Milt Buckner

Milt Buckner

Milton Brent Buckner (July 10, 1915 – July 27, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and organist, who in the early 1950s popularized the Hammond organ. He pioneered the parallel chords style that influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. Buckner's brother, Ted Buckner, was a jazz saxophonist.

Birth and Death Data: Born St. Louis, Died July 27, 1977 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, organ

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 83 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Mercury	842	10-in.	1946	I know how to do it	Lionel Hampton Sextet ; Dinah Washington	instrumentalist, piano
Mercury	843	10-in.	12/31/1946	Salty papa blues	Lionel Hampton Sextet ; Dinah Washington	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70100	10-in.	12/24/1941	Just for you	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70101	10-in.	12/24/1941	Southern echoes	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70102	10-in.	12/24/1941	My wish	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70103	10-in.	12/24/1941	Nola	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70416	10-in.	3/2/1942	Royal family	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70417	10-in.	3/2/1942	I can't believe that you're in love with me	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70418	10-in.	3/2/1942	Blues in the news	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70419	10-in.	3/2/1942	Exactly like you	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70771	10-in.	5/26/1942	Now I know	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70772	10-in.	5/26/1942	Half a love is better than none	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70773	10-in.	5/26/1942	Flying home	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	70774	10-in.	5/26/1942	In the bag	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71825	10-in.	3/2/1944	Loose wig	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71826	10-in.	3/2/1944	Chop chop	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71827	10-in.	3/2/1944	Flying home No.2	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71828	10-in.	3/2/1944	Hamp's boogie woogie	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73287		1/21/1946	Pinetop's boogie woogie-1	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73288		1/21/1946	On the sunny side of the street-2	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73324		1/29/1946	Rockin' in rhythm, part 1	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73325		1/29/1946	Rockin' in rhythm, part 2	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73326		1/29/1946	Gay notes	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73327		1/29/1946	Tempo's birthday	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73332		1/31/1946	Cobb's idea	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 1-25 of 83 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Buckner, Milt," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201252.

Buckner, Milt. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201252.

"Buckner, Milt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.