Vinnie Burke

Vinnie Burke (born Vincenzo Bucci) (March 15, 1921 – February 1, 2001) was an American jazz bassist born in Newark, New Jersey. Burke played violin and guitar early in life, but he lost the use of his little finger in a munitions factory accident and switched to double bass. In the second half of the 1940s he played with Joe Mooney, Tony Scott, and Cy Coleman. Later, he played with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Tal Farlow, Marian McPartland, Don Elliott, Vic Dickenson, Gil Mellé, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Mehegan, Chris Connor, Eddie Costa, and Bobby Hackett. He led his own band in 1956 and led small combos into the 1980s.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 15, 1921 (Newark), Died February 1, 2002 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	103198	9/16/1957	The blues is everybody's business, part 2	Manny Albam Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	103232	9/9/1957	The blues is everybody's business, part 1	Manny Albam Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	103281	9/16/1957	Blues bridge	Manny Albam Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	103282	9/16/1957	The blues is everybody's business, part 3	Manny Albam Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	103333	10/1/1957	Blues tag	Manny Albam Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	103334	10/1/1957	The blues is everybody's business, part 4	Manny Albam Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burke, Vinnie," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/306240.

Burke, Vinnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/306240.

"Burke, Vinnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.