Babe Russin
Irving "Babe" Russin (June 18, 1911 – August 4, 1984) was an American tenor saxophone player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Russin played with some of the best known jazz bands of the 1930s and 1940s, including Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. He led his own band briefly in the early 1940s. He solos in the recording the Glenn Miller band made of Jerry Gray's composition, "A String of Pearls" for Bluebird Records in 1941. In 1950, Russin was credited as a musician with the backup band on two Frank Sinatra songs for Columbia Records, "Should I?" and "You Do Something To Me". He co-wrote the instrumental "All the Things You Ain't" with Jimmy Dorsey which was released as a V-Disc 78 single, No. 391B, in March, 1945. He appeared briefly in the Universal-International movie The Glenn Miller Story (1954). Russin plays on the soundtrack to the Warner Bros. movie A Star Is Born (1954), playing "Cheating on Me" with a small group. He also appeared in the Universal-International movie The Benny Goodman Story (1956). |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 18, 1911 (Pittsburgh), Died August 4, 1984 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, clarinet, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 185 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-013880 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | I ain't got nobody (and nobody cares for me) | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-013881 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | I've got my heart set on you | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-013882 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | Everything you said came true | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-013883 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | Getting some fun out of life | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-013884 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | Jazz me blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-013885 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | Laugh your way through life | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-018104 | 10-in. | 1/5/1938 | Dr. Rhythm | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-018105 | 10-in. | 1/5/1938 | Always and always | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-018106 | 10-in. | 1/5/1938 | I was doing all right | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-018107 | 10-in. | 1/5/1938 | Love is here to stay | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-018108 | 10-in. | 1/5/1938 | Wolverine blues | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-019831 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Don't be that way | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-019832 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | One o'clock jump | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-037134 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | Rendezvous in Paree | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-037135 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | How am I to know | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-037136 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | Is it possible | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-037137 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | Well all right! (Tonight's the night) | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-037138 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | La rosita | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-037139 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | All I remember is you | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-037140 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | Judgment is coming | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | CS-037141 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | Swing low sweet chariot | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038105 | 10-in. | 7/20/1939 | Running through my mind | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038106 | 10-in. | 7/20/1939 | Let's disappear! | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038107 | 10-in. | 7/20/1939 | Stop! It's wonderful | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-038108 | 10-in. | 7/20/1939 | Hong Kong blues | Skeets Herfurt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Russin, Babe," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110107.
Russin, Babe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110107.
"Russin, Babe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Russin, Babe, 1911-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95050341
Wikidata: Irving "Babe" Russin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q797611
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MusicBrainz: Irving "Babe" Russin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/81503f0d-3435-4281-9068-c97930e1626a
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