John Simmons
John Simmons (June 14, 1918 – September 19, 1979) was an American jazz bassist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 14, 1918 (Haskell), Died September 19, 1979
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, leader
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 70 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 73301 | 1/22/1946 | No good man | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73301[a] | 1/22/1946 | Big Stuff | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73466 | 3/26/1946 | Sometime | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73467 | 3/26/1946 | The lass with the delicate air | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73468 | 3/26/1946 | I gave my love a cherry | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73767 | 12/27/1946 | The blues are brewin' | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |||
Decca | 73768 | 12/27/1946 | Guilty | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |||
Decca | 73769[a] | 12/27/1946 | Careless love | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |||
Decca | 73902 | 5/6/1947 | Molly Malone | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73903 | 5/6/1947 | Dip His finger in the water | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73904 | 5/6/1947 | Green grass growing all around | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73905 | 5/6/1947 | Josh and Bill's blues-1 | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 73906 | 5/6/1947 | Jim Crow | Josh White | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 74386 | 12/23/1947 | I've got a feeling I'm fallin' | The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 74387 | 12/23/1947 | You turned the tables on me | The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 74392 | 12/23/1947 | I cried and cried and cried | The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 74393 | 12/23/1947 | Robbins nest | The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 75523 | 11/25/1949 | The worst is yet to come | Cecil Payne Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 75524 | 11/25/1949 | Angel child | Cecil Payne Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 75525 | 11/25/1949 | Block buster boogie | Cecil Payne Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 75526 | 11/25/1949 | Ham hocks | Cecil Payne Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82401 | 3/5/1952 | When you surrender | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82402 | 3/5/1952 | Alone with a memory | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82403 | 3/5/1952 | Something of a fool | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82404 | 3/5/1952 | Do you mind if I hang around | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Simmons, John," accessed August 26, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209445.
Simmons, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 26, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209445.
"Simmons, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 August 2024.
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