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Joe Thomas
sax, ts, voc, 1909-1986 US
Singer / Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Joseph Vankert Thomas
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and occasional vocalist, born June 19, 1909 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; died August 3, 1986 in Kansas City, Kansas. Notable performances include: "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "Wham", "Bugs Parade", "Posin'" and "What's Your Story, Morning Glory?". Recorded and played with several artists, including Horace Henderson (alto saxophone, 1929-30), Stuff Smith (tenor saxophone, 1930-31), and most notably with Jimmie Lunceford (tenor saxophone, clarinet and vocals, 1932-47), whose band he took over with Edwin Wilcox after Lunceford's death. He left the music business in the mid-1950s to work in the family undertaking business. In the 1960s he started to play again occasionally. Not to be confused with Joe Thomas (6) and Joseph Thomas (7).
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Hop | Joe Thomas | 2001 | Compil. |
| Jumpin' With Joe | Joe Thomas | 1987 | Compil. |
| Blowin' In From K.C. | Joe Thomas / Jay McShann | 1983 | Album |
| Raw Meat (The Great Lunceford Tenor) | Joe Thomas | 1980 | Album |
| The Original Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra Directed By Eddie Wilcox And Joe Thomas 1948/1949 New-York City | Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra Directed By Edwin Wilcox And Joe Thomas | 1978 | Compil. |
| Big Little Bands | Jimmy Rushing / Don Redman / Russell Jacquet / Joe Thomas | 1974 | Compil. |
| Wham-A-Lam EP | Joe Thomas | 1951 | Single |
| Saxology / Moonbeams | Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra Under The Direction Of Edwin Wilcox - Joe Thomas | 1949 | Album |
| For Boobs Only / Don't Blame Me | Joe Thomas | 1945 | Album |
| Jimmy Lunceford's Second Jubilee | Jimmie Lunceford, The Nat King Cole Trio, Butterfly McQueen, Carmen Miranda, Lena Horne, The Golden Gate Quartet, Joe Thomas | Album | |
| Page Boy Shuffle / Raw Meat | Joe Thomas | Single | |
| Rocatella / Twangy River | Joe Thomas | Single | |
| Independent Woman / Page Boy Shuffle | Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats / Joe Thomas | Compil. | |
| Page Boy Shuffle / Tick Tock | Joe Thomas / Marvin & Johnny | Single |
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