Trigger Alpert
Herman "Trigger" Alpert (September 3, 1916 – December 21, 2013) was an American jazz bassist from Indianapolis, Indiana. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 3, 1916 (Indianapolis), Died December 21, 2013 (Jacksonville Beach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-056479 | 10-in. | 10/11/1940 | Make believe ballroom time | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-056480 | 10-in. | 10/11/1940 | You've got me this way | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-056481 | 10-in. | 10/11/1940 | A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-056482 | 10-in. | 10/11/1940 | I'd know you anywhere | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-057648 | 10-in. | 11/15/1940 | Somewhere | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-057649 | 10-in. | 11/15/1940 | Yes, my darling daughter | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-057661 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | A stone's throw from heaven | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-057662 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | Helpless | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-057663 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | Long time no see, baby | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-057664 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | You are the one | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058172 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Anvil chorus | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058173 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Anvil chorus | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058174 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Frenesi | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058805 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | The mem'ry of a rose | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058806 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | I do, do you? (Do you believe in love) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058807 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | Chapel in the valley | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058808 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | Prairieland lullaby | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058884 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Ida! Sweet as apple cider | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058885 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Song of the Volga boatman | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058886 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | The one I love (belongs to somebody else) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058887 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | You stepped out of a dream | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058888 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-058889 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Sun Valley jump | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060911 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | When that man is dead and gone | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060912 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | The spirit is willing | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060913 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | A little old church in England | Dorothy Claire ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060914 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | Perfidia | Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060915 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | It's always you | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060916 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Spring will be so sad (When she comes this year) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060917 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | The air minded executive | Tex Beneke ; Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-060918 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Below the equator | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061243 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Boulder buff | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061244 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | The booglie wooglie piggy | Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061245 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Chattanooga choo choo | Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061246 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | I know why | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061253 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Don't cry, Cherie | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061254 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Cradle song | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061255 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Sweeter than the sweetest | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061265 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | I guess I'll have to dream the rest | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061266 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Take the 'A' train | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061267 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Peekaboo to you | The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | PBS-061268 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | The angels came thru | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2689 | 10-in. | 8/22/1946 | Jingle bells | Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-3280 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Empty saddles | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-3281 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Time on my Hands | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-3282 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Basin Street blues | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-3283 | 10-in. | 11/20/1946 | Frenesi | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-3284 | 10-in. | 11/20/1946 | The Kerry dance | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-3285 | 10-in. | 11/20/1946 | The moon of Manakoora | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-3286 | 10-in. | 11/26/1946 | Standing in the need of prayer | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1412 | 10-in. | 7/22/1947 | Bloop bleep | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano, guitar, bass, and drums | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1413 | 10-in. | 7/22/1947 | I left myself wide open | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano, guitar, bass, and drums | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1631 | 10-in. | 9/22/1947 | Lady of Spain | Three Suns | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1632 | 10-in. | 9/22/1947 | Sleepy time gal | Three Suns | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1684 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | What ev'ry woman knows | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1685 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | Overwork blues | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1708 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | Misery is a thing called Moe | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1709 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | This is a fine time | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1911 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | The blue room | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-1962 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Dont blame me | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2606 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | Welcome back to my heart | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2607 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | When the snowbirds cross the Rockies | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2608 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | I'm gonna leave town | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2609 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | Sweetheart of yesterday | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2677 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Tears from the sky | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2678 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Anyone | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2679 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | My mother's picture | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-2680 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Put my little shoes away | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-3097 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | My blue heaven | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D7VB-3098 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | You're mine, you! | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Decca | 73285 | 1/18/1946 | You won't be satisfied | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73286 | 1/18/1946 | The frim fram sauce | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76426 | 5/29/1950 | I'm forever blowing bubbles | Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76427 | 5/29/1950 | You're mine, you! | Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81103 | 6/8/1951 | By the light of the silvery moon | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81104 | 6/8/1951 | Moonlight and roses | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81105 | 6/8/1951 | I'm bringing you a red, red rose | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81106 | 6/8/1951 | Moon over Miami | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81126 | 6/8/1951 | Rose room | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81127 | 6/8/1951 | Roses of Picardy | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81128 | 6/8/1951 | Moonglow | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81129 | 6/8/1951 | The moon was yellow | Denny Vaughan | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82231 | 1/31/1952 | Spellbound | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82232 | 1/31/1952 | Amber | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82233 | 1/31/1952 | Lost in a fog | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82234 | 1/31/1952 | Carioca | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82327 | 2/26/1952 | Trust in me | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82328 | 2/26/1952 | Wishin' | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82329 | 2/26/1952 | Lonely wine | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 82330 | 2/26/1952 | Midnight sun | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83203 | 8/1/1952 | Where there's smoke there's fire | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83204 | 8/1/1952 | My little nest of heavenly blues | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84130 | 3/6/1953 | Only yesterday | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84131 | 3/6/1953 | I know why | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84132 | 3/6/1953 | If love is good to me | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84799 | 7/2/1953 | These foolish things | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84800 | 7/2/1953 | In the still of the night | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84801 | 7/2/1953 | That old black magic | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84802 | 7/2/1953 | I'll be seeing you | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84817 | 7/6/1953 | It could happen to you | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84818 | 7/6/1953 | They can't take that away from me | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84819 | 7/6/1953 | All the things you are | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84820 | 7/6/1953 | September song | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alpert, Trigger," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107106.
Alpert, Trigger. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107106.
"Alpert, Trigger." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Alpert, Trigger, 1916-2013 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94069373
Wikidata: Trigger Alpert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2453223
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