Johnny Best (20 Oct 1913 - 20 Sep 2003)

Male Person - United States jazz trumpeter

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
  2. Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. How Dry I Am 2:43 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (Aug 1937) trumpet
  2. Sweet Adeline 2:52 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (Aug 1937) trumpet
  3. Begin the Beguine 3:16 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (17 Aug 1938) trumpet
  4. Indian Love Call 3:07 Artie Shaw (17 Aug 1938) trumpet
  5. Pennsylvania Six‐Five Thousand 3:12 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (14 Jun 1940) trumpet
  6. Tuxedo Junction 3:21 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1940) trumpet
  7. Song of the Volga Boatmen ?:?? Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Feb 1941) trumpet
  8. Chattanooga Choo Choo (from the 20th Century‐Fox film “Sun Valley Serenade”) 3:04 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Jun 1941) trumpet
  9. I Know Why (from the 20th Century‐Fox film “Sun Valley Serenade”) ?:?? Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Jun 1941) trumpet
  10. Delilah ?:?? Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Dec 1941) trumpet
  11. Elmer’s Tune ?:?? Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Dec 1941) trumpet
  12. American Patrol ?:?? Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1942) trumpet
  13. “C” Jam Blues ?:?? Sam Donahue (Sep 1945) trumpet
  14. Dinah ?:?? Sam Donahue (Oct 1945) trumpet
  15. LST Party ?:?? Sam Donahue (Jan 1946) trumpet
  16. I Found a New Baby ?:?? Sam Donahue (Feb 1946) trumpet
  17. Deep Night ?:?? Sam Donahue (Feb 1946) trumpet
  18. Bugle Call Rag ?:?? Sam Donahue (Mar 1947) trumpet
  19. You Was Right, Baby ?:?? Sam Donahue (May 1947) trumpet
  20. What Does It Take 2:47 Nat King Cole (Apr 1952) trumpet
  21. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home 2:40 Nat King Cole (1952) trumpet
  22. Long, Long Ago 2:19 Dean Martin & Nat King Cole (Dec 1954) trumpet
  23. Open Up the Doghouse (Two Cats Are Comin’ in) 2:27 Nat King Cole & Dean Martin (Dec 1954) trumpet
  24. I’m Hurtin’ 2:50 Nat King Cole (1954) trumpet
  25. It's Been So Long 3:25 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  26. Let’s Dance 2:24 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  27. King Porter Stomp 2:43 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  28. Roll ’em 3:16 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  29. You Turned the Tables on Me 2:56 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  30. Bugle Call Rag 3:04 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  31. Down South Camp Meetin’ 3:09 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  32. Goody Goody 2:18 Benny Goodman (Aug 1955) trumpet
  33. The Donkey Serenade 3:15 Artie Shaw (1955) trumpet
  34. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise 3:14 Artie Shaw (1955) trumpet
  35. Love Is Here to Stay 2:42 Frank Sinatra (Mar 1956) trumpet
  36. Moonlight Serenade / Running Wild 3:51 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  37. Stairway to the Stars / To You 3:37 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  38. Jim Jam Jump / F.D.R. Jones / Hold Tight 5:11 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  39. Little Brown Jug 3:14 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  40. One O'Clock Jump 5:20 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  41. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) 2:15 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  42. Bugle Call Rag / Moonlight Serenade 4:37 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  43. Sunrise Serenade 3:44 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1958) trumpet
  44. Five Point Blues ?:?? Pete Fountain (1959) trumpet
  45. Beale Street Blues ?:?? Pete Fountain (1959) trumpet
  46. Aunt Hagar's Blues ?:?? Pete Fountain (1959) trumpet
  47. The Memphis Blues ?:?? Pete Fountain (1959) trumpet
  48. Londonberry Air ?:?? Members of The Glenn Miller Orchestra (1960) trumpet
  49. Chattanooga Choo Choo ?:?? Members of The Glenn Miller Orchestra (1960) trumpet
  50. Sunrise Serenade ?:?? Members of The Glenn Miller Orchestra (1960) trumpet

Links (12)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.johnnybest.org/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139225383
  2. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004062481
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2004062481
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6k36f7x
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134328434

Wikipedia

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

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/254892

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000818814

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/71580031

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1702294