Heinie Beau
Heinie Beau (March 8, 1911 – April 18, 1987) was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinetist, most notable for his swing clarinet work and recordings done with Tommy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra and Red Nichols. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1911, Died April 19, 1987
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone, arranger, flute
Notes: Heinie Beau is also listed as John Heine Beau and Henry John Beau. Variant spellings of first name include Heini, Henie, and Hienie; listed in some Victor ledgers as Henry Bean. Born John Heinrich Beau.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-055108 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Swing time up in Harlem | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055109 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Swing high | Ziggy Elman ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with trumpet soloist | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055110 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Do you know why | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055111 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Isn't that just like love | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055112 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Swanee River | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060346 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | I tried | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060347 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Dolores | The Pied Pipers ; Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060348 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | For you | Jo Stafford ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060349 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Without a song | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060900 | 10-in. | 2/17/1941 | Will you still be mine? | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060901 | 10-in. | 2/17/1941 | You betcha my life | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060902 | 10-in. | 2/17/1941 | Let's get away from it all | The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060903 | 10-in. | 2/17/1941 | Let's get away from it all | Connie Haines ; The Pied Pipers ; Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060904 | 10-in. | 2/17/1941 | I love it so | Paul Mason ; The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | CS-060905 | 12-in. | 2/17/1941 | Deep river | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | CS-060906 | 12-in. | 2/17/1941 | Swing low, sweet chariot | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060907 | 10-in. | 2/17/1941 | Serenade to the spot | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-060908 | 10-in. | 2/17/1941 | Yes indeed! | Sy Oliver ; Jo Stafford ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067650 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | Let's just pretend | Jo Stafford ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067651 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | Two in love | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067652 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | Violets for your furs | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067653 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | The sunshine of your smile | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067654 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | Pale moon | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067655 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | Hallelujah! | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067932 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | The skunk song | Charles Peterson ; The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, mixed vocal ensemble, and speaker | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067933 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | The skunk song | Charles Peterson ; The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, mixed vocal ensemble, and speaker | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067934 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | Somebody loves me | The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067935 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | Love sends a little gift of roses | Ken Curtis ; The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067936 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | It isn't a dream any more | Jo Stafford ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067937 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | Embraceable you | The Pied Pipers ; Jo Stafford ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-067938 | 10-in. | 9/26/1941 | The anniversary waltz | Ken Curtis ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-072042 | 10-in. | 1/19/1942 | The night we called it a day | Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-072043 | 10-in. | 1/19/1942 | The lamplighter's serenade | Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-072044 | 10-in. | 1/19/1942 | The song is you | Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-072045 | 10-in. | 1/19/1942 | Night and day | Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-072169 | 10-in. | 3/9/1942 | Moonlight on the Ganges | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-072171 | 10-in. | 3/9/1942 | Somewhere a voice is calling | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-072172 | 10-in. | 3/9/1942 | Well, git it! | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Victor | PBS-072174 | 10-in. | 3/9/1942 | The night we called it a day | The Pied Pipers ; Jo Stafford ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Decca | L 6526 | 11/23/1951 | Necessary evil | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6527 | 11/23/1951 | Oops! | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6528 | 11/23/1951 | Would you like to take a walk | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 6529 | 11/23/1951 | Who walks in (when I walk out) | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 11033 | 6/24/1958 | The three heads of Adam | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11034 | 6/24/1958 | The house on Olvera Street | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11035 | 6/24/1958 | The Gina pastrami cha cha cha | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11036 | 6/24/1958 | Moonset Boulevard | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11037 | 6/24/1958 | The five and a half gallon hat story | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11038 | 6/24/1958 | Gullible travels | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11039 | 6/30/1958 | In your private eye | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11040 | 6/30/1958 | The tattooed street car named baby | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11041 | 6/30/1958 | The cool tin roof story | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11042 | 6/30/1958 | Under the blowtop | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11043 | 6/30/1958 | The man with the golden embouchure | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute | |||
| Decca | L 11044 | 6/30/1958 | Scotland yardbird | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beau, Heinie," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107089.
Beau, Heinie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107089.
"Beau, Heinie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Beau, Heinie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94053247
Wikidata: Heinie Beau - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1876702
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37106551
MusicBrainz: Heinie Beau - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/642e0d24-e113-4238-853a-dc711165792f
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