Turk Van Lake

Vanig Rupen Hovsepian (June 15, 1918 – September 1, 2002), better known as Turk Van Lake, was an American arranger, composer and jazz guitarist. Born in Boston, he studied composition at the Boston Conservatory and went on to play with Charlie Barnet, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. In the 1950s he wrote for Metronome magazine. Until his retirement in 1993, he was as an adjunct music professor at the College of Staten Island. Van Lake was the first guitar teacher of Reeves Gabrels the lead guitarist for David Bowie and Tin Man

Birth and Death Data: Born June 15, 1918 (Boston), Died September 1, 2002 (Staten Island)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, arranger

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-058790	10-in.	1/9/1941	Slap-happy-lassie	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-058791	10-in.	1/9/1941	All night long	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-058792	10-in.	1/9/1941	Taking a chance on love	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-058793	10-in.	1/9/1941	Here's my heart	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-060399	10-in.	1/29/1941	Boogin' on the downbeat	Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-060600	10-in.	1/29/1941	Bluebird boogie-woogie	Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-060601	10-in.	1/29/1941	That old gang of mine	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-060602	10-in.	1/29/1941	Time on my hands (you in my arms)	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-062709	10-in.	2/26/1941	The wise old owl	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-062710	10-in.	2/26/1941	Two hearts that pass in the night	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-062711	10-in.	2/26/1941	Straight eight boogie	Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-062712	10-in.	2/26/1941	Talking to the wind	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62886	12-in.	12/17/1937	I want to be happy-1	Chick Webb Orchestra		arranger
Decca	71460	10-in.	10/20/1943	Strollin'	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71461	10-in.	10/20/1943	The moose	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71462	10-in.	10/20/1943	Pow-wow (Redskin rhumba)	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71463	10-in.	10/20/1943	Sittin' home waitin' for you	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71794		2/23/1944	In there	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71795	10-in.	2/23/1944	Saltin' away my sweet dreams	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71796	10-in.	2/23/1944	Baby won't you please come home	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71797		2/23/1944	The great lie	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71798	10-in.	2/24/1944	My heart isn't in it	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71799	10-in.	2/24/1944	Drop me off in Harlem	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71800	10-in.	2/24/1944	Gulf Coast blues	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71801	10-in.	2/24/1944	Flat top flip hiss lid	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72450	10-in.	10/17/1944	Into each life some pain must fall	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72451	10-in.	10/17/1944	You always hurt the one you love	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72452	10-in.	10/17/1944	West End blues	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72453	10-in.	10/17/1944	Desert sands	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84293		4/8/1953	Cheerful little earful	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84294		4/8/1953	I may be wrong	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84295		4/8/1953	Swinging the Robert A.G. (Waitin' for the R.A.G.)	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84296		4/8/1953	Lollypop	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Lake, Turk," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210473.

Van Lake, Turk. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210473.

"Van Lake, Turk." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.