Frankie Newton
Frankie Newton – born William Frank Newton on January 4, 1906 in Emory, Virginia
– was a jazz trumpeter whose career and recordings are often sorely overlooked
in many jazz circles. He began his professional career by playing in several
bands in the 1920s and 1930s including those led by Elmer Snowden, Bessie Smith
(on her final recordings in 1933), Fess Johnson, Andy Kirk, Sam Woodling, Chick
Webb, and others. Apart from his work with those artists, he also formed his own
short-lived groups including Frankie Newton and Hi Uptown Serenaders (1937),
Frankie Newton and His Orchestr...
Take Me for a Buggy RideFrankie Newton and Bessie Smith
Empres Oh The Blues
2:40
Who's Sorry NowFrankie Newton
Frankie Newton's You Showed Me the Way
2:49
Where or WhenFrankie Newton
Easy Living / Where or When
2:32
Blue SkiesFrankie Newton and Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan Selected Hits Vol. 1
3:04
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Big Joe Turner, Frankie Newton, Joe Turner and Frankie Newton & His Orchestra6:32
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Frankie Newton3:38
