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John Simmons (14 Jun 1918 - 19 Sep 1979)

Male Person - United States bassist

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. John Simmons and His Orchestra eponymous

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. (I Got a Man Crazy for Me) He’s Funny That Way 3:01 Billie Holiday (Oct 1937) bass
  2. The Count 3:13 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) double bass
  3. The Birth of the Blues 3:16 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) double bass
  4. I See a Million People (but All I Can See Is You) 2:42 Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman (1941) double bass
  5. Pound Ridge 2:59 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) double bass
  6. Elmer’s Tune 2:51 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) double bass
  7. Among My Souvenirs 2:47 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (1942) double bass
  8. Embraceable You 3:18 Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (1944) double bass
  9. Uncle Sam's Blues 3:18 Hot Lips Page and His Hot Swing Seven (1944) double bass
  10. Paging Mr. Page 2:56 Hot Lips Page and His Hot Swing Seven (1944) double bass
  11. Epistrophy ?:?? Thelonious Monk Quartet (1948) bass
  12. Evidence 2:34 Thelonious Monk (1949) bass, double bass
  13. I Should Care 3:01 Kenny "Pancho" Hagood with the Thelonious Monk Quartet (1949) double bass
  14. Misterioso 3:22 Thelonious Monk Quartet (1949) double bass
  15. All the Things You Are 2:59 Kenny "Pancho" Hagood with the Thelonious Monk Quartet (1949) double bass
  16. Long Ago ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  17. When Johnny Comes Marching Home ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  18. My Heart Stood Still ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  19. Poor Butterfly ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  20. Spring Is Here ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  21. When You're Smiling ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  22. It Could Happen to You ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  23. I Don't Know Why ?:?? Erroll Garner (1950) bass
  24. I'll Be Seeing You ?:?? Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  25. There Is No Greater Love ?:?? Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  26. Serenade in Blue ?:?? Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  27. Epistrophy (alternate take) 3:08 Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (1951) double bass
  28. I May Be Wrong 2:57 Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  29. Lullaby of the Leaves ?:?? Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  30. Margie ?:?? Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  31. I Mean You 2:47 Thelonious Monk (1951) double bass
  32. The Sheik of Araby ?:?? Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  33. Trees ?:?? Erroll Garner (1951) double bass
  34. All the Things You Are 3:41 Erroll Garner Trio (1952) bass
  35. Soft and Warm ?:?? Erroll Garner (1952) bass
  36. I Get a Kick Out of You 3:02 Erroll Garner Trio (1952) bass
  37. Blues I Can’t Forget 3:10 Erroll Garner Trio (1952) bass
  38. Poinciana ?:?? Erroll Garner (1952) bass
  39. Futuramic ?:?? Erroll Garner (1952) bass
  40. Perpetual Emotion ?:?? Erroll Garner (1952) bass
  41. Perdido 2:46 Erroll Garner Trio (1952) bass
  42. Boogie Woogie Boogie 3:19 Erroll Garner Trio (1952) bass
  43. Ramona ?:?? Erroll Garner (1952) bass
  44. Reminicing in Blue ?:?? Erroll Garner (1952) bass
  45. I’m in the Mood for Love 2:55 Erroll Garner Trio (1952) double bass
  46. Summertime 3:18 Erroll Garner (1952) bass
  47. Isn’t This a Lovely Day? 4:16 Billie Holiday (Oct 1955) double bass
  48. A Fine Romance (take 8 / master take) 3:34 Billie Holiday (Oct 1955) double bass
  49. I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore (take 2 / master take) 3:56 Billie Holiday (Oct 1955) double bass
  50. Come Rain or Come Shine 4:25 Billie Holiday (Oct 1955) double bass

Credited as (11)

  1. Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, John Simmons & Alvin Stoller
  2. Bill Coleman, Dicky Wells, Lester Young, Joe Bushkin, John Simmons & Jo Jones
  3. John Simmons, Michael Maybank, John White, Francis Gadsden & Esau Sands
  4. Harry “Sweets” Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Count Basie, Freddie Green, John Simmons, Buddy Rich, Arnold Ross
  5. Art Tatum, John Simmons, Roy Eldridge, Alvin Stoller
  6. Harry “Sweets” Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Count Basie, Freddie Green, John Simmons, Buddy Rich
  7. Harry “Sweets” Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Arnold Ross, Freddie Green, John Simmons, Buddy Rich
  8. Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, John Simmons & Larry Bunker
  9. Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons
  10. Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons
  11. Art Tatum with Roy Eldridge, John Simmons & Alvin Stoller

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13899787t
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134522737
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209445
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85139930
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85139930
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6252500

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/2022857

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/381506

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000237944

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/44615291

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701758

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3aj8NPpdh8d5DDQmsu3Xx9

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Simmons,_William_P._Gottlieb's_office,_New_York,_N.Y.,_ca._July_1947_(William_P._Gottlieb_%C3%9F7781).jpg