Russell Bowles

Russell Bowles (April 17, 1907 – July 5, 1991) was an American jazz trombonist. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky and died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Bowles played with Ferman Tapp's Melody Lads in 1926–28, then with Horace Henderson (1928–29) before joining the orchestra of a theater in Buffalo, New York from 1929 to 1931. Following this Bowles joined the orchestra of Jimmie Lunceford, playing on nearly all of Lunceford's recordings from 1931 to Lunceford's death in 1947. After his tenure with Lunceford Bowles worked with Eddie Wilcox and Cab Calloway into the early 1950s, then left music permanently, later working as a clerk in a department store in New York City.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 17, 1909 (Barren County), Died July 5, 1991 (Lancaster)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 122 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 39555 10-in. 5/29/1935 Four or five times Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39556 10-in. 5/29/1935 Four or five times Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39557 10-in. 5/29/1935 (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes-4 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39996 10-in. 9/23/1935 Babs-1, 5 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39997 10-in. 9/23/1935 Swanee river-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39998 10-in. 9/23/1935 Thunder-4 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39999 10-in. 9/23/1935 Oh boy-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60000 10-in. 9/23/1935 Charmaine-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60001 10-in. 9/23/1935 Hittin' the bottle-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60013 10-in. 9/30/1935 I'll take the South-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60014 10-in. 9/30/1935 Avalon-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60015 10-in. 9/30/1935 Charmaine-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60016 10-in. 9/30/1935 Hittin' the bottle-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60274 10-in. 12/23/1935 My blue heaven-1, 3, 4 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60275 10-in. 12/23/1935 I'm nuts about screwy music-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60276 10-in. 12/23/1935 The best things in life are free-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 60277 10-in. 12/23/1935 The melody man-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61246 10-in. 8/31/1936 Organ grinder's swing Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61247 10-in. 9/1/1936 On the beach at Bali Bali-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61248 10-in. 9/1/1936 Me and the moon-1, 2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61249 10-in. 9/1/1936 Living from day to day-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61250 10-in. 9/1/1936 T'ain't good (like a nickel made of wood) Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61323 10-in. 10/14/1936 Muddy water-1, 3 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61324 10-in. 10/14/1936 I can't escape from you-1 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 61325 10-in. 10/14/1936 Harlem shout-2 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
(Results 26-50 of 122 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowles, Russell," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305251.

Bowles, Russell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305251.

"Bowles, Russell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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