Buddy De Franco
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Camden (city in and county seat of Camden County, New Jersey, United States), Died December 24, 2014 (Panama City (city in and county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, leader, saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 39 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D5VB-0596 | 10-in. | 9/7/1945 | Aren't you glad you're you? | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D5VB-0597 | 10-in. | 9/7/1945 | Chicago | Sy Oliver ; The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble, and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-1312 | 10-in. | 3/1/1946 | (Ah-yes) there's a good blues tonight | Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-1313 | 10-in. | 3/1/1946 | Don't be a baby, baby | Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-1314 | 10-in. | 3/2/1946 | There's no one but you | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Stuart Foster | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D6VB-1315 | 10-in. | 3/2/1946 | Sweet Eileen | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0021 | 10-in. | 1/3/1949 | Overtime | Metronome All Stars | Jazz/dance band, with solos | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Victor | D9VB-0022 | 10-in. | 1/3/1949 | Victory ball | Metronome All Stars | Jazz/dance band, with solos | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
| Atlantic | 46 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | The lady is a tramp | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Atlantic | 47 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | How high the moon | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Atlantic | 48 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | Trouble is a man | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Atlantic | 49 | 10-in. | 8/14/1947 | St. Louis blues | Ginnie Powell ; Boyd Raeburn | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 71460 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Strollin' | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71461 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | The moose | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71462 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Pow-wow (Redskin rhumba) | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71463 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Sittin' home waitin' for you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71794 | 2/23/1944 | In there | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 71795 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Saltin' away my sweet dreams | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71796 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Baby won't you please come home | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71797 | 2/23/1944 | The great lie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 71798 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | My heart isn't in it | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71799 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Drop me off in Harlem | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71800 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Gulf Coast blues | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71801 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Flat top flip hiss lid | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | L 11434 | 3/19/1959 | King Philip stomp-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Franco, Buddy," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.
De Franco, Buddy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105192.
"De Franco, Buddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Buddy DeFranco
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LCNAR: DeFranco, Buddy, 1923-2014 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85369938
Wikidata: Buddy DeFranco - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q493004
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74025409
MusicBrainz: Buddy DeFranco - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/31b265d7-e092-4649-b813-4ddac0adac02
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/164957 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/164957
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