Babe Russin

Irving "Babe" Russin (June 18, 1911 – August 4, 1984) was an American tenor saxophone player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Russin played with some of the best known jazz bands of the 1930s and 1940s, including Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. He led his own band briefly in the early 1940s. He solos in the recording the Glenn Miller band made of Jerry Gray's composition, "A String of Pearls" for Bluebird Records in 1941. In 1950, Russin was credited as a musician with the backup band on two Frank Sinatra songs for Columbia Records, "Should I?" and "You Do Something To Me". He co-wrote the instrumental "All the Things You Ain't" with Jimmy Dorsey which was released as a V-Disc 78 single, No. 391B, in March, 1945. He appeared briefly in the Universal-International movie The Glenn Miller Story (1954). Russin plays on the soundtrack to the Warner Bros. movie A Star Is Born (1954), playing "Cheating on Me" with a small group. He also appeared in the Universal-International movie The Benny Goodman Story (1956).

Birth and Death Data: Born June 18, 1911 (Pittsburgh), Died August 4, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, clarinet, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-038109	10-in.	7/20/1939	Stomp it off	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038110	10-in.	7/20/1939	The song is you	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-041928	10-in.	8/29/1939	You took advantage of me	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-041929	10-in.	8/29/1939	I'm yours	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-041930	10-in.	8/29/1939	Am I blue?	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-041931	10-in.	8/29/1939	I have everything to live for	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-042611	10-in.	8/28/1939	Stop kicking my heart around	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-042612	10-in.	8/28/1939	It's a hundred to one (I'm in love)	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-042613	10-in.	8/28/1939	Vol vistu gaily star	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-042614	10-in.	8/28/1939	Shoot the sherbert to me Herbert	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-042615	10-in.	8/28/1939	Alla en el rancho grande	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Hughie Prince	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-067669	10-in.	8/25/1941	When are we going to land abroad?	Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-067670	10-in.	8/25/1941	I don't want to set the world on fire	Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music ; Four Trumpet-Ayres	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-067671	10-in.	8/25/1941	The waiter and the porter and the upstairs maid	Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-067672	10-in.	8/25/1941	Misirlou	Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068066	10-in.	11/3/1941	Humpty-Dumpty heart	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068067	10-in.	11/3/1941	Everything I love	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal choir	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068068	10-in.	11/3/1941	A string of pearls	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068069	10-in.	11/3/1941	Baby Mine	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068071	10-in.	11/3/1941	Day dreaming	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071435	10-in.	10/1/1941	The nadocky	Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071436	10-in.	10/1/1941	Ev'ry time	Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071437	10-in.	10/1/1941	I wanna go back to Texas	Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071438	10-in.	10/1/1941	Minka	Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music ; Warren Lewis	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-073479	10-in.	3/25/1942	You go your way (And I'll go crazy)	Cliff Nazarro	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone

(Results 26-50 of 185 records)

Citation

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