Danny Bank
Daniel Bernard Bank (July 17, 1922 – June 5, 2010) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks. He was born on July 17, 1922. Early in his career Bank played with Charlie Barnet (1942–1944), and would return to play with him repeatedly over the next few decades. He played with Benny Goodman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Paul Whiteman in the 1940s. Following this he recorded with Charlie Parker, Rex Stewart, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, Urbie Green, Clifford Brown and Helen Merrill, Art Farmer, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith, Chico O’Farrill, Betty Carter, Ray Charles, and Tony Fruscella. Bank is best known for his association with Miles Davis in Gil Evans's orchestra; Bank played bass clarinet on the albums Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess. He played with Davis on his 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Later in the 1960s he recorded with the big bands of Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, and Stanley Turrentine. Bank died on June 5, 2010. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born July 17th, 1922 (New York City), Died June 5th, 2010 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 81 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 81299 | 7/20/1951 | The right kind of feeling | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81684 | 10/15/1951 | Rumania-Rumania | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81685 | 10/15/1951 | House party | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 81686 | 10/15/1951 | On the trail | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82166 | 1/21/1952 | on my way (Got my travelin' shoes) | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82167 | 1/21/1952 | The blacksmith blues | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82168 | 1/21/1952 | Any time | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82401 | 3/5/1952 | When you surrender | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82402 | 3/5/1952 | Alone with a memory | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82403 | 3/5/1952 | Something of a fool | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 82404 | 3/5/1952 | Do you mind if I hang around | (Little) Jimmy Scott | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85164 | 9/3/1953 | Jasmine | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85165 | 9/3/1953 | The moon was yellow | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85166 | 9/3/1953 | You too, you too? | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85167 | 9/3/1953 | The Continental | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85488 | 11/6/1953 | Only forever | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85489 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85490 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85915 | 3/1/1954 | Banana split | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85916 | 3/1/1954 | Pa! Take me to the circus | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85917 | 3/1/1954 | Love nest | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 85918 | 3/1/1954 | I hear music | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86570 | 7/13/1954 | (Who's the guy with) The mink bow tie | Johnny Long Orchestra ; Art Lund | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86571 | 7/13/1954 | Those Texas women | Johnny Long Orchestra ; Art Lund | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | 86572 | 7/13/1954 | Sidetracked | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bank, Danny," accessed April 15, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302964.
Bank, Danny. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302964.
"Bank, Danny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 15 April 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91051089
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q355970
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/71579955/
MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ad7ed994-9368-4322-8910-1ca3329f6454
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