Artist: Booker Pittman

Born
1909
Died
1969
Country
Brazil
Comments
Jazz musician who played clarinet, soprano sax and alto sax. Pittman was also a vocalist. Pittman was born in the United States and was a grandson of Booker T. Washington. He moved to Brazil in 1937 where he was nicknamed "Buca". His step-daughter, Eliana Pittman, with whom he recorded, is a Brazilian jazz singer and actress.

Performances

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Ain't Misbehavin' Booker Pittman 1965 Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
2 All of Me Booker Pittman 1959 Belle Baker
3 Ballin' the Jack Booker Pittman 1965 Prince's Band
4 Darktown Strutters' Ball Booker Pittman 1959 Original Dixieland Jazz Band
5 Hello, Dolly! Booker Pittman 1965 Carol Channing and David Hartman
6 I Can't Give You Anything but Love Booker Pittman 1959 Aida Ward and Willard McLean
7 Lady Be Good Booker Pittman 1959 Walter Catlett
8 My Melancholy Baby Booker Pittman 1959 William Frawley
9 On the Sunny Side of the Street Booker Pittman 1959 Harry Richman
10 Petite fleur Booker Pittman 1965 Sidney Bechet
11 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Booker Pittman 1959 Tamara
12 St. James Infirmary Booker Pittman 1959 Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
13 St. Louis Blues Booker Pittman 1959 Prince's Band
14 Summertime Booker Pittman 1959 Abbie Mitchell
15 Sweet Georgia Brown Booker Pittman 1942 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
16 Taste of Honey Booker Pittman 1965 Billy Dee Williams
17 What Is This Thing Called Love? Booker Pittman 1965 Elsie Carlisle
18 When the Saints Go Marching In Booker Pittman 1965

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Booker Pittman + Sax Soprano = Sucesso Booker Pittman 1965 Musidisc
2 Plays Again Booker Pittman 1959 RCA Victor

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Sweet Georgia Brown Booker Pittman 1942 Sondor

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