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American jazz saxophonist (alto) and bandleader.

Born : November 09, 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Died : September 20, 1963 in New York City, New York.

Also adept in playing trumpet, piano, violin and tenor saxophone.
Teacher of Cecil Payne

ALBUMS


Eddie Heywood, Ben Webster, Pete Brown (2), Red Norvo, Stuff Smith
Swing Greats
2000, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Transcription, Soundies
Pete Brown
1942-1945
1998, ,
Swing
Pete Brown (2) And The Bernard Addison All Stars
Pete's Last Date
1974
Pete Brown
Moonlight In Vermont / The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
1960, 7", Bethlehem Records
Pete Brown
From The Heart
1960
Pete Brown (2) / Jonah Jones
Jazz Kaleidoscope
1957, Vinyl,
Pete Brown (2), Marshall Royal
Alto Jump
1956, 7", EP, EmArcy
Pete Brown (2), Helen Humes
Mound Bayou / Unlucky Woman
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca
Benny Carter, Pete Brown (2), Willie Smith
Alto Artistry 1944
LP, Comp, Mono, TRIP
Jonah Jones, Pete Brown
Low Down Blues
LP, Album, Jazz Showcase, Jazz Showcase
Coleman Hawkins, Pete Brown (2), Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones
The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars At Newport
,
Bop
Pete Brown & His Orchestra*
1944 - Complete World Jam Session
1997, CD, Comp, Progressive Records (2)
Bernard Addison All Stars
High In A Basement
1961, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Sam Price And His Kaycee Stompers
Barrelhouse And Blues
1956, ,
Bop
Pete Brown Sextette
Peter The Great
1955
Sam Price And His Kaycee Stompers
Barrelhouse, Boogie Woogie And The Blues
1955
Sam Price And His Kaycee Stompers
Barrelhouse And Blues
1955
Pete Brown Sextette
Fat Man's Boogie / That's The Curfew
1945, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Pete Brown Quintette*
Pete Brown's Boogie / Bellevue For You
1944, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Joe Marsala & His Delta Four
Wandering Man Blues / Salty Mama Blues
1940, Shellac, 10", General
Leonard Feather All Stars
Men Of Harlem / Ocean Motion
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Sextet Of The Rhythm Club Of London
Why Didn't William Tell? / You Gave Me The Go-By
1940, ,
Swing
All Star Jam Band
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow / Let's Get Happy
1939, Shellac, 10", Commodore, ,
Swing
Sextet Of The Rhythm Club Of London
Calling All Bars / Mighty Like The Blues
1939, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Frank Newton And His Orchestra
Who / Rompin'
1939, ,
Swing
Frankie Newton And His Uptown Serenaders
Who's Sorry Now? / The Onyx Hop
1937, Shellac, 10", Variety (6)
Pete Brown And His Band
The Cannon Ball / Gonna Buy Me A Telephone
Shellac, 10", Brunswick

APPEARANCES +


Various
Classic Vanguard Small Group Swing Sessions
2024, 7xCD, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Mary Osborne
A Girl & Her Guitar
2015, CD, Comp, Él
Champion Jack Dupree
Blues From The Gutter + Natural & Soulful Blues
2015, CD, Album, Comp, RM, Soul Jam Records
Coleman Hawkins & Ray Bryant
Complete Recordings
2015, ,
Swing/Bop
Big Joe Turner
Two Classic Albums Plus
2014
Coleman Hawkins
Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
2012, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Champion Jack Dupree
Two Classic Albums Plus 40s & 50s Singles: Blues From The Gutter And Natural & Soulful Blues
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Roots, ,
Louisiana Blues/Piano Blues
Slim Gaillard
Ice Cream On Toast, 1937-1947
2008, CD, Comp, Mono, Hep Records (3)
Big Joe Turner
The Boss Of The Blues
2007, CD, Comp, Upbeat
Allen Eager
An Ace Face - The Adventures Of Allen Eager
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Giant Steps Recordings, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
The Best Of Newport '57
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Verve Records,
Jimmie Noone
Chicago Rhythm - Apex Blues (The Recordings Of Jimmie Noone 1923-1943)
2006, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records
Various
Jazz In The Charts 37/100 - Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet (1937- 1938)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents
Coleman Hawkins
The Bebop Years
2006, ,
Bop
Clarence Williams
Thriller Blues 1930-1941
2005, CD, Comp, Frog (7)
The Hamburg Blues Band*
Live On The Edge Of A Knife
2005, CD, Album, New Music Distribution
Various
Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 2
2005, CD, Comp, Hep Records (3), ,
Swing/Jump Blues
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
Snowfall
2004, CD, Comp, Mono, Living Era, ,
Big Band
Slim Gaillard
Laughing In Rhythm
2003, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2)
Hazel Scott
1939-1945
2003, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Various
The Savoy Story, Volume One - Jazz
2002, 3xCD, Comp + Box, RE, Savoy Jazz, Savoy Jazz, Atlantic, ,
Swing/Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz/Vocal/Boogie Woogie
Coleman Hawkins
Phantomesque
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Arpeggio, ,
Bop/Big Band
Sammy Price
Sammy Price And The Blues Singers Vol. 2 (1939-1949)
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Helen Humes
Complete 1927 - 1950 Studio Recordings
2001, ,
Swing/Vocal
Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra*
At The Jazz Band Ball 1938-1940
2001, CD, ,
Dixieland/Big Band
Various
Jazzuela - Julio Cortázar Y El Jazz
2000
Teddy Bunn
The Very Best Of Teddy Bunn 1937-1940
1999, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records,
Sir Charles Thompson & Coleman Hawkins
For The Ears
1999
Jazz At The Philharmonic
The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve (1944 - 1949)
1998, 10xCD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, ,
Bop/Swing
Jazz At The Philharmonic
The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve (1944 - 1949)
1998, 10x CD Cardboard Sleeves, Box Set,
Bop/Swing
Various
The Jazz Year - 1946
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz,
Maxine Sullivan
1937-1938
1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Big Band
Various
RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label In Jazz • Vol.3 1940-1949
1997
Buster Bailey
1925-1940
1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
James P. Johnson*
His Best Recordings 1921 - 1944
1996, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Helen Humes
1927-1945
1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Bobby Hackett
A String Of Pearls
1996, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Topaz Jazz
Various
Jumpin' Jive
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Hallmark Records, ,
Swing/Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues
Leonard Feather
1937-1945
1996
Various
Swing Street (Original 1931-39 Recordings)
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Tax,
Coleman Hawkins
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963
1995, 2x CD, ,
Swing
Various
When Hemp Was Hip
1995, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Coleman Hawkins
The Bop Years
1994, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Bop
Various
Clarinet Marmalade - 25 Great Jazz Clarinettists
1994, CD, Comp, ASV,
Midge Williams And Her Jazz Jesters
1937-1938
1994, CD, ,
Swing
Joe Marsala
1936-1942
1994
Various
Sophisticated Ladies
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Columbia, Legacy, ,
Swing/Vocal
Willie 'The Lion' Smith And His Cubs Featuring Ed Allen, Buster Bailey, John Kirby
Willie 'The Lion' Smith And His Cubs 1935-1937
1993, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Timeless Records (3), ,
Dixieland/Swing
Slim Gaillard
1937-1938
1993, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Dizzy Gillespie
Volume 3 - 1941-1942 - Complete Edition
1993, CD, Média 7
Sidney Bechet
The Complete Sidney Bechet Vol.5 (1941-1943) Plus Ladnier / Mezzrow / Newton (1938-1939)
1993
Willie "The Lion" Smith
1925-1937
1992, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Sir Charles Thompson
His Personal Vanguard Recordings
1992, 2xCD, Album, Comp, FNAC
Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, Henry 'Red' Allen*, Zutty Singleton
New Orleans Jazz Giants 1936-1940
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, JSP Records,
Sir Charles Thompson
Takin' Off
1992
Jimmie Noone
1934-1940
1992
Willie "The Lion" Smith
1937-1938
1992, CD,
Frankie Newton*
1937-1939
1992,
Various
Atlantic Blues
1991, ,
Piano Blues/Chicago Blues
Various
I Song Di Irving Berlin E Jerome Kern
1990, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Swing
Various
The Panassié Sessions
1990, CD, Comp, Bluebird (3), ,
Swing
Various
Le Grandi Voci, I Want To Be Loved
1990, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone 1936-41
1990,
Various
The Bebop Revolution
1990, CD, ,
Bop
Jimmie Gordon
(1934-1941)
1989
Various
The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume I
1988, 23xLP, Comp + Box, Ltd, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Stride/Vocal/Ballad
Various
Classic Jazz Piano (1927-1957)
1988
Champion Jack Dupree
Shake Baby Shake (The Complete Groove & Vik Recordings)
1987, LP, Comp, Detour Records (2)
Various
Rock It For Me 1937
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Nostalgia (8), Phontastic Nostalgia, ,
Swing/Vocal/Big Band
Various
Atlantic Blues: Piano
1987, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,
Various
The 1930s: The Small Combos
1987
Jimmie Gordon
1934-1941 ("The Mississippi Mudder")
1987
Wynonie Harris
Playful Baby
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Route 66, Route 66, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues
Various
52nd Street Swing The Commodore Years
1986, 4xLP, Comp, Mono, Club, Book-Of-The-Month Records, ,
Swing/Boogie Woogie
Various
The Complete Keynote Collection
1986, 21x Vinyl Signed, Vinyl, Box Set,
Coleman Hawkins
Body And Soul
1986, 2x Vinyl, ,
Bop/Big Band/Swing
Various
Atlantic Jazz
1986, 15x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Fusion/Dixieland/Avant-garde Jazz/Modal
Various
Kansas City
1986, Vinyl CRC, ,
Bop/Jump Blues/Swing
Various
Atlantic Blues: Vocalists
1986, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,
Various
Rock Sock The Boogie
1984, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Coleman Hawkins
The Indispensable Coleman Hawkins "Body And Soul" (1927-1956)
1984, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
The Jazz Guitar
1983, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Joker (2), International Joker Production, ,
Bop/Gypsy Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Various
The Legendary Jazzmen Vol. 3
1983, 2xLP, Comp, RCA, RCA Victor
The Pete Brown Sextet* / The Jonah Jones Sextet
Harlem Jump And Swing
1983
’Doc’ Pomus*
Send For The Doctor - The Early Years 1944-55
1983
Various
The Jazz Singers
1982, 4x Vinyl Red Vinyl, Box Set,
Various
Red White & Blues (Women Sing Of America)
1980, LP, Comp, Rosetta Records, Rosetta Records, ,
Piano Blues/Swing/Big Band
Various
Women's Railroad Blues (Sorry But I Can't Take You)
1980, ,
Vocal
Various
The Swinging Small Bands Vol. 1 (1937-1939)
1980
John Kirby
The Biggest Little Band 1937-1941
1978, 2xLP, Comp, Columbia Special Products, Smithsonian Collection
Sammy Price
Boogie Woogie And Blues
1977, LP, Album, Musidisc, Musidisc
Various
The Changing Face Of Harlem Volume Two (An Anthology)
1977, ,
Bop/Swing
Various
The Changing Face Of Harlem
1976, ,
Swing/Bop
John Kirby
Boss Of The Bass
1976
Various
Blues Box 2
1976, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume One
1976, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume Two
1976, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cousin Joe
Joseph From New Orleans
1975, LP, Riverboat
Jimmie Noone
4 - "Another Date With Jimmie" 1928-1940
1975, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, MCA Records, MCA Records, ,
Dixieland
Coleman Hawkins - Lucky Thompson, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie - Benny Carter
The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 2
1974, LP, Comp, RCA, RCA, RCA
Buster Bailey
Complete Recordings 1934-1940
1974, LP, Comp, Rarities (2), Rarities (2)
Various
Jazz-History Vol. 18 - The Newport Years I
1974, 2xLP, Comp, Gat, Verve Records, Verve Records
Various
Singin' The Blues
1974, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues
Sir Charles Thompson
Sir Charles Thompson Sextet And Band
1973, LP, Comp, Vanguard
Various
Blues Jubilee
1973, 2xLP, Comp, Atlantic, Atlantic, Atlantic, ,
Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Louisiana Blues/Memphis Blues/Texas Blues
Frankie Newton*
Swinging On 52nd Street 1937-1939 'Emperor Jones'
1973, ,
Swing
Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow*, Frankie Newton*
The Big Apple
1972, LP, Comp, RCA, RCA
Coleman Hawkins
Body & Soul (A Jazz Autobiography)
1969, ,
Swing
Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra*
The Hackett Horn
1968
Willie "The Lion" Smith & His Cubs*
The Swinging Cub Men
1967, LP, Comp, Mono, Ace Of Hearts,
Various
The Panassié Sessions
1967
Various
The Be-Bop Era
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, ,
Bop
Various
The Be-Bop Era
1965, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Various
The Golden Swing Years Vol. 2
1964, LP, Comp, Mono, Brunswick, Brunswick
Various
The Sound Of Harlem
1964, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop
Various
Swing Street Vol. 2
1963, LP, Comp, Mono, Columbia
Various
Swing Street
1962, ,
Swing
Jonah Jones
Trumpet On Tour
1962
Joe Turner*
Big Joe Rides Again
1960, ,
Jump Blues
Clarence Williams Rhythm Kings
1935
1960,
Various
Carrefour Du Jazz
1960, ,
Bop/Ragtime/Swing
Champion Jack Dupree
Blues From The Gutter
1959, Vinyl,
Delta Blues
Various
Jazzorama N° 3
1958, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA, RCA,
Champion Jack Dupree
Blues From The Gutter
1958
The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All-Stars*
At Newport
1958
Joe Turner*
The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz Vol. 2
1957, 7", EP, Metronome
Joe Turner*
The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz Vol. 1
1957, 7", EP, Metronome
Champion Jack Dupree
Shake Baby Shake / Lollipop Baby
1957
Joe Turner*
The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz
1956
Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk In Flight
1955, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Various
Alto Altitude
1955
Coleman Hawkins All Stars*
Coleman Hawkins All Stars
1954, 10", Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, ,
Swing
Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Band And Frankie Newton And His Orchestra*
Mezzin' Around With Mezzrow And Newton
1954
Sir Charles Thompson Sextet
Sir Charles Thompson Sextet
1954
Various
Gems Of Jazz, Volume 1
1949, Vinyl,
Frank Newton & His Uptown Serenaders*
You Showed Me The Way / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
1949, ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars
Low Flame / Allen's Alley
1948, ,
Swing
Kenny Watt's Hot Five* / Pete Brown Quintette*
Shame On You / Back Talk Boogie
1947, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Maxine Sullivan And Her Orchestra*
Loch Lomond / I'm Coming Virginia
1947
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra / Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars
New 52nd Street Jazz
1947, ,
Bop/Swing
Pete Brown's Sextette*
Midnite Blues / That's It
1946, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Cousin Joe With Pete Brown's Brooklyn Blue Blowers
Weddin-Day Blues / You Got It Comin To You
1946,
Pete Brown's All-Star Quintet Featuring Kenneth Kersey*
It All Depends On You / I May Be Wrong
1945, Shellac, 12", Keynote Recordings (2),
Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra
Annie Laurie / Blue Skies
1943
Joe Marsala And His Delta Four*
Reunion In Harlem / Three O'clock Jump
1940
Frankie Newton And His Orchestra*
Who? / The Blues My Baby Gave To Me
1939, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Frank Newton Et Son Orchestre*
The Blues My Baby Gave To Me / The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
1939
Joe Marsala And His Delta Six
Twelve Bar Stampede / Feather Bed Lament
1939, ,
Swing
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
1939
Frankie Newton And Orchestra*
Rosetta / Minor Jive
1938, Shellac, 10", Swing (3), ,
Swing
Maxine Sullivan
It's Wonderful / You Went To My Head
1938, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Vocal/Swing
Maxine Sullivan / The Charioteers
Dark Eyes / Song Of The Volga Boatmen
1938, ,
Vocal
Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs*
Peace Brother Peace / Knock Wood
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca
Maxine Sullivan
Nice Work If You Can Get It / Easy To Love
1937
Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters*
Afternoon In Africa / Dizzy Debutante
1937
Various
Happy Days
2xCD, Comp, Pastels
Jimmie Noone
That Amazing Soft World Of Jimmie Noone
2xLP, Comp, Mono, Kings Of Jazz, Kings Of Jazz
Frankie Newton*
At The Onyx Club
LP, Comp, Tax, ,
Swing
Various
The Trumpet Album, Vol.1
LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society
Various
The Trumpet Album, Vol. 2
LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing/Big Band/Dixieland/Vocal/Boogie Woogie
Una Mae Carlisle, Frankie Newton*, Lester Young, Oran "Hot Lips" Page*
The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 3
LP, Comp, RCA, RCA, RCA, ,
Swing
Jonah Jones
After Hour Jazz
LP, Hall Of Fame (3), Hall Of Fame (3)
Coleman Hawkins
The Complete Coleman Hawkins - Volume 2 (1941-1947) "Low Flame"
LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Big Band/Cool Jazz
Pete Brown Quintette*
Ooh Wee
Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Frank Newton & His Uptown Serenaders*
You Showed Me The Way / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Shellac, 10", Mono, Columbia
Jonah Jones, Bobby Freedman*
Jonah Jones Also Starring Bobby Freedman
,
Soul-Jazz
Maxine Sullivan With Orchestra Directed By Claude Thornhill*
Dark Eyes / A Brown Bird Singing
Pete Brown's Sextette*
Pushin The Mop / Just Plain Shuffle
Coleman Hawkins
Hawk At Bop
Various
The Swinging Small Bands 2 (1940-1944)
,
Swing
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
Norman Granz
The Founder
2018, 4xCD, Comp, Dig, Verve Records, Verve Label Group, UMe,
Various
The Cool Scene Volume 8
2016, 10xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Sinetone AMR,
Various
Jazz At Newport '56 - '61
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,
Various
Love Me Or Leave Me: The Bethlehem Records Story
2013, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues/Rock & Roll
Various
L'Histoire Du Saxophone Jazz - The Story Of Saxophone Jazz 1923-1956
2007, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Le Chant Du Monde,
Various
Instant Cool Jazz Ballads
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Charly Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
That Devilin' Tune - A Jazz History, Vol. 3 (1934-1945)
2006, 9xCD, Comp, West Hill Radio Archives, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Bop/Big Band
Various
After Dark
1997, CD, Comp, Charly,
Various
Jazz Jive And Jump
1996,
Various
Alto Sax, Clarinet & Flute
1991, CD, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Bethlehem's Finest Volume 3
1976, LP, Comp, Bethlehem Records,
Various
Bethlehem's Finest Volume 6
1976, LP, Comp, Bethlehem Records,
Various
Bethlehem's Finest Volume 13
1976, LP, Comp, Bethlehem Records,
Various
Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
1959, LP, Comp, Mono, Bethlehem Records,
Various
Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz Do You Dig It?
1954, LP, Comp, Mono, Bethlehem Records
Various
Bethlehem's Finest Volume 11
LP, Comp, Bethlehem Records, ,
Swing
Various
We Cut This Album For Bread
LP, Comp, Mono, Bethlehem Records
Various
We've Built A Jazz Album For You
LP, Comp, Mono, Bethlehem Records,
Big Joe Turner
The Unissued Takes
1989, LP, Album, Unofficial, K.C. Records, ,
Rhythm & Blues