Babe Russin

Irving "Babe" Russin (June 18, 1911 – August 4, 1984) was an American tenor saxophone player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Russin played with some of the best known jazz bands of the 1930s and 1940s, including Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. He led his own band briefly in the early 1940s. He solos in the recording the Glenn Miller band made of Jerry Gray's composition, "A String of Pearls" for Bluebird Records in 1941. In 1950, Russin was credited as a musician with the backup band on two Frank Sinatra songs for Columbia Records, "Should I?" and "You Do Something To Me". He co-wrote the instrumental "All the Things You Ain't" with Jimmy Dorsey which was released as a V-Disc 78 single, No. 391B, in March, 1945. He appeared briefly in the Universal-International movie The Glenn Miller Story (1954). Russin plays on the soundtrack to the Warner Bros. movie A Star Is Born (1954), playing "Cheating on Me" with a small group. He also appeared in the Universal-International movie The Benny Goodman Story (1956).

Birth and Death Data: Born June 18, 1911 (Pittsburgh), Died August 4, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, clarinet, composer

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-013880	10-in.	9/28/1937	I ain't got nobody (and nobody cares for me)	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-013881	10-in.	9/28/1937	I've got my heart set on you	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-013882	10-in.	9/28/1937	Everything you said came true	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-013883	10-in.	9/28/1937	Getting some fun out of life	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-013884	10-in.	9/28/1937	Jazz me blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-013885	10-in.	9/28/1937	Laugh your way through life	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018104	10-in.	1/5/1938	Dr. Rhythm	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018105	10-in.	1/5/1938	Always and always	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018106	10-in.	1/5/1938	I was doing all right	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018107	10-in.	1/5/1938	Love is here to stay	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-018108	10-in.	1/5/1938	Wolverine blues	Larry Clinton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-019831	10-in.	2/16/1938	Don't be that way	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-019832	10-in.	2/16/1938	One o'clock jump	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037134	10-in.	5/22/1939	Rendezvous in Paree	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037135	10-in.	5/22/1939	How am I to know	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037136	10-in.	5/22/1939	Is it possible	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037137	10-in.	5/22/1939	Well all right! (Tonight's the night)	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037138	10-in.	5/22/1939	La rosita	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037139	10-in.	5/22/1939	All I remember is you	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037140	10-in.	5/22/1939	Judgment is coming	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	CS-037141	10-in.	5/22/1939	Swing low sweet chariot	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038105	10-in.	7/20/1939	Running through my mind	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038106	10-in.	7/20/1939	Let's disappear!	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038107	10-in.	7/20/1939	Stop! It's wonderful	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038108	10-in.	7/20/1939	Hong Kong blues	Skeets Herfurt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone

(Results 1-25 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Russin, Babe," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110107.

Russin, Babe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110107.

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