Dave Bowman
David Walter Bowman (September 8, 1914 – December 28, 1964) was an American jazz pianist. He was born in Buffalo, New York, United States. Bowman was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he learned to play piano as a four year old. He lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a time, then worked in London with Jack Hylton in the mid-1930s. After returning to the United States he settled in New York and played with Bobby Hackett, Sharkey Bonano, Sidney Bechet, and Bud Freeman late in the decade. In the early 1940s, he worked with Jack Teagarden, Joe Marsala, Muggsy Spanier, Lee Wiley, and Eddie Condon. He took positions with ABC and NBC in the later 1940s (including with Perry Como) and worked as a studio musician on recordings. In the 1950s, he worked with Bud Freeman again, and with Phil Napoleon shortly before his own death. Dave Bowman died in an automobile accident in December 1964, in Miami, Florida. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 8, 1914 (Buffalo), Died December 28, 1964
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings (Results 51-66 of 66 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 81329 | 8/1/1951 | (I wouldn't be where I am) If you hadn't gone away | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81330 | 8/1/1951 | Coral reef | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | SRC 118 | 10-in. | March 1945 | When a woman loves a man | Dave Bowman Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 119 | 10-in. | March 1945 | Cow cow boogie | Dave Bowman Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 120 | 10-in. | March 1945 | Stars fell on Alabama | Dave Bowman Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 121 | 10-in. | March 1945 | [Unknown title(s)] | Dave Bowman Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 122 | 10-in. | March 1945 | Blues | Dave Bowman Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | BOB-7 | 6/24/1944 | Playin' the blues | Dave Bowman | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | S-7 | 10-in. | 12/7/1944 | Wang wang blues | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | BOB-8 | 6/24/1944 | She's funny that way ; Rosetta ; You're blase | Dave Bowman | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | S-8 | 10-in. | 12/7/1944 | Stumbling | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | S-9 | 10-in. | 12/7/1944 | That's a plenty | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | S-12 | 1944 | Rockin' chair | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | S-13 | 1944 | Clarinet blues (Double clarinet) | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | S-14 | 1944 | Wolverine blues | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | S-15 | 1944 | Sunday | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowman, Dave," accessed May 30, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305258.
Bowman, Dave. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 30, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305258.
"Bowman, Dave." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 30 May 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Dave Bowman
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LCNAR: Bowman, Dave, 1914-1964 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96015203
Wikidata: Dave Bowman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15439819
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71580175
MusicBrainz: Dave Bowman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eefa6543-0470-42f9-9c20-add53b59a3d1
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