Buddy De Franco
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1923 (Camden), Died December 24, 2014 (Panama City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 39 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D5VB-0596 | 10-in. | 9/7/1945 | Aren't you glad you're you? | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5VB-0597 | 10-in. | 9/7/1945 | Chicago | Sy Oliver ; The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble, and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
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 | |
Victor | D9VB-0021 | 10-in. | 1/3/1949 | Overtime | Metronome All Stars | Jazz/dance band, with solos | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | D9VB-0022 | 10-in. | 1/3/1949 | Victory ball | Metronome All Stars | Jazz/dance band, with solos | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Atlantic | 46 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | The lady is a tramp | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Atlantic | 47 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | How high the moon | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Atlantic | 48 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | Trouble is a man | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Atlantic | 49 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | St. Louis blues | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 71460 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Strollin' | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71461 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | The moose | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71462 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Pow-wow (Redskin rhumba) | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71463 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Sittin' home waitin' for you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71794 | 2/23/1944 | In there | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 71795 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Saltin' away my sweet dreams | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71796 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Baby won't you please come home | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71797 | 2/23/1944 | The great lie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 71798 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | My heart isn't in it | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71799 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Drop me off in Harlem | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71800 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Gulf Coast blues | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 71801 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Flat top flip hiss lid | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | L 11434 | 3/19/1959 | King Philip stomp-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Franco, Buddy," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.
De Franco, Buddy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.
"De Franco, Buddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: DeFranco, Buddy, 1923-2014 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85369938
Wikidata: Buddy DeFranco - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q493004
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74025409
MusicBrainz: Buddy DeFranco - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/31b265d7-e092-4649-b813-4ddac0adac02
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