Jack Nimitz

Jack Nimitz (January 11, 1930 – June 10, 2009) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist, nicknamed "The Admiral" - a reference to Chester Nimitz.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 11, 1930 (Washington, D.C. (capital city of the United States of America)), Died June 10, 2009 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 85073 8/21/1953 Sherif Crane of Jackpot county-1 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85074 8/21/1953 I've got you under my skin-3 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85075 8/21/1953 The song is you-3 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85076 8/21/1953 Light green-4 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85077 8/21/1953 Playground-4 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85078 8/21/1953 One for Kenny-2 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85079 8/21/1953 Flamingo-2 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85080 8/21/1953 Pill box-4 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85081 8/21/1953 Medley-2: ; Something to remember you by ; Takin' a chance on love ; Blue room Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85082 8/21/1953 The tiger-5 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85083 8/21/1953 Moonlight in Vermont-1 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85084 8/21/1953 Willis-4 Joe Timber Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nimitz, Jack," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/333972.

Nimitz, Jack. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/333972.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/333972

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jack Nimitz

Discogs: Jack Nimitz

Allmusic: Jack Nimitz

Grove: Jack Nimitz

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Nimitz, Jack - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95046801

Wikidata: Jack Nimitz - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1677134

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56797211

MusicBrainz: Jack Nimitz - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0e86043e-70ab-41ef-8ac5-04652ad1103e

ISNI: 0000 0001 1764 7933 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000117647933

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