Jesse Price
Jesse Price (May 1, 1909, Memphis, Tennessee – April 19, 1974, Los Angeles) was an American jazz drummer. Price began on drums at age 14, and played locally with blues singers, including Ida Cox, and in the Palace Theater pit orchestra, early in his career. He moved to Kansas City in 1934, where he played with George E. Lee, Thamon Hayes, Count Basie (1936), and Harlan Leonard (1939–41). He then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked with Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong (1943), Stan Kenton (1944), Basie again (1944), Benny Carter, and Slim Gaillard (1949). He recorded with Jay McShann when back in Kansas City again in the 1950s. He led a band at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1971, which included Harry Edison, Jimmy Forrest and Big Joe Turner. Price recorded 23 tracks as a leader between 1946 and 1948, most of them for Capitol Records. All are published on a Blue Moon CD: The Singing Drummer Man; Jesse Price. The Complete Recordings 1946–1957 (BMCD 6019). |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 1, 1909, Died April 19, 1974
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 32 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-044589 | 10-in. | 1/11/1940 | Rockin' with the Rockets | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044590 | 10-in. | 1/11/1940 | Hairy Joe jump | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044591 | 10-in. | 1/11/1940 | Contact | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044592 | 10-in. | 1/11/1940 | Snaky feelin' | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Jimmy Ross | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044593 | 10-in. | 1/11/1940 | My gal Sal (They called her Frivolous Sal) | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-044594 | 10-in. | 1/11/1940 | Skee | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-047796 | 10-in. | 3/11/1940 | I don't want to set the world on fire | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
| Victor | BS-047797 | 10-in. | 3/11/1940 | Ride my blues away | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Ernie Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
| Victor | BS-047798 | 10-in. | 3/11/1940 | I'm in a weary mood | Darwin Jones ; Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
| Victor | BS-047799 | 10-in. | 3/11/1940 | Parade of the stompers | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
| Victor | BS-053206 | 10-in. | 7/15/1940 | Rock and ride | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053207 | 10-in. | 7/15/1940 | 400 swing | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053208 | 10-in. | 7/15/1940 | My dream | Darwin Jones ; Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053209 | 10-in. | 7/15/1940 | My pop gave me a nickel | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053210 | 10-in. | 7/15/1940 | Please don't squabble | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Ernie Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053211 | 10-in. | 7/15/1940 | A-la-bridges | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053638 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | Dameron stomp | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053639 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | Rachmaninoff jumps | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053640 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | Mistreated | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Ernie Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053641 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | Too much | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053642 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | It couldn't be | Darwin Jones ; Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053643 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | Keep rockin' | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; William H. Smith | Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053644 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | Take 'um | Henry Bridges ; Harlan Leonard ; Rockets | Jazz/dance band, with saxophone solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-053645 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | Dig it | Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Atlantic | 702 | 10-in. | 11/24/1951 | Charmaine | Loumel Morgan Quintet | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Jesse," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109956.
Price, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109956.
"Price, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Price, Jesse, 1909-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94009472
Wikidata: Jesse Price - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6186757
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24175584
MusicBrainz: Jesse Price - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/00677f5c-fa3b-4710-a51f-f0e4e8a9b1cc
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