The Dave Pell Octet
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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Jazz for Dancing and Listening
Jazz - Released by Jazz City Series on 3 apr. 2013
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 27 okt. 2023
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart
Moderne jazz - Released by Music Manager on 10 okt. 2023
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin
R&B - Released by StB Media on 27 okt. 2023
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The Old South Wails (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by AVID Entertainment on 1 mrt. 2017
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart
R&B - Released by StB Media on 10 okt. 2023
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A Pell of Time (Remastered)
The Dave Pell Octet, Dave Pell's Jazz Octet
R&B - Released by StB Media on 19 okt. 2023
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Campus Hop - Jazz Goes Dancing to Famous Songs by Harry Warren
R&B - Released by StB Media on 9 okt. 2023
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I Had the Craziest Dream
Pop - Released by Old Times on 1 apr. 2022
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Sunday Afternoons at the Lighthouse Cafe
Jazz - Released by Woofy Productions, Inc. on 7 aug. 2010
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Java Junction
Pop - Released by Plates of History on 1 nov. 2021
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin
Moderne jazz - Released by Music Manager on 27 okt. 2023
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin (Full Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1953)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 1 jan. 2014
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I Remember John Kirby (Full Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
The Dave Pell Quintet, The Dave Pell Octet
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 1 jan. 2014
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I Had the Craziest Dream
The Dave Pell Octet, Dave Pell's Jazz Octet
R&B - Released by StB Media on 10 okt. 2023
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The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart (2013 Remastered Version)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 19 mei 2013
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I Remember John Kirby
The Dave Pell Octet, The Dave Pell Quintet
R&B - Released by StB Media on 10 okt. 2023
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Play Burke & Van Heusen, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart
Jazz - Released by Jasmine Records on 12 jul. 2013
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He Ain't Got Rhythm
Pop - Released by Plates of History on 1 nov. 2021
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Jazz Goes Dancing - Prom to Prom & Campus Hop
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 3 apr. 2013
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