Career
In April 1944 he was playing in a band led by Jesse Miller at Joe"s Deluxe Club, in Chicago, with Albert Atkinson (sax), Ike Day, Argonne Thornton (piano), and Kermit Scott. In January 12, 1949 he recorded with Milt Larkin"s band for Savoy Records together with Buck Clayton, Hal Singer, George Rhodes on piano, and Joe Harris on drums. An August 1949 issue of Down Beat features a photograph by William P. Gottlieb showing Buchanan onstage with Cobb at the Apollo Theater, New New York
In February 1951 heis credited as backing Washington on four tracks for Mercury Records.
The line-up is unknown except for Wynton Kelly. Buchanan then recorded on a series of sessions with different line-ups led by Cobb and, in August 1951, with a septet comprising Cobb, Willie Moore, Dickie Harris, Johnny Griffin, George Rhodes, Buchanan, and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Walker on drums.
In June 1953 he recorded again with Cobb, this time billed as Arnett Cobb and His Orchestra, with Editor "Tiger" Lewis (trumpet), Dickie Harris (trombone), Cobb, Charlie Ferguson (tenor, baritone saxophone), George Rhodes (piano), Walter Buchanan (bass), and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Walker (drums). Arnett Cobb & His Orchestra recorded again, on an unknown date, with a different line-up, this time comprising Buchanan, George Jones on drums, George Rhodes, Cobb, Michael "Booty" Wood and David Page on trumpet.
