Bill Rank
Biography
William C. Rank (June 8, 1904 – May 20, 1979) was an American jazz trombonist. Rank was born in Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and initially worked in Indiana and Florida. In 1922, he played trombone in Tade's Singing Orchestra, which was led by violinist, Tade Dolen. Between 1923 and 1927, he played with Jean Goldkette's band in Detroit and often recorded with Bix Beiderbecke. After playing with Adrian Rollini in 1927 and a period as a freelance, Rank joined Paul Whiteman's band and stayed until 1938. He was then a studio musician in Hollywood into the early 1940s, when he moved to Cincinnati. There, he led a tenet for the rest of the 1940s. He later changed to playing part-time while also working in insurance. His one album as a leader, a tribute to Beiderbecke, was recorded in 1973. He continued playing until a short time before his death, on May 20, 1979, in Cincinnati.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Christmas Songs By Sinatra
1948
This Is Artie Shaw
1971
This Is The Big Band Era
1971
The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000
The Swinging Big Bands (1938/1945) - Artie Shaw - Vol. 1 Jazz-Line, Archive Of Jazz
1974
The Bix Beiderbecke Story / Volume 2 - Bix And Tram
1952
The Bix Beiderbecke Story / Volume 1 - Bix And His Gang
1952
Credited work
343 releases · 98 albums · active 1950–2018
- Performance · 877
- Other credits · 14
Studios: Ramada Inn, Manassas · Charly Studios · Cockpit Recording Studio · The Famous Door, New York City
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Bix Beiderbecke
- Jack Teagarden
- Artie Shaw
- Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
- Mildred Bailey
- Bing Crosby
- Paul Whiteman