Vic Dickenson

Victor Dickenson (August 6, 1906 – November 16, 1984) was an American jazz trombonist. His career began in the 1920s and continued through musical partnerships with Count Basie (1940–41), Sidney Bechet (1941), and Earl Hines.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1906 (Xenia), Died November 16, 1984 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, vocalist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-066784	10-in.	10/14/1941	Rip up the joint	Sidney Bechet ; Vic Dickenson ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus	vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-066785	10-in.	10/14/1941	Suey	Sidney Bechet ; Vic Dickenson ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-066786	10-in.	10/14/1941	Blues in the air	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-066787	10-in.	10/14/1941	The mooche	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-066788	10-in.	10/14/1941	Laughin' in rhythm	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with laughing and vocal chorus	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D6VB-2149	10-in.	9/6/1946	I want a little girl	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal, solo with jazz septet	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D6VB-2150	10-in.	9/6/1946	Sugar	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal, solo with jazz septet	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D6VB-2151	10-in.	9/6/1946	Blues for yesterday	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal, solo with jazz septet	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D6VB-2152	10-in.	9/6/1946	Blues in the South	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal solo, with jazz septet	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61567	10-in.	2/2/1937	Sunday	Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61568	10-in.	2/2/1937	No no Nora	Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61569	10-in.	2/2/1937	Swingin' down the lane	Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62140	10-in.	4/21/1937	Honey	Clude Hopkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62141	10-in.	4/21/1937	June night	Clude Hopkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62142	10-in.	4/21/1937	Church Street sobbin' blues	Clude Hopkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62143	10-in.	4/21/1937	My kinda love	Clude Hopkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72430	10-in.	10/13/1944	Fish market	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72431	10-in.	10/13/1944	Twilight time	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72432		10/13/1944	St. Louis blues	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72635	10-in.	12/15/1944	Begin the beguine	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72636	10-in.	12/15/1944	Blue Lou	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72668	10-in.	12/29/1944	Please don't talk about me when I'm gone	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	72669	10-in.	12/29/1944	Lover man (oh where can you be)	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73351		2/7/1946	On the Alamo	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73352		2/7/1946	I didn't know about you	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73353		2/7/1946	Just you, just me	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83158		7/11/1952	Down beat	Mary Lou Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83159		7/11/1952	[Unknown title(s)]	Mary Lou Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83160		7/11/1952	Out of nowhere	Mary Lou Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83161		7/11/1952	C jam blues	Mary Lou Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83455		9/30/1952	Down beat	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83456		9/30/1952	C jam blues, part 1	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83457		9/30/1952	C jam blues, part 2	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	89101		1/3/1945	Christopher Columbus [Take 1]	Ralph Sutton Quartet		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	89102		1/3/1945	St. Louis blues [Take 1]	Ralph Sutton Quartet		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	111944		3/21/1962	Chicago	Henry Jerome Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	111945		3/21/1962	Sweet Lorraine	Henry Jerome Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	111946		3/21/1962	South Rampart Street parade	Henry Jerome Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	111947		3/21/1962	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Henry Jerome Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3910	10-in.	8/9/1945	Save your sorrows for tomorrow	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3911	10-in.	8/9/1945	Baby won't you please come home	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3918	10-in.	8/17/1945	That little dream got nowhere	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3919	10-in.	8/17/1945	Who's sorry now?	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3949	10-in.	9/5/1945	I've found a new baby	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3950	10-in.	9/5/1945	Who's sorry now	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3978	10-in.	9/26/1945	The man I love	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 3979	10-in.	9/26/1945	On the sunny side of the street	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 4006	10-in.	11/20/1945	Just you, just me	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 4007	10-in.	11/20/1945	Coquette	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 4010	10-in.	12/3/1945	On the sunny side of the street	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 4011	10-in.	12/3/1945	The man I love	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	RT-101		1945	Sonny boy	Leo Watson		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	RT-102		1945	Tight and gay	Leo Watson		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	CAL-103		1945	Snake pit	Leo Watson		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	CAL-104		1945	Jingle bells	Leo Watson		instrumentalist, trombone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dickenson, Vic," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100030.

Dickenson, Vic. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100030.

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