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Al Sears (21 Feb 1910 - 23 Mar 1990)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (4)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Seariously 1992
  2. The Big Raw Tone 2003
  3. The Rocking & Honking Tenor 2003

Album

  1. Swing's the Thing 1994

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1944 - 1949)

Recordings by (68)

  1. 125th Street, New York 2:50 (1992)
  2. Shake Hands 2:30 (1992)
  3. Tan Skin Lad 3:10 (1992)
  4. Brown Boy 3:02 (1992)
  5. Huffin' And Puffin' 2:44 (1992)
  6. Sear-Iously 2:21 (1992)
  7. Mag's Alley 2:35 (1992)
  8. Fo-Yah 3:08 (1992)
  9. In The Good Old Summertime 2:49 (1992)
  10. Ivory Cliffs 2:51 (1992)
  11. Easy Ernie 2:48 (1992)
  12. Vo-Sa 2:40 (1992)
  13. Goin' Uptown 2:42 (1992)
  14. Tweedle Dee 2:32 (1992)
  15. Come And Dance With Me 2:24 (1992)
  16. Come A' Runnin' 2:28 (1992)
  17. Tom, Dick 'N' Harry 2:46 (1992)
  18. Tina's Canteen 2:55 (1992)
  19. Right Now, Right Now 2:33 (1992)
  20. Midnight Wail 2:09 (1992)
  21. Love Call 2:49 (1992)
  22. Rock And Roll Ball 2:23 (1992)
  23. Here's the Beat 2:25 (1992)
  24. Great Googa Mooga 2:26 (1992)
  25. Fo Yah (Take B) 2:54 (1992)
  26. Moving Out 4:29 (1994)
  27. Record Hop 4:32 (1994)
  28. Take Off Road 3:41 (1994)
  29. Already Alrightr 5:08 (1994)
  30. In A Mellow Tone 5:30 (1994)
  31. Out Of Nowhere 3:04 (1994)
  32. Ain't No Use 6:36 (1994)
  33. The Thrill Is Gone 4:02 (1994)
  34. Great Googa Mooga 2:32 (10 Nov 1998)
  35. Rock 'N' Roll Ball 2:25 (10 Nov 1998)
  36. The Suburbanite 2:28 (2000)
  37. Castle Rock 2:52 (14 Jul 2003)
  38. Marshall Plan 2:47 (14 Jul 2003)
  39. Long Long Ago 2:25 (2003)
  40. The Skin Lad 3:09 (2003)
  41. Brown Baby 3:03 (2003)
  42. Baltimore Bounce 3:01 (2003)
  43. Now Ride the "D" Train 3:03 (2003)
  44. Azores (Below the Azores) 2:52 (2003)
  45. Berry Well 2:58 (2003)
  46. Steady Eddie 3:03 (2003)
  47. Nell Don't Wear No Button-Up Shoes 2:20 (2003)
  48. It Don't Mean a Thing 4:30 (2003)
  49. Let the Zoomers Droll 4:56 (2003)
  50. (Otto Make That) Riff Staccato 3:08 (2003)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing ?:?? Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jul 1945) tenor saxophone
  2. Carnegie Blues ?:?? Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Dec 1945) tenor saxophone
  3. I’ll Always Be in Love With You ?:?? Ella Fitzgerald and Her Special Servers (Jan 1946) tenor saxophone
  4. That’s Rich ?:?? Buddy Rich and His V‐Disc Speed Demons featuring Ella Fitzgerald (Mar 1946) tenor saxophone
  5. I’ll See You in My Dreams ?:?? Ella Fitzgerald (Feb 1947) saxophone
  6. It Don’t Mean a Thing ?:?? Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Aug 1947) tenor saxophone
  7. Rockabye River 3:02 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1947) tenor saxophone
  8. Tain't Like That 3:03 Rex Stewart's Big Eight (1948) tenor saxophone
  9. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4 3:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone
  10. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2 3:26 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone
  11. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3 3:45 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone
  12. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone
  13. Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise 4:28 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone
  14. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1 4:50 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone
  15. How Could It Happen to a Dream ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  16. Searsy's Blues ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  17. Let the Zoomers Drool ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  18. June's Jumpin' ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  19. Who Struck John? ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  20. Charlotte Russe ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  21. Violet Blue ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  22. A Little Taste ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1950) tenor saxophone
  23. Wham 3:00 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  24. A Pound of Blues 3:05 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  25. You Blew Out the Flame in My Heart 3:32 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  26. My Reward 3:10 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  27. Blue Fantasia 3:12 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  28. Castle Rock 2:47 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  29. A Gentle Breeze 3:11 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  30. Sideways 3:00 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  31. The Jeep Is Jumping 2:46 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  32. Globe Trotter 3:02 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  33. Jeep's Blues 2:56 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  34. Something to Pat Your Foot To 2:50 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) tenor saxophone
  35. Until the Real Thing Comes Along 4:21 Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton (1956) tenor saxophone
  36. My Old Flame 3:46 Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton (1956) tenor saxophone
  37. If You Were Mine 4:31 Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton (1956) tenor saxophone
  38. Rain Is Such a Lonesome Sound 3:16 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann (1957) baritone saxophone
  39. Froggy Bottom 2:36 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann (1957) baritone saxophone
  40. Ooo-Wee Then the Lights Go Out 2:55 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann (1957) baritone saxophone
  41. Until the Real Thing Comes Along (The Slave Song) 2:47 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann (1957) baritone saxophone
  42. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You 3:17 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann (1957) baritone saxophone
  43. Who Needs You? 2:49 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) tenor saxophone
  44. Maybe I’m a Fool 3:17 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) tenor saxophone
  45. (Blue) By Myself 2:40 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) tenor saxophone
  46. Are You Sure? 2:41 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) tenor saxophone
  47. All Night Long 3:02 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) tenor saxophone
  48. Black and Tan Fantasy 5:15 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1961) tenor saxophone
  49. Everything but You 2:51 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1972) tenor saxophone
  50. Humoresque 4:16 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1975) saxophone

Credited as (5)

  1. Al Sears
  2. Big Al Sears
  3. Thelonious Monk, Joe Guy, Nick Fenton, Kenny Clarke & Al Sears
  4. Various Artists with The Alan Freed Orchestra feat. Al Sears & Sam “The Man” Taylor
  5. Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra, written by Al Sears

Works (4)

Wrote

  1. Castle Rock

Composed

  1. The Beautiful Indians
  2. Hiawatha
  3. Minnehaha

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109665
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93022660
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no93022660
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6tj0358
  5. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1528783
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139428688
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134518411

Wikipedia

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

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/309989

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000611743

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/51880055

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q195171