Seldon Powell

Seldon Powell (15 November 1928 – 25 January 1997) was an American soul jazz, swing, and R&B tenor saxophonist and flautist born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. He worked with Tab Smith (1949), Lucky Millinder (1949–51), Neal Hefti, Louis Bellson, and Jimmy Witherspoon. During the 1960s he ventured into the soul jazz idiom and worked with Clark Terry, Lou Donaldson, Johnny Hammond Smith, and Buddy Rich.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 15, 1928 (Virginia), Died January 25, 1997 (New York)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, flute

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	2303	10-in.	1/24/1957	Empty arms	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	2304	10-in.	1/24/1957	Love is a hurting game	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	2305	10-in.	1/24/1957	All about the blues	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	2306	10-in.	1/24/1957	Everytime I hear that song	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85200		9/10/1953	I love my Argentine	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85201		9/10/1953	Me and my shadow	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85202		9/10/1953	She's something Spanish	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101491		1/28/1957	(I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101492		1/28/1957	Hobo you can't ride this train	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101493		1/28/1957	Knockin' a jug	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101494		1/28/1957	Dear old Southland-1	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	102623		1/28/1957	Dear old Southland-1, 2	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103804		12/3/1957	Li'l darlin'	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103805		12/3/1957	Cherry point	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103806		12/3/1957	The kid from Red Bank	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103807		12/3/1957	Oh! What a night for love	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103808		12/4/1957	Banana split	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103809		12/4/1957	Lollypop	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103810		12/4/1957	The wayno	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103811		12/4/1957	Chug-a-lug	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103812		12/5/1957	Sure thing	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103813		12/5/1957	Coral reef	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103814		12/5/1957	Why not?	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	103815		12/5/1957	Plymouth rock	Steve Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	106641		2/20/1959	My old flame	Mary Ann McCall	instrumentalist, flute

(Results 1-25 of 41 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Powell, Seldon," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208116.

Powell, Seldon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208116.

"Powell, Seldon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.