Eddie Barefield
Edward Emanuel Barefield (December 12, 1909 – January 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and arranger most noteworthy for his work with Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, and Duke Ellington. Barefield's musical career included work as an arranger of the ABC Orchestra and for the "Endorsed by Dorsey: program on WOR. He also appeared in several films. He married performer Connie Harris. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1909 (Iowa), Died January 4, 1991 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone, saxophone, tenor saxophone, composer, songwriter
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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-74846 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Toby | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, composer, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74847 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Moten's swing | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74848 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Blue room | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74849 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Imagination | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74850 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | New Orleans | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74851 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | The only girl I ever loved | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74852 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Milenberg joys | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74853 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Lafayette | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74854 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Prince of Wales | Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with piano | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-74855 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Two times | Josephine Garrison ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Victor | PBS-09644 | 10-in. | 8/16/1937 | Confessin' (That I love you) | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-030354 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | I got ya | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030355 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | I'm playing solitaire | Don Redman Orchestra ; Quentin Jackson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030356 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Auld lang syne | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030357 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Sweet Leilani | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030358 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | 'Deed I do | Don Redman Orchestra ; Laurel Watson | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030359 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Down home rag | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-057078 | 10-in. | 11/4/1940 | What makes a song | Mary Alcott ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-063700 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Midnight | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063701 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | My favorite blues | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063702 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Lullaby to a dream | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063703 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | What a diff'rence a day made | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 29987 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Let's do it | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Columbia | 29988 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Georgia on my mind | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Columbia | 29989 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Romance in the dark | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Columbia | 29990 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | All of me | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
| Decca | 67195 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | Baby, won't you please come home ? | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67196 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | If it weren't for you | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67197 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | Sing song swing | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67198 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | Imagination | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67358 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | Take it from the top (Instrumental) | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67359 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | Tea dance | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67360 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | Jubilee swing (Instrumental) | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67361 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | [Unknown title(s)] | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 68332 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | 627 stomp | Pete Johnson's Band | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 68333 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Piney Brown blues | Pete Johnson's Band ; Joe Turner | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 68334 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Lafayette | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 68335 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | South | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 68435 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | Harlem rhumbain' the blues | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 68436 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | No matter where you are | Hot Lips Page and his Band | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 69875 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | Somebody nobody loves | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 69876 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | You don't know what love is | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 69905 | 10-in. | 11/5/1941 | Who are you? | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 69906 | 10-in. | 11/5/1941 | I'm thrilled | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 69907 | 10-in. | 11/5/1941 | Make love to me | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 75203 | 8/29/1949 | Keeps on rainin' | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75204 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80257 | 12/6/1950 | Elephant rock | Charlie Singleton Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80258 | 12/6/1950 | Alligator rock | Charlie Singleton Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81071 | 5/22/1951 | No more cryin' blues | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81072 | 5/22/1951 | Boogie woogie choo choo train | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81073 | 5/22/1951 | Somebody goofed | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81074 | 5/22/1951 | Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough | Mabel Scott | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82670 | 4/9/1952 | Lonesome and blue | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82671 | 4/9/1952 | I love the way you love me | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82672 | 4/9/1952 | Secret love | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82673 | 4/9/1952 | Please Dr. Jive | Hal Singer Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82958 | 6/16/1952 | Troubles | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82959 | 6/16/1952 | Better be on my way | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82960 | 6/16/1952 | Until you came along | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82961 | 6/16/1952 | Anything you say | Joan Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 107860 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 117676 | 7/8/1966 | I'm not made of clay-1 ; I'm not made of clay | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 117677 | 7/8/1966 | All night-1 ; All night | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 117678 | 7/8/1966 | Mountain jive-1 ; Mountain jive | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 117679 | 7/8/1966 | I'll be there-1 ; I'll be there | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barefield, Eddie," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108186.
Barefield, Eddie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108186.
"Barefield, Eddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 April 2024.
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