Dudley Brooks

Dudley Brooks (December 22, 1913 – July 17, 1989) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 22, 1913 (Los Angeles), Died July 17, 1989 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, arranger, celeste, songwriter

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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-062734	10-in.	3/6/1941	Board meetin'	Les Hite Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Decca	65055	10-in.	2/21/1939	Three o'clock in the morning	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	65056	10-in.	2/21/1939	Comin' on with the blues	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	65057	10-in.	2/21/1939	Love is simply grand	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	65058	10-in.	2/21/1939	Jammin' the blues (Tamin' the blues)	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	65392	10-in.	4/13/1939	My little dream girl	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	65393	10-in.	4/13/1939	Side by side	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	65394	10-in.	4/13/1939	Firefly stomp	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	65395	10-in.	4/13/1939	Blues at noon	Floyd Ray Orchestra		arranger
Decca	L 11828		11/4/1959	Great balls of fire	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 11829		11/4/1959	Rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu-1	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 11830		11/4/1959	Smooth guy	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 11856		12/12/1959	After it's over	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 11857		11/12/1959	So you're in love-1	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano, celeste
Decca	L 11955		2/29/1960	Baby my heart	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 11956		2/29/1960	So you're in love-1	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 11957		2/29/1960	Smooth guy	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 11958		2/29/1960	More than I can say	Crickets, The		instrumentalist, piano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Dudley," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201121.

Brooks, Dudley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201121.

"Brooks, Dudley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.