Boomie Richman
Abraham Samuel "Boomie" Richman (born April 2, 1922 in Brockton, Massachusetts) was a jazz tenor saxophone player who played with the Tommy Dorsey. He also played clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, and flute. Before joining the Dorsey band, he worked with George Paxton and Muggsy Spanier. From 1945 to 1951, he recorded with Dorsey and was a soloist in the band. During the 1950s he worked intermittently with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and with Red Allen, Ruby Braff, Al Cohn, Cootie Williams, and the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. He also worked as a studio musician. He recorded with Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958, playing the sax solo on "True Love Ways". He also played with Judy Garland in her comeback performance at Carnegie Hall. On television, he appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show, The Perry Como Show, The Dick Cavett Show, The Patti Page Show, The Pat Boone Show, and The Andy Williams Show. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born April 2, 1922 (Brockton)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, flute
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 67 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 76851 | 9/18/1950 | Aggravatin' situation | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76852 | 9/18/1950 | Everybody wants to go to heaven | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76865 | 9/23/1950 | Strangers | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76866 | 9/23/1950 | Music, maestro, please | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76867 | 9/23/1950 | Goofus | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76912 | 9/29/1950 | May I? | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76913 | 9/29/1950 | One morning in May | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76991 | 10/10/1950 | This nearly was mine | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76992 | 10/10/1950 | Something to remember you by | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76993 | 10/10/1950 | I see your face before me | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80054 | 10/19/1950 | Aggravatin' situation-1 | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80055 | 10/19/1950 | Alone together | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80086 | 10/26/1950 | You and the night and the music | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80087 | 10/26/1950 | Dancing in the dark | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80105 | 10/31/1950 | I guess I'll have to change my plans | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80106 | 10/31/1950 | Lullaby of Broadway | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80107 | 10/31/1950 | If there is someone lovelier than you | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80108 | 10/31/1950 | Louisiana hayride | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80301 | 12/21/1950 | The dirty dozens | Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80302 | 12/21/1950 | Mr. Freddie blues | Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80303 | 12/21/1950 | The honeydripper | Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 80304 | 12/21/1950 | Trouble in mind | Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 81660 | 10/8/1951 | With all my heart and soul | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 81661 | 10/8/1951 | Solitaire | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 86730 | 8/27/1954 | Flaggin' the train | Ray McKinley Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Richman, Boomie," accessed March 26, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106892.
Richman, Boomie. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106892.
"Richman, Boomie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 26 March 2023.
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LCNAR: Richman, Boomie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93057838
Wikidata: Boomie Richman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4943522
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34647035
MusicBrainz: Abraham "Boomie" Richman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/986466d3-b4e1-4e40-960b-1405b99dce72
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