Paul Webster
Paul Francis Webster (August 24, 1909 - May 6, 1966) was a jazz trumpeter in the big band era. He was a high-note specialist for Jimmie Lunceford's band, and later played in several other big bands. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 24, 1909 (Kansas City), Died May 6, 1966
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, arranger, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-38667 | 10-in. | 6/11/1927 | Sugar | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-38668 | 10-in. | 6/11/1927 | Dear heart | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-38669 | 10-in. | 6/11/1927 | The new Tulsa blues | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-38670 | 10-in. | 6/11/1927 | Baby dear | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-38671 | 10-in. | 6/11/1927 | 12th Street rag | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-38672 | 10-in. | 6/12/1927 | Pass out lightly | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-38673 | 10-in. | 6/12/1927 | Ding-dong blues | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-38674 | 10-in. | 6/12/1927 | Moten stomp | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-42924 | 10-in. | 9/6/1928 | Justrite | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Decca | 39551 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Sleepy time gal-4, 5 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39552 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Bird of paradise-2, 4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39553 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Rhapsody junior-2, 4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39554 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Runnin' wild-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39555 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Four or five times | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39556 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | Four or five times | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39557 | 10-in. | 5/29/1935 | (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes-4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39996 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Babs-1, 5 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39997 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Swanee river-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39998 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Thunder-4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 39999 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Oh boy-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60000 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Charmaine-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60001 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Hittin' the bottle-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60013 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | I'll take the South-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60014 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | Avalon-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60015 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | Charmaine-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60016 | 10-in. | 9/30/1935 | Hittin' the bottle-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60274 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | My blue heaven-1, 3, 4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60275 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | I'm nuts about screwy music-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60276 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | The best things in life are free-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 60277 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | The melody man-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61246 | 10-in. | 8/31/1936 | Organ grinder's swing | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61247 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | On the beach at Bali Bali-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61248 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | Me and the moon-1, 2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61249 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | Living from day to day-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61250 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | T'ain't good (like a nickel made of wood) | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61323 | 10-in. | 10/14/1936 | Muddy water-1, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61324 | 10-in. | 10/14/1936 | I can't escape from you-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61325 | 10-in. | 10/14/1936 | Harlem shout-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61345 | 10-in. | 10/26/1936 | (This is) My last affair-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61346 | 10-in. | 10/26/1936 | Running a temperature-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61531 | 10-in. | 1/18/1937 | Honey, keep your mind on me | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61532 | 10-in. | 1/18/1937 | Count me out | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61533 | 10-in. | 1/20/1937 | I'll see you in my dreams | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61550 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | He ain' 't got rhythm-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
| Decca | 61551 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Linger awhile-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
| Decca | 61552 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Honest and truly-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 61553 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Slumming on Park Avenue-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 62259 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Coquette | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62260 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | The merry-go-round broke down | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 62261 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Ragging the scale | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 62262 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Hell's bells | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 62263 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | For dancers only | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 62344 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | Posin' | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
| Decca | 62345 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | The first time I saw you-4 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
| Decca | 62346 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | Honey, keep your mind on me-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
| Decca | 62347 | 10-in. | 7/8/1937 | Put on your old grey bonnet-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
| Decca | 63133 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | Margie-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 63134 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | The love nest-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 63135 | 10-in. | 1/6/1938 | I'm laughing up my sleeve-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 63585 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | Down by the old mill stream-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 63586 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | My melancholy baby-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 63587 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | Sweet Sue, just you-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 63588 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | By the River Sainte Marie-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68874 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Blue prelude-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68875 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | I had a proposition-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68876 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Twenty-four robbers-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68877 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Battle axe-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69035 | 10-in. | 4/22/1941 | Peace and love for all-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69036 | 10-in. | 4/22/1941 | Chocolate | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69680 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Gone-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69681 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Hi spook-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69682 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Yard dog mazurka-1, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69683 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Impromptu-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 70093 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Blues in the night, part 1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 70094 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Blues in the night, part 2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 70095 | 10-in. | 12/23/1941 | I'm losing my mind (because of you) | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 70096 | 10-in. | 12/23/1941 | Life is fine-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 70654 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | It had to be you-2, 3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 70655 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 1-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 70656 | 10-in. | 4/14/1942 | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 2-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 73584 | 5/20/1946 | Zanesville, Zohio Z Z Z | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 73585 | 5/20/1946 | Lonesome as the night is long | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 73586 | 5/20/1946 | You'd be so nice to come home to | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 73587 | 5/20/1946 | Dark bayou | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75584 | 12/12/1949 | Nashville blues | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75585 | 12/12/1949 | We'll build a bungalow | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75738 | 1/24/1950 | Deep river | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75739 | 1/24/1950 | Siesta at the fiesta | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75801 | 2/2/1950 | Baby, won't you say you love me? | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75802 | 2/2/1950 | Don'cha go 'way mad | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75936 | 3/6/1950 | Solid as a rock | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75937 | 3/6/1950 | I've got the world on a string | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75938 | 3/6/1950 | Sugarfoot rag | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75939 | 3/6/1950 | Peas and rice | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76290 | 5/8/1950 | Organ grinder's swing | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76291 | 5/8/1950 | Four or five times | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76292 | 5/8/1950 | T'ain't what you do | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76326 | 5/15/1950 | By the river Ste Marie | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76327 | 5/15/1950 | Ain't she sweet | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76328 | 5/15/1950 | For dancers only | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76395 | 5/22/1950 | By the river Ste Marie | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76396 | 5/22/1950 | Cheatin' on me | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76397 | 5/22/1950 | For dancers only | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76398 | 5/22/1950 | But she's my buddy's chick | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76528 | 6/26/1950 | La vie en rose | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76529 | 6/26/1950 | C' est si bon | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76662 | 7/19/1950 | Three little words | Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76663 | 7/19/1950 | Pink champagne | Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76664 | 7/19/1950 | Well, oh well | Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76750 | 8/25/1950 | Dream a little dream on me | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 76751 | 8/25/1950 | Can anyone explain | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80745 | 3/27/1951 | Cheasapeake and Ohio | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80746 | 3/27/1951 | Little man in a flying saucer | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80747 | 3/27/1951 | Because of rain | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 80748 | 3/27/1951 | The hot canary | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 81146 | 6/12/1951 | My friend told me | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 81147 | 6/12/1951 | Ain't no chicken gonna fool me | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 81147[a] | 6/12/1951 | Count the days | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82132 | 1/16/1952 | Am I to blame | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82133 | 1/16/1952 | I hear a rhapsody | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82134 | 1/16/1952 | Wheels of fortune | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82135 | 1/16/1952 | Till the stars fall in the ocean | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 101132 | 12/7/1956 | Don't get around much anymore | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 101133 | 12/7/1956 | Oo shoo be doo be | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 101134 | 12/7/1956 | By myself | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 101135 | 12/7/1956 | Signed, sealed and delivered | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | DLA 1010 | 10-in. | 7/24/1936 | Pigeon walk-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1011 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Like a ship at sea | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1012 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Teasin' Tessie Brown | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1013 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Annie Laurie | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1014 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Frisco fog-3 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 2447 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | I'm walking through heaven with you | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 2448 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | You' re always in my dreams | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 2449 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Flamingo | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 2450 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Siesta at the fiesta | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 3063 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Strictly instrumental | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 3064 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Easy street | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 3065 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Knock me a kiss-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 3066 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Keep smiling, keep laughin'-1 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 3096 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | I dream a lot about you-2 | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 3097 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | Easy street | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 3098 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | I'm lonesome and so blue | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 4113 | 3/8/1946 | cement mixer (Put-ti put-ti) | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 4114 | 3/8/1946 | Baby you can count on me | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 4115 | 3/8/1946 | Andy's boogie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 4116 | 4/11/1946 | Just a-sittin' and a-rockin' | Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 4117 | 3/11/1946 | No pad to be had | Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Webster, Paul," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210846.
Webster, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210846.
"Webster, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Webster, Paul, 1909-1966 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012139585
Wikidata: Paul Webster - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13884557
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32187255
MusicBrainz: Paul Webster - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c816fa1c-3242-4cb2-ba4f-e004e3e911b6
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