Sy Oliver

Sy Oliver

Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 17, 1910 (Battle Creek), Died May 28, 1988 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, trumpet, vocalist, composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 425 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	89724	4/6/1956	Exactly like you	Connie Boswell	leader
Decca	89725	4/6/1956	Ain't misbehavin'	Connie Boswell	leader
Decca	89726	4/6/1956	You brought a new kind of love to me	Connie Boswell	leader
Decca	89727	4/6/1956	I'd climb the highest mountain	Connie Boswell	leader
Decca	89728	4/6/1956	The little things in life	Connie Boswell	leader
Decca	89729	4/6/1956	I ain't got nobody	Connie Boswell	leader
Decca	100867	10/30/1956	Don't nobody move	Annisteen Allen	arranger, leader
Decca	100868	10/30/1956	The money tree	Annisteen Allen	arranger, leader
Decca	100869	10/30/1956	Don't pull the wool	Annisteen Allen	arranger, leader
Decca	100870	10/30/1956	That's the music for me	Annisteen Allen	arranger, leader
Decca	101113	11/30/1956	Begin the beguine	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101114	11/30/1956	All about love	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101115	11/30/1956	Perdido	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101116	11/30/1956	Temptation	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101132	12/7/1956	Don't get around much anymore	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101133	12/7/1956	Oo shoo be doo be	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101134	12/7/1956	By myself	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101135	12/7/1956	Signed, sealed and delivered	Sammy Davis, Jr.	arranger, leader
Decca	101148	12/11/1956	If I could be with you	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	101149	12/11/1956	Lazy river	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	101150	12/11/1956	I can't give you anything but love	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	101151	12/11/1956	On the sunny side of the street (see master 102618 below)	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	101152	12/11/1956	I can't believe that you're in love with me	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	101153	12/11/1956	Body and soul	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	101420	1/22/1957	The knocked out nightingale	Mills Brothers	leader

(Results 301-325 of 425 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oliver, Sy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106500.

Oliver, Sy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106500.

"Oliver, Sy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.