Will Bradley
Wilbur Schwichtenberg (July 12, 1912 – July 15, 1989), known professionally as Will Bradley, was an American trombonist and bandleader during the 1930s and 1940s. He performed swing, dance music, and boogie-woogie songs, many of them written or co-written by Don Raye. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 12, 1912 (New Jersey), Died July 15, 1989 (Flemington)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 121 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-011669 | 10-in. | 8/6/1937 | Till the clock strikes three | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-011670 | 10-in. | 8/6/1937 | Make a wish | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-011671 | 10-in. | 8/6/1937 | My campfire dreams | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BS-011672 | 10-in. | 8/6/1937 | So many memories | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0274 | 10-in. | 4/21/1947 | Just a bum | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0275 | 10-in. | 4/21/1947 | Louise | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0276 | 10-in. | 4/21/1947 | Place Pigalle | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0277 | 10-in. | 4/21/1947 | Weeping Willie | Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0278 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Quai de bercy | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0279 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Quai de bercy | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0280 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Vingt ans | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0281 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Vingt ans | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0878 | 10-in. | 5/19/1947 | A Bercelone | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0879 | 10-in. | 5/19/1947 | You're in my dreams | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0880 | 10-in. | 5/19/1947 | Valentine | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D7FB-0881 | 10-in. | 5/19/1947 | Valentine | Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9VB-2828 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | Untitled | Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9VB-2829 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | Some enchanted evening | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9VB-2857 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | Oh, what a beautiful mornin' | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9VB-2858 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | What's the use of wond'rin' | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9AB-2859 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | Leave it to love | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9AB-2860 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | Farewell, Amanda | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Atlantic | 238 | 10-in. | 5/25/1949 | It's raining | Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Atlantic | 239 | 10-in. | 5/25/1949 | So long | Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Atlantic | 439 | 10-in. | 6/13/1950 | I'm nobody's baby | Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Dillard ; Will Bradley Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Will," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/305344.
Bradley, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/305344.
"Bradley, Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bradley, Will - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81137125
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