Bunny Berigan Orchestra

Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan (November 2, 1908 – June 2, 1942) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader who rose to fame during the swing era, but whose career and influence were shortened by alcoholism and ended with his early death at age 33 from cirrhosis. Although he composed some jazz instrumentals such as "Chicken and Waffles" and "Blues", Berigan was best known for his virtuoso jazz trumpeting. His 1937 classic recording "I Can't Get Started" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1975.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, Musical group

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 217 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-018415 10-in. 1/26/1938 A serenade to the stars Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-018416 10-in. 1/26/1938 Outside of paradise Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-021168 10-in. 3/15/1938 Down stream Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-021169 10-in. 3/15/1938 Sophisticated swing Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-021170 10-in. 3/15/1938 Lovelight in the starlight Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-021174 10-in. 3/16/1938 Rinka tinka man Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-021175 10-in. 3/16/1938 An old straw hat Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-021176 10-in. 3/16/1938 I dance alone Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-022482 10-in. 4/21/1938 Never felt better, never had less Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-022483 10-in. 4/21/1938 I got a guy Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-022484 10-in. 4/21/1938 Moonshine over Kentucky Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-022485 10-in. 4/21/1938 'Round the old deserted farm Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-022486 10-in. 4/21/1938 Azure Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023288 10-in. 5/26/1938 Somewhere with somebody else Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Dick Wharton Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023289 10-in. 5/26/1938 It's the little things that count Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023290 10-in. 5/26/1938 Wacky dust Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023291 10-in. 5/26/1938 The wearing of the green Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023476 10-in. 6/8/1938 The Pied Piper Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023477 10-in. 6/8/1938 Tonight will live Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Dick Wharton Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023478 10-in. 6/8/1938 (A sky of blue, with you) And so forth Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor BS-023479 10-in. 6/8/1938 (How to make love in) Ten easy lessons Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet, Musical group  
Victor MS-023738 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately early June 1936 Now it can be told Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band and female vocal soloist Musical group, instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor MS-023739 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately early June 1936 Flat foot floogie Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor ; Bernie Mackey Jazz/dance band and vocal soloists Musical group, instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor MS-023740 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately early June 1936 Cowboy from Brooklyn Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Dick Wharton Jazz/dance band and male vocal solos Musical group, instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor MS-023741 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately early June 1936 Pied piper Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor Jazz/dance band and female vocal soloist Musical group, instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 76-100 of 217 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bunny Berigan Orchestra," accessed June 6, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103346.

Bunny Berigan Orchestra. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103346.

"Bunny Berigan Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 6 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103346

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bunny Berigan

Discogs: Bunny Berigan Orchestra

Allmusic: Bunny Berigan Orchestra

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Berigan, Bunny, 1908-1942 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81131525

Wikidata: Bunny Berigan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q491100

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19864550

MusicBrainz: Berigan, Bunny, 1908-1942 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0d99a768-4878-4d40-a264-205e7fe5d20a

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