Budd Johnson
Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Billie Holiday and, especially, Earl Hines. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1910 (Dallas), Died October 20, 1984 (Kansas City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, songwriter, vocalist
Notes: Real name is Albert J. Johnson; name listed on Bluebird disc label as A. Johnson. Compositions often credited as Albert Johnson.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-75105 | 10-in. | 1/28/1933 | Snowball | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-75106 | 10-in. | 1/28/1933 | Mahogany Hall stomp | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-75107 | 10-in. | 1/28/1933 | Swing you cats | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-75478 | 10-in. | 4/26/1933 | Sweet Sue—just you | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-038255 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | Indiana | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-038256 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | G. T. stomp | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-038257 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | Ridin' and jivin' | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-038258 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | Grand Terrace shuffle | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-038259 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | Father steps in | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-038260 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | Piano man | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-040474 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Riff medley | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-040475 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Me and Columbus | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Laura Rucker | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-040476 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | X Y Z | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-040477 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | 'Gator swing | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-040478 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | After all I've been to you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Walter Fuller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-040479 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Lightly and politely | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-040480 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Rosetta | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051521 | 10-in. | 6/19/1940 | Wait 'till it happens to you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051522 | 10-in. | 6/19/1940 | Call me happy | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051523 | 10-in. | 6/19/1940 | Ann | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051524 | 10-in. | 6/19/1940 | Topsy-turvy | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Walter Fuller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051525 | 10-in. | 6/19/1940 | Blue because of you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Leroy Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051526 | 10-in. | 6/19/1940 | You can depend on me | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Walter Fuller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051527 | 10-in. | 6/19/1940 | Tantalizing a Cuban | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055175 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Easy rhythm | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055176 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | In swamp lands | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055177 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | I'm falling for you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055178 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Ev'rything depends on you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055179 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Comin' in home | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-055180 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Jelly, jelly | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061540 | 10-in. | 8/20/1941 | It had to be you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061541 | 10-in. | 8/20/1941 | Windy City jive | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061542 | 10-in. | 8/20/1941 | Straight to love | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Leroy Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061543 | 10-in. | 8/20/1941 | Water boy | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061544 | 10-in. | 8/20/1941 | Swingin' on a "C" | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061545 | 10-in. | 8/20/1941 | Yellow fire | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063328 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Up jumped the devil | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063329 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Sally won't you come back | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063330 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Jersey bounce | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063331 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Julia | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-063332 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Southside | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-068400 | 10-in. | 11/17/1941 | The boy with the wistful eyes | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Earl Hines ; Three Varieties | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-068401 | 10-in. | 11/17/1941 | The jitney man | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-068402 | 10-in. | 11/17/1941 | The earl | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-068403 | 10-in. | 11/17/1941 | You don't know what love is | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-070332 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | Somehow | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-070333 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | I got it bad and that ain't good | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-070334 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | I never dreamt (you'd fall in love with me) | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-070335 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | The Father jumps | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-073459 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | She'll always remember | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-073460 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | Skylark | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-073461 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | Second balcony jump | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-073462 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | Stormy Monday blues | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2337 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Blues to end all blues | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2338 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Among my souvenirs | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2339 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Mean to me | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-2340 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Osculate me, daddy | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0800 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Take me back to Little Rock (Arkansas) | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0801 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Aggravatin' papa | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0802 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Daddy, daddy blues | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0803 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Outside of that | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1215 | 10-in. | 6/30/1947 | Trouble is a man | Hall Sisters ; Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1216 | 10-in. | 6/30/1947 | You never can tell the depth of a well (by the length of the handle on the pump) | Hall Sisters ; Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1658 | 10-in. | 9/29/1947 | An ace in the hole | Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1659 | 10-in. | 9/29/1947 | Mister jelly fingers | Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1660 | 10-in. | 9/29/1947 | Hey, sister Lucy (what makes your lips so juicy) | Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1662 | 10-in. | 9/29/1947 | Keep your big mouth shut | Jesse Stone Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1676 | 10-in. | 10/6/1947 | It shouldn't happen to a dream | Luther Henderson Orchestra ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1677 | 10-in. | 10/6/1947 | So long | Luther Henderson Orchestra ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1678 | 10-in. | 10/6/1947 | I'm getting sentimental over you | Luther Henderson Orchestra ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1679 | 10-in. | 10/6/1947 | Blue and sentimental | Luther Henderson Orchestra ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1684 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | What ev'ry woman knows | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1685 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | Overwork blues | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1708 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | Misery is a thing called Moe | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1709 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | This is a fine time | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1954 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Little small town girl (with the big town dreams) | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1955 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | I can't tell a lie to myself | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1956 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Ain't gonna worry 'bout a soul | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-1957 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Never underestimate the power of a woman | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-2085 | 10-in. | 11/17/1947 | Sneaky Pete | Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Male vocal solo, with jazz septet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-2086 | 10-in. | 11/17/1947 | I came home unexpectedly | Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Male vocal solo, with jazz septet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-2659 | 10-in. | 12/11/1947 | April in Paris | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-2660 | 10-in. | 12/11/1947 | How strange | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-2661 | 10-in. | 12/11/1947 | Half step down, please | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | D8VB-4148 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | Guarachi guaro | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D8VB-4149 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | Duff capers | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Dizzy Gillespie ; Dizzy Gillespie | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D8VB-4150 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | Lover, come back to me | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Dizzy Gillespie ; Dizzy Gillespie | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D8VB-4151 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | I'm be boppin' too | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Decca | 75203 | 8/29/1949 | Keeps on rainin' | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75204 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75221 | 9/1/1949 | Maybe it's because | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75222 | 9/1/1949 | I'll keep the lovelight burning | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75241 | 9/8/1949 | Do your duty | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75242 | 9/8/1949 | Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81071 | 5/22/1951 | No more cryin' blues | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81072 | 5/22/1951 | Boogie woogie choo choo train | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81073 | 5/22/1951 | Somebody goofed | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81074 | 5/22/1951 | Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81296 | 7/20/1951 | If, if, if you were mine | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81297 | 7/20/1951 | I've got the blues for my baby | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81298 | 7/20/1951 | Trinidad Daddy | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81299 | 7/20/1951 | The right kind of feeling | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81462 | 8/28/1951 | Budd's boogie | Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81463 | 8/28/1951 | Lovely evening blues | Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81464 | 8/28/1951 | Tyree's boogie-1 | Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81465 | 8/28/1951 | Flag wavin' boogie | Joe Black and his Boogie Woogie Boys | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Budd," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105494.
Johnson, Budd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105494.
"Johnson, Budd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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