Harry White
Harry Alexander "Father" White (June 1, 1898 – August 14, 1962) was an American jazz trombonist. As a teenager, White played drums, then switched to trombone after moving to Washington, D.C. around 1919. In the 1920s he played with Duke Ellington, Elmer Snowden, and Claude Hopkins, then started a family band called the White Brothers Orchestra in 1925. This ensemble played the mid-Atlantic states for several years. Late in the 1920s, White played with Luis Russell, then joined the Mills Blue Rhythm Band in 1931. The following year he joined the orchestra of Cab Calloway, working as an arranger and composer in addition to duties on trombone. One of Calloway's trumpeters, Edwin Swayze, overheard White use the term "jitterbug", and wrote a tune called "The Jitterbug" because of it; Calloway's 1934 recording of it brought the term into widespread currency. He returned to play under Russell in 1935 while Russell's band backed Louis Armstrong. He quit playing for part of the 1930s, then later played with Manzie Johnson, Hot Lips Page, Edgar Hayes, and Bud Freeman. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1898 (Bethlehem), Died August 14, 1962 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, songwriter, lyricist, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 67 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-26486 | 10-in. | 5/24/1922 | I wish that there was a wireless to heaven (Then Mama would not seem so far away) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with celeste, oboe, flute, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-26732 | 10-in. | 8/23/1922 | Ji-ji-boo | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28520 | 10-in. | 8/30/1923 | Oh! Sister, ain't that hot! | Charles Dornberger Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28817 | 10-in. | 10/31/1923 | Oh! How she lied to me | Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30572 | 10-in. | 8/13/1924 | Mrs. Murphy's chowder | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-69683 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | Thumpin' 'n' bumpin' | Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-69963 | 10-in. | 6/18/1931 | Moanin' | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-70109 | 10-in. | 7/1/1931 | When I can't be with you | Carolina Dandies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-77684 | 10-in. | 9/18/1933 | Evenin' | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-78504 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Harlem camp meeting | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-78505 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Zaz zuh zaz | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-92908 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Voice of Old Man River | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-022923 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Jumpin' | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-022924 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Feelin' high and happy | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-022925 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | At your beck and call | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-022926 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Rock it for me | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-022927 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Skull duggery | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter, instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-022928 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | I let a song go out of my heart | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-023733 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | (A sky of blue, with you) And so forth | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Delores Payne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-023734 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | The pied piper | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-023735 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | If I were you | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Delores Payne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-023736 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | I'm gonna lock my heart (And throw away the key) | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-023737 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | Will you remember tonight tomorrow? | Ben Bowers ; Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-032735 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | Small fry | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Columbia | 80300 | 10-in. | 4/18/1922 | When those finale hoppers start hopping around | Furman and Nash | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "White, Harry," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108261.
White, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108261.
"White, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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