MusicFactsDB.com (Pre-Beta)

Johnny Williams (13 Mar 1908 - 23 Oct 1998)

Male Person - United States jazz bassist

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Kelly Owens Quartet (1953)
  2. The Boogie Woogie Trio

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Some Other Spring 3:02 Billie Holiday (Aug 1939) double bass
  2. Jitters 3:02 Frankie Newton and His Café Society Orchestra (1939) double bass
  3. Frankie’s Jump 2:49 Frankie Newton and His Café Society Orchestra (1939) double bass
  4. Jam Fever 3:09 Frankie Newton and His Café Society Orchestra (1939) double bass
  5. Boo‐Woo 2:59 Harry James and The Boogie Woogie Trio (1939) bass, double bass, double bass
  6. Port of Harlem Blues 4:33 Port of Harlem Jazzmen (1939) double bass, double bass
  7. Weary Land Blues 2:52 J.C. Higginbotham Quintet (1939) double bass
  8. Summertime 4:11 Sidney Bechet Quintet (1939) double bass
  9. Fine and Mellow 3:17 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1939) double bass
  10. Tab’s Blues 2:55 Frankie Newton and His Café Society Orchestra (1939) double bass
  11. Pounding Heart Blues 4:02 Port of Harlem Seven (1939) double bass
  12. Rocking the Blues 4:25 Port of Harlem Jazzmen (1939) double bass
  13. Blues for Tommy (in memory of Tommy Ladnier) 4:25 Port of Harlem Seven (1939) double bass
  14. Daybreak Blues 2:41 Frankie Newton Quintet (1939) double bass, double bass
  15. Woo‐Woo 3:16 Harry James and The Boogie Woogie Trio (1939) bass
  16. Mighty Blues 4:35 Port of Harlem Jazzmen (1939) double bass, double bass
  17. Strange Fruit 3:12 Billie Holiday (1939) double bass
  18. Home James 2:35 Harry James and The Boogie Woogie Trio (1939) double bass
  19. After Hour Blues 4:09 Frankie Newton Quintet (1939) double bass
  20. Jesse 2:44 Harry James And The Boogie Woogie Trio (1939) double bass
  21. Vamp 2:53 Frankie Newton and His Café Society Orchestra (1940) double bass
  22. Parallel Fifths 3:16 Frankie Newton and His Café Society Orchestra (1940) double bass
  23. You’re My Favorite Memory 3:15 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra with Helen Ward (Sep 1944) double bass
  24. Out of Nowhere 3:29 Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Sep 1944) bass, double bass
  25. Prisoner of Love 3:23 Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Nov 1944) bass, double bass
  26. Mandy Is Two ?:?? Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1966) double bass
  27. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie ?:?? Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1966) double bass
  28. Pounding Heart Blues 4:01 Sidney Bechet with Bunk Johnson & Sidney De Paris (1968) double bass, double bass
  29. Blues for Tommy Ladnier 4:25 Sidney Bechet with Bunk Johnson & Sidney De Paris (1968) double bass
  30. Yesterdays 3:22 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1972) double bass
  31. When Day Is Done 3:14 Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet (1972) double bass
  32. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 2:53 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1972) double bass
  33. Long Gone Blues 3:03 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1972) double bass
  34. Light Up 2:46 Buster Bailey and His Rhythm Busters (1976) double bass
  35. Smooth Sailin' 3:49 Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet (1980) double bass
  36. Backwater Blues 2:49 Ruby Smith & Jimmy Johnson & His Orchestra (1981) double bass
  37. Gloomy Sunday (take 1) 3:13 Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1982) double bass
  38. The Shelk of Araby 2:58 Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet (1986) double bass
  39. Here Lies Love ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  40. Sweet Sue ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  41. What a Wonderful World ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  42. Memories of You ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  43. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  44. Taking a Chance on Love ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  45. Once and Only Once ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  46. How Many Times? ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  47. Runnin' Wild ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass
  48. My Blue Heaven 2:50 Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (1986) double bass
  49. Me and My Shadow ?:?? Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams (1986) double bass

Vocals

  1. Old Rockin’ Chair ?:?? Louis Armstrong with Edmund Hall and Men (Sep 1947)

Credited as (2)

  1. Louis Armstrong with Johnny Williams
  2. Vic Dickenson featuring Red Richards and John Williams

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50019012
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12183255t
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50019012
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135385512

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/180955

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/345144783095228818042

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1702434

Discography Pages

  1. https://jdisc.columbia.edu/person/john-williams-johnny-williams