Rex Stewart

Rex Stewart

Rex William Stewart Jr. (February 22, 1907 – September 7, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 22, 1907 (Philadelphia), Died September 7, 1967 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, trumpet, leader, composer, trombone, vocalist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 118 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-053023	10-in.	5/28/1940	Blue goose	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053427	10-in.	9/5/1940	There shall be no night	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053428	10-in.	9/5/1940	In a mellotone	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053429	10-in.	9/5/1940	Five o'clock whistle	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053430	10-in.	9/5/1940	Warm valley	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053432	10-in.	9/6/1940	Blues for you, Johnny	Sidney Bechet ; Herb Jeffries ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet with male vocal solo (take 2: no vocal)	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053433	10-in.	9/6/1940	Ain't misbehavin'	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053434	10-in.	9/6/1940	Save it, pretty mama	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053435	10-in.	9/6/1940	Stompy Jones	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-053552	10-in.	10/17/1940	The flaming sword	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053579	10-in.	10/28/1940	Across the track blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053580	10-in.	10/28/1940	Chlo-e	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053581	10-in.	10/28/1940	I never felt this way before	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053607	10-in.	11/2/1940	Without a song	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053608	10-in.	11/2/1940	My Sunday gal	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053609	10-in.	11/2/1940	Mobile Bay	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053610	10-in.	11/2/1940	Linger awhile	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053780	10-in.	12/28/1940	The sidewalks of New York	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053781	10-in.	12/28/1940	Flamingo	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-053782	10-in.	12/28/1940	The girl in my dreams tries to look like you	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054606	10-in.	7/22/1940	Harlem air-shaft	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054607	10-in.	7/22/1940	At a Dixie roadside diner	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054608	10-in.	7/22/1940	All too soon	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054609	10-in.	7/22/1940	Rumpus in Richmond	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-054624	10-in.	7/24/1940	My greatest mistake	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet

(Results 26-50 of 118 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stewart, Rex," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103819.

Stewart, Rex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103819.

"Stewart, Rex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.