Dave Pell
Dave Pell started out touring with the Tony Pastor, Bob Astor, and Bobby Sherwood bands as a teenager, before moving to California in the mid-'40s. He found work with Bob Crosby on the latter's Ford radio show in 1946, then played with the Les Brown band from 1947 to 1955. Drawing from the ranks of the Brown band, he began leading his own groups in 1953, usually in an octet format, augmented by guests like Pepper Adams, Benny Carter, Mel Lewis, Red Mitchell, Marty Paich, and Art Pepper. He also played as a sideman on records by Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Benny Goodman, and Gene Krupa in the 1950s, while recording under his own name for Atlantic, Kapp, Coral, Capitol, and RCA Victor. His primary focus of activity in the 1950s and '60s was in the record business, working as a producer for the budget Tops label in the '50s, and Liberty (where he supervised a few hit pop/rock records for Gary Lewis & the Playboys) and briefly Uni in the '60s. He formed a group in the late '70s called Prez Conference, a variation on the theme of Supersax, as a tribute to Lester Young, recording two albums for GNP/Crescendo. In the '80s and '90s, Pell revived his octet for recordings on the Fresh Sound (1984) and Headfirst (1988) labels, and sporadic live dates in the Los Angeles area, including an appearance at the Jazz West Coast festival in 1994.
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Four Classic Albums (Jazz and Romantic Places / Jazz Goes Dancing / I Had the Craziest Dream / A Pell of a Time) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 10 Feb 2013
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Dave Pell Remembers John Kirby and the Big Small Bands
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 12 Dec 2012
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Live In Paradise
Jazz - Released by Dave Pell Productions on 12 Apr 2005
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart and Burke & Van Heusen. The Complete Trend & Kapp Recordings 1953-1956
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 24 Jun 2017
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Cool West Coast Jazz Comes to Toronto (Live)
Jazz - Released by Independent on 10 Mar 2014
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Four Classic Albums (The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart / The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin / The Old South Wails / I Remember John Kirby) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 5 May 2013
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I Had The Craziest Dream (Remastered)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by RevOla on 10 Dec 2021
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I Remember John Kirby
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 31 Aug 2020
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Jazz & Romantic Places + Jazz Goes Dancing
Jazz - Released by Jazz Maniac Records on 5 May 2017
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Swingin' in the Ol' Corral
Jazz - Released by Vintage 2015 on 20 Jan 2015
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Jazz Voices in Video
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2022
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Presenting Dave Pell
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 9 Jun 1959
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I Remember John Kirby + the Old South Wails
Jazz - Released by Jazz Maniac Records on 5 May 2017
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Plays Artie Shaw's Big Band Sound
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
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Plays Rodgers & Hart + Plays Irving Berin
Jazz - Released by Jazz Maniac Records on 5 May 2017
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Giant of Jazz
Jazz - Released by School of Jazz Records on 20 Mar 2020
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Jazz Anthology (Original Recordings)
Jazz - Released by Miradas Records on 6 Feb 2015
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Cameo-A Pell Of A Time
Jazz - Released by Group 7 on 12 Apr 2005
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