John Kirby

John Kirby

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b : December 31, 1908 in Baltimore (USA)
d : June 14, 1952 in Hollywood (USA)
Originally a trombone / tuba player, John Kirby switched with success to bass in 1930 in the Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra.
He gained success in the end of the '30s with his own sextet, previously named "The Onyx Club Boys", with occasional vocals provided by his (at this time) wife Maxine Sullivan.
After World War II his career declined and he died before a planned comeback.
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Releases:
1938-1941 The Biggest Little Band In The World (LP, Mono)   Giants Of Jazz 1985
Appears On:
Temptation / Jumpin' In The Pump Room (Shellac, 10") Jumpin' In The Pump Room Okeh 1940
Jivin' The Vibes (LP) I Know That You Know, ... RCA Camden 1957
On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Twelfth Street Rag / Jack The Bellboy / Central Avenue Breakdown (7", EP, Comp) On The Sunny Side Of T... RCA, RCA, RCA 1958
Benny Goodman / Modern Jazz (LP) Riffamarole AMIGA 1964
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing (2 versions) On The Sunny Side Of T... Reader's Digest ... 1967
Big Bands: Big Band Bash (2xLP, Comp, Mono) What A Shuffle Time Life Music 1984
Julien Clerc (LP)   Virgin France S.A. 1984
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 1, 1933-1935 (Comp) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1987
The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume II (Comp) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1987
Classic Jass Piano (1927-1957) (Cass, RE) Romping [Excerpt] RCA Victor 1988
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 3 (1936 - 1937) (Comp) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1988
The Most Important Recordings Of (LP)   Official Record Company APS 1989
Jazz Encounters (CD, Album, Comp)   Capitol Jazz 1992
Nat King Cole (4xCD + Box) You Can Depend On Me Capitol Records 1992
Les Chefs-D'Oeuvre De Lionel Hampton (CD, Comp)   Music Memoria 1993
The Complete Coleman Hawkins (4xCD) Make Believe (Take 1) ... Mercury 1994
"Body And Soul" (CD, ADD) Jamaica Shout, Queer N... Orbis 1995
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963 (2xCD, Comp) Suger Foot Stomp, Take... RCA 1995
Complete 1933-1944 / Masters / Vol. 4 1938 (CD, Comp)   Blue Moon Producciones Discográficas 1995
The Quintessence . New York Camden Londres Paris Chicago 1926 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp) Sugar Foot Stomp Frémeaux & Associés 1995
The Quintessence . New York Chicago Hollywood Los Angeles 1930 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1995
The Quintessence . New York Los Angeles 1935 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1995
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 59 (CD, Comp, RM)   Editions Atlas 1996
The Chronological Sarah Vaughan: 1944-1946 (CD)   Classics Records 1997
The Rough Guide To Classic Jazz (CD, Album, Comp) New King Porter Stomp World Music Network 1997
Vive Le Jazz ! (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1997
A Century Of Glory (2xCD, Comp) Somebody Loves Me Frémeaux & Associés 1998
A Jazz Hour With Billie Holiday: Me Myself And I (CD, Comp)   A Jazz Hour With 1999
The Quintessence . New York 1944 - 1948 (2xCD)   Frémeaux & Associés 1999
Cool Jazz - New York 1947 - 1949 (2xCD, Comp) Blues Petite Frémeaux & Associés 2000
Love Songs (CD, Comp) You Go To My Head, I´... Legacy 2000
The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (3xCD, Comp) Make Believe, Dedication Neatwork 2001
The Best Of Lionel Hampton (CD) I Know That You Know, ... Jazz Forever 2001
The Quintessence : New York - Chicago 1933-1950 (2xCD)   Frémeaux & Associés 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) It Don't Mean A Thing ... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Greatest Hits From The Bong (Comp) (4 versions) The Only Way Columbia ... 2005
Revival (CD, Album) Until I Stay Universal Music (Canada) 2007
The Best Small Jazz Bands (2xCD, Comp) Undecided Frémeaux & Associés 2007
Golden Delicious (CD)   ATO Records 2008
Vosotros Presents: The Lazy Susan (CD, Album) Done, Son!, This Is Wh... Vosotros 2008
A Good Day (CD, Album)   Blue Note 2009
Dear Old Southland (4xCD) Dedication (New York, ... Membran  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 10 (LP) Dee Blues (New York, 3... Emi Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 12 (LP) Bugle Call Rag (New Yo... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 6 (LP) Goodby Blues (New York... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 7 (LP) Got Another Sweet (New... EMI Electrola  
The Bebop Years (4xCD, Comp) Smack Proper Records  
The Essential Sides Remastered 1929 - 1939 (4xCD, RM, Comp, RE) Goodbye Blues (New Yor... JSP  
The Hawk (LP, Mono)   Regal (2)  
Tracks Appear On:
The Classics Sampler (CD, Smplr, Comp) Undecided Classics Records 1994
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