Herman Chittison
Herman "Ivory" Chittison (October 15, 1908 – March 8, 1967) was an American jazz pianist. He was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, United States. Chittison began his career in Zack Whyte's territory band in Ohio in 1928. In the early 1930s, he moved to New York and found work as an accompanist to Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and Clarence Williams. He also visited Boston for the first time with a traveling show headlined by comic actor Stepin Fetchit. In late 1933, he went to Europe with the Willie Lewis Orchestra and toured Europe with them; the following year he recorded with Louis Armstrong in Paris. He and Bill Coleman led the Harlem Rhythm Makers. Herman Chittison and trumpeter Bill Coleman left Lewis in 1938 and formed a band that worked extensively in Cairo, Egypt, and traveled as far east as India. In October 1959, Chittison arrived in Boston and was employed as the resident pianist at the Red Garter bar in the Lenox Hotel. He then moved to the Mayfair Lounge in Bay Village. His stay in Boston lasted two years. Chittison had a reoccurring role as the piano player in the Blue Note Bar on the radio series, Casey, Crime Photographer. Herman Chittison died in March 1967, at the age of 58. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 15, 1908 (Flemingsburg), Died March 8, 1967 (Cleveland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, celeste
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Recordings (Results 26-45 of 45 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 68819 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Georgia on my mind | Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68820 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Rockin' chair | Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68821 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Sometimes I'm happy | Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 68822 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | I'm afraid of music | Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69360 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | Do you care? | Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69361 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | Ev'rything depends on you-1 | Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69362 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | Lover come back to me | Mildred Bailey | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69363 | 10-in. | 6/13/1941 | All too soon | Mildred Bailey | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69412 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | It's so peaceful c.n the country | Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69413 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | When I'm gone you'll soon forget | Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69414 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | When you're gone I won't forget | Delta Rhythm Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1336 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | How high the moon | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1337 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | The song is ended | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1338 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | Just one of those things | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1339 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | Schubert's serenade | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1340 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | As time goes by | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1341 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | Frasquita serenade | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1342 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | My old flame | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1343 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | Lover | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | N 1344 | 10-in. | 1/3/1944 | Persian rug | Herman Chittison Trio | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chittison, Herman," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106794.
Chittison, Herman. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106794.
"Chittison, Herman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Chittison, Herman, 1909-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93016923
Wikidata: Herman Chittison - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1610246
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