Barney Bigard

Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 3, 1906 (New Orleans), Died June 27, 1980 (Culver City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, tenor saxophone, composer, soprano saxophone, vocalist, leader, saxophone, songwriter

Notes: Also known as Albany Bigard.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 358 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-36283	10-in.	9/21/1926	Sidewalk blues	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band, with talk	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-36284	10-in.	9/21/1926	Dead man blues	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band, with talk	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-43502	10-in.	3/26/1928	Black beauty	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-43503	10-in.	3/26/1928	Jubilee stomp	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-43504	10-in.	3/26/1928	Got everything but you	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-47799	10-in.	10/30/1928	The mooche	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48100	10-in.	10/30/1928	Santa Claus, bring my man back to me	Hot Five [Ellington ensemble] ; Ozie Ware	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48101	10-in.	10/30/1928	I done caught you blues	Hot Five [Ellington ensemble] ; Ozie Ware	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48102	10-in.	10/30/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48103	10-in.	10/30/1928	No papa no	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (take 2)	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48166	10-in.	11/15/1928	Bandanna babies	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48167	10-in.	11/15/1928	Diga diga do	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48168	10-in.	11/15/1928	I must have that man	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48373	10-in.	2/18/1929	Japanese dream	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-48374	10-in.	2/18/1929	Harlemania	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	CVE-49007	12-in.	12/20/1928	St. Louis blues	Warren Mills and his Blue Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49652	10-in.	1/16/1929	Flaming youth	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49653	10-in.	1/16/1929	Saturday night function	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, composer
Victor	BVE-49654	10-in.	1/16/1929	High life	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49655	10-in.	1/16/1929	Doin' the voom voom	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49767	10-in.	3/7/1929	The dicty glide	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49768	10-in.	3/7/1929	Hot feet	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49769	10-in.	3/7/1929	Sloppy Joe	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49770	10-in.	3/7/1929	Stevedore stomp	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	CVE-51158	12-in.	4/12/1929	A night at the Cotton Club, part 1	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Irving Mills	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bigard, Barney," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103206.

Bigard, Barney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103206.

"Bigard, Barney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.