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Buddy De Franco

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1923 (Camden), Died December 24, 2014 (Panama City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, saxophone

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D5VB-0596 10-in. 9/7/1945 Aren't you glad you're you? Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor D5VB-0597 10-in. 9/7/1945 Chicago Sy Oliver ; The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble, and jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor D6VB-1312 10-in. 3/1/1946 (Ah-yes) there's a good blues tonight Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor D6VB-1313 10-in. 3/1/1946 Don't be a baby, baby Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor D6VB-1314 10-in. 3/2/1946 There's no one but you Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Stuart Foster Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor D6VB-1315 10-in. 3/2/1946 Sweet Eileen Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor D9VB-0021 10-in. 1/3/1949 Overtime Metronome All Stars Jazz/dance band, with solos instrumentalist, clarinet  
Victor D9VB-0022 10-in. 1/3/1949 Victory ball Metronome All Stars Jazz/dance band, with solos instrumentalist, clarinet  
Atlantic 46 10-in. 8/14/1947 The lady is a tramp Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn instrumentalist, clarinet  
Atlantic 47 10-in. 8/14/1947 How high the moon Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn instrumentalist, clarinet  
Atlantic 48 10-in. 8/14/1947 Trouble is a man Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn instrumentalist, clarinet  
Atlantic 49 10-in. 8/14/1947 St. Louis blues Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 71460 10-in. 10/20/1943 Strollin' Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71461 10-in. 10/20/1943 The moose Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71462 10-in. 10/20/1943 Pow-wow (Redskin rhumba) Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71463 10-in. 10/20/1943 Sittin' home waitin' for you Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71794 2/23/1944 In there Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71795 10-in. 2/23/1944 Saltin' away my sweet dreams Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71796 10-in. 2/23/1944 Baby won't you please come home Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71797 2/23/1944 The great lie Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71798 10-in. 2/24/1944 My heart isn't in it Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71799 10-in. 2/24/1944 Drop me off in Harlem Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71800 10-in. 2/24/1944 Gulf Coast blues Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca 71801 10-in. 2/24/1944 Flat top flip hiss lid Charlie Barnet Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
Decca L 11434 3/19/1959 King Philip stomp-2 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, clarinet  
(Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Franco, Buddy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.

De Franco, Buddy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.

"De Franco, Buddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192

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