Boomie Richman
Abraham Samuel Richman (April 2, 1921 – March 22, 2016), better known as Boomie Richman, was an American jazz tenor saxophone player who played with Tommy Dorsey. He also played clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, and flute. Richman was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on April 2, 1921. Before joining the Dorsey band, he worked with George Paxton and Muggsy Spanier. From 1945 to 1951, he recorded with Dorsey and was a soloist in the band. During the 1950s he worked intermittently with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and with Red Allen, Ruby Braff, Al Cohn, Cootie Williams, and the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. He also worked as a studio musician. Richman recorded with Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958, playing the sax solo on "True Love Ways". He also played with Judy Garland in her comeback performance at Carnegie Hall. On television, he appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show, The Perry Como Show, The Dick Cavett Show, The Patti Page Show, The Pat Boone Show, and The Andy Williams Show. Richman died in Boynton Beach, Florida on March 22, 2016, at the age of 94. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 2, 1922 (Brockton)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, flute, saxophone
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Recordings (Results 51-71 of 71 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 89697 | 4/4/1956 | The blues made me feel this way | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89698 | 4/4/1956 | Cool and groovy | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 89699 | 4/4/1956 | Happy and satisfied | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 103808 | 12/4/1957 | Banana split | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 103809 | 12/4/1957 | Lollypop | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 103810 | 12/4/1957 | The wayno | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 103811 | 12/4/1957 | Chug-a-lug | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 103812 | 12/5/1957 | Sure thing | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 103813 | 12/5/1957 | Coral reef | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 103814 | 12/5/1957 | Why not? | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 103815 | 12/5/1957 | Plymouth rock | Steve Allen Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |||
Decca | 104017 | 1/18/1958 | Sweet Eloise | Tex Beneek Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 104018 | 1/18/1958 | A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square | Tex Beneek Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 104019 | 1/18/1958 | Moonlight cocktail | Tex Beneek Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 104020 | 1/19/1958 | Don't sit under the apple tree | Tex Beneek Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 104021 | 1/19/1958 | Wham! Rebop born bam | Tex Beneek Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 104022 | 1/19/1958 | I've got a gal in Kalamazoo | Tex Beneek Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105869 | 10/21/1958 | True love ways | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105870 | 10/21/1958 | It doesn't matter anymore | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105871 | 10/21/1958 | Raining in my heart | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105872 | 10/21/1958 | Moondreams | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Richman, Boomie," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106892.
Richman, Boomie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106892.
"Richman, Boomie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Abraham “Boomie” Richman
Discogs: Boomie Richman
Allmusic: Boomie Richman
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LCNAR: Richman, Boomie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93057838
Wikidata: Abraham “Boomie” Richman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4943522
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34647035
MusicBrainz: Abraham “Boomie” Richman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f084f155-e697-4d7f-badd-3e9408c6e404
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