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American jazz trombonist.
Born : August 26, 1904 in Huntsville, Texas.
Died : May 17, 1975 in Amarillo, Texas.

Sonny played with : Frankie Trumbauer (1925), Gene Rodemich (bandleader), Vincent Lopez, Paul Specht, Isham Jones (1932- 1936), Artie Shaw (1936), Charlie Barnet (1936), Woody Herman (1936), Bunny Berigan (1937-’38), Jimmy Dorsey (1938-1946).

ALBUMS


Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The Essential BG
2006, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
At The 400 Restaurant 1946
1994, CD, Mono, RM, HEP Records (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
1940
1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
1939 1940
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Uncle Dave's 78 Rpm Nostalgia Party
1981, LP, Comp, Sandy Hook Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey, Vol. 2, 1942-44
1980, LP, Album, Mono, RE, Hindsight Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The Early Years
1973, 3xLP, Comp, Sunbeam (3), ,
Easy Listening/Swing
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra
Bunny
1960, ,
Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Cherokee / A Man And His Drum
1950
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
J. D.'s Boogie Woogie / Lover
1946
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Holiday For Strings / Ohio
1944, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart / Moon On My Pillow
1944, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
'Tain't No Good
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Me And My Melinda / Absent Minded Moon
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Sleepy Lagoon / I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean
1942, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Daybreak / Brazil (Aquarelo Do Brasil)
1942, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The White Cliffs of Dover / I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
1942, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Tangerine / Ev'rything I Love
1942, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Manhattan Serenade / At The Cross-Roads
1942
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Mem'ry Of A Rose / I Hear A Rhapsody
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
When The Sun Comes Out / Yours
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Magic Of Magnolias / Day-Dream
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Amapola / Donna Maria
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
La Rosita / Minnie From Trinidad
1941
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Blue Champagne / All Alone And Lonely
1941, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
I Understand / High On A Windy Hill
1941, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Maria Elena / Green Eyes
1941, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Aurora / Bar Babble
1941, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Turn Left / Turn Right
1941
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Au Reet / Man, That's Groovy
1941
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Jim / A New Shade Of Blue
1941, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
My Sister And I / In The Hush Of The Night
1941, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Dusk In Upper Sandusky / Flight Of The Bumble Bee
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
How Can I Ever Be Alone?/ Tennessee Fish Fry
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
I Can't Resist You / I Love To Watch The Moonlight
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Contrasting Music
1940, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Body And Soul / Dixieland Detour
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Jumpin' Jive / Shoot The Meat Balls To Me, Dominick! Boy!!
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Back To Back / Especially For You
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
This Is No Dream / Romance
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Now You Know / Do It Again
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
So Many Times / Take A Tip From The Whippoorwill
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
A Man And His Dream / Go Fly A Kite
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
My Love For You / A Home In The Clouds
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Georgia Jubilee / Emaline
1934
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Early Years 1936-1941
LP, Comp, Bandstand

APPEARANCES +


Various
Frog Blues And Jazz Annual Number 5
2017, CD, Comp, Frog (7),
Lonnie Johnson
The Lonnie Johnson Collection, 1925-52
2015, 2xCDr, Comp, Acrobat, ,
Swing/Dixieland/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Bunny Berigan
Swingin' & Jumpin', Broadcasts 1937-39
2013, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Coleman Hawkins
Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
2012, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
The Essential Sides Remastered 1929 - 1939
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Gypsy Jazz/Swing/Big Band
Various
Jazz In The Charts 35/100 - Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (1937 (6))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 28/100 - A Fine Romance (1936 (5))
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Various
Jazz In The Charts 42/100: Begin The Beguine 1938 (5)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 68/100 - Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry (2)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents,
Mildred Bailey
Mrs. Swing
2005, ,
Swing/Vocal
Benny Goodman And Big Band*
Classic Jazz Archive - Benny Goodman And Big Band
2005, ,
Swing/Big Band/Ragtime
Various
Classic Jazz: The Thirties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Various
I Hear Music: Le Canzoni Di Frank Loesser
2001, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,
Mildred Bailey
Complete Columbia Recordings, Vol. 1
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Disconforme SL, Definitive Records (2), ,
Vocal
Various
1937
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Mildred Bailey
Squeeze Me! Big Hits From A Great Lady
2000, CD, Comp, RM, Jasmine Records
Mildred Bailey
The Complete Columbia Recordings of Mildred Bailey
2000, 10xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Vocal
Tommy* & Jimmy Dorsey And Their Orchestras*
Casino Gardens Ballroom 1946
1999, CD, Comp, Mono, HEP Records (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
La Saga Dei V-Disc
1999, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Dixieland/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Bunny Berigan
Starting
1998, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Big Band
Various
Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Timeless Records (3),
Coleman Hawkins
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,
Dizzy Gillespie
Volume 4 - 1943-1944 - Complete Edition
1995, CD, Comp, Média 7,
Coleman Hawkins
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Mail Order Services,
Bunny Berigan
The Pied Piper (1934-40)
1995, ,
Big Band/Swing
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
1936-1937
1994, ,
Big Band/Swing
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
1937-1938
1994, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Teddy Grace
1937-1940
1993, ,
Swing
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra*
Contrasts
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing
Artie Shaw
In The Beginning
1992, CD, Comp, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band
Various
The Masters Of Jazz
1992, Box, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mono + CD, Comp, , LaserLight Digital
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra*
Perfidia
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, LaserLight Digital,
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
1991,
Bunny Berigan
1937/1939
1991, ,
Swing/Big Band
Mildred Bailey
Harlem Lullaby
1989, ,
Easy Listening/Big Band
Various
Happy 20 Years
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Promo, Trimital S.p.A., Trimital, ,
Swing
Mildred Bailey
A Portrait Of Mildred Bailey 1934-1940
1986
Bunny Berigan
The Complete Bunny Berigan, Volume Two
1986, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Time Life Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Hal + Box, Time Life Music, Time Life Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Bunny Berigan
The Complete Bunny Berigan, Volume I - 1937
1982, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, RCA Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Super Sisters: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 3
1982
Bunny Berigan
The Indispensable Bunny Berigan
1982, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey
1939 - 1940
1977,
Jimmy Dorsey
Radio Discs of Jimmy Dorsey
1976, LP, Joyce Music Corporation,
Various
The Best Of Dixieland
1976
Coleman Hawkins
Recordings Made Between 1930 And 1941
1973, 2xLP, Comp, CBS, ,
Swing
Chas. Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs*, Fate Marable's Society Syncopators, Benny Washington's Six Aces, St. Louis Levee Band
Jazz from St.Louis 1924-1926
1973
Various
Jazum-8
1972, LP, Comp, Jazum
Bunny Berigan
His Trumpet & His Orchestra Volume 1
1972, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Various
This Is The Big Band Era
1971, ,
Big Band/Swing
Mildred Bailey
Her Greatest Performances 1929-1946
1962
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
The Great Dance Bands Of The '30s And '40s
1959, ,
Big Band/Swing
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
Bunny Berigan
1957, ,
Instrumental/Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz For People Who Hate Jazz
1955, ,
Swing/Big Band/Stride
Various
Jazz Singers
1951, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
I Can't Get Started / The Prisoner's Song
1947,
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
Caravan / A Study In Brown
1943, ,
Swing
Various
Five Feet Of Swing
1942, ,
Vocal/Swing
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
Bunny Berigan Memorial Album
1942, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra / The Andrews Sisters
Any Bonds Today? / Any Bonds Today?
1941, ,
Big Band
Teddy Grace
Low Down Blues / Hey Lawdy Papa
1939, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Teddy Grace
Decca Presents An Album Of Blues Sung By Teddy Grace
1939, 5xShellac, 10", Album, Decca, Decca, ,
Vocal
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
Trees / Black Bottom
1938,
Teddy Grace
The Down Home Blues / Mama Doo-Shee
1937, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Vocal
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra* / Bert Shefter And His Rhythm Octet
Mahogany Hall Stomp / Chopin's Ghost
1937, Shellac, 10", Victor, ,
Swing/Big Band
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
Frankie And Johnnie / Mother Goose
1937, Shellac, 10", Victor, ,
Swing
Isham Jones' Juniors
Nola / Fan It
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra / Wingy Mannone And His Orchestra*
Did You Mean It? / Floatin' Down To Cotton Town
1936, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3),
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Sing, Baby, Sing / The Milkmen's Matinee
1936, ,
Big Band/Vocal
The Broadway Bandits
Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' / Emaline
1934, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Isham Jones And His Orchestra* / Jack Denny And His Orchestra
Why Can't This Night Go On Forever / I'm Playing With Fire
1933,
Bob Crosby / Jimmy Dorsey / Dorsey Bros.* / Glen Gray / Chick Webb
Five Feet Of Swing
5xShellac, 12", Album, Decca
Various
The Great Big Band On V-Disc
LP, Comp, Mono, DAN, V Disc, ,
Big Band
Teddy Grace
Betty And Dupree / Arkansas Blues
Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Vocal
Various
Hot Trumpets 1924-1937
Jimmy Dorsey
Blue Lou
Benny Goodman And His Ork.*
Georgia Jubilee / Emaline