Hazel Scott
Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidad-born American jazz and classical pianist and singer. She was an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. Born in Port of Spain, Scott moved to New York City with her mother at the age of four. Scott was a child musical prodigy, receiving scholarships to study at the Juilliard School when she was eight. In her teens, she performed at Café Society while still at school. She also performed on the radio. She was active as a jazz singer throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1950, she became the first black American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show. Her career in America faltered after she testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1950 during the era of McCarthyism. Scott subsequently moved to Paris in 1957 and began performing in Europe, not returning to the United States until 1967. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 11, 1920 (Port of Spain), Died October 2, 1981 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 50 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 101232 | 12/27/1956 | It's easy to remember | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101259 | 1/11/1957 | Just imagine | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101333 | 1/11/1957 | Lucky to be me | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101334 | 1/11/1957 | 'Round midnight | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101335 | 1/11/1957 | I wish I didn't love you so | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101336 | 1/11/1957 | For you, for me, forevermore | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101337 | 1/11/1957 | Ev'ry time | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101338 | 1/11/1957 | Maybe | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101339 | 1/11/1957 | Love is the thing | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101340 | 1/11/1957 | Warm all over | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101629 | 2/11/1957 | Take me, take me | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101630 | 2/11/1957 | Carnival | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 101634 | 2/13/1957 | Memories of Louise | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | SRC 196 | 10-in. | Spring 1946 | Valse inc sharp minor (Chopin) | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 197 | 10-in. | Spring 1946 | How high the moon | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 198 | 10-in. | Spring 1946 | A rainy night in Georgia | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 199 | 10-in. | Spring 1946 | I guess I'll have to change my plans | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 200 | 10-in. | Spring 1946 | Sonata in G minor (Scarlatti) ; Tacata (Paradisi) | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 201 | 10-in. | Spring 1946 | Fantaisie impromptu (Chopin) | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 202 | 10-in. | Spring 1946 | Nocturne in B flat minor (Chopin) | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 203 | 10-in. | 1946 | Idyll | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 338 | 10-in. | 1947 | On the sunny side of the street | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 339 | 10-in. | 1947 | I've got the world on a string | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 340 | 10-in. | 1947 | Butterfly kick | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 341 | 10-in. | 1947 | Ich will sich spielen | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Scott, Hazel," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106381.
Scott, Hazel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106381.
"Scott, Hazel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Scott, Hazel - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91086876
Wikidata: Hazel Scott - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q431656
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34644550
MusicBrainz: Hazel Scott - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a3f751eb-f652-4c0d-9c69-38ea299e743d
ISNI: 0000 0001 1618 1625 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116181625
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