Vic Dickenson

Victor Dickenson (August 6, 1906 – November 16, 1984) was an American jazz trombonist. His career began in the 1920s and continued through musical partnerships with Count Basie (1940–41), Sidney Bechet (1941), and Earl Hines.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1906 (Xenia), Died November 16, 1984 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 49 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-066784 10-in. 10/14/1941 Rip up the joint Sidney Bechet ; Vic Dickenson ; New Orleans Feetwarmers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus vocalist  
Victor D6VB-2149 10-in. 9/6/1946 I want a little girl Louis Armstrong ; Hot Six (Louis Armstrong) Male vocal, solo with jazz septet instrumentalist, trombone  
Victor D6VB-2152 10-in. 9/6/1946 Blues in the south Louis Armstrong ; Hot Six (Louis Armstrong) Male vocal, solo with jazz septet instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61567 10-in. 2/2/1937 Sunday Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61568 10-in. 2/2/1937 No no Nora Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61569 10-in. 2/2/1937 Swingin' down the lane Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 62140 10-in. 4/21/1937 Honey Clude Hopkins Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 62141 10-in. 4/21/1937 June night Clude Hopkins Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 62142 10-in. 4/21/1937 Church Street sobbin' blues Clude Hopkins Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 62143 10-in. 4/21/1937 My kinda love Clude Hopkins Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72430 10-in. 10/13/1944 Fish market Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72431 10-in. 10/13/1944 Twilight time Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72432 10/13/1944 St. Louis blues Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72635 10-in. 12/15/1944 Begin the beguine Eddie Heywood Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72636 10-in. 12/15/1944 Blue Lou Eddie Heywood Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72668 10-in. 12/29/1944 Please don't talk about me when I'm gone Eddie Heywood Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72669 10-in. 12/29/1944 Lover man (oh where can you be) Eddie Heywood Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 73351 2/7/1946 On the Alamo Eddie Heywood Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 73352 2/7/1946 I didn't know about you Eddie Heywood Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 73353 2/7/1946 Just you, just me Eddie Heywood Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83158 7/11/1952 Down beat Mary Lou Williams Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83159 7/11/1952 [Unknown title(s)] Mary Lou Williams Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83160 7/11/1952 Out of nowhere Mary Lou Williams Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83161 7/11/1952 C jam blues Mary Lou Williams Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83455 9/30/1952 Down beat Mary Lou Williams instrumentalist, trombone  
(Results 1-25 of 49 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dickenson, Vic," accessed February 5, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100030.

Dickenson, Vic. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 5, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100030.

"Dickenson, Vic." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 5 February 2023.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100030

External Sources

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LCNAR: Dickenson, Vic - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81132026

Wikidata: Vic Dickenson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q349129

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