Bobby Hackett

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett was a featured soloist on some of the Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1915 (Providence), Died June 7, 1976 (Massachusetts)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet, guitar

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Recordings (Results 151-171 of 171 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 74026 8/5/1947 We called it music Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 75421 10/19/1949 You're my thrill Billie Holiday instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 75422 10/19/1949 Crazy he calls me Billie Holiday instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 75423 10/19/1949 Please tell me now Billie Holiday instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 75424 10/19/1949 Somebody's on my mind Billie Holiday instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 81326 8/1/1951 At the end of a day Bill Kenny ; The Song Spinners instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 81327 8/1/1951 I see God Bill Kenny ; The Song Spinners instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1235 10-in. 12/23/1943 But not for me Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1236 10-in. 12/23/1943 Rose room Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1237 10-in. 'S wonderful Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1238 10-in. 12/23/1943 Ja-da Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1239 10-in. 12/23/1943 Exactly like you Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1240 10-in. 12/23/1943 Embraceable you Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1242 10-in. 12/23/1943 I'll never be the same Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 1243 10-in. 12/23/1943 Sweet Georgia Brown (false start) ; Sweet Georgia Brown ; Sweet Georgia Brown (original take) Bobby Hackett Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 2944 10-in. 12/14/1944 Jam session jump Eddie Condon instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 2945 10-in. 12/14/1944 Jam session blues Eddie Condon instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 2946 10-in. 12/14/1944 Someone to watch over me Eddie Condon instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 2947 10-in. 12/14/1944 The sheik of Araby Eddie Condon ; Jack Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 2948 10-in. 12/14/1944 The man I love Eddie Condon ; Lee Wiley instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca N 2949 10-in. 12/14/1944 Somebody loves me Eddie Condon Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 151-171 of 171 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed January 27, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

Hackett, Bobby. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

"Hackett, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 27 January 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bobby Hackett

Discogs: Bobby Hackett

Allmusic: Bobby Hackett

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Hackett, Bobby - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83174965

Wikidata: Bobby Hackett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578302

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100985260

MusicBrainz: Bobby Hackett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/92ffa91d-bc56-4da9-947a-e5659c40f561

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