Pat Jenkins
Sydney Francis "Pat" Jenkins (December 25, 1914 - September 2, 2006) was an American jazz trumpeter, best known for his associations with Al Cooper and Buddy Tate. Jenkins was born in Norfolk, Virginia and moved to New York City when he was nineteen. He was a founding member of Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans in 1937 and was a regular member until 1944, mostly playing trumpet, but also singing on the recording "We'd Rather Jump Than Swing". He entered into military service near the end of World War II, and after his discharge worked with Wynonie Harris and Big Joe Turner, then with Tab Smith for the rest of the 1940s. After leading his own ensemble for a short time, he began working with Buddy Tate in 1951; he would work with Tate on and off until 1976, including with Jimmy Rushing in 1954 and in the documentary L'aventure du jazz in 1970. He was a member of Tate's house band at the Celebrity Club in New York from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 25, 1911, Died September 2, 2006
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 29 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 64359 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | Jump steady | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 64360 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | The thing | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 64361 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | Looney | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 64362 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | Rhythm doctor man | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 64363 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | Gettin' in the groove | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 64467 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | Someone outside is taking your mind off me | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64468 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | Jeep's blues | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64469 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | Draggin' my heart around | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64470 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | You'll never miss the water | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 65630 | 10-in. | 5/24/1939 | Stitches | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 65631 | 10-in. | 5/24/1939 | Jumpin' at the Savoy-1 | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 65632 | 10-in. | 5/24/1939 | We'd rather jump than swing | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 65633 | 10-in. | 5/24/1939 | Draggin' my heart around | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
Decca | 66774 | 10-in. | 10/16/1939 | Little Sally Water-1 | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66775 | 10-in. | 10/16/1939 | Jumpin' the blues-2 | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66776 | 10-in. | 10/16/1939 | Love gave me you | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans ; Paul Chapman | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66777 | 10-in. | 10/16/1939 | When I grow too old to dream-2 | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67433 | 10-in. | 3/29/1940 | Frenzy-1 | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67434 | 10-in. | 3/29/1940 | Stop and ask somebody | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67435 | 10-in. | 3/29/1940 | Wishing and crying for you | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67436 | 10-in. | 3/29/1940 | Sophisticated jump-2 | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 68753 | 10-in. | 2/28/1941 | Norfolk ferry | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 68754 | 10-in. | 2/28/1941 | Second balcony jump | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 68755 | 10-in. | 2/28/1941 | See what I mean?-1 | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 68756 | 10-in. | 2/28/1941 | Jackie boy | Al Cooper and his Savoy Sultans | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Pat," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204943.
Jenkins, Pat. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204943.
"Jenkins, Pat." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Jenkins, Pat - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011058457
Wikidata: Pat Jenkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29905036
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/170134514
MusicBrainz: Pat Jenkins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e992cee7-3387-4911-8eed-eac365e7412b
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