Skeets Herfurt

Arthur Relsmond "Skeets" Herfurt (28 May 1911 – 17 April 1992) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 28, 1911, Died April 17, 1992

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, arranger, alto saxophone, vocalist, clarinet, reeds

Notes: Given name is Arthur.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 340 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-011359	10-in.	7/21/1937	Passionette	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-011360	10-in.	7/21/1937	Morning air	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-011361	10-in.	7/21/1937	Canadian capers	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-011362	10-in.	7/21/1937	The morning after	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-011363	10-in.	7/21/1937	Once in a while	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-014668	10-in.	10/12/1937	Getting some fun out of life	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-014669	10-in.	10/12/1937	In a mission by the sea	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018421	10-in.	1/27/1938	How can you forget	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018422	10-in.	1/27/1938	More than ever	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018423	10-in.	1/27/1938	There's a boy in Harlem	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018424	10-in.	1/27/1938	Annie Laurie	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-019418	10-in.	7/9/1938	The sheik of Araby	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-019428	10-in.	7/11/1938	Chinatown, my Chinatown	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-019617	10-in.	2/3/1938	Annie Laurie	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-022448	10-in.	4/15/1938	Cowboy from Brooklyn	Skeets Herfurt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-027209	10-in.	9/22/1938	Sailing at midnight	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-027210	10-in.	9/22/1938	Stompin' at the stadium	Skeets Herfurt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-027211	10-in.	9/22/1938	Have you forgotten so soon?	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-033709	10-in.	2/9/1939	Hold tight, hold tight	Skeets Herfurt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-037134	10-in.	5/22/1939	Rendezvous in Paree	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037135	10-in.	5/22/1939	How am I to know	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037136	10-in.	5/22/1939	Is it possible	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037137	10-in.	5/22/1939	Well all right! (Tonight's the night)	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037138	10-in.	5/22/1939	La rosita	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037139	10-in.	5/22/1939	All I remember is you	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Herfurt, Skeets," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109808.

Herfurt, Skeets. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109808.

"Herfurt, Skeets." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.