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

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 425 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	74761	2/15/1949	Once in love with Amy	Ray Bolger	leader
Decca	74766	2/17/1949	Just in case	Sy Oliver Orchestra	leader, arranger
Decca	74767	2/17/1949	Gran'ma plays the numbers	Sy Oliver Orchestra	leader, vocalist, arranger
Decca	74826	4/4/1949	Oh, my darling!	Hildegarde	leader
Decca	74827	4/4/1949	It's a big wide wonderful world	Hildegarde	leader
Decca	74916	5/13/1949	Caravan	Sy Oliver Orchestra	leader, arranger
Decca	74917	5/13/1949	Nine o'clock gal	Sy Oliver Orchestra	leader, arranger
Decca	74918	5/13/1949	That's the gal for me	Sy Oliver Orchestra	leader, arranger
Decca	74919	5/13/1949	When my sugar walks down the street	Sy Oliver Orchestra	leader, vocalist, arranger
Decca	75203	8/29/1949	Keeps on rainin'	Billie Holiday	leader, arranger
Decca	75204	8/29/1949	Them there eyes	Billie Holiday	leader, arranger
Decca	75221	9/1/1949	Maybe it's because	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	75222	9/1/1949	I'll keep the lovelight burning	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	75241	9/8/1949	Do your duty	Billie Holiday	leader, arranger
Decca	75242	9/8/1949	Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer	Billie Holiday	leader, arranger
Decca	75279	9/20/1949	In the evening (when the sun goes down)	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger
Decca	75280	9/20/1949	Talk fast, my heart, talk fast	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger
Decca	75281	9/20/1949	I'm waitin' for the junkman	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger
Decca	75282	9/20/1949	Basin Street blues	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger
Decca	75342	9/30/1949	You can't lose a broken heart	Louis Armstrong ; Billie Holiday	leader, arranger
Decca	75343	9/30/1949	My sweet hunk o'trash	Louis Armstrong ; Billie Holiday	leader, arranger
Decca	75344	9/30/1949	Now or never	Billie Holiday	leader, arranger
Decca	75584	12/12/1949	Nashville blues	Sy Oliver Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Decca	75585	12/12/1949	We'll build a bungalow	Sy Oliver Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Decca	75738	1/24/1950	Deep river	Sy Oliver Orchestra	arranger, leader

(Results 126-150 of 425 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oliver, Sy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106500.

Oliver, Sy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106500.

"Oliver, Sy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.