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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
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  
(Results 76-100 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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143

External Sources

Wikipedia: Charlie Shavers

Discogs: Charlie Shavers

Allmusic: Charlie Shavers

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IMDb: Charlie Shavers

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Shavers, Charlie, 1917-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91019551

Wikidata: Charlie Shavers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1067003

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32184685

MusicBrainz: Charlie Shavers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c6607e2-dd61-4056-a56f-e46ebfa8b4c7

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1500821

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