Jim "Slim" Taft
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 39852 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | From the top of your head | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39853 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | I wish I were Aladdin | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39854 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Takes two to make a bargain | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39855 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Two for tonight | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39856 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | Without a word of warning | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39857 | 10-in. | 8/14/1935 | I wished on the moon | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39983 | 10-in. | 8/23/1935 | When love comes your way | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39984 | 10-in. | 9/19/1935 | A picture of me without you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39985 | 10-in. | 9/19/1935 | Me and Marie | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 39986 | 10-in. | 9/19/1935 | Why shouldn't I? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60032 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | Washington grays | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60033 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | Tap dancer's nightmare | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60034 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | Dorsey stomp | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60035 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | Stop, look and listen | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60036 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | Where am I? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60037 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | You let me down | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60038 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | Broadway Cinderella | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60039 | 10-in. | 10/10/1935 | I'm a gambler | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 312 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | T'ain't no use | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 313 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Welcome, stranger | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 314 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Serenade to nobody in particular | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 315 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Robins and roses | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 316 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Sing, sing, sing | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 317 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | You never looked so beautiful | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 318 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | Wah-hoo! | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 319 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | Is it true what they say about Dixie? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 320 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | I'll stand by | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 321 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | What's the reason (I'm not pleasin' you) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 328 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Love in the first degree | Ray McKinley's Jazz Band | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 329 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | New Orleans parade | Ray McKinley's Jazz Band | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 330 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Shack in the back | Ray McKinley's Jazz Band | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 331 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Fingerwave | Ray McKinley's Jazz Band | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 332 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | You | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 333 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | I want to be discovered | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 334 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | It's no fun | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 335 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | I'm putting all my eggs in one basket | Ginger Rogers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 336 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Let yourself go | Ginger Rogers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 341 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | I love to sing | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 342 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Moonrise on the lowlands | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 419 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Ah-woo! Ah-woo! To you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 420 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Hollywood pastime | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 421 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | There's no substitute for you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 422 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Funiculi, funicula | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 423 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Parade of the milk bottle caps | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 440 | 10-in. | 7/17/1936 | I can't escape from you | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 441 | 10-in. | 7/17/1936 | The house Jack built for Jill | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 442 | 10-in. | 7/17/1936 | I'm an old cowhand | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 454 | 10-in. | 7/23/1936 | Don't look now | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 455 | 10-in. | 7/23/1936 | It ain't right | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 456 | 10-in. | 7/23/1936 | The Boston tea party | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 457 | 10-in. | 7/23/1936 | Mutiny in the brass section | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 458 | 10-in. | 7/23/1936 | Hollywood pastime | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 469 | 10-in. | 7/27/1936 | In a sentimental mood | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 470 | 10-in. | 7/27/1936 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 471 | 10-in. | 7/27/1936 | Chicken reel | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 508 | 10-in. | 8/3/1936 | Easy to love | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 509 | 10-in. | 8/3/1936 | Red tap on wood | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 510 | 10-in. | 8/3/1936 | So do I | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 511 | 10-in. | 8/3/1936 | One, two, button your shoe | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 518 | 10-in. | 8/4/1936 | Chicken reel | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 519 | 10-in. | 8/4/1936 | Pennies from heaven | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 520 | 10-in. | 8/4/1936 | Dorsey dervish | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 521 | 10-in. | 8/4/1936 | Shoe shine boy | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 537 | 10-in. | 8/5/1936 | I've got you under my skin | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 538 | 10-in. | 8/5/1936 | Let's call a heart a heart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 539 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | The skeleton in the closet | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 540 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | When Ruben swings the Cuban | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 541 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | Hurdy gurdy man | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 542 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | Dippermouth blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 543 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | Swing that music | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 556 | 10-in. | 8/12/1936 | Swingin' the jinx away | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 557 | 10-in. | 8/12/1936 | Pick yourself up | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 579 | 12-in. | 8/17/1936 | Pennies from heaven medley: Let's call a heart a heart ; So do I ; The skeleton in the closet | Louis Armstrong ; Bing Crosby ; Frances Langford | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 580 | 12-in. | 8/17/1936 | Pennies from heaven | Louis Armstrong ; Bing Crosby ; Frances Langford | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 935 | 10-in. | 9/17/1937 | When that midnight choo choo train leaves for Alabam' | The Foursome | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1080 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | Sweet Georgia Brown | The Foursome | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1081 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | My honey's lovin' arms | The Foursome | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1082 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | The Foursome | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1083 | 10-in. | 11/15/1937 | Blue (And broken hearted) | The Foursome | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1201 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Morocco | Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1202 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Fare Thee honey, fare Thee well | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1203 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Mr. Freddie blues | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1204 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Nobody's gonna take you from me | Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1231 | 10-in. | 4/18/1938 | You'll be reminded of me | Ben Pollack Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1232 | 10-in. | 4/18/1938 | After you've gone | Ben Pollack Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1233 | 10-in. | 4/18/1938 | There's rain in my eyes | Ben Pollack Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1234 | 10-in. | 4/18/1938 | Everybody's doin' it | Ben Pollack Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1235 | 10-in. | 4/18/1938 | This is the life ; The international rag | Ben Pollack Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1236 | 10-in. | 4/18/1938 | Looking at the world through rose-colored glasses | Ben Pollack Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1280 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | The old oaken bucket | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1281 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | Smiles | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1282 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | Red wing | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1283 | 10-in. | 4/23/1938 | Red River valley | Pinky Tomlin | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Taft, Jim "Slim"," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346142.
Taft, Jim "Slim". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346142.
"Taft, Jim "Slim"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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