Don Stovall
Don Stovall (December 12, 1913 – November 20, 1970) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. Stovall began playing violin as a child before settling on alto. He played in St. Louis, Missouri, with Dewey Jackson and Fate Marable on riverboats in the 1920s, and then played with Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks in 1932-33. In the 1930s he lived in Buffalo, New York, where he led his own ensemble and played with Lil Armstrong. He moved to New York City in 1939, and played there with Sammy Price, Eddie Durham, and Cootie Williams. Following this he recorded extensively with Red Allen, remaining with him until 1950. He also recorded with Pete Johnson and Snub Mosley over the course of his career, though he never recorded as a leader. Stovall retired from the music industry in 1950, and spent the remainder of his life working for a telephone company. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1913, Died November 20, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 62 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D6VB-2262 | 10-in. | 7/16/1946 | Count me out | J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2500 | 10-in. | 7/16/1946 | Check up | Henry Allen ; J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2501 | 10-in. | 7/16/1946 | If it's love you want (baby, that's me) | J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-2502 | 10-in. | 7/16/1946 | Let me miss you | Henry Allen ; J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Decca | 66889 | 10-in. | 11/16/1939 | When you're out with me | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 66890 | 10-in. | 11/16/1939 | Jammin' in Georgia | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 66891 | 10-in. | 11/16/1939 | Stop pretending | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 66892 | 10-in. | 11/16/1939 | Reese's idea | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67304 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Fetch it to me | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67305 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Cow cow blues | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67306 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Sweepin' the blues away | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67307 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Swing out in the groove | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67331 | 10-in. | 3/18/1940 | Sixth Street | Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67332 | 10-in. | 3/18/1940 | Riffin' the blues | Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67333 | 10-in. | 3/18/1940 | Why is a good man so hard to find? | Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 67334 | 10-in. | 3/18/1940 | My secret flame | Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68149 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | How 'bout that mess | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68150 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | Oh Red | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68151 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | Oh l.awdy Mama | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68152 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | The dirty dozens | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68290 | 10-in. | 10/25/1940 | Southern echoes | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68291 | 10-in. | 10/25/1940 | You won't let me go | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68292 | 10-in. | 10/25/1940 | Please Mr. Johnson | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68293 | 10-in. | 10/25/1940 | Swing along with me | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 68332 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | 627 stomp | Pete Johnson's Band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stovall, Don," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345574.
Stovall, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345574.
"Stovall, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Stovall, Don, 1913-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007146012
Wikidata: Don Stovall - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5293576
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5121177
MusicBrainz: Don Stovall - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/38efd63d-5251-4ee4-ad4f-548b65106ad8
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