Sax Mallard
Oett M. Mallard (September 2, 1915 – August 29, 1986), also known as Sax Mallard, was a Chicago-based jazz saxophonist and bandleader. He worked briefly (April–May 1943) with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, as well as with Ellington's Octet (with Ellington, Mallard, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Ray Nance, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Alvin "Junior" Raglin. In 1946 he recorded with Tampa Red in a line-up comprising Blind John Davis, Ernest "Big" Crawford, and Armand "Jump" Jackson, and that same year, and in 1947, he also recorded with Big Bill Broonzy, and with Roosevelt Sykes, with whom he would continue to record into the early 1960s. In 1951, following a recording session for Big Bill Broonzy, Mallard recorded a track under his own name using the same musicians, and in 1952 he recorded three sessions for Mercury Records under the name of Sax Mallard and His Orchestra, with Sykes, Crawford, Jackson and Andrew Tibbs, of which only one track was released, as a 45 rpm, with the 1951 recording. He died of cancer on August 29, 1986, in Chicago. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 68 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D6AB-1822 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | That's my gal | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | D6AB-1823 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Tonight | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | D6AB-1824 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Living in a different world | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | D6AB-1825 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Sunny road | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1936 | 10-in. | 8/23/1946 | Flames of jive | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1937 | 10-in. | 8/23/1946 | Sneakin' and dodgein' | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1945 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | You may be down some day | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1946 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | She's a solid killer diller | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1947 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Poor stranger blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1948 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | New bad luck blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1021 | 10-in. | 9/16/1947 | You got to love that gal | Boogie Band (Eddie Boyd) ; Eddie Boyd | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1022 | 10-in. | 9/16/1947 | Rosa Lee swing | Boogie Band (Eddie Boyd) ; Eddie Boyd | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1023 | 10-in. | 9/16/1947 | Unfair lovers | Boogie Band (Eddie Boyd) ; Eddie Boyd | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1024 | 10-in. | 9/16/1947 | Blue Monday blues | Boogie Band (Eddie Boyd) ; Eddie Boyd | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1032 | 10-in. | 9/18/1947 | In love with you | Arbee Stidham | Male vocal solo, with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1033 | 10-in. | 9/18/1947 | I found out for myself | Arbee Stidham | Male vocal solo, with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1034 | 10-in. | 9/18/1947 | I don't know how to cry | Arbee Stidham | Male vocal solo, with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1035 | 10-in. | 9/18/1947 | My heart belongs to you | Arbee Stidham | Male vocal solo, with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1070 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | Mama mama | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1073 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | Walking and drinking | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1078 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Facing life | Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | D7VB-1079 | 10" | 10/16/1947 | No special rider | Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1080 | 10" | 10/16/1947 | Ramblin with that woman | Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-1081 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Love me or let me be | Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | D7VB-1109 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Why did she leave me | Boogie Band (Eddie Boyd) ; Little Eddie Boyd | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mallard, Sax," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355351.
Mallard, Sax. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355351.
"Mallard, Sax." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Mallard, Sax - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93095089
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