Charlie Shavers

Charlie Shavers

Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 3, 1920 (New York City), Died July 8, 1971 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, arranger, vocalist, composer

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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 363 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	102714		6/20/1957	Why does love get in the way	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	103307		9/13/1957	Rich man, poor man	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	103308		9/13/1957	Coax me	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	103309		9/13/1957	Passing fancy	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	103796		8/4/1947	One o'clock jump-1	Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	103797		8/4/1947	Oh, lady be good-2	Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	104513		3/5/1958	Invitation	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	104514		3/5/1958	Free and easy	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	104515		3/5/1958	Moonray	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	104516		3/5/1958	Lo and behold	Carmen McRae	instrumentalist, trumpet
Signature	SRC 338	10-in.	1947	On the sunny side of the street	Hazel Scott	instrumentalist, trumpet
Signature	SRC 339	10-in.	1947	I've got the world on a string	Hazel Scott	instrumentalist, trumpet
Signature	SRC 340	10-in.	1947	Butterfly kick	Hazel Scott	instrumentalist, trumpet
Signature	SRC 341	10-in.	1947	Ich will sich spielen	Hazel Scott	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5984		1/5/1951	You know you belong to somebody else	Mills Brothers	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5985		1/5/1951	Please don't talk about me when I'm gone	Mills Brothers	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5986		1/7/1951	The girl friend	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5987		1/7/1951	Without a word of warning	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5988	10-in.	1/7/1951	You gotta show me	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 5989		1/7/1951	Then you've never been blue	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 6329		6/29/1951	If you turn me down	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger
Decca	L 6330		6/29/1951	I fall in love with you ev'ry day	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger
Decca	L 6331		6/29/1951	You left your brown-eyed baby blue	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger
Decca	L 6332		6/29/1951	Everything I have is yours	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger
Decca	L 6333		6/29/1951	The hula hula boogie	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger

(Results 326-350 of 363 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shavers, Charlie," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.

Shavers, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.

"Shavers, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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Charlie Shavers

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