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Russell Procope (11 Aug 1908 - 21 Jan 1981)

Male Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. The Persuasive Sax of Russ Procope 1956 (as Russ Procope)

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Teddy Hill and His Orchestra alto saxophone, clarinet
  2. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3. John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
  4. Buster Bailey and His Rhythm Busters
  5. John Kirby Sextet saxophone

Recordings by (20)

  1. Lady of the Evening ?:?? (1956)
  2. Birth of the Blues ?:?? (1956)
  3. Love Walked In ?:?? (1956)
  4. Please Be Kind ?:?? (1956)
  5. I May Be Wrong ?:?? (1956)
  6. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree ?:?? (1956)
  7. Solitude ?:?? (1956)
  8. Baby Won't You Please Come Home ?:?? (1956)
  9. Mood Indigo ?:?? (1956)
  10. Say It Again ?:?? (1956)
  11. Persuasion ?:?? (1956)
  12. Four Wheel Drive 2:55 (1990)
  13. Bottle It 2:55 (1990)
  14. Right Foot Then Left Foot 3:00 (1990)
  15. Denzil's Best 2:42 (1990)
  16. Right Foot, Then Left Foot 3:00 (1999)
  17. Bottle It 2:56 (2000)
  18. Denzil's Best 2:43 (2000)
  19. Right Foot, Then Left Foot 3:01 (2000)
  20. Four Wheel Drive 2:56 (2000)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Just Blues 3:10 Connie's Inn Orchestra (1931) reeds
  2. I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby (And My Baby’s Crazy ’Bout Me) 3:12 Connie's Inn Orchestra (1931) reeds
  3. Singin’ the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home) 2:51 Connie's Inn Orchestra (1931) reeds
  4. You Rascal, You 3:03 Connie's Inn Orchestra (1931) reeds
  5. The House of David Blues 3:10 Connie's Inn Orchestra (1931) reeds
  6. Sugar Foot Stomp 3:10 Connie's Inn Orchestra (1931) reeds
  7. Take Me Away From the River 3:20 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (May 1932) reeds
  8. Poor Old Joe 2:59 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (May 1932) reeds
  9. Memphis Blues 2:50 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1934) reeds
  10. Wrappin’ It Up (The Lindy Glide) 2:42 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1934) reeds
  11. Down South Camp Meeting 2:57 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1934) reeds
  12. Tidal Wave 3:05 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1934) reeds
  13. Wild Party 3:01 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1934) alto saxophone, clarinet
  14. Rug Cutter's Swing 2:59 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1934) alto saxophone, clarinet
  15. Hotter Than 'Ell 2:49 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1935) alto saxophone, clarinet
  16. Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) 2:37 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1935) alto saxophone, clarinet
  17. The Brittwood Stomp 2:45 Frankie Newton and His Uptown Serenaders (1937) alto saxophone
  18. There’s No Two Ways About It 2:57 Frankie Newton and His Uptown Serenaders (1937) alto saxophone
  19. I Found a New Baby 2:40 Frankie Newton and His Uptown Serenaders (1937) alto saxophone
  20. Cause My Baby Says It’s So 2:43 Frankie Newton and His Uptown Serenaders (1937) alto saxophone
  21. Happy as the Day Is Long 2:47 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1939) alto saxophone
  22. Big John’s Special 2:51 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1939) alto saxophone
  23. Rockabye River 3:02 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1947) alto saxophone
  24. Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise 4:28 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  25. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3 3:45 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  26. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1 4:50 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  27. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2 3:26 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  28. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4 3:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  29. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  30. The Tattooed Bride 11:43 Duke Ellington (1951) alto saxophone, clarinet
  31. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) saxophone, alto saxophone
  32. Skin Deep 6:49 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) alto saxophone, clarinet
  33. I’m Checking Out - Goombye 3:14 Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  34. Grievin’ 4:14 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  35. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 2:41 Rosemary Clooney with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  36. Sophisticated Lady 2:59 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  37. Me and You 2:31 Rosemary Clooney feat. Duke Ellington (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  38. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 2:51 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  39. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) 3:10 Rosemary Clooney feat. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  40. Mood Indigo 6:28 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  41. Hey Baby 3:53 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  42. Passion Flower 4:36 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  43. Blue Rose 2:24 Duke Ellington (21 May 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  44. Jeep’s Blues (live) 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Sep 1956) alto saxophone, clarinet
  45. Newport Jazz Festival Suite: Festival Junction 10:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  46. Newport Jazz Festival Suite: Newport Up 5:33 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  47. Newport Jazz Festival Suite: Blues to Be There 8:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  48. Lady of the Evening ?:?? Russell Procope (1956) saxophone
  49. Birth of the Blues ?:?? Russell Procope (1956) saxophone
  50. Please Be Kind ?:?? Russell Procope (1956) saxophone

Credited as (11)

  1. Russell Procope
  2. Russ Procope
  3. The Butch Miles Sextet With Carmen Leggio & Russell Procope
  4. The Butch Miles Sextet, Carmen Leggio, Russell Procope
  5. Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Elvin Jones, Ray Nance, Russell Procope
  6. Sonny Greer, Cat Anderson, Aaron Bell, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell
  7. Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Greer, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Russell Procope
  8. Paul Gonsalves, Cat Anderson, Aaron Bell, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Harold Ashby, Sonny Greer, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell
  9. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra & Russell Procope
  10. Russell Procope featuring John Hardee
  11. Russell Procope Big Six

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119537532
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94048911
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138986968
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107084
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94048911
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w62z1s74

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Procope

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/258684

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000180902

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14959337

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727269

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russell_Procope.jpg