Alvin "Junior" Raglin

Alvin "Junior" Raglin (March 16, 1917 - November 10, 1955) was an American swing jazz double-bassist. Raglin started out on guitar but had picked up bass by the mid-1930s. He played with Eugene Coy from 1938 to 1941 in Oregon, and then joined Duke Ellington's Orchestra, where he replaced Jimmy Blanton. Raglin remained in Ellington's employ from 1941 to 1945. After leaving Ellington's orchestra, Raglin led his own quartet, and also played with Dave Rivera, Ella Fitzgerald, and Al Hibbler. He briefly returned to perform with Ellington in 1946 and 1955. Raglin fell ill in the late 1940s and quit performing; he died in 1955 at age 38. He never recorded as a leader.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 16, 1917 (Nebraska), Died November 10, 1955 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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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	Role
Chess	U7371	10-in.	1949?	I love you	Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, string bass
Chess	U7372	10-in.	1947	My little brown book	Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, string bass
Chess	U7626	10-in.	1949?	Poor butterfly	Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, string bass
Chess	U7627	10-in.	1947	Fat and forty	Harry Carney ; Jimmy Hamilton ; Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73388		2/21/1946	I'm just a lucky so and so	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73389		2/21/1946	I didn't mean a word I said	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Signature	SRC 354	10-in.	1946	Open the door Richard-1	Walter Brown	instrumentalist, string bass
Signature	SRC 355	10-in.	1946	My second best woman	Walter Brown	instrumentalist, string bass
Signature	SRC 356	10-in.	1946	Let's get some understanding	Walter Brown	instrumentalist, string bass
Signature	SRC 357	10-in.	1946	I'm living for you	Walter Brown	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	N 2994	10-in.	1/2/1945	Midriff	Duke Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Raglin, Alvin "Junior"," accessed July 7, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/338982.

Raglin, Alvin "Junior". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 7, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/338982.

"Raglin, Alvin "Junior"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 July 2024.