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Specs Powell (05 Jun 1922 - 15 Sep 2007)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Specs Powell & Co.
  2. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet
  3. The V‐Disc All Stars

Recordings by (1)

  1. A Bunch of Rhythm 2:54 (10 May 1999)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Fade Out 3:28 Joe Bushkin and His Sextet & Bill Harris (May 1944) drums (drum set)
  2. Oh, Lady Be Good 3:40 Joe Bushkin and His Sextet & Bill Harris (May 1944) drums (drum set)
  3. Poor Butterfly ?:?? The Benny Goodman Trio (Sep 1944) drums (drum set)
  4. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise ?:?? The Benny Goodman Trio (Sep 1944) drums (drum set)
  5. Hallelujah ?:?? Benny Goodman and His V‐DISC Quartette (Nov 1944) drums (drum set)
  6. After You’ve Gone ?:?? Benny Goodman and His V‐DISC All‐Star Band (Dec 1944) drums (drum set)
  7. Roll ’em ?:?? Mary Lou Williams (Feb 1945) drums (drum set)
  8. Gjon Mili Jam Session ?:?? Mary Lou Williams (Feb 1945) drums (drum set)
  9. Rosetta 4:44 The V‐Disc All Stars (Mar 1945) drums (drum set)
  10. Sheik of Araby ?:?? Hot Lips Page and the V‐DISC All Stars (Apr 1945) drums (drum set)
  11. Bugle Call Rag ?:?? Paul Baron’s Sextet (May 1945) drums (drum set)
  12. Miss Martingale ?:?? V‐DISC All Stars featuring Hot Lips Page (May 1945) drums (drum set)
  13. Just You, Just Me ?:?? Paul Baron’s Sextet (Jun 1945) drums (drum set)
  14. There’ll Be a Jubilee ?:?? Mildred Bailey (Aug 1945) drums (drum set)
  15. Sleepy Time Gal ?:?? T/Sgt. Jack Leonard and His V‐Disc Friends (Oct 1945) drums (drum set)
  16. Honey ?:?? Jack Leonard and the V‐Disc Volunteers (Nov 1945) drums (drum set)
  17. Seventh Avenue 3:44 T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and the V‐Disc Volunteers (Dec 1945) drums (drum set)
  18. Sorta Kinda 2:44 James "Trummie" Young's All Stars (1945) drums (drum set)
  19. What’s the Matter Now 2:45 Clyde Hart’s All Stars (1945) drums (drum set)
  20. Seventh Avenue 2:54 James "Trummie" Young's All Stars (1945) drums (drum set)
  21. Two Sleepy People ?:?? Martha Tilton And Jack Leonard (Feb 1946) drums (drum set)
  22. Tea for Two ?:?? Bill Stegmeyer and His Hot Eight (Mar 1946) drums (drum set)
  23. Blues ?:?? Teddy Wilson Sextet (Mar 1946) drums (drum set)
  24. Stompin’ at the Savoy ?:?? Teddy Wilson Sextet (Mar 1946) drums (drum set)
  25. Old Rob Roy ?:?? Roy Eldridge and His V‐Discatters (Mar 1946) drums (drum set)
  26. Roy Meets Horn ?:?? Roy Eldridge and His V‐Disc Little Jazz Band (Apr 1946) drums (drum set)
  27. Thanks for the Memory ?:?? Martha Tilton and Jack Leonard (May 1946) drums (drum set)
  28. I Want Every Bit of It 3:11 Clyde Hart’s All Stars with Rubberlegs Williams (1946) drums (drum set)
  29. Ooh! Ooh! My! My! Oh! Oh! 2:44 Dizzy Gillespie with Clyde Hart’s All Stars (1946) drums (drum set)
  30. 4‐F Blues 2:18 Clyde Hart’s All Stars with Rubberlegs Williams (1946) drums (drum set)
  31. Get Happy 3:45 Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet (1951) drums (drum set)
  32. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho 2:06 Mahalia Jackson (27 Feb 1956) drums (drum set)
  33. Down by the Riverside ?:?? Mahalia Jackson with The Falls-Jones Ensemble (1956) drums (drum set)
  34. Mambo 207 4:17 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  35. Ol' Man River 6:00 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  36. Air Mail Special 3:47 Teddy Wilson Trio (1957) drums (drum set)
  37. But Not for Me 3:36 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  38. Stompin' at the Savoy 3:40 Teddy Wilson Trio (1957) drums (drum set)
  39. Passing Through 3:09 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  40. Alexander's Ragtime Band 3:41 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  41. Time on My Hands 4:19 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  42. The Way Back Blues 6:14 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  43. Basin Street Blues 5:07 Teddy Wilson Trio (1957) drums (drum set)
  44. Girl of My Dreams 4:07 Erroll Garner (1957) drums (drum set)
  45. Humoresque 5:10 Erroll Garner (1958) drums (drum set)
  46. Creme de Menthe 4:40 Erroll Garner (1958) drums (drum set)
  47. Who Is Gonna Love Me 2:40 Charlie Byrd (1968) percussion
  48. B & B Calypso 3:06 Billy Butler (1969) drums (drum set)
  49. Golden Earrings 4:06 Billy Butler (1969) drums (drum set)
  50. The Thumb 4:21 Billy Butler (1969) drums (drum set)

Credited as (6)

  1. Specs Powell
  2. Specs Powell (Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet)
  3. Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Al Casey, Eddie Safranski, Specs Powell, Mel Tormé
  4. Jess Stacy with Lee Wiley, Muggsy Spanier, Specs Powell
  5. Jess Stacy with Specs Powell
  6. Doc Cheatham, Hilton Jefferson, Teddy McRae, Specs Powell, Buddy Saffer

Works (1)

Wrote

  1. Seventh Avenue

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n95105567
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w63916vx
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13931801j
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107318
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/13448794X
  6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95105567

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/388208
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/306399

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000000846

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/33712052

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212165