Hymie Schertzer
Herman "Hymie" Shertzer or Schertzer (April 22, 1909 – March 22, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, best known for his long-term association with Benny Goodman. Shertzer was born in New York City, United States, began playing violin when he was nine years old and picked up the saxophone when he was a teenager. He worked as a sideman for Gene Kardos at the club Birdland, then joined Benny Goodman's band, where he was the lead saxophonist until 1938, though he recorded with Goodman intermittently until the mid-1940s. He was in Tommy Dorsey's band from 1938-1940, and also recorded in the late 1930s with Bunny Berigan and Lionel Hampton. He worked with Billie Holiday in 1941 and again in 1944, then became a house musician for NBC radio and television. He worked as a session player for studio recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Sy Oliver, Louis Armstrong, and Artie Shaw in the period 1947-1953, and continued working with Goodman live, on television, and on record from 1951 until 1969. He was a member of the Tonight Show Band during its Johnny Carson era and was active in recording sessions until the mid-1970s. He died in New York City, in March 1977, aged 67. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 2, 1909 (New York City), Died March 22, 1977
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, clarinet, saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 219 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 81329 | 8/1/1951 | (I wouldn't be where I am) If you hadn't gone away | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81330 | 8/1/1951 | Coral reef | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81397 | 8/14/1951 | A cabin in the cotton | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81398 | 8/14/1951 | Bing bong bing | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81399 | 8/14/1951 | Uncle Jim | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81451 | 8/24/1951 | Shine on harvest moon | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81452 | 8/24/1951 | Introduction to a waltz | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81453 | 8/25/1951 | The dipsy doodle | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81454 | 8/25/1951 | Flagwaver | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81749 | 10/22/1951 | Charmaine | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81750 | 10/22/1951 | Regular man | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81751 | 10/22/1951 | Uncle Jim | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82005 | 12/19/1951 | Somebody stole my darling | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82006 | 12/19/1951 | I know what it means to be lonesome | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82007 | 12/19/1951 | Begin the beguine | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82008 | 12/19/1951 | Believe it beloved | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82132 | 1/16/1952 | Am I to blame | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82133 | 1/16/1952 | I hear a rhapsody | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82134 | 1/16/1952 | Wheels of fortune | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82135 | 1/16/1952 | Till the stars fall in the ocean | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82255 | 2/6/1952 | Sahara's aide | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82256 | 2/6/1952 | Always | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82257 | 2/6/1952 | Cherokee | Neal Hefti Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82732 | 4/23/1952 | I waited a little too long | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Trudy Richards | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 82733 | 4/23/1952 | I may hate myself in the morning | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Trudy Richards | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schertzer, Hymie," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113734.
Schertzer, Hymie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113734.
"Schertzer, Hymie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Schertzer, Hymie, 1909- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007123767
Wikidata: Hymie Shertzer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1640653
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MusicBrainz: Hymie Shertzer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/31ab7d55-6b59-4f99-a0a3-b5ce0a1302ad
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