Chuck Gentry

Charles T. Gentry (December 14, 1911, Belgrade, Nebraska – January 1, 1988, California) was an American jazz saxophonist.

Gentry learned to play clarinet while growing up in Sterling, Colorado, United States, and attended Colorado State Teachers College before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. He played with Vido Musso in 1939, then with Harry James in 1940–41; during World War II he worked with Benny Goodman, the Army band of Glenn Miller, and Artie Shaw. He then worked with Jan Savitt before returning to Goodman's employ in 1946. After 1947, he worked often as a session musician with Louis Armstrong, Georgie Auld, Charlie Barnet, Ralph Burns, Benny Carter, June Christy, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Pete Fountain, The Four Freshmen, Erroll Garner, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Spud Murphy, Anita O'Day, Patti Page, Mel Powell, Della Reese, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Mel Torme, and Nancy Wilson.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1911, Died January 1, 1988

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone, reeds, saxophone, alto saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 70808 10-in. 6/2/1942 Serenade in blue Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70809 10-in. 6/2/1942 My devotion Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70810 10-in. 6/2/1942 I've got a gal in Kalamazoo Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70811 10-in. 6/2/1942 Sorghum switch (Cole slaw Cor. 60063, 9-60063, CRL-56008) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71054 10-in. 7/14/1942 I'm getting tired so I can sleep Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71055 10-in. 7/14/1942 Brazil Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71056 10-in. 7/14/1942 At the cross-roads (Malaguena) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71057 10-in. 7/14/1942 Murder! He says Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71058 10-in. 7/14/1942 I'll find you Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71059 10-in. 7/14/1942 Daybreak Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71060 10-in. 7/14/1942 Let's get lost Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71061 10-in. 7/14/1942 Manhattan serenade Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71062 10-in. 7/14/1942 Ev' ry night about this time Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71063 10-in. 7/14/1942 He didn't ask me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6036 2/2/1951 Valse triste Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone  
Decca L 6037 2/2/1951 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone  
Decca L 6038 2/2/1951 Johnson rag Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone  
Decca L 6039 2/2/1951 Gospel train Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone  
Decca L 6189 4/2/1951 St. Louis blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6190 4/2/1951 Beale Street blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6191 4/2/1951 Loveless love Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6237 4/16/1951 Joe Turner's blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6238 4/16/1951 Way down South where the blues began Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6239 4/16/1951 Yellow dog blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6240 4/16/1951 Aunt Hagar's blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
(Results 26-50 of 125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gentry, Chuck," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.

Gentry, Chuck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.

"Gentry, Chuck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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