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

Recordings (Results 376-400 of 408 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 9952	3/15/1957	Ash trays for two	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 9953	3/15/1957	Exodus blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 9954	3/15/1957	Blues for Lou	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 9955	3/15/1957	Lost all my blues (for you)	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10080	5/1/1957	Who's sorry now	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10081	5/1/1957	Do you ever think of me	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10082	5/1/1957	Don't call me boy	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10083	5/1/1957	Coquette	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10084	5/3/1957	Fidgety feet	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10085	5/3/1957	Stumbling	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10086	5/3/1957	Big crash from China	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10087	5/3/1957	March of the Bobcats	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10088	5/5/1957	Sweethearts on parade	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10089	5/5/1957	Hindustan	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10090	5/5/1957	Five point blues	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 10091	5/5/1957	Washington and Lee swing	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 11400	3/4/1959	Memphis blues	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 11401	3/4/1959	Aunt Hagar's blues	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 11402	3/4/1959	Beale Street blues	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 11403	3/4/1959	Five Point blues	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 12031	4/6/1960	Green eyes	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 12032	4/6/1960	March of the Bob Cats	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 12033	4/6/1960	Frenesi	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 12034	4/6/1960	Woodchopper's ball	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 12035	4/6/1960	Alone together	Pete Fountain	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 376-400 of 408 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Best, Johnny," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

Best, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

"Best, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.