Johnny Barnes
English saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist. In 1955, he performed and recorded with traditional jazz band the Zenit Six, then moved to London. He worked fulltime in Alan Elsdons band 1961-1964 and from 1964 to 1978 with Alex Welsh. Joined Humphrey Lyttelton in 1979. Also worked with Janet Jackson, Leo Sayer, Gerry Mulligan, Spike Robinson, Bobby Wellins and Keith Nichols.
Born 15 May 1932 in Manchester, UK - Died on April 18th 2022
Jazz City UK Volume 2: The Jam Sessions
Humphrey Lyttelton, Digby Fairweather, Roy Williams (3), Roy Crimmins, Bruce Turner, Dick Morrissey, Peter King (2), John Barnes*, Dave Shepherd, Randy Colville, Brian Lemon, Mick Pyne, Martin Taylor, Jim Douglas, Dave Green, Harvey Weston, Allan Ganley, Johnny Richardson
2018
Big Bear Records
CD, Comp
Like We Do
John Barnes* & Roy Williams (3) Featuring Digby Fairweather
1996
Lake Records
CD, Album, RE, RM
A Decade Of Calligraph
Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band, Buddy Tate, Acker Bilk, Helen Shapiro, Kenny Davern, Lillian Boutté, Maxine Daniels, Bruce Turner, Wally Fawkes, Johnny Barnes
1995
Calligraph Records
CD, Comp
Gruesome Twosome
Roy Williams (3), John Barnes*
1992
Black Lion Records
CD, Album, Comp
Fancy Our Meeting!
John Barnes*
1989
Calligraph Records
LP, Album
The Mitchells And Butlers British Jazz Awards 1987
Humphrey Lyttelton, Roy Williams (3), Peter King (2), Dick Morrissey, John Barnes*, Brian Lemon, Dave Green, Martin Taylor, Allan Ganley With Special Guest Sir Charles Thompson
1988
Big Bear Records
LP
Wavendon-Jazz At The Stables 6 & 7
The Roy Williams Quintet / Stéphane Grappelli / Johnny Barnes
1980
BBC Transcription Services
3xLP, Transcription
Jazz Masters
Bruce Turner / Johnny Barnes
1976
Cadillac Records
LP, Album
BBC Jazz Club Volume 2 (Rare Transcription Recordings 1959-60)
The Tony Crombie Band* / The Eddie Thompson Trio* / Mike Daniels & His Delta Jazzmen* / The Lennie Felix Trio
2015
Vocalion
CD, Album
Dicky Wells With The Alex Welsh Band
Dicky Wells* With The Alex Welsh Band*
2011
Jazzology
CD, Album
Wild Bill Davison with Alex Welsh & His Band
Wild Bill Davison
2009
Lake Records
CD, Album
Ruby Braff With Alex Welsh & His Band
Ruby Braff With Alex Welsh & His Band
2006
Lake Records
CD, Album
Earl Hines With The Alex Welsh Band
Earl Hines With The Alex Welsh Band*
2006
Jazzology
CD, Album
Bones For The King (BBC Broadcasts 1966, 74 & 76)
Alex Welsh Featuring Dicky Wells* And Bud Freeman
2004
BBC, Upbeat Jazz
CD, Comp
Rex Stewart With The Alex Welsh Band
Rex Stewart With The Alex Welsh Band*
2004
Jazzology
CD, Album
'Tain't What You Do
Andy Cooper's Euro Top 8
2003
Documents
CD, Album
With The Alex Welsh Band
Bud Freeman
2003
Jazzology
CD, Album
Bud Freeman With Alex Welsh & His Band
Bud Freeman With Alex Welsh & His Band
2003
Lake Records
CD, Album
With The Alex Welsh Band
Pee Wee Russell
2002
Jazzology
CD, Album
The Sound Of The Alex Welsh Legacy Band
The Alex Welsh Legacy Band
2001
Nagel Heyer Records, Nagel Heyer Records
CD, Album
Pee Wee Russell With Alex Welsh & His Band
Pee Wee Russell With Alex Welsh & His Band
2001
Lake Records
CD, Album
Sings "The Sinatra Years"
Tony Jacobs (2), The Jim Barry Sextet
2000
Not On Label (Tony Jacobs (2) Self-released)
CD, Album
What A Life!
Bob Hunt's Duke Ellington Orchestra
1999
Lake Records
CD, Album
The Dirty Bopper
Bruce Turner
1999
Upbeat Jazz
CD, Comp
Memories
Wild Bill Davison With The Alex Welsh Band*
1999
Jazzology
CD, Album
Spike Robinson's Tenor Madness
Tenor Madness
1997
Essential Jazz (2)
CD, Album
Just For Fun!
Marty Grosz Quartet
1997
The First Sampler (Swinging Jazz Highlights In Ultimative Hi-Fi Sound Quality)
Various
1997
Exactly Like You
Tom Saunders' Wild Bill Davison Band & Guests
1996
Nagel Heyer Records
CD, Album
The Original Jazz Masters Series Volume Four
Various
1995
Da Music, Black Lion
5xCD, Comp
Standards
Various, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Slide Hampton, Sahib Shihab, Oscar Pettiford
1994
St-Clair Music
CD, Comp
With Nat In Mind
Digby Fairweather's New Georgians With Special Guest Wild Bill Davison
1994
Blowin' Wild
Wild Bill Davison With Alex Welsh And His Band*
1994
The Original Jazz Masters Series Volume Two
Various
1993
Da Music, Black Lion Records
Box, Comp + 5xCD
A Salute To Eddie Condon
Various
1993
Nagel Heyer Records
CD, Album
Doggin' Around
Alex Welsh
1992
Black Lion Records
CD, Album, Comp, RE
Jazz Sacred And Secular
Various
1992
Movin'and Groovin'
Humphrey Lyttelton
1990
Black Lion Records
CD, Album, RE
I Can't Get Started...
Humph* 'N' Helen*
1990
Classic Concert
Alex Welsh
1990
Beano Boogie
Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band*
1989
Audio - Stakkato Spezial
Various
1989
Gonna Call My Children Home/The World of Buddy Bolden
Humphrey Lyttelton
1986
Calligraph Records
LP, Album
This Old Gang Of Ours
Kenny Davern And Humphrey Lyttelton
1986
Echoes Of The Duke
Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton
1985
Humph At The Bull's Head
Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band
1985
Lady Of The Evening
Wild Bill Davison
1985
Thanks For The Memory
Paul Jacobs (13)
1982
Ellie Jay Records
LP
Echoes Of Harlem
Humphrey Lyttelton
1982
Jungle Nights In Harlem
The Midnite Follies Orchestra
1981
ASV
LP
One Day I Met An African
Humphrey Lyttelton
1980
Black Lion Records
LP, Album
Internationales Jazz Festival Bern
Wild Bill Davison's United Europeans
1979
Ex Libris
LP
Ruby Got Rhythm
Ruby Braff
1978
Black Lion Records
LP, Album
Hotter Than Hades
The Midnite Follies Orchestra
1978
Salute To Satchmo
Alex Welsh & His Band - George Chisholm - Humphrey Lyttelton - Bruce Turner
1977
Showcase 2
The Alex Welsh Band*
1976
Black Lion Records
LP, Album
The John Barnes / Roy Williams Jazzband
The John Barnes / Roy Williams Jazzband
1975
Gold Star, Gold Star
LP
The Comeback
Willie Mabon
1975
Big Bear Records
LP, Album
Showcase 1
The Alex Welsh Band*
1975
Train Ride To Hollywood
Bloodstone
1975
A. W.
Alex Welsh
1974
AMIGA
LP, Album
The Melody Maker Tribute To Louis Armstrong
Alex Welsh And His Band*, Humphrey Lyttelton, Beryl Bryden, George Chisholm, Lennie Felix, John Chilton - Wally Fawkes, Feetwarmers* With Bruce Turner
1974
Intercord, Intercord, Black Lion Records, Black Lion Records
3xLP, Comp + Box
Gospel-Wailing Jazz-Playing Rock'N'Rolling Soul-Shouting Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
Cousin Joe
1974
It's George
George Melly With John Chilton's Feetwarmers
1974
Dixieland Party
Alex Welsh & His Band
1974
The BBC Presents British Jazz Vol. 2
Various
1972
BBC Records
LP, Comp, Mono
If I Had A Talking Picture Of You
Alex Welsh & His Band
1972
An Evening With Alex Welsh And His Friends (Part 1)
Alex Welsh Featuring George Chisholm, Humphrey Lyttelton, Bruce Turner
1972
An Evening With Alex Welsh And His Friends
Alex Welsh Featuring George Chisholm, Humphrey Lyttelton, Bruce Turner
1972
An Evening With Alex Welsh And His Friends (Part 2)
Alex Welsh Featuring George Chisholm, Humphrey Lyttelton, Bruce Turner
1972
The Melody Maker Tribute To Louis Armstrong Volume 2
Various
1971
Polydor, Black Lion Records
LP, Album
Hear Me Talkin'
Ruby Braff
1971
The Alex Welsh Dixieland Party
Alex Welsh And His Band*
1970
At Home With...Alex Welsh And His Band
Alex Welsh And His Band*
1968
Wild Bill Davison!
Wild Bill Davison
1967
Fontana, Fontana
LP
Jazz Meanz Hines!
Earl Hines
1967
Freeman & Co.
Bud Freeman
1967
Strike One!
Alex Welsh And His Band*
1966
Dear 'Lijah (There's A Hole In My Bucket) / A Couple Of Swells
Alan Elsdon And His Jazz Band*
1962
The Zenith Six At The Royal Festival Hall
The Zenith Six*
1955
Decca
7", EP
Do You Believe / She
Tim Kirby
1955
Ruby Got Rythm
Ruby Braff
Jazz Colours, Da Music
CD, Comp
Jaylin's Club Berne, Switzerland Presents: Wild Bill Davison's 75th Anniversary Band
Wild Bill Davison's 75th Anniversary Jazz Band
Jazzology
CD, Album, RE
Jazz Me Blues!
Various
Jazz Colours
CD, Comp
Notes From A Jazz Life
Digby Fairweather
2020
Acrobat
2xCD, Comp
Riverboat Jazz Festival 2009
Various
2009
Not On Label (Riverboat Jazz Festival Self-released)
CD, Album
Wonderful Dixieland Vol 1
Various
1996
Sonia
CD, Comp
Wonderful Dixieland Vol 2
Various
1996
Sonia
CD, Comp
A Tribute to Gershwin
Various
1996
Jazz Colours
CD, Comp
Steele Rail Blues
Johnny Barnes
Real Nice
Johnny Barnes
Steel Rail Blues
Johnny Barnes
Hurt So Good
Johnny Barnes
Nothing Without Your Love
Johnny Barnes
Big Johnny Blues
Johnny Barnes
Angel of Inspiration
Johnny Barnes
Roll Me
Johnny Barnes
Johnny Barnes - Steele Rail Blues
Johnny Barnes
I Got Plans For You
Johnny Barnes
Boston Beat
Johnny Barnes
Plan B from Outer Space
Johnny Barnes
U B Mine
Johnny Barnes
Life's Like A Movie
Johnny Barnes
Ruby
Johnny Barnes
Theme From Planet X
Johnny Barnes
Starships In Transit
Johnny Barnes
I'm nothing without your love
Johnny Barnes
Hold Back the Night
Johnny Barnes
Street Noise
Johnny Barnes
