Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.

Birth and Death Data: Born Webster Groves, Died May 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, leader, choral director, composer, conductor, lyricist, piano, vocalist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 131 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-76574	10-in.	7/6/1933	Blue prelude	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-76740	10-in.	7/24/1933	Song of the Bayou	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	BS-76741	10-in.	7/24/1933	Prelude in C sharp minor	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	BS-81076	10-in.	1/18/1934	You have taken my heart	Jerry Baker ; Hotel Governor Clinton Orchestra ; Enoch Light	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-81957	10-in.	3/19/1934	When a woman loves a man	Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-82313	10-in.	4/13/1934	When a woman loves a man	De Marco Sisters ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-84243	10-in.	9/9/1934	P.S. I love you	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-84455	10-in.	10/8/1934	P.S. I love you	Eddie Stone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-97016	10-in.	9/27/1935	Good-bye	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-035768	10-in.	4/19/1939	Blue evening	Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-035784	10-in.	4/24/1939	Blue evening	Three Reasons ; Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-037152	10-in.	5/25/1939	Blue evening	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072423	10-in.	6/12/1942	Mad about him, sad about him, how can I be glad without him blues	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Victor	PBS-072424	10-in.	6/12/1942	Be careful, it's my heart	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Victor	PBS-072425	10-in.	6/12/1942	He wears a pair of silver wings	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072426	10-in.	6/12/1942	Conchita, Marquita, Lolilta, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072483	10-in.	7/21/1942	A boy in khaki—a girl in lace	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072484	10-in.	7/21/1942	Murder, he says	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	PBS-072485	10-in.	7/21/1942	Manhattan serenade	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	conductor, arranger
Victor	S-078022	10-in.	7/21/1944	San Fernando Valley	The Midnighters ; Nilo Sergio	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E0VB-4900	10-in.	6/20/1950	Tzena tzena tzena	Ralph Flanagan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal refrain	lyricist
Victor	E0FB-5205	10-in.	7/28/1950	Genia Genia	Regina Kujawa ; Silver Bell Orchestra ; Bernie Witkowski ; Walter Zaremba	Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet	songwriter
Victor	D4AB-0070	10-in.	3/22/1944	San Fernando Valley	Four King Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	F4PB-0418	10-in.	1/31/1955	My own	Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra ; Bob Grabeau		leader
Victor	F4PB-0421	10-in.	1/31/1955	Tired of waitin'	Tabby Calvin ; Gordon Jenkins Orchestra		leader

(Results 1-25 of 131 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Gordon," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

Jenkins, Gordon. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

"Jenkins, Gordon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.