Johnny Best

Johnny McClanian Best, Jr. (October 20, 1913, Shelby, North Carolina – September 19, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 20, 1913 (Shelby), Died September 20, 2003 (La Jolla)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings (Results 351-375 of 408 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 6949 11/28/1952 My heart belongs to Daddy Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 6955 11/30/1952 I can't lie to myself Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 6956 11/30/1952 Don't wake me up Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 6965 12/5/1952 Solid as a stonewall, Jackson Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 7104 3/24/1953 And the bull walked around, olay Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 7105 3/24/1953 Tompkins Cove Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 7106 3/24/1953 One-stop boogie Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9272 6/7/1956 The old spinning wheel Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9273 6/7/1956 Skaters' waltz Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9274 6/7/1956 At the Jazz Band Ball Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9308 6/14/1956 Dogtown blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9309 6/14/1956 Louise blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9310 6/14/1956 Smokey Mary Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9311 6/14/1956 Milk cow blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9312 6/14/1956 South Rampart Street parade Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9313 6/14/1956 Honky tonk train blues-1 Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9314 6/15/1956 Gin mill blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9315 6/15/1956 What's new? Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9316 6/15/1956 Vieni vieni Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9317 6/15/1956 Big noise from Winnetka Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9330 6/15/1956 The old spinning wheel-1 Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9815 1/24/1957 Happy valley trek Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9816 1/24/1957 Memphis march Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9817 1/24/1957 Bobcats on parade Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 9818 1/24/1957 Skippin' John Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 351-375 of 408 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Best, Johnny," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

Best, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

"Best, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462

External Sources

Wikipedia: Johnny Best

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Best, Johnny, 1913-2003 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004062481

Wikidata: Johnny Best - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1702294

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71580031

MusicBrainz: Johnny Best - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5cbde035-a599-4635-a687-0968440682f3

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1591229

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