Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1910 (Webster Groves), Died May 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, choral director, leader, composer, conductor, piano, lyricist, 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
Columbia	W152656	10-in.	12/20/1933	You have taken my heart	Freddie Rich and his Orchestra ; Phil Regan	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Vocalion	22284	10-in.	1/12/1938	When a woman loves a man	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Decca	38496	10-in.	8/31/1934	Blue room	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38497	10-in.	8/31/1934	I've found a new baby	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38498	10-in.	8/31/1934	Sweet Sue, just you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38499	10-in.	8/31/1934	Tiger rag	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38500	10-in.	8/31/1934	You're O.K.	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38502	10-in.	8/31/1934	Dallas blues	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38503	10-in.	8/31/1934	China boy	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38504	10-in.	8/31/1934	Four or five times	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38505	10-in.	8/31/1934	Where the arrow points to home	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38506	10-in.	8/31/1934	Here come the British	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38507	10-in.	8/31/1934	Pardon my Southern accent	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38508	10-in.	8/31/1934	Jimtown blues	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38509	10-in.	8/31/1934	Black magic	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38515	10-in.	9/4/1934	Panama	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38516	10-in.	9/4/1934	Out of space	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38517	10-in.	9/4/1934	Blue lament	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38518	10-in.	9/4/1934	For all we know	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38519	10-in.	9/4/1934	I only have eyes for you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38520	10-in.	9/4/1934	Then I'll be tired of you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38521	10-in.	9/4/1934	Don't let it happen again	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38522	10-in.	9/4/1934	I never had a chance	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38523	10-in.	9/4/1934	When you climb those golden stairs	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	38524	10-in.	9/4/1934	If we should never meet again	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger

(Results 26-50 of 118 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Gordon," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

Jenkins, Gordon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

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