Boomie Richman
Abraham Samuel Richman (April 2, 1921 – March 22, 2016), better known as Boomie Richman, was an American jazz tenor saxophone player who played with Tommy Dorsey. He also played clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, and flute. Richman was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on April 2, 1921. Before joining the Dorsey band, he worked with George Paxton and Muggsy Spanier. From 1945 to 1951, he recorded with Dorsey and was a soloist in the band. During the 1950s he worked intermittently with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and with Red Allen, Ruby Braff, Al Cohn, Cootie Williams, and the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. He also worked as a studio musician. Richman recorded with Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958, playing the sax solo on "True Love Ways". He also played with Judy Garland in her comeback performance at Carnegie Hall. On television, he appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show, The Perry Como Show, The Dick Cavett Show, The Patti Page Show, The Pat Boone Show, and The Andy Williams Show. Richman died in Boynton Beach, Florida on March 22, 2016, at the age of 94. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 2, 1922 (Brockton)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, flute, saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 71 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D6VB-1312 | 10-in. | 3/1/1946 | (Ah-yes) there's a good blues tonight | Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1313 | 10-in. | 3/1/1946 | Don't be a baby, baby | Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1314 | 10-in. | 3/2/1946 | There's no one but you | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Stuart Foster | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1315 | 10-in. | 3/2/1946 | Sweet Eileen | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Decca | 76851 | 9/18/1950 | Aggravatin' situation | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76852 | 9/18/1950 | Everybody wants to go to heaven | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76865 | 9/23/1950 | Strangers | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76866 | 9/23/1950 | Music, maestro, please | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76867 | 9/23/1950 | Goofus | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76912 | 9/29/1950 | May I? | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76913 | 9/29/1950 | One morning in May | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76991 | 10/10/1950 | This nearly was mine | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76992 | 10/10/1950 | Something to remember you by | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76993 | 10/10/1950 | I see your face before me | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80054 | 10/19/1950 | Aggravatin' situation-1 | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80055 | 10/19/1950 | Alone together | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80086 | 10/26/1950 | You and the night and the music | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80087 | 10/26/1950 | Dancing in the dark | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80105 | 10/31/1950 | I guess I'll have to change my plans | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80106 | 10/31/1950 | Lullaby of Broadway | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80107 | 10/31/1950 | If there is someone lovelier than you | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80108 | 10/31/1950 | Louisiana hayride | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80301 | 12/21/1950 | The dirty dozens | Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80302 | 12/21/1950 | Mr. Freddie blues | Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80303 | 12/21/1950 | The honeydripper | Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Richman, Boomie," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106892.
Richman, Boomie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106892.
"Richman, Boomie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Abraham “Boomie” Richman
Discogs: Boomie Richman
Allmusic: Boomie Richman
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Richman, Boomie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93057838
Wikidata: Abraham “Boomie” Richman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4943522
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34647035
MusicBrainz: Abraham “Boomie” Richman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f084f155-e697-4d7f-badd-3e9408c6e404
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