Deane Kincaide

Robert Deane Kincaide (March 18, 1911 – August 14, 1992) was an American jazz reedman. Kincaide was born in Houston, Texas, United States, but raised in Decatur, Illinois, and began playing professionally and working as an arranger in the early 1930s. He worked with Wingy Manone in 1932, then took a job with Ben Pollack from 1933 to 1935, also arranging for Benny Goodman on the side. He joined Bob Crosby's group in 1935, and worked with Woody Herman and Manone again; at the end of the decade he worked briefly with Tommy Dorsey. In the first half of the 1940s he worked with Joe Marsala, Glenn Miller, Ray Noble, and Muggsy Spanier. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, playing in a ship's band on the USS Franklin (CV-13). He joined Ray McKinley's band in 1946, working with him until 1950. From the 1950s until the early 1980s, Kincaide worked primarily as an arranger for television. He died, aged 81, in St. Cloud, Florida.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1911 (Houston), Died August 14, 1992

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, baritone saxophone, arranger, alto saxophone, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-060993	10-in.	3/20/1941	Schottische at sunrise	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-066917	10-in.	7/14/1941	Goodbye, dear, I'll be back in a year	Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-066918	10-in.	7/14/1941	At the old town hall	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-066919	10-in.	7/14/1941	Call it anything, it's love	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-066920	10-in.	7/14/1941	Cowboys and Indians	Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Decca	39562	10-in.	6/1/1935	Flowers for Madame	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, arranger
Decca	39563	10-in.	6/1/1935	The Dixieland band-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, arranger
Decca	39564	10-in.	6/1/1935	In a little gypsy tea room	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, arranger
Decca	39565	10-in.	6/1/1935	Beale Street blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, arranger
Decca	39679	10-in.	7/5/1935	I'm in the mood for Jove	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	39680	10-in.	7/5/1935	East of the sun	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	39681	10-in.	7/5/1935	Two together	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	39682	10-in.	7/5/1935	And then some	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	39865	10-in.	8/19/1935	I'm sitting high on a hill-top	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	39866	10-in.	8/19/1935	Thanks a million	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	39867	10-in.	8/19/1935	Tender is the night	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	39868	10-in.	8/19/1935	Roll along, prairie moon	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60133	10-in.	11/8/1935	On Treasure Island	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60134	10-in.	11/8/1935	At your service, Madame	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60135	10-in.	11/8/1935	Here's to romance	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60136	10-in.	11/8/1935	I found a dream	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60169	10-in.	11/27/1935	A little bit independent	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60170	10-in.	11/27/1935	No other one	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60180	10-in.	11/27/1935	One night in Monte Carlo	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	60181	10-in.	11/27/1935	Eeeny meeny miney mo	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 26-50 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kincaide, Deane," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106730.

Kincaide, Deane. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106730.

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