Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.

Birth and Death Data: Born Webster Groves, Died May 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, leader, choral director, composer, conductor, lyricist, piano, vocalist, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 131 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	38508	10-in.	8/31/1934	Jimtown blues	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38509	10-in.	8/31/1934	Black magic	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38515	10-in.	9/4/1934	Panama	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38516	10-in.	9/4/1934	Out of space	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38517	10-in.	9/4/1934	Blue lament	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38518	10-in.	9/4/1934	For all we know	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38519	10-in.	9/4/1934	I only have eyes for you	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38520	10-in.	9/4/1934	Then I'll be tired of you	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38521	10-in.	9/4/1934	Don't let it happen again	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38522	10-in.	9/4/1934	I never had a chance	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38523	10-in.	9/4/1934	When you climb those golden stairs	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38524	10-in.	9/4/1934	If we should never meet again	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38525	10-in.	9/4/1934	Rock your blues away	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38526	10-in.	9/4/1934	My melancholy baby	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38834	10-in.	10/11/1934	Why am I blue?	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	38835	10-in.	10/11/1934	Be still, my heart!	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	39152	10-in.	12/6/1934	Square dance	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	39153	10-in.	12/6/1934	Believe it, beloved	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	39154	10-in.	12/6/1934	The waltz of love	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	39155	10-in.	12/6/1934	There's no harm in wishin'	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	60124	10-in.	10/30/1935	Don't mention love to me	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	60125	10-in.	10/30/1935	If I should lose you	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	60126	10-in.	10/30/1935	Darling	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	60127	10-in.	10/30/1935	Thunder over paradise	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger
Decca	60429	10-in.	2/3/1936	Life begins when ycu're in love	Isham Jones Orchestra	arranger

(Results 51-75 of 131 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Gordon," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

Jenkins, Gordon. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

"Jenkins, Gordon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.