Yank Porter

Yank Allen Porter (ca. 1895, Norfolk, Virginia – March 22, 1944, New York City) was an American jazz drummer. Porter moved to New York City in 1926 and played there with Calvin Jackson until 1930. In the 1930s he worked with Charlie Matson (1932), Louis Armstrong (1933), Bud Harris (1933), James P. Johnson (1934, 1939), Fats Waller (1935–36), and Dave Martin (1936). In 1940 he played briefly with Joe Sullivan, then joined Teddy Wilson in a small group for the remainder of the year. He also did freelance recording with Benny Carter (1940) and Art Tatum (1941).

Birth and Death Data: Born 1895, Died March 22, 1944 (New York)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

Notes: Yank Porter's real name is Allen Porter.

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-75103	10-in.	1/27/1933	Basin Street blues	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75105	10-in.	1/28/1933	Snowball	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75106	10-in.	1/28/1933	Mahogany Hall stomp	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75107	10-in.	1/28/1933	Swing you cats	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	28874	10-in.	10/15/1940	St. Louis blues	Benny Carter All Star Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	28875	10-in.	10/15/1940	Loveless love	Benny Carter All Star Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	69356	10-in.	6/13/1941	Lucille	Art Tatum and his Band		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	69357	10-in.	6/13/1941	Rock me Mama	Art Tatum and his Band		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	69358	10-in.	6/13/1941	Corrine, Corrina	Art Tatum and his Band		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	69359	10-in.	6/13/1941	Lonesome graveyard blues	Art Tatum and his Band		instrumentalist, drums

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Porter, Yank," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/338190.

Porter, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/338190.

"Porter, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.