Don Frye

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American jazz pianist and vocalist..

Born : 1903 in Springfield, Ohio.
Died : February 09, 1981 in New York City, New York.

Don played with Lloyd and Cecil Scott, Freddie Moore (1933-'37), John Kirby (1937), Lucky Millinder (circa 1938-'39), Frankie Newton (1939), Zutty Singleton (1940s).
Recorded with King Oliver (1939 & 1930), Clarence Williams (1934), Edmond Hall (1944), as soloist (1945),Danny Barker (1958), Cecil Scott (1959).

ALBUMS

Cliff Jackson - Don Frye

1946, 3xShellac, 10", Album, Disc Records,

Willie "The Lion" Smith / Cliff Jackson / Don Frye

LP, Classic Jazz Masters (3)

King Oliver & His Orchestra

King Oliver And His Orchestra 1

7", EP, Pirate Records (8),

King Oliver & His Orchestra

What You Want Me To Do / Too Late

APPEARANCES +

Boardwalk Empire Presents: Sounds Of The Onyx

Baro*, Sarane*, Matelo*

Les Frères Ferret - Les Gitans De Paris 1938-1956

2009, 3xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Gypsy Jazz/Swing

Django Reinhardt

Manoir De Ses Reves

2009, 26xCD + Box, Le Chant Du Monde,

Gypsy Jazz/Swing

Ice Cream On Toast, 1937-1947

2008, CD, Comp, Mono, Hep Records (3)

Stéphane Grappelli

Paris (1937-1939) / Paris-Londres (1938-1954)

2008, 2xCD, Comp, BDMusic,

Swing/Gypsy Jazz

Laughing In Rhythm

2003, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2)

Les 100 Plus Grands Succès De Sidney Bechet

2001, 4xCD, Comp, JBM,

Dixieland/Swing

2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),

Clarence Williams And His Orchestra

Vol. 1, 1933-1934

2001, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Timeless Records (3),

Clarence Williams

Volume 2 1929-1938 (The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order)

2001, CD, Comp, RM, Neatwork,

Stockholm - New York - Paris 1938 - 1949

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Working Man Blues

2000, CD, Album, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Swing/Dixieland

Jazz Early Days Vol.2

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Disky

Profoundly Blue

Clarence Williams

1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Hot Notes. New York - Volume 1

1996, CD, Comp, Frog (7),

Cyrus St. Clair

Little Big Horn (20 Tunes From Okeh, Columbia, Vocalion, Victor, QRS, Van Dyke)

1996, CD, Comp, Verve Records

Thumpin' & Bumpin' New York Volume 2

When Hemp Was Hip

Big Band/Dixieland/Swing

New York - Glovesville - Chicago 1932 - 1943

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Clarinet Marmalade - 25 Great Jazz Clarinettists

1994, CD, Comp, ASV,

1993, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Joseph "King" Oliver*

The Complete Joseph "King" Oliver 1923/31 Heritage Vol. 5 1928/29

1993, CD, Comp, King Jazz,

Frankie Newton*

The Essential Blue Note Classics

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

Jazz Tribune No.6: King Oliver And His Orchestra (1929-1930)

The King Of New Orleans

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

Shake It & Break It

Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952

1990, 8x CD, Box Set,

Stride/Swing/Boogie Woogie

The Dry Throat Five

My Melancholy Baby

1988, LP, Stomp Off Records,

The Dreamland Syncopators

1987, LP, Stomp Off Records

The 1930s: The Small Combos

Edmond Hall / James P. Johnson* / Sidney De Paris / Vic Dickenson

The Complete Edmond Hall / James P. Johnson / Sidney De Paris / Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions

1985, 6x Vinyl, Box Set,

1984, 6xLP, Comp, International Joker Production

Clarence Williams And His Washboard Band*

1933~35 Volume Three

1983, LP, Comp, Swaggie Records

James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen / Edmond Hall's Swingtet / Benny Morton's All Stars

Swing Sessions On Blue Note

1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Blue Note

The Best Of Blue Note - 40 Years Of Jazz - Box 1 Vol.1

1982, Cass, Comp, Blue Note

The Best Of Blue Note - 40 Years Of Jazz - Box 1

1982, 3x Vinyl, Box Set,

1979, Box Set, 10x Vinyl,

Swing/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band

The Biggest Little Band 1937-1941

1978, 2xLP, Comp, Columbia Special Products, Smithsonian Collection

Tea Pad Songs Volume One

Boss Of The Bass

Complete Recordings 1934-1940

1974, LP, Comp, Rarities (2), Rarities (2)

Frankie Newton*

Swinging On 52nd Street 1937-1939 'Emperor Jones'

Volume 2 (1929 - 1930)

Bubber Miley And His Friends 1929-1931

New Orleans Shout

Rare And Hot ! 1925-1930

Dixieland...Swing...And All That Jazz

1965, LP, Comp, Gat, RCA Victor,

Dixieland/Swing/Big Band

Rare Bands 1925-1930

Cecil Scott & His Bright Boys / Cecil Scott & His Orchestra

Treasury Of Jazz Nº 41

1964, 7", EP, RCA Victor, RCA Victor

The Sound Of Harlem

1964, 3x Vinyl, Box Set,

Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop

Cecil Scott And His Washbord Band

Harlem Washboard

The Fabulous Banjo Of Danny Barker

Frank Newton & His Uptown Serenaders*

You Showed Me The Way / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Edmond Hall's Swingtet

Big City Blues / Steamin' And Beamin'

Edmond Hall's Swingtet

It's Been So Long / I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me

Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters*

Afternoon In Africa / Dizzy Debutante

Clarence Williams And His Orchestra

Tell The Truth / I'm Getting My Bonus In Love

1935, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2),

Clarence Williams And His Orchestra

Sashay, Oh Boy! / Big Fat Mama

1934, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

Frankie And Johnny / Everybody Does It In Hawaii

Lloyd Scott's Orchestra

Happy Hour / Symphonic-Scronch

1927, Shellac, 10", Victor

Frankie Newton*

At The Onyx Club

Clarence Williams And His Washboard Band*

1933/35 Volume 3

LP, Comp, Classic Jazz Masters (3)

The Trumpet Album, Vol.1

LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society

J.C. Higginbotham / Edmond Hall

2xCD, Comp, RM, History,

King Oliver 1929-1930

7", EP, Comp, Jass (2)

Danny Barker & His Riverboat Ramblers

New Orleans Dixieland Jazz

LP, Album, Dulai

Frank Newton & His Uptown Serenaders*

You Showed Me The Way / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Shellac, 10", Mono, Columbia

King Oliver Y Su Orquesta*

Rhythm Club Stomp / Edna

King Oliver And His Orchestra*

Stride Piano - James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Willie "The Lion" Smith...

2003, CD, Comp, Saga,