Karl Kiffe
Karl Kiffe (July 6, 1925 – May 10, 2004) was an American jazz drummer featured in specialty numbers in a number of Hollywood feature films during World War II and later as a featured member of Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1927 (Los Angeles), Died May 10, 2004
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 73346 | 2/6/1946 | Ain't misbehavin' (I'm savin' my love for you) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73347 | 2/6/1946 | I'll always be in love with you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73348 | 2/6/1946 | I'm glad there is you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73349 | 2/6/1946 | Perdido (Lost)-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73350 | 2/7/1946 | J.D.'s jump | Jimmy Dorsey and his Jammers | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73504 | 4/15/1946 | Doin' what comes natur'lly | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73505 | 4/15/1946 | All that glitters is not gold | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73506 | 4/15/1946 | (It's gonna depend on) The way the wind blows | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73507 | 10-in. | 4/15/1945 | A rose was a rose | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 73508 | 4/15/1946 | Apache serenade | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 73509 | 4/15/1946 | The same little chapel | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 101791 | 3/4/1957 | Skip-it-try beat | Warren Covington and the Commanders | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 101792 | 3/4/1957 | Rock it commander | Warren Covington and the Commanders | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 101793 | 3/4/1957 | Fire and ice | Warren Covington and the Commanders | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 101794 | 3/4/1957 | I can't leave Myrtle alone | Warren Covington and the Commanders | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | L 3937 | 10-in. | 8/29/1945 | Give me the simple life | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3938 | 10-in. | 8/29/1945 | It's the talk of the town | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3951 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Come to baby do | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3952 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Autumn serenade | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3953 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Sweet Lorraine | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3954 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | A door will open | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3955 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Outer drive | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 4249 | 7/25/1946 | The whole world is singing my song | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | L 4250 | 7/25/1946 | One more kiss | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | L 4254 | 8/1/1946 | Make me know it | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kiffe, Karl," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325222.
Kiffe, Karl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325222.
"Kiffe, Karl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Karl Herman Kiffe
Discogs: Karl Kiffe
Grove: Karl Kiffe
IMDb: Karl Kiffe
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kiffe, Karl, 1927- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99040081
Wikidata: Karl Herman Kiffe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15440623
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56831033
MusicBrainz: Karl Herman Kiffe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/74934634-d9bb-450f-9026-547793d45441
ISNI: 0000 0003 7439 7349 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000374397349
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