Slats Long
Don "Slats" Long (December 6, 1906 – March 12, 1964) was an American jazz clarinetist. Long was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, and he played in the late 1920s and early 1930s with Cass Hagan (1928), Ed Farley, and Mike Riley (1935). He then moved to New York City, where he played with Red Norvo (spring 1936), Chauncey Morehouse (spring 1938), Vincent Lopez (early 1937), and Bud Freeman (at Kelly’s Stable, New York, 1939). He worked in the early 1940s with Bobby Hackett (late 1940) Ted Lews, and Raymond Scott, Long appears on recordings with several of these leaders and many others, including Red McKenzie (1935, 1937), Bunny Berigan (1936–7), Tommy Dorsey (1937) and Frank Froeba (1935). He retired from music in 1943, moving back to Wichita and working for an aircraft manufacturer until his death in 1964. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 6, 1906, Died March 12, 1964
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 75 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 39821 | 10-in. | 8/6/1935 | Get behind me, Satan | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 39825 | 10-in. | 8/7/1935 | Trees | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 39845 | 10-in. | 8/9/1935 | My special man is back in town | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60073 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | It's funny what a kiss can do | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60074 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | Sugar plum | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60075 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | It's written in the stars | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60076 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | Give me a break, baby | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60096 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Georgia rockin' chair | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 60097 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Monday in Manhattan | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 60098 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Every now and then | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 60099 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Wouldn't I be a wonder | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 60194 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | When a great love comes along | Babs and her Brothers | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60195 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | Yankee Doodle never went to | Babs and her Brothers | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60196 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | No other one | Babs and her Brothers | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60197 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | A little bit independent | Babs and her Brothers | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60391 | 10-in. | 1/26/1936 | Life begins when you're in love | Harry Richman | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60392 | 10-in. | 1/26/1936 | Let's go | Harry Richman | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60393 | 10-in. | 1/26/1936 | Susannah | Harry Richman | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 60394 | 10-in. | 1/26/1936 | There'll be no South | Harry Richman | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 61116 | 10-in. | 5/25/1936 | The glory of love | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 61117 | 10-in. | 5/25/1936 | Blazin' the trail | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 61118 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | I'll bet you tell that to all the girls | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 61119 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | She shall have music | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 61120 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | Would you? | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 61121 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | A waltz was born in Vienna | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Long, Slats," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205933.
Long, Slats. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205933.
"Long, Slats." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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