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American jazz bassist, born 16 January 1917 in Cleveland, died October 1985.
Worked in the big bands of Alvino Rey 1940-1941, Tommy Dorsey 1943-1947, 1950, and Jerry Wald 1944.
Recorded with Charlie Shavers 1945, Sy Oliver 1951, 1958, Louis Armstrong 1951, 1953, 1957, Ella Fitzgerald 1951-1953, 1955, Jimmy McPartland 1955-1957, and Joe Williams 1965.

ALBUMS

Yesterday I Heard The Rain

Homer Dennison* And The Night Strings

Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven

Complete Recordings 1935-1939

2009, 2xCD, Comp, Jasmine Records,

Sy Oliver And His Orchestra

2004, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

It's D'Lovely ~ 1947-50

2003, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, HEP Records (3),

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

At The Fat Man's 1946-48

Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven

The Music Goes Round And Round

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

All Time Hit Parade Rehearsals

1990, CD, Mono, HEP Records (3),

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The Carnegie Hall V-Disc Session April 1944

1990, CD, Mono, HEP Records (3),

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

16 Hits That Made Him Famous

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

1973, 2x Vinyl,

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

1973, 2x Vinyl,

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Tommy Dorsey's Greatest Band

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Tommy Dorsey's Greatest Band Vol 1

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Tribute To Dorsey, Vol. 2

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

In A Sentimental Mood...

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven

Mr. Freddie Blues / The Honeydripper

The Charlie Shavers Quintet

Musicomania / If I Had You

1947, 10", Pic, Vogue Records (2),

The Charlie Shavers Quintet

She's Funny That Way / Dizzy's Dilemma

1947, 10", Pic, Vogue Records (2)

The Charlie Shavers Quintet

Broadjump / Serenade To A Pair Of Nylons

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Ol' Man River / Bill

1946, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Remember Me / I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Boogie Woogie / Weary Blues

1938, Shellac Camden Pressing,

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra

LP, Album, Mono, Swing Era Records,

The Charlie Shavers Quintet

Musicomania / If I Had You

Shellac, 10", Gazell

Sy Oliver And His Orchestra

On My Way (Got On My Travelin' Shoes) / House Party

Shellac, 10", Decca,

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

This Is Tommy Dorsey

Sy Oliver And His Orchestra

On My Way (Got On My Travelin' Shoes) / House Party

APPEARANCES +

'Round Midnight

Ella Fitzgerald

The First Lady of Song (The Complete Sessions)

2018, 2xCD, Comp, Essential Jazz Classics,

Big Band/Bop/Swing/Vocal

The Piano Of Jan August

2017, CD, Comp, RM, Calle Mayor,

Ella Fitzgerald

The Complete Birdland Broadcasts

2017, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Essential Jazz Classics

Shorty Rogers And The Lighthouse All Stars*

Early Skylark And Tampa EPs

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Louis Armstrong And The All Stars* With The Sy Oliver Choir

Louis And The Good Book

Mahalia Jackson

Complete Mahalia Jackson Vol. 5 1954-1955

2007, CD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

2007, DVD-V, Comp, Mono, B&W, Salt Peanuts,

Louis Armstrong

Vol.8 - Sing It, Satchmo - Original Recordings 1945-1955

2007, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends,

Dixieland/Swing/Big Band

Louis Armstrong

Rétrospective 1923-1956

2007, 3xCD, Comp, Saga,

Swing/Dixieland

Ella Fitzgerald

Lullabies Of Birdland

Swinging Christmas

Big Band/Vocal/Soul-Jazz/Swing/Holiday

Jazz In The Charts 99/100 (You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me 1953-1954)

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Dig, Documents, Documents,

Jazz In The Charts 94/100 (Red Sails In The Sunset 1951)

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Dig, Documents, Documents,

Louis Armstrong

The Jazz Collection - Louis Armstrong

2006, CD, Comp, EMI, Universal Music Belgium, Blue Note, Verve Records,

Louis Armstrong

The Definitive Collection

Dixieland/Swing/Vocal

Louis Armstrong

Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis

Great Performances

2003, DVD-V, NTSC, PAL, Reg, Idem Home Video,

The Greenbriar Boys

Big Apple Bluegrass

Louis Armstrong

Ella Fitzgerald

1951-1952 Decca Recordings

2002, CD, Comp, The Jazz Factory,

Charlie Shavers

The Many Moods Of Charlie Shavers

2001, CD, Comp, RE, Baldwin Street Music

Louis Armstrong

Louis And The Angels

Louis Armstrong With Orchestra Directed By Sy Oliver

Satchmo Serenades

Tommy* & Jimmy Dorsey And Their Orchestras*

Casino Gardens Ballroom 1946

1999, CD, Comp, Mono, HEP Records (3),

The Best Of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973)

Big Band/Swing/Gospel

Louis Armstrong

An American Icon

1998, 3xCD, Comp, Hip-O Records,

Dixieland/Swing

Charlie Shavers

1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie

Louis Armstrong

The Best Of "The Millennium Collection"

1994, CD, Comp, RE, RM, MCA Records,

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong's All Time Greatest Hits

Ella Fitzgerald

Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra*

Tommy Dorsey (21 Top Tracks)

1990, CD, Comp, Frequenz,

Louis Armstrong

The Best Of The Decca Years, Vol. One - The Singer

1988, 2xCD, Comp, Recording Arts Reference Edition,

The Overwhelming Joe Williams

Billie Holiday & Ella Fitzgerald

Billie Holiday & Ella Fitzgerald

Live And Private Recordings In Chronological Order

1986, 22xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, Ltd, Num, Not On Label,

Ditto From Me To You

Jump Blues/Swing/Rhythm & Blues

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

1985, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz

My New Papa's Got To Have Everything

1984, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil,

The Stash Christmas Album

Big Band/Swing/Dixieland/Holiday

Alvino Rey And His Orchestra

Uncollected Alvino Rey, Vol. 3, 1940-1941

Big Bands: Tommy Dorsey

1983, 2x Vinyl Half Speed Mastered, Box Set,

The Later Tommy Dorsey Volume1

1982, LP, Ajaz Records,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Uncle Dave's 78 Rpm Nostalgia Party

1981, LP, Comp, Sandy Hook Records,

Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra

Tommy Dorsey - Frank Sinatra

1979, Box Set, 10x Vinyl,

Swing/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Works Of Duke - Integrale Volume 22

The Complete Tommy Dorsey Volume II / 1936

1977, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, Bluebird (3), RCA,

Jimmy McPartland And Bobby Hackett

1977, 2x Vinyl,

Dixieland/Easy Listening

One Night Stand

New Bird Volume 2

1975, LP, Album, Phoenix Jazz Records,

The Best Of Tommy Dorsey Volume 4 (1935/1937)

1975, LP, Comp, RCA,

Encyclopedia Of Jazz On Records - Vol. 3 The Forties / Vol. 4 The Fifties

1974, 2x Vinyl,

Bop/Hard Bop/Big Band/Post Bop/Swing

Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven*

This Is Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven

1973, 2x Vinyl,

The Best Of Dorsey Volume 2 (1941-1947)

This Is Tommy Dorsey Vol. 2

1972, 2x Vinyl,

Stereo And All That Jazz

1971, LP, Album, Audio Fidelity,

Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

This Is Tommy Dorsey

This Is The Big Band Era

1971, 2x Vinyl Hollywood Pressing Dynaflex,

Cookie Carr Y Su Conjunto*

Organ With A Solid Beat

1969, 7", EP, Mono, Belter

Stereo And All That Jazz

Vocal/Easy Listening

Hugo Montenegro And His Orchestra

The Cinema Scene Today

The Keyboard Sounds Of Today!

Easy Listening/Space-Age

Warren Covington And His Orchestra

Golden Trombones Favorites

Easy Listening/Big Band

TV Potpourri - Themes From Top Television Shows

Sings Folk Songs

Die Entwicklung Des Jazz I: Vom Spiritual Zum Modern Jazz

Dixieland/Swing

Richard Hayman & Hugo Montenegro

Themes From Great Films

1964, LP, Time Records (3),

Dick Dia & His Orchestra*

International Guitars

The Greenbriar Boys

Ragged But Right!

The Brassmates Featuring Urbie Green

1962, LP, Sesac Recordings, Sesac Recordings,

Bobby Christian E Sua Orchestra

Percussive Jazz Vol. 2

Dominic Cortese

Cha Chas For Dancing

Peter Appleyard & Orch.*

Percussive Jazz

1960, Vinyl Gatefold,

Space-Age/Easy Listening/Mambo

The Ballads Of Lady Jane

1960, Vinyl Allentown Pressing,

Marty Gold And His Orchestra

Cookie Carr Y Su Conjunto

1959, LP, Album, Mono, Masterpiece (20)

Hugo Montenegro And His Orchestra

Plays Cool Organ With A Solid Beat - Vol. 2 (Cookie Plays It Cool)

Teresa Brewer And The Dixieland Band

Teresa Brewer And The Dixieland Band

Jan August - His Piano And Orchestra*

The Dixie Double-Cats

Is It True What They Say About Dixie?

Cool Organ With A Solid Beat

1958, Vinyl Black Label,

Instrumental/Big Band/Swing

The Jerome Kern Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

The First Lady Of Song

1958, Vinyl Pinckneyville Pressing,

Sid Cooper And Orchestra

Percussive Jazz Vol. 2

For A Lazy Afternoon

A Girl and Her Songs

Bobby Christian And His Band

Percussive Big Band Jazz

1957, Vinyl Gatefold,

Instrumental/Big Band/Vocal/Swing

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven

Tribute To Dorsey Volume 1

1956, Vinyl Indianapolis,

Honky Tonk Piano Featuring Lou Stein

The Davis Sisters

Lonely And Blue / Lying Brown Eyes

Jimmy McPartland and His Jazz Band*

Louis Armstrong

It's All In The Game / I Get Ideas

1952, Shellac, 10", Decca

Louis Armstrong / Bing Crosby And Louis Armstrong

A Kiss To Build A Dream On / Gone Fishin'

Sy Oliver Und Sein Orchester*

The Blacksmith Blues / Any Time

Ella Fitzgerald With Sy Oliver And His Orchestra / Ella Fitzgerald

Ding-Dong Boogie / Preview

Ella Fitzgerald With Sy Oliver And His Orchestra

The Chesapeake And Ohio / Because Of Rain

Louis Armstrong With Sy Oliver And His Orchestra

Satchmo Serenades

Big Band/Easy Listening

The Four King Sisters*

Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry / 'Tis Autumn

1940, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)

The Monarchs Of Melody

LP, Album, Mono, Waldorf Music Hall

Cha Chas For Dancing

7", EP, Time Records (3), Time Records (3)

Joe Thomas (4) / Hot Lips Page / Charlie Shavers

Tootin' Through The Roof; Volume 1 (Original 1944-46 Recordings)

LP, Comp, Mono, Onyx Records (3), Onyx Records (3),

Jerry Wald And His Orchestra

Call Of The Wild

LP, Golden Era Records (2)

Tommy Dorsey Featuring Buddy Rich

At The 400 Restaurant - New York, Feb. 25, 1945

LP, Album, Ltd, Pic, Pix (4)

Bird's Eyes: Last Unissued, Vol. 21

CD, Comp, Philology

Chansons Pour La Classe De Français

LP, Bowmar Records

The Classic Tracks

CD, Comp, Tempo (3),

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven

Tribute To Dorsey Volume 1

LP, Comp, RCA Victor,

The Monarchs Of Melody

10", Album, Mono, Waldorf Music Hall

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong's All Time Greatest Hits

CD, Comp, RE, RM, Cin, MCA Records,

Hugo Montenegro

Montenegro In Italy

Dick Dia & His Mandolin Orchestra*

The Sound Of Magnificent Mandolins

The Medallion Strings Directed By Emanuel Vardi

The Sound Of Hollywood

Vinyl Gatefold,

Louis Armstrong

Satchmo Sérénades

Rock & Roll With Piano Vol. 7

2002, CD, Comp, Collector Records (2)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong's All Time Greatest Hits