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 May 12, 1910 (Webster Groves), Died May 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953

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

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 116 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	75227	9/6/1949	That lucky old sun	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra	arranger, choral director
Decca	75228	9/6/1949	Blueberry hill-1	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra	arranger, choral director
Decca	75421	10/19/1949	You're my thrill	Billie Holiday	arranger, choral director
Decca	75422	10/19/1949	Crazy he calls me	Billie Holiday	arranger, choral director
Decca	75423	10/19/1949	Please tell me now	Billie Holiday	arranger, choral director
Decca	75424	10/19/1949	Somebody's on my mind	Billie Holiday	arranger, choral director
Decca	75805	2/3/1950	Part 1: The sing song man ; The crazy song (Everything is wrong) ; My cowboy song	Frank Luther	leader
Decca	75806	2/3/1950	Part 2: Nothing ; Ringo Pingo Zingo	Frank Luther	leader
Decca	75807	2/3/1950	Part 3: Anything ; The toothbrush song	Frank Luther	leader
Decca	75808	2/3/1950	Part 4: Ockle dockle ; The goodnight song	Frank Luther	leader
Decca	76426	5/29/1950	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	76427	5/29/1950	You're mine, you!	Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82613	4/3/1952	Forgive me	Peggy Lee	arranger, choral director
Decca	82614	4/3/1952	Be anything (but be mine)	Peggy Lee	arranger, choral director
Decca	82615	4/3/1952	I'm glad there is you	Peggy Lee	arranger, choral director
Decca	82616	4/3/1952	You go to my head	Peggy Lee	arranger, choral director
Decca	83439	9/22/1952	White Christmas	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	83440	9/22/1952	Winter wonderland	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	83441	9/22/1952	Chlo-e	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	83442	9/22/1952	Listen to the mocking bird	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	L 5416	3/8/1950	God bless the child	Billie Holiday	arranger, leader
Decca	L 5417	3/8/1950	This is heaven to me	Billie Holiday	arranger, leader
Decca	L 5431	3/14/1950	Where in the world	Gordon Jenkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 5741	7/17/1950	Old folks at home (Swanee River)	Al Jolson	arranger, vocalist, choral director
Decca	L 5742	7/17/1950	I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair	Al Jolson	arranger, vocalist, choral director

(Results 76-100 of 116 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Gordon," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

Jenkins, Gordon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

"Jenkins, Gordon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.