Boyce Brown
Boyce Brown (April 16, 1910 – January 30, 1959) was an American jazz dixieland alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois. Brown worked with Wingy Manone, Paul Mares, and Danny Alvin. His best-known recordings are a 1935 session with Paul Mares and his Friars Society Orchestra (first issued on LP in 1955 as part of Columbia's Chicago Style Jazz album) and a 1939 session with Jimmy McPartland & his Jazz Band, which was first released as part of Decca's Chicago Jazz album. In both sessions, Brown demonstrates a driving, harmonically advanced style. In 1953, Brown entered a monastery of the Roman Catholic Servite Order, but returned in 1956 to release his one and only album as Brother Matthew, backed by a band organized by Eddie Condon. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 16, 1910 (Chicago), Died January 30, 1959
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, alto saxophone, yodeling
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-102634 | 10-in. | 6/16/1936 | My little darling | Brown Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102635 | 10-in. | 6/16/1936 | We will not forget | Brown Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102636 | 10-in. | 6/16/1936 | My mother and dear old Dad | Brown Brothers | Male vocal duet and yodeling, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-102637 | 10-in. | 6/16/1936 | Son, please come home | Brown Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102638 | 10-in. | 6/16/1936 | Innocent of murder | Brown Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102639 | 10-in. | 6/16/1936 | I'm a lonely hobo | Brown Brothers | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-018795 | 10-in. | 1/27/1938 | When the old cow went dry | Carlisle Brothers | Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Decca | 91832 | 10-in. | 10/11/1939 | Jazz me blues | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 91833 | 10-in. | 10/11/1939 | China boy | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 91834 | 10-in. | 10/11/1939 | The world is waiting for the sunrise | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 91835 | 10-in. | 10/11/1939 | Sugar | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Boyce," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201146.
Brown, Boyce. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201146.
"Brown, Boyce." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Brown, Boyce, 1910-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006051162
Wikidata: Boyce Brown - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4952246
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34649689
MusicBrainz: Boyce Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/67ebdd2f-6284-4504-a2b4-80ea8303f3c6
ISNI: 0000 0003 5443 2928 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000354432928
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.