Bobby Hackett

Bobby Hackett

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett was a featured soloist on some of the Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1915 (Providence), Died June 7, 1976 (Massachusetts)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet, guitar

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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	72866	10-in.	5/17/1945	Lady be good, part 1	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	72867	10-in.	5/17/1945	Lady be good, part 2	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	72868	10-in.	5/17/1945	My one and only	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73313		1/28/1946	What is there to say	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73343		2/5/1946	Soon	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73344		2/5/1946	With a song in my heart	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73345		2/5/1946	If there is someone lovelier than you	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73372		2/15/1946	Easy to love	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73373		2/15/1946	Yesterdays	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73374		2/15/1946	More than you know	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73375		2/15/1946	What is there to say?	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	74023		8/5/1947	My melancholy baby	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	74024		8/5/1947	Tulip time in Holland	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	74025		8/5/1947	Nobody knows	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	74026		8/5/1947	We called it music	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	75421		10/19/1949	You're my thrill	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	75422		10/19/1949	Crazy he calls me	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	75423		10/19/1949	Please tell me now	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	75424		10/19/1949	Somebody's on my mind	Billie Holiday	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81326		8/1/1951	At the end of a day	Bill Kenny ; The Song Spinners	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81327		8/1/1951	I see God	Bill Kenny ; The Song Spinners	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1235	10-in.	12/23/1943	But not for me	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1236	10-in.	12/23/1943	Rose room	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1237	10-in.		'S wonderful	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	N 1238	10-in.	12/23/1943	Ja-da	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 151-175 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

Hackett, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

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