Artist: Buddy DeFranco

Buddy DeFranco
Aliases
Buddy DeFranco Orchestra
Buddy DeFranco and His Music
Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra
The Buddy DeFranco Quintet
Real name
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco
Born
February 23, 1927
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz clarinetist. DeFranco started out as a swing and big band player, but became one of the relatively few bop clarinet players.

Performances

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'S Wonderful Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 Adele Astaire & Allan Kearns
2 52nd Street Theme Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
3 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
4 After You've Gone Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
5 After You've Gone Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
6 Anthropology Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
7 Avalon Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Al Jolson - Emilio De Marchi
8 Blues in the Closet Buddy DeFranco 1954 Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
9 Body and Soul Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Ambrose and His Orchestra
10 Cherokee Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 Ray Noble and His Orchestra
11 Cousin Mary Buddy DeFranco 1964 John Coltrane
12 Darn That Dream Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 Benny Goodman Sextet
13 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
14 Don't Be That Way Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 Chick Webb and His Orchestra
15 Easy Living Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna 1999 Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
16 Fascinatin' Rhythm Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet 1955 Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire & Cliff Edwards
17 Flying Home Buddy DeFranco 1958 Benny Goodman Sextet
18 Flying Home Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Benny Goodman Sextet
19 From Here to Eternity Buddy DeFranco 1954 Frank Sinatra
20 Giant Steps Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 John Coltrane
21 Gone With the Wind Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna 1999 Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights
22 How About You The Buddy DeFranco Quintet 1956 Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney
23 I Can't Get Started The Buddy DeFranco Quintet 1956 Bob Hope
24 I Surrender Dear Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Orchestra
25 If You Could See Me Now Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 Sarah Vaughan
26 Invitation Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 The MGM Studio Orchestra
27 It Could Happen to You Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina 1964 Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour
28 Just One of Those Things Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 June Knight & Charles Walters
29 Limehouse Blues Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
30 Little Girl Blue The Buddy DeFranco Quintet 1956 Gloria Grafton
31 Love for Sale Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet 1955 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend
32 Lucky to Be Me Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 John Battles
33 Lulu's Back in Town Buddy DeFranco and His Music 1958 Dick Powell and Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra
34 Memories of You Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Minto Cato
35 My Blue Heaven Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
36 My Old Flame Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina 1964 Mae West & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
37 Oh, Lady Be Good Buddy DeFranco 1958 Walter Catlett
38 Out of Nowhere Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 Bing Crosby
39 Over the Rainbow Buddy DeFranco Orchestra January 1953 Judy Garland
40 Pick Yourself Up Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet 1955 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
41 Please Send Me Someone to Love Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 Percy Mayfield
42 Poor Butterfly Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Katherine Clark
43 Poor Butterfly Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 Katherine Clark
44 Rockin' in Rhythm Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 The Harlem Footwarmers
45 Rose Room Buddy DeFranco 1958 Prince's Band
46 Rose Room Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Prince's Band
47 Satin Doll Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina 1964 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
48 Sister Sadie Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 Horace Silver Quintet
49 Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 William O'Neal
50 Something to Live For Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
51 Speak Low Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 Mary Martin & Kenny Baker
52 Spring Is Here Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina 1964 Dennis King & Vivienne Segal
53 Stairway to the Stars Buddy DeFranco 1954 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
54 Star Eyes Buddy DeFranco 1954 Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
55 Stardust The Buddy DeFranco Quintet 1956 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
56 Stella by Starlight Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 Victor Young and His Orchestra
57 Stella by Starlight Buddy DeFranco 1954 Victor Young and His Orchestra
58 Stompin' at the Savoy Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
59 Straight, No Chaser Buddy DeFranco 1964 Thelonious Monk
60 Summertime Buddy DeFranco Orchestra January 1953 Abbie Mitchell
61 Sweet Georgia Brown Buddy DeFranco 1952 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
62 Sweet and Lovely Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet 1955 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
63 Temptation Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 Bing Crosby
64 The Girl from Ipanema Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina 1964 João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
65 The Man I Love Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Fred & Adele Astaire
66 The Sheik of Araby Buddy DeFranco 1958 Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
67 The Song Is You Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 Tullio Carminati
68 These Foolish Things Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Dorothy Dickson
69 They Can't Take That Away From Me Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet 1955 Fred Astaire
70 This Is Always Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987
71 Undecided Buddy DeFranco and His Music 1958 John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
72 Undecided Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
73 Will You Still Be Mine? Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1952 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
74 You Must Believe in Spring Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 Jacques Revaux
75 You and the Night and the Music Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 Georges Metaxa & Libby Holman

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Tribute to Benny Goodman - Memories of You Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Contemporary
2 Bravura Buddy DeFranco and His Music 1958 Verve
3 Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet 1955 Verve
4 Buddy DeFranco Plays Benny Goodman Buddy DeFranco 1958 Verve
5 Buddy DeFranco Takes You to the Stars Buddy DeFranco 1954 GNP
6 Chicago Fire Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco 1987 Contemporary
7 Closed Session Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1958 Verve
8 Cooking the Blues The Buddy DeFranco Quintet 1956 Verve
9 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Us Buddy DeFranco, Dave McKenna With Joe Cohn 1999 Concord Jazz
10 The Girl from Ipanema Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina 1964 Mercury
11 Kings of Swing Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet 1992 Contemporary
12 Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz - Jazz of the '60s - Blues Bag Buddy DeFranco 1964 Vee-Jay
13 The Progressive Mr. DeFranco Buddy DeFranco 1954 Norgran Records
14 You Must Believe in Swing Dave McKenna, Buddy DeFranco 1997 Concord Jazz

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Summertime Buddy DeFranco Orchestra January 1953 MGM
2 Sweet Georgia Brown Buddy DeFranco 1952 MGM
3 Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1952 MGM

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