Dave Bowman
David Walter Bowman (September 8, 1914 – December 28, 1964) was an American jazz pianist. He was born in Buffalo, New York, United States. Bowman was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he learned to play piano as a four year old. He lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a time, then worked in London with Jack Hylton in the mid-1930s. After returning to the United States he settled in New York and played with Bobby Hackett, Sharkey Bonano, Sidney Bechet, and Bud Freeman late in the decade. In the early 1940s, he worked with Jack Teagarden, Joe Marsala, Muggsy Spanier, Lee Wiley, and Eddie Condon. He took positions with ABC and NBC in the later 1940s (including with Perry Como) and worked as a studio musician on recordings. In the 1950s, he worked with Bud Freeman again, and with Phil Napoleon shortly before his own death. Dave Bowman died in an automobile accident in December 1964, in Miami, Florida. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 8, 1914 (Buffalo), Died December 28, 1964
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 62 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-2200 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Little Lulu | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-2201 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Shauny O'Shay | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Decca | 66603 | 10-in. | 9/18/1939 | As long as I live | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 66604 | 10-in. | 9/18/1939 | The sail fish | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 66605 | 10-in. | 9/18/1939 | Sunday | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 66606 | 10-in. | 9/18/1939 | Satanic blues | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67391 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Oh! Baby | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67392 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | I need some pettin' | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67393 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Susie | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67394 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Big boy | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67477 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Sensation | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67478 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Fidgety feet | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67479 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Tia Juana | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 67480 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Copenhagen | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68153 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | Gee, but I hate to go home alone | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68154 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | sing, it's good for ya | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68155 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | Gee what the boys in the back room will have | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68156 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | I'm the lonesomest gal in town | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68854 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Bull's eye | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68855 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Lower register | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68856 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | I know that you know | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68857 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Slow down | Joe Marsala Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 70124 | 10-in. | 1/2/1942 | Little David, play on your harp | Muggsy Spanier Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 70125 | 10-in. | 1/2/1942 | Can't we be friends? | Muggsy Spanier Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 70126 | 10-in. | 1/2/1942 | Chicago | Muggsy Spanier Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowman, Dave," accessed September 24, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305258.
Bowman, Dave. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305258.
"Bowman, Dave." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 24 September 2023.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Dave Bowman
Discogs: Dave Bowman
Allmusic: Dave Bowman
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bowman, Dave, 1914-1964 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96015203
Wikidata: Dave Bowman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15439819
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71580175
MusicBrainz: Dave Bowman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eefa6543-0470-42f9-9c20-add53b59a3d1
ISNI: 0000 0000 7366 9160 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073669160
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