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 76-100 of 363 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 62836 | 10-in. | 12/1/1937 | I'm walkin' this town | Jimmie Noone Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 62837 | 10-in. | 12/1/1937 | Japansy | Jimmie Noone Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63189 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | Wild man blues | Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63190 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | Melancholy | Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63191 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | 29th and Dearborn | Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63192 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | Blues galore | Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63193 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | Stack O'Lee blues | Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63194 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | Shake your can | Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63866 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | Freight train blues | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63867 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | Trixie blues | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63868 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | My Daddy rocks me | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63869 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | My Daddy rocks me No.2 | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63870 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | He may be your man | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63871 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | Jack I'm mellow | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63872 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | Lady be good | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63873 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | Uncle Joe | Grant and Wilson | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63874 | 5/26/1938 | I am a woman | Grant and Wilson | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 63875 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | Toot it, brother Armstrong-1 | Grant and Wilson | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63876 | 5/26/1938 | Blue Monday on Sugar Hill | Grant and Wilson | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 63877 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | My unusual man | Trixie Smith | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64325 | 10-in. | 7/20/1938 | I got a feeling for you | Tiny Mayberry | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64326 | 10-in. | 7/20/1938 | Someday, someday | Tiny Mayberry | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64327 | 10-in. | 7/20/1938 | Oh! That nasty man | Tiny Mayberry | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64328 | 10-in. | 7/20/1938 | Mailman blues | Tiny Mayberry | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 64329 | 10-in. | 7/20/1938 | Mayberry blues | Tiny Mayberry | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shavers, Charlie," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.
Shavers, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.
"Shavers, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Shavers, Charlie, 1917-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91019551
Wikidata: Charlie Shavers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1067003
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MusicBrainz: Charlie Shavers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c6607e2-dd61-4056-a56f-e46ebfa8b4c7
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