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 101-125 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	71055	10-in.	7/14/1942	Brazil	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71056	10-in.	7/14/1942	At the cross-roads (Malaguena)	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71057	10-in.	7/14/1942	Murder! He says	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71058	10-in.	7/14/1942	I'll find you	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71059	10-in.	7/14/1942	Daybreak	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71060	10-in.	7/14/1942	Let's get lost	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71061	10-in.	7/14/1942	Manhattan serenade	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71062	10-in.	7/14/1942	Ev' ry night about this time	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71063	10-in.	7/14/1942	He didn't ask me	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71693	10-in.	1/19/1944	I'm in love with someone	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71694	10-in.	1/19/1944	Holiday for strings-1	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	71695	10-in.	1/19/1944	Two again	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85530		12/1/1953	Moonlight serenade	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85531		12/1/1953	Tuxedo junction	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85532		12/1/1953	Little brown jug	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85533		12/1/1953	St. Louis blues march	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85534		12/1/1953	In the mood	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85535		12/1/1953	Chattanooga choo choo	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85536		12/1/1953	Pennsylvania 6-5000	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85537		12/1/1953	American patrol	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85566		12/1/1953	A string of pearls	Universal International Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	89016		August 1955	Let's dance-1	Benny Goodman and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	89017		August 1955	Down south camp meetin'-2	Benny Goodman and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	89018		August 1955	King Porter stomp-2	Benny Goodman and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	89019		August 1955	It's been so long	Benny Goodman and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 101-125 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.