Van Alexander
Van Alexander (May 2, 1915 – July 19, 2015) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 2, 1915 (New York City), Died July 19, 2015 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, leader, arranger, composer, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-019420 | 10-in. | 7/9/1938 | A-tisket, a-tasket | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023768 | 10-in. | 7/1/1938 | A-tisket a-tasket | Scat Powell ; Willie Farmer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-028193 | 10-in. | 11/3/1938 | Alexander's swinging | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-028194 | 10-in. | 11/3/1938 | Where has my little dog gone? | Shirley Brown ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-028195 | 10-in. | 11/3/1938 | I found my yellow basket | Shirley Brown ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director | |
| Victor | BS-028196 | 10-in. | 11/3/1938 | On the road to Mandalay | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-028197 | 10-in. | 11/3/1938 | Gotta pebble in my shoe | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-028198 | 10-in. | 11/3/1938 | Night and day | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-030154 | 10-in. | 11/23/1938 | No star is lost | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030155 | 10-in. | 11/23/1938 | Your eyes are bigger than your heart | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030156 | 10-in. | 11/23/1938 | In a good for nothing mood | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-030157 | 10-in. | 11/23/1938 | I cried for you | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030158 | 10-in. | 11/23/1938 | We'll never know | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030159 | 10-in. | 11/23/1938 | You're gonna see a lot of me | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030764 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | The girl friend of the whirling dervish | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030765 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | Dream caravan | Joel Livingston ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030766 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | F.D.R. Jones | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030767 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | Hey! Barber | Jayne Dover ; Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | leader, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-030768 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | Diga-diga doo | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | BS-030769 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | The good little things you do | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-031545 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | (I'm afraid) The masquerade is over | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-031546 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Honolulu | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-031547 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | This night (Will be my souvenir) | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-031548 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Oh! I'm evil | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-031549 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Heaven can wait | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-031550 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Honey bunny boo | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-033666 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | Thursday | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-033667 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | Hooray for spinach | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-033668 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | Name it and it's yours | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-033669 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | Dancing in the dark | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-033670 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | I'm happy about the whole thing | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-033671 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | Don't look now | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-035305 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | Hang your heart on a hickory limb | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-035306 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | East side of heaven | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-035307 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | The moon of Manakoora | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-035308 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | Another night alone | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-035309 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | How strange | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-035310 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | Y' had it comin' to you | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-036526 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | Tony's wife | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-036527 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | If I didn't care | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-036528 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | 'Way down yonder in New Orleans | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-036529 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | Adios muchachos | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-036530 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | No reason at all | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-036531 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | Thou swell | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-036977 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | In the middle of a dream | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-036978 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Let there be love | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-036979 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Mary Lou | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-036980 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Ay-ay-ay | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, arranger | |
| Victor | BS-036981 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Begone | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-036982 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | You are my dream | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-037738 | 10-in. | 6/21/1939 | The jumpin' jive (Jim jam jump) | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-037739 | 10-in. | 6/21/1939 | La rosita | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-037740 | 10-in. | 6/21/1939 | Ragtime cowboy Joe | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-037741 | 10-in. | 6/21/1939 | Stumbling | Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-060657 | 10-in. | 2/18/1941 | I close my eyes | Dorsey Anderson ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-065285 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Tempus fugit | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 18003-A] | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1923 | Nad Tatrou sa blýská | Józef Kálmán | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Decca | 86007 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Baby I need you | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | 86157 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Opening announcement ; Leap frog | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | 86158 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Closing announcement | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6440 | 9/19/1951 | I've got the shiniest mouth in town-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6441 | 9/12/1951 | Everybody wants to go to heaven-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6442 | 9/19/1951 | Highlights from An American in Paris (Gershwin): -1 Part 1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6443 | 9/19/1951 | Highlights from An American in Paris (Gershwin): Part 2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6924 | 11/5/1952 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6926 | 11/5/1952 | Don't yield to temptation | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alexander, Van," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106402.
Alexander, Van. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106402.
"Alexander, Van." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Alexander, Van, 1915-2015 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91092115
Wikidata: Van Alexander - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2509755
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19864385
MusicBrainz: Van Alexander - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c14bbbd1-639e-4655-98f4-310934e2ee1b
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