Danny Bank
Daniel Bernard Bank (July 17, 1922 – June 5, 2010) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks. He was born on July 17, 1922. Early in his career Bank played with Charlie Barnet (1942–1944), and would return to play with him repeatedly over the next few decades. He played with Benny Goodman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Paul Whiteman in the 1940s. Following this he recorded with Charlie Parker, Rex Stewart, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, Urbie Green, Clifford Brown and Helen Merrill, Art Farmer, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith, Chico O’Farrill, Betty Carter, Ray Charles, and Tony Fruscella. Bank is best known for his association with Miles Davis in Gil Evans's orchestra; Bank played bass clarinet on the albums Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess. He played with Davis on his 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Later in the 1960s he recorded with the big bands of Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, and Stanley Turrentine. Bank died of natural causes on June 5, 2010. |
Birth and Death Data: Born New York City, Died June 5, 2010 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 96 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO56714 | 10-in. | 11/6/1956 | Careless love | Buck Clayton's Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO56715 | 10-in. | 11/6/1956 | Doctor Jazz blues | Buck Clayton's Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO56716 | 10-in. | 11/6/1956 | Rosetta | Buck Clayton's Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60472 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | I'm coming Virginia | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60473 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | Mister Five by Five | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60474 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | June night | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60475 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | Rosalie | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60476 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Knock me a kiss | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60477 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Jimmy's blues | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60478 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Someday sweetheart | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60479 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Harvard blues | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60480 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60481 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | Tav'lin' light | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60482 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | When you're smiling | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Columbia | CO60483 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | Somebody stole my gal | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |
| Decca | 71460 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Strollin' | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71461 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | The moose | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71462 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Pow-wow (Redskin rhumba) | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71463 | 10-in. | 10/20/1943 | Sittin' home waitin' for you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71794 | 2/23/1944 | In there | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 71795 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Saltin' away my sweet dreams | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71796 | 10-in. | 2/23/1944 | Baby won't you please come home | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71797 | 2/23/1944 | The great lie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 71798 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | My heart isn't in it | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
| Decca | 71799 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Drop me off in Harlem | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bank, Danny," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302964.
Bank, Danny. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302964.
"Bank, Danny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Bank, Danny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91051089
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