Bill Beason
William Beason (6 March 1908 – 15 August 1988) was an American swing jazz drummer born in Louisville, Kentucky. At the height of his career, he recorded with Django Reinhardt. In 1939, Beason took over the role of drummer in Ella Fitzgerald's orchestra from Chick Webb. He died, aged 80, in New York City. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born March 6th, 1908 (Louisville), Died August 15th, 1988 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1944
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 82 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-64313 | 10-in. | 10/9/1930 | Gambling Jack | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-64314 | 10-in. | 10/9/1930 | Fickle Fay creep | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-06462 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The love bug will bite you (if you don't watch out) | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-06463 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Would you like to buy a dream? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-06464 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Big Boy Blue | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-06465 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Where is the sun? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-06466 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Harlem twister | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-06467 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | My Marie | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07925 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | I know now | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07926 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | The lady who couldn't be kissed | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07927 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | (Have you forgotten) The you and me that used to be | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07928 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | A study in brown | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07929 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | Twilight in Turkey | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07930 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | China boy | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030354 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | I got ya | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
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, traps | |
Victor | BS-030356 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Auld lang syne | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-030357 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Sweet Leilani | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, traps | |
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, traps | |
Victor | BS-030359 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Down home rag | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Gramophone | 0LA1888 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Hangin' around Boudon | Bill Coleman ; Dicky Wells Orchestra | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Gramophone | 0LA1894 | 10-in. | 7/12/1937 | I've found a new baby | Dicky Wells Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Gramophone | 0LA1899 | 10-in. | 7/12/1937 | Dicky Wells blues | Sam Allen ; Bill Beason ; Roger Chaput ; Dicky Wells | Trombone solo, with piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
Decca | 65903 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Betcha nickel | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 65904 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Stairway to the stars | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beason, Bill," accessed March 6, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110397.
Beason, Bill. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 6, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110397.
"Beason, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 6 March 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Beason, Bill, 1908- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96064956
Wikidata: Bill Beason - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q861931
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74039715/
MusicBrainz: Bill Beason - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d03791f1-3561-47b5-81be-fe900479805d
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