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Otto Hardwick
Otto James "Toby" Hardwicke (May 31, 1904 – August 5, 1970) was an American saxophone player associated with Duke Ellington. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1904 (Washington, D.C.), Died August 5, 1970 (Washington, D.C.)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone, composer, bass saxophone, saxophone
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 115 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-39370 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Creole love call | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-39371 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Blues I love to sing | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-40155 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | Black and tan fantasie | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-40156 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | Washington wabble | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41244 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Harlem River quiver | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41245 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | East St. Louis toodle-oo | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41246 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Blue bubbles | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-43502 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Black beauty | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-43503 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Jubilee stomp | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-43504 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Got everything but you | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-56727 | 10-in. | 9/30/1929 | Lookin' good but feelin' bad | Fats Waller’s Buddies ; Four Wanderers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-56728 | 10-in. | 9/30/1929 | I need someone like you | Fats Waller’s Buddies ; Four Wanderers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-73557 | 10-in. | 9/21/1932 | Maori | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-73558 | 10-in. | 9/21/1932 | Jive | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-73559 | 10-in. | 9/21/1932 | My sophisticated daddy | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-73560 | 10-in. | 9/21/1932 | Margie | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-77025 | 10-in. | 9/26/1933 | Rude interlude | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, bass saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-77026 | 10-in. | 9/26/1933 | Dallas doings | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, bass saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-77199 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Dear old Southland | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-77200 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Awful sad | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-77201 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Daybreak Express | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, bass saxophone, alto saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-79169 | 10-in. | 4/17/1934 | I met my Waterloo | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-80144 | 10-in. | 1/9/1934 | Delta serenade | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-80145 | 10-in. | 1/9/1934 | Stompy Jones | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-80149 | 10-in. | 1/10/1934 | Solitude | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hardwick, Otto," accessed September 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111583.
Hardwick, Otto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111583.
"Hardwick, Otto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Otto Hardwick
Discogs: Otto Hardwick
Allmusic: Otto Hardwick
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LCNAR: Hardwick, Otto, 1904-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001045724
Wikidata: Otto Hardwick - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q264226
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49408218
MusicBrainz: Otto Hardwick - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4fd648b7-e5a7-4d4e-b3c8-6c3c7f3b4da8
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