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 |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gentry, Chuck," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.
Gentry, Chuck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.
"Gentry, Chuck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Gentry, Chuck, 1911-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007091147
Wikidata: Chuck Gentry - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29342283
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/265288177
MusicBrainz: Chuck Gentry - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0142ac39-c405-4f56-98b3-dd9481e8417c
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