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Trumpeters · 1915–1976

Bobby Hackett

American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976)

Born: 13 January 1915
Providence
Died: 7 June 1976
Chatham
Country: United States
Record labels: Columbia Records
Discography: 27 albums

Biography

Bobby Hackett was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Bobby Hackett was born on 13 January 1915 in Providence and died on 7 June 1976 in Chatham. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records. The discography here lists 27 albums, from “In a Mellow Mood” (1955) to “Bobby Hackett Sextet & Quintet” (2020).

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar. He played Swing with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played Dixieland from the 1930s into the 1970s in a variety of groups with many of the major figures in the field, and he was a featured soloist on the first ten of the numerous Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

In a Mellow Mood 1955

Bobby Hackett at The Embers 1958 · Live

Jazz Ultimate 1958

El Cuarteto de Bobby Hackett 1959

Dream Awhile 1960

Hawaii Swings 1960

Bobby Hackett Plays Henry Mancini 1963

Hello Louis! - Plays the Music of Louis Armstrong 1964

Plays the Music of Bert Kaempfert 1964

Rendezvous 1965

The Swingin'est Gals in Town 1966

A Time for Love 1967

Creole Cookin 1967

That Midnight Touch 1967

Bobby, Billy, Brasil 1968

I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 77 1982

Live at the Roosevelt Grill 1988 · Live

What a Wonderful World 1990

Milton Jazz Concert 1963 1992 · Live

Dr. Jazz Volume 2: Bobby Hackett's Band from Lou Terraisi's, W. 47th St, № 1 1993 · Live

Soft Lights / In a Mellow Mood 2000

Coast Concert / Jazz Ultimate 2001 · Live

A String of Pearls / Trumpet's Greatest Hits 2002

Music 'til Dawn 2007

Dream Awhile / The Most Beautiful Horn in the World 2019

Bobby Hackett Sextet & Quintet 2020

Live at the Roosevelt Grill, Volume 2 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Bobby Hackett is credited as a sideman

1949	Frankly Sentimental — Frank Sinatra	trumpet
1965	If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set — Tony Bennett	ukulele
1970	Louis Armstrong and His Friends — Louis Armstrong	background vocals
1971	Giants — Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hackett, Mary Lou Williams, Grady Tate & George Duvivier	trumpet

Historic 78 rpm records

Fun to Be Fooled; You Said It; Let's Fall in Love; Moanin' in the Morning Ernie Caceres · Ira Gershwin and E. Y. Harburg · Lou McGarity ·… archive.org ↗
THE MAN I LOVE; ROSE ROOM Bobby Hackett · Gershwin · Williams · Hickman archive.org ↗
SUGAR VIC LEWIS AND HIS AMERICAN JAZZMEN · Bobby Hackett · Joe Marsala ·… archive.org ↗
YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME; THREE LITTLE WORDS Joe Bushkin · Bobby Hackett · Raymond Scott Quintet · Porter ·… archive.org ↗
THAT'S A-PLENTY VIC LEWIS AND HIS AMERICAN JAZZMEN · Bobby Hackett · Brad Gowans ·… archive.org ↗
Ain't Misbehavin' Bobby Hackett and His Orch. · Razaf · Waller · Brooks · Master… · 1923 archive.org ↗
Rose of the Rio Grande Bobby Hackett and His Orchestra · Bobby Hackett · Vernon Brown · Joe… · 1945 archive.org ↗
Pennies from Heaven Bobby Hackett and His Orchestra · Bobby Hackett · Vernon Brown · Joe… · 1945 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Bobby Hackett play?

Bobby Hackett is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Bobby Hackett born?

Bobby Hackett was born 13 January 1915 in Providence.

What are Bobby Hackett's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include In a Mellow Mood (1955), Bobby Hackett at The Embers (1958), Jazz Ultimate (1958), El Cuarteto de Bobby Hackett (1959) and Dream Awhile (1960).

External links

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