Denzil Best

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 42 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-0270 10-in. 4/18/1947 I want a good man bad Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-0271 10-in. 4/18/1947 You've been a good ole wagon Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-0272 10-in. 4/18/1947 I want a man Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-0273 10-in. 4/18/1947 Lonely woman Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-0800 10-in. 5/8/1947 Take me back to Little Rock (Arkansas) Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-0801 10-in. 5/8/1947 Aggravatin' papa Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-0802 10-in. 5/8/1947 Daddy, daddy blues Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-0803 10-in. 5/8/1947 Outside of that Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-1684 10-in. 10/8/1947 What ev'ry woman knows Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-1685 10-in. 10/8/1947 Overwork blues Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-1708 10-in. 10/8/1947 Misery is a thing called Moe Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D7VB-1709 10-in. 10/8/1947 This is a fine time Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 73767 12/27/1946 The blues are brewin' Billie Holiday instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 73768 12/27/1946 Guilty Billie Holiday instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 73769[a] 12/27/1946 Careless love Billie Holiday instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74650 12/10/1948 Weep no more-1 Billie Holiday ; Stardusters instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74651 12/10/1948 Girls were made to take care of boys-1 Billie Holiday ; Stardusters instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74652 12/10/1948 I loves you Porgy Billie Holiday instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74653 12/10/1948 My man (Mon homme) Billie Holiday instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 100144 5/29/1956 By the great horn spoon John Guarnieri instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 100145 5/29/1956 Organ grinder's swing John Guarnieri instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 100146 5/29/1956 White heat John Guarnieri instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 100147 5/29/1956 Don't kiss me again John Guarnieri instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 100148 5/29/1956 Hobo on Park Avenue John Guarnieri instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 100149 5/29/1956 Tormented John Guarnieri instrumentalist, drums  
(Results 1-25 of 42 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Best, Denzil," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112275.

Best, Denzil. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112275.

"Best, Denzil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112275

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Denzil Best's Wax Quintet - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003126458

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121151175

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