Jack Palmer

Jack Palmer (May 29, 1899 – March 17, 1976) was an American pianist and composer. He is best known for co-writing two jazz standards with Spencer Williams: "Everybody Loves My Baby" and "I've Found a New Baby".

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Palmer worked on New York City's Tin Pan Alley as a staff writer and wrote songs with many different co-authors. With Cab Calloway he wrote two film soundtrack hits, "Jumpin' Jive" (1939) and "Boog It" (1940).

Birth and Death Data: Died March 17, 1976

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, vocalist, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 126-137 of 137 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 68528 10-in. 1/1/1941 Liebestraum (Liszt) Jan Savitt Orchestra vocalist  
Decca 68529 10-in. 1/1/1941 Nocturne in E flat major, Op.9 No.2 (Chopin) Jan Savitt Orchestra vocalist  
Decca 68530 10-in. 1/1/1941 The young prince and the young princess (Rimsky-Korsakov) Jan Savitt Orchestra vocalist  
Decca 68531 10-in. 1/1/1941 Meditation (Thais) (Massenet) Jan Savitt Orchestra vocalist  
Decca 68542 10-in. 1/3/1941 Les preludes (Liszt)-1 Jan Savitt Orchestra vocalist  
Decca 68746 10-in. 2/27/1941 April showers Jan Savitt Orchestra vocalist  
Decca 68747 10-in. 2/27/1941 Beloved friend Jan Savitt Orchestra vocalist  
ARC 13973 10-in. 9/8/1933 I've found a new baby Three Keys Male vocal trio, with guitar, piano, and string bass songwriter  
Plaza 5740 10-in. 11/30/1924 Everybody loves my baby Gladys Murray Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Plaza 5748 10-in. 11/24/1924 Everybody loves my baby Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Plaza 8321 10-in. 11/17/1928 Everybody loves you Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Plaza 8323 10-in. 11/17/1928 Me and the man in the moon Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
(Results 126-137 of 137 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Palmer, Jack," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106095.

Palmer, Jack. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106095.

"Palmer, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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