Sid Block
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone, saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 75 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-99917 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | You never looked so beautiful | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (takes 2 and 3) | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-99919 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | It's you I'm talkin' about | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-99920 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | Will I ever know? | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-99921 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | Rhythm saved the world | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-99949 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Star dust | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-101454 | 10-in. | 4/15/1936 | Jada | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Decca | 71483 | 10-in. | 11/4/1943 | You better give me lots of lovin', honey | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 71484 | 10-in. | 11/4/1943 | In a friendly little harbor | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 71485 | 10-in. | 11/4/1943 | No love, no nothin' | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 71486 | 10-in. | 11/4/1943 | Southbound track | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 71487 | 10-in. | 11/4/1943 | I've had this feeling before | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 71793 | 10-in. | 2/16/1944 | San Fernando Valley | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 72483 | 10-in. | 11/6/1944 | And her tears flowed like wine | Ella Fitzgerald ; Johnny Long Orchestra ; The Song Spinners | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72484 | 10-in. | 11/6/1944 | I'm confessin' (that I love you) | Ella Fitzgerald ; Johnny Long Orchestra ; The Song Spinners | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72611 | 10-in. | 12/10/1944 | Angelina (The waitress at the pizzeria) | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72612 | 10-in. | 12/10/1944 | Gonna build a big fence around Texas | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72737 | 10-in. | 2/20/1945 | Candy | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 72738 | 10-in. | 2/20/1945 | My dreams are getting better all the time | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 73123 | 10-in. | 11/6/1945 | Between the desert and me | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 73124 | 10-in. | 11/6/1945 | I want to go to Texas when I die | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger | ||
| Decca | 73341 | 2/4/1946 | In a shanty in old shanty town | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger | |||
| Decca | 73342 | 2/4/1946 | Blue skies | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger | |||
| Decca | 73379 | 2/18/1946 | When I grow too old to dream | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger | |||
| Decca | 73380 | 2/18/1946 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger | |||
| Signature | SRC 326 | 10-in. | 1946 | Last night on the back porch | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Block, Sid," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/200905.
Block, Sid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/200905.
"Block, Sid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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