Julian Dash
Julian Dash (April 9, 1916 – February 25, 1974) was an American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, probably better known for his work with Erskine Hawkins and Buck Clayton. Dash was a member of the Bama State Collegians, which later became the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. He is recognised, with Hawkins and fellow sax player Bill Johnson, in composing the swing tune "Tuxedo Junction", which became an immense hit when recorded by other (mainly white) bands, notably that of Glenn Miller. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Dash recorded for the Sittin' in With label and later was on Vee-Jay Records with his sextets. His renditions of "Devil's Lament" and "Dance of the Mother Bird" on Sittin' In With and his "Zig Zag" on the Vee Jay label were hits in the black community. Dash can be heard at his best in 1953 on two of the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions, in which extended versions of songs ("The Huckle-Buck" to 63 choruses) were recorded by Vanguard to exploit the newly developed length of LP records. All of the six sessions were later released by Columbia as thematic album LPs and by Lone Hill as CDs, also in complete versions by Mosaic. On 6 March 1972, Dash recorded prominently with fellow tenor saxist Buddy Tate as one of Jay McShann's All-Stars on seven titles of Kansas City-styled tunes. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 9, 1916 (Charleston), Died February 25, 1974
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, composer, arranger, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-038421 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Tuxedo Junction | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-046786 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Tuxedo junction | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-065729 | 10-in. | 5/15/1941 | Blue sea | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | E0FB-5217 | 10-in. | 8/1/1950 | Tuxedo junction | Tito Puente Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0945 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | Good dip | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5VB-0946 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | I guess I'll have to get along without you | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5VB-0947 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | Holiday for swing | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5VB-0948 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | Let's have fun tonight | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ace Harris | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1955 | 10-in. | 10/7/1946 | Feelin' low | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1956 | 10-in. | 10/7/1946 | Hawk's boogie | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1957 | 10-in. | 10/7/1946 | Sammy's nightmare | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D8VB-4090 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Corn bread | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D8VB-4091 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Bewildered | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D8VB-4092 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Cold hearted woman | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D8VB-4093 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Brooklyn bounce | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Decca | 76827 | 9/11/1950 | so long, goodbye blues | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76828 | 9/11/1950 | Skippin' and hoppin' | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76829 | 9/11/1950 | Down beat | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76830 | 9/11/1950 | Tennessee waltz | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80262 | 12/6/1950 | After hours-1 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80263 | 12/6/1950 | No regrets | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80264 | 12/6/1950 | Tuxedo junction-2 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, arranger | |||
Decca | 80265 | 12/6/1950 | Bear mash blues-3 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80409 | 1/18/1951 | Love never comes around | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80410 | 1/18/1951 | Nona-1 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80411 | 1/18/1951 | Please don't put me down | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80412 | 1/18/1951 | Station break | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89338 | 2/9/1956 | The yurt | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89339 | 2/9/1956 | Put your feet down on the ground | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89340 | 2/9/1956 | Nobody plays piano like Sacramento | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89341 | 2/9/1956 | Waltz in blue | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Signature | SRC 7132 | 10-in. | December 1946 | My silent love | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Signature | SRC 7133 | 10-in. | December 1946 | Creamin' | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Signature | SRC 7134 | 10-in. | December 1946 | Goin' along | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Signature | SRC 7135 | 10-in. | December 1946 | Long moan | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dash, Julian," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106030.
Dash, Julian. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106030.
"Dash, Julian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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