Sy Oliver

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

Recordings (Results 401-425 of 425 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Signature	SRC 624	10-in.	approximately 1947	The darktown strutter's ball-1	Alan Dale ; Connie Haines	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1010	10-in.	7/24/1936	Pigeon walk-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1011	10-in.	11/5/1937	Like a ship at sea	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1012	10-in.	11/5/1937	Teasin' Tessie Brown	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	vocalist, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1013	10-in.	11/5/1937	Annie Laurie	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1014	10-in.	11/5/1937	Frisco fog-3	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7304		8/15/1953	You're the cause of it all	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	arranger
Decca	L 7305		8/15/1953	Lovely weather for ducks	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	arranger
Decca	L 7306		8/15/1953	Island queen	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	arranger
Decca	L 7356		9/14/1953	The tavern	Peggy Lee	leader
Decca	L 8179		2/11/1955	Oh! No! (Please don't go)	Peggy Lee	leader
Decca	L 8555		7/13/1955	When your lover has gone	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8556		7/13/1955	It's the talk of the town	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8557		7/13/1955	The nearness of you	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8558		7/13/1955	These foolish things	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8559		7/14/1955	You do something to me	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8560		7/14/1955	You're my girl	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8561		7/14/1955	Tenderly	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8562		7/14/1955	It's bigger than you and me	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8563		7/14/1955	A foggy day	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8564		7/18/1955	Back track!	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8565		7/18/1955	The clown	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8566		7/18/1955	Circus	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 8567		7/18/1955	Body and soul	Sammy Davis, Jr.	leader
Decca	L 9121		4/3/1956	Do I love you	Peggy Lee	leader

(Results 401-425 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.