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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	60404	10-in.	1/28/1936	Whose big baby are you?	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60405	10-in.	1/28/1936	Much too much	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60406	10-in.	1/28/1936	Garbo green	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60407	10-in.	1/28/1936	You hit the spot	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62204	10-in.	5/20/1937	You're precious to me	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62205	10-in.	5/20/1937	Fan my Brow	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62206	10-in.	5/20/1937	Formal night in Harlem	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62207	10-in.	5/20/1937	He's a gypsy from Poughkeepsie	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62348	10-in.	7/9/1937	Easy living	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62349	10-in.	7/9/1937	I'll take the key and lock you up	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62350	10-in.	7/9/1937	Sing and be happy	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62351	10-in.	7/9/1937	Penny wise and pound foolish	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62633	10-in.	9/30/1937	Beat it out	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62634	10-in.	9/30/1937	I'm sorry I made you cry	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62635	10-in.	9/30/1937	What do you want to make those eyes at me for?	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62636	10-in.	9/30/1937	She's tall, she's tan, she's terrific	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70704	10-in.	5/1/1942	On Echo Hill	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70705	10-in.	5/1/1942	Take me	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70706	10-in.	5/1/1942	This is worth fighting for	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70707	10-in.	5/1/1942	Wonder when my baby's coming home?	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70808	10-in.	6/2/1942	Serenade in blue	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70809	10-in.	6/2/1942	My devotion	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70810	10-in.	6/2/1942	I've got a gal in Kalamazoo	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70811	10-in.	6/2/1942	Sorghum switch (Cole slaw Cor. 60063, 9-60063, CRL-56008)	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71054	10-in.	7/14/1942	I'm getting tired so I can sleep	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 76-100 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Russin, Babe," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110107.

Russin, Babe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110107.

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