Red Norvo
Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His recordings included "Dance of the Octopus", "Bughouse", "Knockin' on Wood", "Congo Blues", and "Hole in the Wall". |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 31, 1908 (Beardstown), Died April 6, 1999 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: vibraphone, xylophone, piano, director, songwriter
See Also: Norville, Kenneth
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 48 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-101132 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | The touch of your lips | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-101133 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | Will I ever know? | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-101134 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | I don't want to make history | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-101135 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | I hope Gabriel likes my music | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-101136 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | You | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-101137 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | You never looked so beautiful | Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-027216 | 10-in. | 9/23/1938 | Jump jump's here | Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-0091 | 10-in. | 1/24/1947 | Up on atom | Eric Siday Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Victor | D7VB-0092 | 10-in. | 1/24/1947 | Slightly Volga | Eric Siday Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, xylophone | |
Decca | 60300 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Gramercy Square | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60301 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Polly wally doodle | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60315 | 10-in. | 1/8/1936 | Decca stomp | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60318 | 10-in. | 1/8/1936 | The wedding of Jack and Jill-1 | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60589 | 10-in. | 2/26/1936 | You started me dreaming | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60590 | 10-in. | 2/26/1936 | Misty islands of the Highlands | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60591 | 10-in. | 2/26/1936 | What's the name of that song? | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60592 | 10-in. | 2/26/1936 | Let yourself go | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60593 | 10-in. | 2/26/1936 | Life begins when you're in love | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60594 | 10-in. | 2/26/1936 | If you love me | Red Norvo Orchestra | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60898 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | I got rhythm | Red Norvo and his Swing Sextette | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 60899 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | Oh, lady be good | Red Norvo and his Swing Sextette | instrumentalist, xylophone | ||
Decca | 61116 | 10-in. | 5/25/1936 | The glory of love | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61117 | 10-in. | 5/25/1936 | Blazin' the trail | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61118 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | I'll bet you tell that to all the girls | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61119 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | She shall have music | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Norvo, Red," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103480.
Norvo, Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103480.
"Norvo, Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Red Norvo
Discogs: Red Norvo
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Norvo, Red - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82020521
Wikidata: Red Norvo - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q491814
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71578896
MusicBrainz: Red Norvo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/54badd18-ff72-4409-bd06-acf6b0011529
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