Johnny Best
Johnny McClanian Best, Jr. (October 20, 1913, Shelby, North Carolina – September 19, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter. |
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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 400 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-058888 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-058889 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Sun Valley jump | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-060912 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | The spirit is willing | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061243 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Boulder buff | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| Victor | PBS-061266 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Take the 'A' train | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| 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, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-064471 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Under blue Canadian skies | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-064472 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | The cowboy serenade (While I'm rollin' my last cigarette) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-064473 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | You and I | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-064474 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Adios | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-067625 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | It happened in Sun Valley | Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-067626 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | I'm thrilled | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Best, Johnny," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.
Best, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.
"Best, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Best, Johnny, 1913-2003 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004062481
Wikidata: Johnny Best - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1702294
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MusicBrainz: Johnny Best - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5cbde035-a599-4635-a687-0968440682f3
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