Saxie Dowell
Horace Kirby Dowell (May 24, 1904 – July 22, 1974), known professionally as Saxie Dowell, was an American jazz saxophonist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 24, 1904 (Raleigh), Died July 22, 1974 (Scottsdale)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, saxophone, composer, lyricist
Notes: Also known as H. K. Dowel in Victor ledgers.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 | BVE-49138 | 10-in. | 11/26/1928 | Tell her (you really love her) | Kay Kyser Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-09596 | 10-in. | 7/14/1937 | Remember me? | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09607 | 10-in. | 7/22/1937 | Got a date with an angel | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09608 | 10-in. | 7/22/1937 | Lamplight | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09672 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | I'd like to see Samoa of Samoa | Maxine Gray ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09673 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | I still love to kiss you goodnight | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09674 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | The vamp | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09832 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | Take a tip from the tulip | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09833 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | Speak your heart | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Rosalind Marquis | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09834 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | In Dutch with the Duchess | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09835 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | Roustabout | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-09843 | 10-in. | 11/24/1937 | Swingin' in the corn | Saxie Dowell ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-010371 | 10-in. | 6/1/1937 | Stop! You're breaking my heart | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-010372 | 10-in. | 6/1/1937 | Whispers in the dark | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-010373 | 10-in. | 6/1/1937 | Powerhouse | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-023268 | 10-in. | 5/24/1938 | You and me | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Judy Starr | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-023269 | 10-in. | 5/24/1938 | So lovely | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-035363 | 10-in. | 3/28/1939 | Three little fishies | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Smoothies | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035364 | 10-in. | 3/28/1939 | The chestnut tree | Saxie Dowell ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-035730 | 10-in. | 4/10/1939 | Three little fishies (Itty bitty poo) | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-036417 | 10-in. | 8/16/1939 | Three little fishies (Itty bitty poo) | Alec Templeton | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-046080 | 10-in. | 1/5/1940 | Playmates | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Smoothies | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046458 | 10-in. | 1/18/1940 | Playmates | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-055537 | 10-in. | 8/26/1940 | Ven a jugar | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-056509 | 10-in. | 10/11/1940 | Playmates | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | 147062 | 10-in. | 9/25/1928 | I don't care | Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians ; Al Shayne | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401617 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | The eyes of Texas | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401618 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | Shine on, harvest moon | Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401619 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | Carolina moon | Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401624 | 10-in. | 2/19/1929 | Carolina moon | Cruthers Brothers | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401625 | 10-in. | 2/19/1929 | Wednesday night waltz | Cruthers Brothers | Male vocal duet, with instrumental accompaniment | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401752 | 10-in. | 3/27/1929 | My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane | Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401826 | 10-in. | 4/24/1929 | Walking with Susie | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401827 | 10-in. | 4/24/1929 | That's you, baby! | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403020 | 10-in. | 10/2/1929 | Somebody mighty like you | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E27382 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | I don’t care | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects; without vocal (take G) | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27579 | 10-in. | 5/25/1928 | I don’t care | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27632 | 10-in. | 6/1/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E28191 | 10-in. | 9/10/1928 | I don’t care | Victorian Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28320 | 10-in. | 9/28/1928 | Washington and Lee swing | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E28321 | 10-in. | 9/28/1928 | High up on a hill-top | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E29479 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | That’s what I call heaven | Saxie Dowell ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E29834 | 10-in. | May 1929 | When my dreams come true | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E32771 | 10-in. | 5/14/1930 | Give yourself a pat on the back | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E35058 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | She loves me just the same | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E35409 | 10-in. | 11/18/1930 | Fraternity blues | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E35874 | 10-in. | 2/19/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E36465 | 10-in. | 4/14/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26087-E26088 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Mary Ann | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26261-E26263 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | If I can’t have you (I want to be Ionesome—I want to be blue) | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet; without vocal (take E26263) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26264-E26266 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Mary Ann | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E26266) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26541-E26543 | 10-in. | 2/16/1928 | Who’s blue now? | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E26543) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26850-E26852 | 10-in. | 3/7/1928 | She’s a great, great girl | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Hal Kemp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E26852) | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dowell, Saxie," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111744.
Dowell, Saxie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111744.
"Dowell, Saxie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dowell, Saxie, 1904-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002028857
Wikidata: Saxie Dowell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7428786
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34121446
MusicBrainz: Saxie Dowell - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/77e8dbd3-da94-408b-983f-b8759e42c6ba
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