Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1910 (Webster Groves), Died May 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, choral director, leader, composer, conductor, piano, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 118 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-76574 | 10-in. | 7/6/1933 | Blue prelude | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-76740 | 10-in. | 7/24/1933 | Song of the Bayou | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
Victor | BS-76741 | 10-in. | 7/24/1933 | Prelude in C sharp minor | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
Victor | BS-81076 | 10-in. | 1/18/1934 | You have taken my heart | Jerry Baker ; Hotel Governor Clinton Orchestra ; Enoch Light | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-81957 | 10-in. | 3/19/1934 | When a woman loves a man | Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-82313 | 10-in. | 4/13/1934 | When a woman loves a man | De Marco Sisters ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-84243 | 10-in. | 9/9/1934 | P.S. I love you | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-84455 | 10-in. | 10/8/1934 | P.S. I love you | Eddie Stone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-97016 | 10-in. | 9/27/1935 | Good-bye | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-035768 | 10-in. | 4/19/1939 | Blue evening | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035784 | 10-in. | 4/24/1939 | Blue evening | Three Reasons ; Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-037152 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Blue evening | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-072423 | 10-in. | 6/12/1942 | Mad about him, sad about him, how can I be glad without him blues | Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | PBS-072424 | 10-in. | 6/12/1942 | Be careful, it's my heart | Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | PBS-072425 | 10-in. | 6/12/1942 | He wears a pair of silver wings | Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | conductor, arranger | |
Victor | PBS-072426 | 10-in. | 6/12/1942 | Conchita, Marquita, Lolilta, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez | Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | conductor, arranger | |
Victor | PBS-072483 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | A boy in khaki—a girl in lace | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | conductor, arranger | |
Victor | PBS-072484 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Murder, he says | Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | conductor, arranger | |
Victor | PBS-072485 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Manhattan serenade | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | conductor, arranger | |
Victor | D4AB-0070 | 10-in. | 3/22/1944 | San Fernando Valley | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0620 | 10-in. | 9/20/1945 | Homesick-that's all | Russ Case ; Murphy Sisters | Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1013 | 10-in. | 1/19/1945 | Ev'ry time (I fall in love) | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Glenn Hughes | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2644 | 10-in. | 8/12/1946 | When a woman loves a man | Dardanelle Trio | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0233 | 10-in. | 4/3/1947 | Tomorrow | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1094 | 10-in. | 10/23/1947 | San Fernando Valley | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Gordon," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.
Jenkins, Gordon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.
"Jenkins, Gordon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Jenkins, Gordon - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91089020
Wikidata: Gordon Jenkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1388198
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51875578
MusicBrainz: Gordon Jenkins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9b6da241-318c-4ee3-babd-18b5d2bc1646
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