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 401-425 of 722 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 84859 7/13/1953 Hors d'oeuvre Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84860 7/13/1953 Jim'ny Crickets (The joke's on me) Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85347 10/8/1953 It's a wonderful world Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85348 10/8/1953 Davey Jones (at the bottom of the sea) Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85371 10/13/1953 I'm coming Virginia-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85372 10/13/1953 Mississippi mud-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85373 10/13/1953 Crying for the Carolines Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85458 11/3/1953 Moon over Miami-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85459 11/3/1953 Alabamy bound-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85460 11/3/1953 Georgia on my mind Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85486 11/5/1953 The march of the Commanders Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85487 11/5/1953 I want a little girl Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85524 11/19/1953 Louisiana Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85525 11/19/1953 Tennessee waltz-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85822 2/2/1954 Make love to me Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85823 2/2/1954 The Dixie flyer Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85824 2/2/1954 Kentucky boogie Commanders Big Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85890 2/23/1954 Heebie jeebies Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 85891 2/23/1954 Skit-dat-de-dat Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86029 6/16/1954 Melancholy blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86030 3/16/1954 Potato head blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86031 3/16/1954 Cornet shop suey Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86070 3/23/1954 King of the Zulus Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86071 3/23/1954 Gully low blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86072 3/23/1954 Wild man blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 401-425 of 722 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haggart, Bob," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

Haggart, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

"Haggart, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Haggart, Bob - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93016339

Wikidata: Bob Haggart - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q709321

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/303452610

MusicBrainz: Bob Haggart - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6801a74a-9038-4b39-853a-83c732311e05

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/317293

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