Dan Minor
Dan "Slamfoot" Minor (August 10, 1909 – April 11, 1982) was an American jazz trombonist who featured in the bands of Count Basie, Cab Calloway and many others from the 1920s to the 1940s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1909 (Dallas), Died April 11, 1982 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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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, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-74847 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Moten's swing | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-74848 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Blue room | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-74849 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Imagination | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| 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, trombone | |
| 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, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-74852 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Milenberg joys | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-74853 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Lafayette | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-74854 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | Prince of Wales | Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with piano | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Decca | 61542 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Honeysuckle rose | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 61543 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Pennies from heaven | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 61544 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Swinging at the Daisy Chain | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 61545 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | Roseland shuffle | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62078 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Exactly like you | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62079 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Boo-Hoo | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62080 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The glory of love | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62081 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Boogie woogie (I may be wrong) | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62331 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Smarty | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62332 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | One o'clock jump | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62333 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Listen my children (and you shall hear) | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62334 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | John's idea | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62511 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Good morning blues | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62512 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Our love was meant to be | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62513 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Time out | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62514 | 10-in. | 8/9/1937 | Topsy | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62682 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | I keep remembering | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62683 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | Out the window | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62684 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | Don't you miss your baby? | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62685 | 10-in. | 10/13/1937 | Let me dream | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63122 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Georgianna | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63123 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Blues in the dark | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63286 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Sent for you yesterday (and here you come today) | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63287 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Every tub | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63288 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Now will you be good? | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63289 | 10-in. | 2/16/1938 | Swingin' the blues | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63918 | 10-in. | 6/6/1938 | Mama don't want no peas' n' rice' n' cocoanut oil | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63919 | 10-in. | 6/6/1938 | Blue and sentimental | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63920 | 10-in. | 6/6/1938 | Doggin' around | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64471 | 10-in. | 8/22/1938 | Stop beatin' round the mulberry bush | Count Basie Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64472 | 10-in. | 8/22/1938 | London bridge is falling down | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64473 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | Texas shuffle | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64474 | 10-in. | 8/19/1938 | Jumpin' at the Woodside | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64746 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Dark rapture | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64747 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Shorty George | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64748 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | The blues I like to hear | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64749 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Do you wanna jump, children? | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64750 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Panassie stomp | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64851 | 10-in. | 1/5/1939 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64852 | 10-in. | 1/5/1939 | Sing for your supper | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64979 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Cherokee, part 1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64980 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Cherokee, part 2 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64981 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Blame it on my last affair | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64983 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Thursday-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64984 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Evil blues-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64985 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Oh, Lady be good-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 69912 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | I wonder who's boogiein' my woogie now | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 69913 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | I'm stepping out | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 69914 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Baby, don't you cry | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 69915 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Toodle-oodle-oo | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 69916 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Without the one you love | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 70223 | 10-in. | 1/26/1942 | Stand back and smile (Say Ella) | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 70224 | 10-in. | 1/26/1942 | Deep down in the Miz | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 70225 | 10-in. | 1/26/1942 | You'll get them blues | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 70226 | 10-in. | 1/26/1942 | My linely cabin | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 70227 | 10-in. | 1/26/1942 | I ain't mad with you | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 71270 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | I done found out | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 71271 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | Let's beat out some love | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 71272 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | I'll always be with you | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 71273 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | When my man comes home | Buddy Johnson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Minor, Dan," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109222.
Minor, Dan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109222.
"Minor, Dan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Minor, Dan, 1909-1982 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91030668
Wikidata: Dan Minor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5214034
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24789270
MusicBrainz: Dan Minor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b4203c1a-5295-44cf-8fdc-11dae5f2b1f9
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