Bob Haggart

Robert Sherwood Haggart (March 13, 1914 – December 2, 1998) was an American dixieland jazz double bass player, composer, and arranger. Although he is associated with dixieland, he was one of the finest rhythm bassists of the Swing Era.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 13, 1914 (New York City), Died December 3, 1998 (Venice)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, arranger, leader, composer, whistling

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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 722 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 73793 2/13/1947 There is no greater love Billie Holiday instrumentalist, string bass, arranger, leader  
Decca 73794 2/13/1947 Easy living Billie Holiday instrumentalist, string bass, arranger, leader  
Decca 73795 2/13/1947 Solitude Billie Holiday instrumentalist, string bass, arranger, leader  
Decca 73818 3/19/1947 A Sunday kind of love Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 73819 3/19/1947 That's my desire Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 73820 3/19/1947 Oh, lady be good Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 73909 5/8/1947 A-feudin' and a-fightin' Bing Crosby instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 73910 5/8/1947 Goodbye my love, goodbye Bing Crosby instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 73985 6/30/1947 Louisville Lou Sophie Tucker instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 73986 6/30/1947 Some of these days Sophie Tucker instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 74000 7/11/1947 You're breakin' in a new heart Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 74013 7/22/1947 Don't you think I oughta know? Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 74014 7/22/1947 You're breakin' in a new heart Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 75868 2/17/1950 That's a plenty Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 75869 2/17/1950 If you can't get a drum with a boom-1 Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 75870 2/17/1950 Rose room Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 75871 2/17/1950 When my sugar walks down the street-2 Bob Crosby's Bob Cats instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76117 4/10/1950 Washington Post march Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76118 4/10/1950 My Scandinavian baby Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76119 4/10/1950 Stars and stripes forever Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76120 4/10/1950 Your heart of stone Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76121 4/10/1950 Black bottom Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76122 4/10/1950 Charleston Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76401 5/22/1950 Semper fidelis Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76402 5/22/1950 El Capitan Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 301-325 of 722 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haggart, Bob," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

Haggart, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

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

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