Walter Page
Walter Sylvester Page (February 9, 1900 – December 20, 1957) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader, best known for his groundbreaking work as a double bass player with Walter Page's Blue Devils and the Count Basie Orchestra. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born February 9, 1900 (Gallatin), Died December 20, 1957 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, leader, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-74846 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Toby | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74847 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Moten's swing | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74848 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Blue room | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74849 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Imagination | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74850 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | New Orleans | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74851 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | The only girl I ever loved | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74852 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Milenberg joys | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74853 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Lafayette | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74854 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Prince of Wales | Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with piano | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-74855 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Two times | Josephine Garrison ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0886 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Swingin' the blues | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0887 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | St. Louis boogie | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0888 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Basie's basement | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0889 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Backstage at Stuff's | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0890 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | My buddy | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0891 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Shine on harvest moon | Count Basie ; Rhythm (Count Basie) | Jazz quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0893 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | I never knew (I could love anybody like I'm loving you) | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-0894 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Sugar | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | KC612 | 10-in. | 11/10/1929 | Blue Devil blues | Original Blue Devils ; Walter Page | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | KC613 | 10-in. | 11/10/1929 | Squabblin’ | Original Blue Devils ; Walter Page | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
| Decca | 61542 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Honeysuckle rose | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 61543 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Pennies from heaven | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 61544 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Swinging at the Daisy Chain | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 61545 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Roseland shuffle | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62078 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Exactly like you | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62079 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Boo-Hoo | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62080 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The glory of love | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62081 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Boogie woogie (I may be wrong) | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62331 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Smarty | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62332 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | One o'clock jump | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62333 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Listen my children (and you shall hear) | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62334 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | John's idea | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62511 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Good morning blues | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62512 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Our love was meant to be | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62513 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Time out | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62514 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Topsy | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62682 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | I keep remembering | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62683 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | Out the window | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62684 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | Don't you miss your baby? | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 62685 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | Let me dream | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63122 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Georgianna | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63123 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Blues in the dark | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63286 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Sent for you yesterday (and here you come today) | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63287 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Every tub | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63288 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Now will you be good? | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63289 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Swingin' the blues | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63918 | 10-in. | 6/6/1938 | Mama don't want no peas' n' rice' n' cocoanut oil | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63919 | 10-in. | 6/6/1938 | Blue and sentimental | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 63920 | 10-in. | 6/6/1938 | Doggin' around | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64471 | 10-in. | 8/22/1938 | Stop beatin' round the mulberry bush | Count Basie Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64472 | 10-in. | 8/22/1938 | London bridge is falling down | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64473 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | Texas shuffle | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64474 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | Jumpin' at the Woodside | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64731 | 10-in. | 11/9/1938 | How long, how long blues | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64732 | 10-in. | 11/9/1938 | The dirty dozens | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64733 | 10-in. | 11/9/1938 | Hey! Lawdy Mama | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64734 | 10-in. | 11/9/1938 | The fives | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64735 | 10-in. | 11/9/1938 | Boogie woogie | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64746 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Dark rapture | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64747 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Shorty George | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64748 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | The blues I like to hear | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64749 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Do you wanna jump, children? | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64750 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Panassie stomp | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64851 | 10-in. | 1/5/1939 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64852 | 10-in. | 1/5/1939 | Sing for your supper | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64954 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Oh! Red | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64955 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Fare thee honey, fare thee well | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64956 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Dupree blues | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64957 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | When the sun goes down | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64958 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Red wagon | Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64978 | 10-in. | 2/2/1939 | You can depend on me | Count Basie Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64979 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Cherokee, part 1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64980 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Cherokee, part 2 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64981 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Blame it on my last affair | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64982 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Jive at five | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64983 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Thursday-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64984 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Evil blues-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 64985 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Oh, Lady be good-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 74676 | 1/11/1949 | Move on up a little higher, part 1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74677 | 1/11/1949 | Move on up a little higher, part 2 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 80324 | 1/11/1951 | Use me Lord | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 80325 | 1/11/1951 | Somebody needs Jesus | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 80326 | 1/11/1951 | Sin is to blame | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 80327 | 1/11/1951 | I thank God for my song | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85849 | 2/10/1954 | Oh baby | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85850 | 2/10/1954 | Dardanella | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85851 | 2/10/1954 | Up jumped you with love | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85852 | 2/10/1954 | Sweet and lovely | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 86401 | 6/8/1954 | Ain'tcha got music No.4 ; Ain'tcha got music No.3 ; Ain'tcha got music No.2 ; Ain'tcha got music | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 86402 | 6/8/1954 | Checkin' with Chuck | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 86403 | 6/8/1954 | Should I? | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 86404 | 6/8/1954 | Cross my heart No.2 ; Cross my heart ; Cross my heart No.3 | Ralph Sutton Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Page, Walter," accessed May 31, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106498.
Page, Walter. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106498.
"Page, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 31 May 2023.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Page, Walter - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92027272
Wikidata: Walter Page - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1382200
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2657274
MusicBrainz: Walter Page - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2de9292a-6f76-4968-91a4-60a91c6d8ff4
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