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
| 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, instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-066785 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | Suey | Sidney Bechet ; Vic Dickenson ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-066786 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | Blues in the air | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-066787 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | The mooche | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-066788 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | Laughin' in rhythm | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band, with laughing and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2149 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | I want a little girl | Louis Armstrong Hot Six | Male vocal, solo with jazz septet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2150 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | Sugar | Louis Armstrong Hot Six | Male vocal, solo with jazz septet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2151 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | Blues for yesterday | Louis Armstrong Hot Six | Male vocal, solo with jazz septet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2152 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | Blues in the South | Louis Armstrong Hot Six | 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 | |||
| Decca | 83456 | 9/30/1952 | C jam blues, part 1 | Mary Lou Williams | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 83457 | 9/30/1952 | C jam blues, part 2 | Mary Lou Williams | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 89101 | 1/3/1945 | Christopher Columbus [Take 1] | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 89102 | 1/3/1945 | St. Louis blues [Take 1] | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 111944 | 3/21/1962 | Chicago | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 111945 | 3/21/1962 | Sweet Lorraine | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 111946 | 3/21/1962 | South Rampart Street parade | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 111947 | 3/21/1962 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | L 3910 | 10-in. | 8/9/1945 | Save your sorrows for tomorrow | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 3911 | 10-in. | 8/9/1945 | Baby won't you please come home | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 3918 | 10-in. | 8/17/1945 | That little dream got nowhere | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 3919 | 10-in. | 8/17/1945 | Who's sorry now? | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 3949 | 10-in. | 9/5/1945 | I've found a new baby | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 3950 | 10-in. | 9/5/1945 | Who's sorry now | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 3978 | 10-in. | 9/26/1945 | The man I love | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 3979 | 10-in. | 9/26/1945 | On the sunny side of the street | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 4006 | 10-in. | 11/20/1945 | Just you, just me | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 4007 | 10-in. | 11/20/1945 | Coquette | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 4010 | 10-in. | 12/3/1945 | On the sunny side of the street | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | L 4011 | 10-in. | 12/3/1945 | The man I love | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Signature | RT-101 | 1945 | Sonny boy | Leo Watson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Signature | RT-102 | 1945 | Tight and gay | Leo Watson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Signature | CAL-103 | 1945 | Snake pit | Leo Watson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Signature | CAL-104 | 1945 | Jingle bells | Leo Watson | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dickenson, Vic," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100030.
Dickenson, Vic. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100030.
"Dickenson, Vic." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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