Mart Britt

Martin Miller "Mart" Britt (born May 17, 1900 in Meridian (Mississippi) , † September 26, 1958 in Jackson (Mississippi) ) was an American jazz and entertainment musician ( banjo , double bass , vocals ) and band leader .

Life

Britt, who initially worked in Tommy Christian's orchestra , led a Territory Band from the late 1920s that was active in the Tennessee and Georgia area ; in her played u. a. also musicians like Tony Almerico , Sidney Arodin , Joe Bishop , Irwin Kunz , Slim Lamar , Sue Miller, Bill Robertson, Terry Shand and Blue Steele . Between 1928 and 1932, Britt's band recorded nine tracks for Victor Records in Memphis and Atlanta , including "Goose Creek", "How Low Can You Go", "Mama Don't Want No Peas and Rice" and "Sadness Will Be Gladness" as well as his own composition "Tell Me Sweet Rose". Britt also played guitar in the orchestras of Al Katz and Charlie Barnet in New York .

Discographic notes

How Low Can You Go? Anthology of the String Bass (1925-1941) (ed. 2006)

Web links

Mart Britt in the DAHR database , see also other database entries: A B C D E F G (English). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
Mart Britt at Allmusic (English)
Mart Britt at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c R. & G. Britt Descendants of the Britts of Bertie, North Carolina 2013 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 28 @1@ 2

^ Samuel Charters : A Trumpet Around the Corner: The Story of New Orleans Jazz . 2008, p. 272.

^ Robert C. Kriebel: Blue Flame: Woody Herman 's Life in Music 1995, p. 10

^ Discography at Red Hot Jazz

↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 19, 2014)

↑ Victor matrix BVE-41866. Tell me, sweet rose / Mart Britt. In: Discography of American Historical Recordings . May 27, 2019, accessed May 28, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Britt, Mart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Britt, Martin Miller (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz and entertainment musician (singer) and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH	17th May 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	Meridian (Mississippi)
DATE OF DEATH	September 26, 1958
Place of death	Jackson (Mississippi)

[BR-1] R. & G. Britt Descendants of the Britts of Bertie, North Carolina 2013 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 28 @1@ 2

[2] Samuel Charters : A Trumpet Around the Corner: The Story of New Orleans Jazz . 2008, p. 272.

[3] Robert C. Kriebel: Blue Flame: Woody Herman 's Life in Music 1995, p. 10

[4] Discography at Red Hot Jazz

[5] Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 19, 2014)

[6] Victor matrix BVE-41866. Tell me, sweet rose / Mart Britt. In: Discography of American Historical Recordings . May 27, 2019, accessed May 28, 2019 .