Melvin (Mel) Tax
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 83301 | 8/25/1952 | I laughed at love | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 83302 | 8/25/1952 | Takes two to tango | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84140 | 3/10/1953 | Let's go down to the tavern | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84141 | 3/10/1953 | Red top | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84142 | 3/10/1953 | Accent on youth | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84143 | 3/10/1953 | Glad rag doll | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84481 | 5/11/1953 | I wanna know | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84482 | 5/11/1953 | Till the moon turns green | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84483 | 5/11/1953 | The girl that I marry | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85488 | 11/6/1953 | Only forever | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85489 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85490 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86590 | 7/19/1954 | Sally May | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86591 | 7/19/1954 | Say hey Willie Mays | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86592 | 7/19/1954 | Pussy footin' (Back to me) | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 86593 | 7/19/1954 | Flo the all American flirt-1 | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tax, Melvin (Mel)," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346345.
Tax, Melvin (Mel). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346345.
"Tax, Melvin (Mel)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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