Ralph Escudero
Rafael "Ralph" Escudero (July 16, 1898 in Manatí, Puerto Rico – April 10, 1970 in Puerto Rico) was a bassist and tubist active on the early American jazz scene. Escudero began playing bass in a school band at the age of 12, and moved to New York City, playing with the New Amsterdam Musical Association in 1920–21. In 1923 he was playing with Wilbur Sweatman at the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C. when Fletcher Henderson overheard his playing and offered him a job. He remained in Henderson's employ until 1926, when he joined McKinney's Cotton Pickers, where he played and recorded until 1931. In the 1930s he played with Kaiser Marshall, the Savoy Bearcats, and W.C. Handy, then returned to Puerto Rico, playing there into the 1960s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 16, 1898, Died April 10, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: tuba
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 44 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-46092 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Sweet Sue, just you | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46093 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Four or five times | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46094 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Put it there | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46095 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Crying and sighing | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46096 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Milenberg joys | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46098 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | Cherry | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46099 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | Stop kidding | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46400 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | Nobody's sweetheart | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (scat) | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46401 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | Some sweet day | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-46402 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | Shim-me-sha-wabble | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-48619 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | It's tight like that | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-48620 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | There's a rainbow 'round my shoulder | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-51084 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | It's a precious little thing called love | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-51085 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Save it, pretty mamma | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-51086 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | I found a new baby | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-51087 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Will you, won't you, be my babe? | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-51204 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | Beedle-um bum | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-51205 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | Do something | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-51206 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | Selling that stuff | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-58543 | 10-in. | 1/31/1930 | I'll make fun for you | McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-58544 | 10-in. | 1/31/1930 | Words can't express | McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-58545 | 10-in. | 1/31/1930 | If I could be with you one hour to-night | McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-58546 | 10-in. | 2/3/1930 | Honeysuckle rose | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-58547 | 10-in. | 2/3/1930 | Then someone's in love | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
Victor | BVE-59140 | 10-in. | 2/3/1930 | Zonky | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Escudero, Ralph," accessed November 11, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113629.
Escudero, Ralph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113629.
"Escudero, Ralph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Escudero, Ralph, 1898-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007080722
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