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Walter "Foots" Thomas (10 Feb 1907 - 26 Aug 1981)

Male Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars (as The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars)

Relationships (6)

Students

  1. Willene Barton saxophone

Member Of

  1. Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1930) original, woodwind, reeds
  2. Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers
  3. Levee Serenaders saxophone
  4. Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra reeds

Siblings

  1. Joe Thomas

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Mr. Jelly Lord 2:58 Levee Serenaders (1928) saxophone
  2. Midnight Mama 2:44 Levee Serenaders (1928) saxophone
  3. St. Louis Blues 2:54 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1930) woodwind
  4. Sweet Jenny Lee 3:07 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1930) reeds
  5. Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein’ Good) 3:12 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1930) woodwind
  6. You Rascal You 3:15 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (Oct 1931) woodwind
  7. Bugle Call Rag 2:31 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (Oct 1931) woodwind
  8. Corrine Corrina 3:04 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  9. The Viper’s Drag 3:21 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  10. Doin’ the Rumba 2:58 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  11. Farewell Blues 2:41 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  12. I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (And My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) 2:36 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  13. Down Hearted Blues 2:53 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  14. Stardust 3:28 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  15. It Looks Like Susie 2:55 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  16. Sweet Georgia Brown 2:35 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  17. You Can’t Stop Me From Lovin’ You 2:54 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  18. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 3:02 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  19. St. James’ Infirmary 3:05 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  20. Minnie the Moocher 3:12 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  21. So Sweet 2:57 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  22. Nobody’s Sweetheart 3:20 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  23. Mood Indigo 2:28 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  24. Kickin’ the Gong Around 3:12 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  25. Basin Street Blues 2:57 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) woodwind
  26. Yaller 3:27 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  27. Some of These Days 2:57 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  28. Dixie Vagabond 3:01 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  29. Is That Religion? 2:55 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1931) reeds
  30. Hot Toddy 2:41 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (Oct 1932) woodwind
  31. Old Yazoo 2:55 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (Oct 1932) woodwind
  32. Reefer Man 2:59 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  33. Ain’t Got No Gal in This Town 3:15 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  34. The Skat Song 3:07 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  35. Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day 3:12 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  36. I’ve Got the World on a String 3:12 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  37. Somebody Stole My Gal 2:50 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  38. Dixie Doorway 3:00 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  39. Without Rhythm 2:45 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  40. Wah‐Dee‐Dah 3:04 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  41. I’m Now Prepared to Tell the World It’s You 2:53 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  42. Old Man of the Mountain 2:51 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  43. Angeline 2:53 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  44. Swanee Lullaby 2:38 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  45. Dinah 3:10 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  46. You Gotta Ho‐De‐Ho (to Get Along with Me) 3:09 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  47. Harlem Holiday 2:52 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  48. Strictly Cullud Affair 3:04 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  49. Beale Street Mamma 3:10 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind
  50. Trickeration 2:51 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1932) woodwind

Credited as (4)

  1. The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars
  2. Ernie Caceres, Cozy Cole, Charlie Shavers, Slam Stewart, Walter Thomas, Ben Webster, Milt Yaner
  3. Emmett Berry, Cozy Cole, Clyde Hart, Budd Johnson, Oscar Pettiford, Walter Thomas, Ben Webster
  4. Jonah Jones & Walter Thomas

Works (1)

Wrote

  1. On the Bean

Links (9)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88616692
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88616692
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105982
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13926638b

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Thomas_(musician)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307163

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001263015

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/2658966

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1645240