Budd Johnson

Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Billie Holiday and, especially, Earl Hines.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1910 (Dallas), Died October 20, 1984 (Kansas City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, songwriter, leader, vocalist

Notes: Real name is Albert J. Johnson; name listed on Bluebird disc label as A. Johnson. Compositions often credited as Albert Johnson.

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

Recordings (Results 126-137 of 137 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	81071	5/22/1951	No more cryin' blues	Mabel Scott	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81072	5/22/1951	Boogie woogie choo choo train	Mabel Scott	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81073	5/22/1951	Somebody goofed	Mabel Scott	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81074	5/22/1951	Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough	Mabel Scott	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81296	7/20/1951	If, if, if you were mine	Gladys Bruce	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81297	7/20/1951	I've got the blues for my baby	Gladys Bruce	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81298	7/20/1951	Trinidad Daddy	Gladys Bruce	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81299	7/20/1951	The right kind of feeling	Gladys Bruce	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81462	8/28/1951	Budd's boogie	Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81463	8/28/1951	Lovely evening blues	Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81464	8/28/1951	Tyree's boogie-1	Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81465	8/28/1951	Flag wavin' boogie	Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 126-137 of 137 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Budd," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105494.

Johnson, Budd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105494.

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