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John Best
real name John McClanian Best Jr.
John Best is credited on 695 releases across 189 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2018 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Credits
189
Albums
7
Decades active
108
In collections
Biography
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American jazz trumpeter, born 20 October 1913 in Shelby, North Carolina, USA and died 20 September 2003 at La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
695 releases · 189 albums · active 1950–2018
- Performance · 1,034
- Other credits · 62
Studios: A&M Studios · Carnegie Hall · Cafe Rouge Hotel Pennsylvania, N.Y.C. · Shrine Auditorium
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
2008
In London
1971
Trilogy: Past, Present & Future
1980
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook
1958
This Is The Big Band Era
1971
The Unforgettable Glenn Miller 70 Of His Greatest Original Recordings
1968
Giants Of Jazz: Billie Holiday
1979
This Is Artie Shaw
1971
The Swing Era: The Music Of 1941-1942: Swing As A Way Of Life
1970
The Great Artie Shaw
1959
Sorta-Dixie!
1955
Limited Edition, Volume Two
1954
Limited Edition
1953
The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000
The Uncollected Artie Shaw, Vol. 1, 1938
1979
The Swinging Big Bands - Glenn Miller Vol. 3
1974
The Swinging Big Bands (1938/1945) - Artie Shaw - Vol. 1 Jazz-Line, Archive Of Jazz
1974
Concert In Stereo (Live At The Sahara/Tahoe)
1970
The Best Of Pete Fountain
1970
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing
1967
On The Air Volume 1
1963
The Blues
1959
Glenn Miller
1958
Any Old Time
1958
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