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Jerry Gray

Jerry Gray (July 3, 1915 – August 10, 1976) was an American violinist, arranger, composer, and leader of swing dance orchestras (big bands) bearing his name. He is widely known for his work with popular music during the Swing era. He worked with the bandleaders Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 3, 1915 (Boston), Died August 10, 1976 (Dallas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, conductor, composer, violin, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MS-06230 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Jan. 1937 Love is good for anything that ails you Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Peg LaCentra Jazz/dance band and female vocal soloist instrumentalist, violin  
Victor MS-06231 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Jan. 1937 Trust in me Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Peg LaCentra Jazz/dance band and female vocal soloist instrumentalist, violin  
Victor MS-06232 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Jan. 1937 Sweet is the word for you Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Peg LaCentra Jazz/dance band and female vocal soloist instrumentalist, violin  
Victor MS-06233 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Jan. 1937 Cream puff Artie Shaw Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, violin, arranger  
Victor MS-06234 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Jan. 1937 When your lover has gone Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Peg LaCentra Jazz/dance band and female vocal soloist instrumentalist, violin  
Victor MS-07884 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Apr. 1937 Born to swing Artie Shaw Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor MS-07886 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Apr. 1937 I'll never tell anyone I love you Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Dorothy Howe ; Tony Pastor Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists arranger  
Victor MS-07887 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Apr. 1937 Johnny One Note Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Dorothy Howe Jazz/dance band and female vocal soloist arranger  
Victor MS-07888 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late Apr. 1937 Someday sweetheart Artie Shaw Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor MS-019829 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately early Feb. 1938 Blue fantasy Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Nita Bradley ; Tony Pastor Jazz/dance band and vocal soloists arranger  
Victor BS-048963 10-in. 4/28/1940 Pennsylvania six-five thousand Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-058172 10-in. 12/13/1940 Anvil chorus Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor BS-058173 10-in. 12/13/1940 Anvil chorus Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor BS-058888 10-in. 1/17/1941 I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-058889 10-in. 1/17/1941 Sun Valley jump Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-060912 10-in. 2/19/1941 The spirit is willing Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-062778 10-in. 3/26/1941 I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey ; Rhythm Reys Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-067744 10-in. 9/3/1941 The man in the moon Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-068068 10-in. 11/3/1941 A string of pearls Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-068459 10-in. 12/8/1941 Keep 'em flying Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PBS-072230 10-in. 4/2/1942 American patrol Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor BS-074739 10-in. 7/14/1942 Here we go again Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D7VB-2713 10-in. 12/19/1947 Meadowlands (Russian patrol) Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Decca 81254 7/5/1951 Push him away Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81255 7/5/1951 I love the sunshine of your smile Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81295 7/5/1951 Bess, you is my woman now Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81383 8/13/1951 Dreamy melody Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81384 8/13/1951 Darling, how could you? Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81385 8/13/1951 V hop Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81435 8/20/1951 Jeep jockey jump Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81436 8/20/1951 Georgia on my mind Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger  
Decca 81437 8/20/1951 Who's sorry now? Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger  
Decca 81438 8/20/1951 St. Louis blues Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger  
Decca 81451 8/24/1951 Shine on harvest moon Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81452 8/24/1951 Introduction to a waltz Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81453 8/25/1951 The dipsy doodle Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 81454 8/25/1951 Flagwaver Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86469 6/28/1954 The way you look tonight Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86470 6/28/1954 Champagne boogie Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86471 6/28/1954 Kettle drum hop-1 Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86472 6/28/1954 The ooh and aah mambo Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86473 6/29/1954 Don't talk to me about Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86474 6/29/1954 Thou swell Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86475 6/29/1954 $ 500 reward Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca 86476 6/29/1954 Baby's lullaby Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5234 12/2/1949 Sitting by the window Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5235 12/2/1949 Just for old times Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5236 12/2/1949 By the waters of Minnetonka Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5237 12/2/1949 Crew cut Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5349 1/24/1950 Bamboo Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5350 1/24/1950 One! Two! Three! Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5351 1/24/1950 Stormy weather march Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5352 1/24/1950 Carioca Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5397 2/20/1950 Smoke gets in your eyes Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5398 2/20/1950 Night and day Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5399 2/20/1950 All the things you are Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5400 2/20/1950 Stardust Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5419 3/9/1950 Blue skies Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5420 3/9/1950 Dancing in the dark Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5423 3/10/1950 This can't be love Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5424 3/10/1950 What is this thing called love? Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5425 3/10/1950 Desert serenade Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5499 4/5/1950 Home cookin' Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5500 4/5/1950 Crazy she calls me Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5501 4/5/1950 In the mood Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 5606 5/18/1950 Sound off (Duckworth chant) Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5607 5/18/1950 A string of pearls Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5608 5/18/1950 The lonesomest whistle Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5707 6/27/1950 You wonderful you Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5708 6/27/1950 Dig-dig-dig dig for your dinner Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5709 6/27/1950 Re-stringing the pearls (A ball of twine) Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5775 7/31/1950 Honestly, I love you Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5776 7/31/1950 I don't care if the sun don't shine Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5777 7/31/1950 Vagabond shoes Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5778 7/31/1950 No other love-1 Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5783 8/15/1950 Farewell blues Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5794 8/23/1950 And you'll be home Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5795 8/25/1950 Where do I go from you? Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5796 8/25/1950 Accidents will happen Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5799 8/25/1950 The spirit is willing Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5800 8/25/1950 Off limits (Passage interdit) Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5801 8/25/1950 Minuet in G Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5939 12/6/1950 Music by the angels Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5940 12/6/1950 Would I love you Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5941 12/6/1950 Dear! Dear! Dear! Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5942 12/6/1950 Say it with your kisses Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5957 12/15/1950 Circus Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5958 12/15/1950 Holiday for strings Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 5959 12/15/1950 Begin the beguine Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6036 2/2/1951 Valse triste Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6037 2/2/1951 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6038 2/2/1951 Johnson rag Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6039 2/2/1951 Gospel train Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6257 4/28/1951 Tell me (Tell me why) Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6258 4/28/1951 Sound off (Duckworth chant) Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6259 4/28/1951 A pair of trumpets Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6466 10/5/1951 I never was loved by anyone Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6467 10/5/1951 Turn back the hands of time Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6468 10/5/1951 Miracles seem to happen Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6469 10/5/1951 Bess, you is my woman now Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6695 3/28/1952 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6696 3/28/1952 Somewhere along the way Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6697 3/28/1952 Darktown Strutters' Ball Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6698 3/28/1952 At last Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 6863 8/13/1952 Anchors aweigh Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6864 8/13/1952 On brave old Army team Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6865 8/13/1952 Jurame (Promise love) Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6940 11/24/1952 Oh so good Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6948 11/28/1952 No moon at all Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6949 11/28/1952 My heart belongs to Daddy Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6955 11/30/1952 I can't lie to myself Ella Fitzgerald arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6956 11/30/1952 Don't wake me up Ella Fitzgerald arranger, conductor  
Decca L 6965 12/5/1952 Solid as a stonewall, Jackson Jerry Gray Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Decca L 7104 3/24/1953 And the bull walked around, olay Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7105 3/24/1953 Tompkins Cove Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7106 3/24/1953 One-stop boogie Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7166 4/27/1953 Pale moon (An Indian love song) Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7167 4/27/1953 Off the wall Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7168 4/27/1953 Later Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7481 11/30/1953 The creep Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7482 11/30/1953 Stop that dancing Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7483 11/30/1953 Oomp chuck Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Decca L 7484 11/30/1953 Coronado cruise Jerry Gray Orchestra conductor, arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gray, Jerry," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105234.

Gray, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105234.

"Gray, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105234

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jerry Gray

Discogs: Jerry Gray

Allmusic: Jerry Gray

Grove: Jerry Gray

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Gray, Jerry, 1915-1976 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85381312

Wikidata: Jerry Gray - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1687824

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45103601

MusicBrainz: Jerry Gray - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8546aee9-c65c-45eb-a5b0-638f207708e5

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1720705

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