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Lithuanian-American jazz pianist (born October 14, 1905 in Lithuania – died March 12, 1937 in Venturas, CA, USA)

Born Vitold Briedis, Vic Briedis emigrated to the United States in 1910 and grew up in Chicago. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1917.

Briedis studied piano at the Beethoven Conservatory in Chicago. He soon became known as one of the best jazz pianists of Chicago. In 1926, he joined Ben Pollack's band, with which he moved to New York City in 1928. In 1930, he became the regular accompanist of singer Ruth Etting, and when she went to Hollywood in 1932, he followed along.

In Hollywood, Briedis worked on film music and played an unnamed pianist in the 1936 movie Cain and Mabel. In March 1937, he died in a car accident.

APPEARANCES +


Various
Jazz Im New York Der Wilden Zwanziger
2007, CD,
Jack Teagarden
Big 'T'
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Dixieland/Swing/Big Band
Benny Goodman
The Young Benny Goodman 1928-1931
2005, CD, Comp, Timeless Records (3), ,
Dixieland/Big Band
Benny Goodman And Big Band*
Classic Jazz Archive - Benny Goodman And Big Band
2005, 2x CD, ,
Swing/Big Band/Ragtime
Various
Lietuvos Džiazas 1929-1980 = Lithuanian Jazz 1929-80
2003, 3xCD, Comp, Semplice,
Various
Big Band Chicago
2003, CD, Comp, Acrobat,
Ben Pollack
Volume 2 – Recorded In New York 1928-1929
2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Oracle
Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack Volume 3: Recorded In New York, 1929
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Oracle,
Tony Parenti
Strut Yo' Stuff: Tony Parenti 1925-29
1995, CD, Comp, Frog (7), ,
Dixieland
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
1928-1931
1993, CD, ,
Swing/Vocal/Dixieland
Ben Pollack
Futuristic Rhythm (Rare 1920's Recordings)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Halcyon Records (3), ,
Vocal
Irving Mills And His Hotsy Totsy Gang
High And Dry, 1930-1931, Vol. 3
1987, LP, Comp, Retrieval,
Benny Goodman
The Permanent Goodman - A Portrait In Music Of The King Of Swing 1926-1945
1986, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Ragtime
Irving Mills And His Hotsy Totsy Gang
Doin’ The New Lowdown, 1928-1929, Vol. 1
1984, LP, Comp, Retrieval,
Jack Teagarden
The Indispensable Jack Teagarden
1983
Jack Teagarden
Giants Of Jazz - Jack Teagarden
1979, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
1975, Vinyl,
Piedmont Blues
Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon's World Of Jazz
1973, 2x Vinyl Textured Gatefold,
Various
A Jazz Holiday
1973, 2x Vinyl, ,
Dixieland/Big Band
Jack Teagarden
The Great Soloists 1929 - 36 Featuring Jack Teagarden
1972, LP, Comp, Biograph
Various
Hot Clarinets 1924-1929
1971, Vinyl,
Various
Rare, Hot & Fine Vol.2
1970, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
1966
Jack Teagarden
King Of The Blues Trombone Volume 1
1963, LP, Comp, Columbia,
Jack Teagarden
King Of The Blues Trombone
1963, 3x Vinyl, ,
Dixieland
Various
Big T And B.G. - The Young Jack Teagarden
1962, 7", EP, VJM,
The Hotsy Totsy Gang
Untitled
1962, 10", Comp, Only For Collectors,
Various
Dixieland And New Orleans Jazz
1958, ,
Dixieland
Various
Jazz Volume 7: New York (1922-1934)
1958,
Ben Pollack And His Orchestra Featuring Benny Goodman And Jimmy McPartland, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller
Ben Pollack And His Orchestra Featuring Benny Goodman
1954, 10", Comp, RE, "X", ,
Swing
Ben Pollack And His Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Jimmy McPartland, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller
Ben Pollack And His Orchestra Featuring Benny Goodman
1954, 7", EP, RE, "X",
Benny Goodman And His Boys*
Chicago Jazz Classics
1943, 4x Shellac, ,
Dixieland
Various
Hot Trombones
1941, 4x Shellac,
Jack Teagarden And The Whoopie Makers*
It's So Good / Dirty Dog
1938, Shellac, 10", RE, United Hot Clubs Of America, United Hot Clubs Of America
Ben Pollack Orchestra*
I'm Following You
1930, Flexi, 10", S/Sided, Card, Hit Of The Week,
Mills Merry Makers / Julie Wintz & His Mayflower Orch.*
When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) / What Is This Thing Called Love
1930, Shellac, 10", Harmony (4),
Fred Rich & His Orchestra* / Kentucky Grasshoppers*
I Get The Blues When It Rains / Makin' Friends
1929, Shellac, 10", Banner
The Troubadours (5) / Ben Pollack And His Park Central Orchestra
I Loved You Then As I Love You Now / Forever
1929, Shellac, 10", Victor
Hotsy Totsy Gang*
Futuristic Rhythm / Out Where The Blues Begin
1929, Shellac, 10", Los, Brunswick,
Louisville Rhythm Kings
Let's Sit And Talk About You / In A Great Big Way
1929,
Ben's Bad Boys
Yellow Dog Blues / Wang-Wang Blues
1929,
Ben Pollack And His Park Central Orchestra / Coon-Sanders Orchestra
True Blue Lou / The Flippity Flop
1929
The Lumberjacks (7) / The Caroliners
Whoopee Stomp / Where The Shy Little Violets Grow
1929
Jimmy Bracken's Toe Ticklers
It's Tight Like That / Shirt Tail Stomp
1929
The Cotton Pickers (8) / Henderson's Roseland Orchestra
Dirty Dog / Freeze And Melt
1929, ,
Big Band
Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians
The Whoopee Stomp / Futuristic Rhythm
1929
Ben Pollack And His Californians
Sweet Sue - Just You / Singapore Sorrows
1928, Shellac, 10", Victor
Bennie Goodman's Boys*
Jungle Blues / Room 1411
1928, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Benny Goodman
"When Benny Was Benjamin" Volume 11 (1926-1929)
LP, Comp, RCA,
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman 1928
7", EP, Comp, Coral, Coral
Ben Pollack, Benny Goodman, Jimmy McPartland, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller
Ben Pollack And His Orchestra
7", EP, RE, "X",
Jack Teagarden
King Of The Blues Trombone
3xLP, Comp, RE, Epic, Columbia Special Products, CSP, Collectors' Series, ,
Dixieland
Bennie Goodman's Boys*
Jungle Blues / Room 1411
Shellac, 10", Brunswick,
Jack Teagarden
Makin' Friends
Various
Hot Trumpets 1924-1937
Vinyl,