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Frank Newton
tr, 1906-1954 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. William Frank Newton
American jazz trumpeter. Born 4 January 1906 in Emory, Virginia. Died 11 March 1954 in New York City, New York. He played in several local bands in New York during the 1920s and 1930s including those of Elmer Snowden (1927 and 1930), Bessie Smith (1933), Sam Wooding (1934), Chick Webb, Charlie Barnet, Andy Kirk and "Fess" Johnson. In the 1940s was a member of the orchestras of Lucky Millinder and Pete Brown, also played in the jazz clubs of New York City and Boston with many musicians including pianist James P. Johnson, drummer Sid Catlett and clarinetist Edmond Hall. Conducted (and recorded) with his own groups as "Frankie Newton & his Uptown Serenaders" (1937), "Frankie Newton and his Orchestra" (1939 and 1941), "Frank Newton Quintet" (1939), "Frank Newton and his Café Society Orchestra" (1939), "Frankie Newton & the Crimson Stompers" (1951).
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Strange Fruit on Crime & Punishment by Various Artists Betsy: Blue Skies on Swing Street : Original 1931-1939 Recordings by Maxine Sullivan Gimme a Pigfoot on Smith, Bessie: I'Ve Got What It Takes by Bessie Smith Loch Lomond on Swing Street : Original 1931-1939 Recordings by Maxine Sullivan I'm Coming Virginia on Swing Street : Original 1931-1939 Recordings by Maxine Sullivan Do Your Duty on Smith, Bessie: I'Ve Got What It Takes by Bessie Smith Annie Laurie on Swing Street : Original 1931-1939 Recordings by Maxine Sullivan Tab's Blues on Frankie Newton 1937-39 by Frankie Newton Daybreak Blues on All-Star Groups Vol. 2 by Various Artists I'm Down in the Dumps on Smith, Bessie: I'Ve Got What It Takes by Bessie SmithTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinging on 52nd Street-Emperor Jones | Frank Newton | 1995 | Compil. |
| 1937-1939 | Frank Newton | 1992 | Compil. |
| Frankie's Jump | Frank Newton | 1991 | Compil. |
| The Big Apple | Mezz Mezzrow And Frank Newton | 1972 | Compil. |
| The Swing Era Volume 1 | Teddy Hill And His NBC Orchestra | 1955 | Compil. |
| The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 3 | Una Mae Carlisle, Frank Newton, Lester Young, Hot Lips Page | Compil. | |
| At The Onyx Club | Frank Newton | Compil. |
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