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Earl Bostic (25 Apr 1913 - 28 Oct 1965)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (36)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The EP Collection 23 Jun 1999
  2. EP Collection, Vol. 2 13 Feb 2001
  3. The Best of Earl Bostic: Original Hits 2001
  4. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1948 2001
  5. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Earl Bostic 1948-1949 2001
  6. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Earl Bostic 1949-1951 2002
  7. Flamingo 2002
  8. Flamingo 10 Nov 2003
  9. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Earl Bostic 1952-1953 2004
  10. The Earl Bostic Story 13 Nov 2006
  11. Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955 2007
  12. The Best of Earl Bostic

Album

  1. For You 1956
  2. Dance Time 1957 (as Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax)
  3. Bostic Rocks: Hits of the Swing Age 1958
  4. Jazz Time 1963
  5. Blows a Fuse 1985
  6. Earl Bostic Flamingo

Single

  1. 845 Stomp / Earl’s Rumboogie Dec 1947
  2. Flamingo / Sleep 1954
  3. Mean to Me / The Bo-Do Rock 1956
  4. Beyond the Blue Horizon / For All We Know 1956
  5. Harlem Nocturne / I Hear a Rhapsody 1957
  6. Indiana / Bubbins Rock 1957
  7. Avalon / Too Fine for Crying 1957
  8. September Song / Temptation 1957
  9. Twilight Time/ Over the Waves Rock 1958
  10. Tuxedo Junction/ Air Mail Special 1962
  11. Ain't Misbehaving / Moonglow 1969
  12. Always / Lover Come Back to Me 1969

EP

  1. Earl Bostic Plays Sweet Tunes of the Roaring 20s, Volume 1 1959
  2. Sweet Tunes of the Swinging 30s, Volume 3 1959

Other - Compilation

  1. Sax "O" Boogie 1984

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Earl Bostic and his Orchestra original
  2. Earl Bostic Sextet original

Recordings by (231)

  1. Hurricane Blues 3:11 (Nov 1945) studio, 1945-11: Majestic T-615-8
  2. Earl’s Rumboogie 2:37 (Dec 1947)
  3. 845 Stomp 2:40 (Dec 1947)
  4. Flamingo 2:42 (1954)
  5. Sleep 3:12 (1954)
  6. Mean to Me ?:?? (1956)
  7. The Bo-Do Rock ?:?? (1956)
  8. Beyond The Blue Horizon ?:?? (1956)
  9. For All We Know ?:?? (1956)
  10. Moonglow 2:41 (1956)
  11. Velvet Sunset 2:55 (1956)
  12. For You 2:07 (1956)
  13. The Very Thought of You 2:33 (1956)
  14. Linger Awhile 2:59 (1956)
  15. Cherokee 2:51 (1956)
  16. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 3:05 (1956)
  17. Memories 2:52 (1956)
  18. Embraceable You 2:42 (1956)
  19. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 2:25 (1956)
  20. Night and Day 2:48 (1956)
  21. Harlem Nocturne ?:?? (1957)
  22. I Hear a Rhapsody ?:?? (1957)
  23. Indiana ?:?? (1957)
  24. Bubbins Rock ?:?? (1957)
  25. Avalon ?:?? (1957)
  26. Too Fine for Crying ?:?? (1957)
  27. September Song ?:?? (1957)
  28. Temptation 2:35 (1957)
  29. Harlem Nocturne ?:?? (1957)
  30. Where or When ?:?? (1957)
  31. Sweet Lorraine ?:?? (1957)
  32. Poeme ?:?? (1957)
  33. You Go to My Head ?:?? (1957)
  34. Off Shore ?:?? (1957)
  35. Ain't Misbehavin' ?:?? (1957)
  36. The Sheikh of Araby ?:?? (1957)
  37. I Hear a Rhapsody ?:?? (1957)
  38. Roses of Picardy ?:?? (1957)
  39. Melancholy Serenade ?:?? (1957)
  40. The Moon Is Low ?:?? (1957)
  41. Southern Fried 2:13 (1958)
  42. Jersey Bounce 2:21 (1958)
  43. Jumpin’ at the Woodside 2:12 (1958)
  44. Tuxedo Junction 2:39 (1958)
  45. 720 in the Books 2:31 (1958)
  46. Air Mail Special 2:12 (1958)
  47. Pompton Turnpike 2:29 (1958)
  48. Woodchopper’s Ball 2:27 (1958)
  49. Night Train 2:32 (1958)
  50. Stompin’ at the Savoy 2:41 (1958)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Hurricane Blues 3:11 Earl Bostic (Nov 1945)
  2. The Man I Love 3:16 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Nov 1945)
  3. The Major and the Minor 2:55 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Jul 1946)
  4. All On 3:14 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Jul 1946)

Instruments

  1. Twilight in Teheran 2:59 Buck Ram's All-Stars (1944) alto saxophone
  2. Swing Street 3:00 Buck Ram's All-Stars (1944) alto saxophone
  3. Hurricane Blues 3:11 Earl Bostic (Nov 1945) alto saxophone
  4. The Man I Love 3:16 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Nov 1945) alto saxophone
  5. The Major and the Minor 2:55 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Jul 1946) alto saxophone
  6. All On 3:14 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Jul 1946) alto saxophone
  7. Double-Trouble Blues 3:21 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  8. I Got What It Takes 3:05 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1949) alto saxophone
  9. Ram Session 3:06 Buck Ram's All-Stars (1954) alto saxophone
  10. Ten Out 3:41 Earl Bostic (1963) alto saxophone
  11. Don't Do It Please 4:15 Earl Bostic (1963) alto saxophone
  12. A Taste of Fresh Air 3:49 Earl Bostic (1963) alto saxophone
  13. Telestar Drive 4:30 Earl Bostic (1963) alto saxophone
  14. Fast Track 6:31 Earl Bostic (1963) alto saxophone
  15. Hunt and Peck 5:22 Earl Bostic (1963) alto saxophone
  16. Apple Cake 5:10 Earl Bostic (1963) alto saxophone
  17. Haven't Named It Yet 2:58 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (1975) alto saxophone
  18. I'm on My Way From You 3:07 Lionel Hampton (1975) alto saxophone
  19. Heebie Jeebies 2:40 Lionel Hampton (1976) alto saxophone
  20. Six, Seven, Eight or Nine 2:51 Don Byas With Hot Lips Page Orchestra (1988) tenor saxophone
  21. These Foolish Things 2:58 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1988) tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  22. You Need Coachin’ 3:15 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1988) tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  23. You Need Coachin' (78 take) 3:14 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  24. Fish for Supper 2:51 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  25. These Foolish Things No. 2 2:45 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  26. Six, Seven, Eight, or Nine No. 2 2:54 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  27. You Need Coachin' (LP take) 3:09 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  28. These Foolish Things No. 4 (short Composite) 2:59 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  29. These Foolish Things No. 3 (Composite) 3:44 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  30. Six, Seven, Eight, or Nine 2:50 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1989) alto saxophone
  31. The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' the Town 2:44 Lionel Hampton (1991) alto saxophone
  32. The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' the Town 2:44 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (1991) alto saxophone
  33. Dreamer's Blues 2:59 Rex Stewart & His Orchestra (1992) alto saxophone
  34. Three Horn Parlay 2:44 Rex Stewart & His Orchestra (1992) alto saxophone
  35. Big Chief Pawnee 2:49 Rex Stewart & His Orchestra (1992) alto saxophone
  36. Shady Side of the Street 3:13 Rex Stewart & His Orchestra (1992) alto saxophone
  37. Good for Stompin' 3:30 Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra (1995) alto saxophone
  38. Buffalo Bill Blues 3:18 Hot Lips Page (1997) alto saxophone
  39. Florida Blues 2:41 Hot Lips Page (1997) alto saxophone
  40. Open the Door Richard 2:46 Hot Lips Page and His Band (1997) alto saxophone
  41. Three-Horn Parlay 2:43 Rex Stewart & His Orchestra (1997) alto saxophone
  42. Willie Mae Willow Foot 2:46 Hot Lips Page (1997) alto saxophone
  43. Corsicana 2:53 Hot Lips Page (1997) alto saxophone
  44. Kansa City Jive 3:23 Hot Lips Page (1997) alto saxophone
  45. Texas and Pacific 2:50 Hot Lips Page (1997) alto saxophone

Vocals

  1. Hurricane Blues 3:11 Earl Bostic (Nov 1945)

Credited as (7)

  1. Earl Bostic
  2. Bill Doggett/Earl Bostic
  3. Wynonie Harris & Earl Bostic
  4. Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax
  5. Earl Bostic, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Joe Pass
  6. Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax
  7. Ted Wilson, Red Norvo, Earl Bostic, Slam Stewart, Cozy Cole

Works (9)

Wrote

  1. Trylon Swing

Composed

  1. Hurricane Blues
  2. Hot Sauce Boss
  3. The Major and the Minor
  4. All On
  5. Ubangi Stomp
  6. No Name Blues
  7. Let Me Off Uptown

Lyrics

  1. Hot Sauce Boss

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13932097f
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/earl_bostic
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6j683nn
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87125501
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87125501
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105539
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134334191

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/256012

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000793607

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1687143/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/49411290

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557435

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/14476

Biographies

  1. https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/earl_bostic.htm

Fan Pages

  1. http://earlbostic.com/