sykes, with whom he would continue to record into the early 1960s. In 1951, following a recording session for Big Bill Broonzy, Mallard recorded a track under his own name using the same musicians, and in 1952 he recorded three sessions for Mercury Records under the name of Sax Mallard and His Orchestra, with Sykes, Crawford, Jackson and Andrew Tibbs, of which only one track was released, as a 45 rpm, with the 1951 recording. He died of cancer on August 29, 1986, in Chicago. |
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Recordings (Results 51-68 of 68 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Chess | U7102 | 10-in. | 1948 | The mojo | Sax Mallard | leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Chess | U7146 | 10-in. | 1948 | The holidays are over | Sax Mallard Sextet ; Andrew Tibbs | songwriter | ||
Chess | U7251 | 10-in. | 1950 | You can't win | Sax Mallard Sextet | leader | ||
Chess | U7252 | 10-in. | 1950 | Aching heart | Sax Mallard Sextet | leader | ||
Chess | 7286 | 10-in. | 1/8/1951 | Slow caboose | Sax Mallard | leader | ||
Chess | 7287 | 10-in. | 1/8/1951 | Darling let's give love a chance | Sax Mallard | leader | ||
Chess | U-7435 | 10-in. | 5/12/1952 | Teen town strut! | Sax Mallard | songwriter, leader | ||
Chess | U7562 | 10-in. | 10/31/1953 | It would be heavenly | Sax Mallard ; Coronets | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Chess | U7564 | 10-in. | 12/31/1953 | Baby's coming home | Sax Mallard ; Coronets | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Chess | U7829 | 10-in. | May, 1955 | Starlite | The Moonglows | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Chess | U7830 | 10-in. | May? 1955 | Foolish me | The Moonglows | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Chess | U7833 | 10-in. | May? 1955 | Slow down | The Moonglows | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Chess | U7834 | 10-in. | May, 1955 | In love | The Moonglows | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Chess | UB9545 | 10-in. | December, 1948 | Big time baby | Dozier Boys, The | songwriter | ||
Chess | UB9548 | 10-in. | December, 1948 | Music goes round and round | Jimmy Bowman ; Sax Mallard | leader | ||
Chess | 4354 | 10-in. | 3/29/1953 | I'm glad | Sax Mallard ; Mitzi Mars | leader, songwriter | ||
Chess | 4355 | 10-in. | 3/29/1953 | Roll 'em | Sax Mallard ; Mitzi Mars | leader, songwriter | ||
Chess | U-7434 | 10-in. | 5/12/1952 | I'm yours | Sax Mallard | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mallard, Sax," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355351.
Mallard, Sax. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355351.
"Mallard, Sax." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Mallard, Sax - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93095089
Wikidata: Sax Mallard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2228394
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71581864
MusicBrainz: Sax Mallard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b18257ee-631f-4987-a7f6-2c8e9157cab6
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