Cutty Cutshall

Robert Dewees "Cutty" Cutshall (December 29, 1911 – August 16, 1968) was an American jazz trombonist. Cutshall was born in Huntington Co., Pennsylvania, on December 29, 1911. He played in Pittsburgh early in his career, making his first major tour in 1934 with Charley Dornberger. He joined Jan Savitt's orchestra in 1938, then played with Benny Goodman in the early 1940s. Later in the decade he worked frequently with Billy Butterfield and did some freelance work in New York City. He started working with Eddie Condon in 1949, an association which lasted over a decade. Cutshall was touring with Condon in Toronto when the trombonist died of a heart attack in his hotel room on August 16, 1968. Cutshall's credits include work with Peanuts Hucko, Bob Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1911 (Huntingdon), Died August 16, 1968 (Toronto)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 191 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	67536	10-in.	4/12/1940	Secrets in the moonlight	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67537	10-in.	4/12/1940	Make-believe island	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67538	10-in.	4/12/1940	Where was I?	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67539	10-in.	4/12/1940	Ask your heart	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67540	10-in.	4/12/1940	Tuxedo junction	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67601	10-in.	4/18/1940	You're lonely and I'm lonely	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67602	10-in.	4/18/1940	You can't brush me off	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67629	10-in.	4/29/1940	Her name was Rosita	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67630	10-in.	4/29/1940	W.P.A.	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67631	10-in.	4/29/1940	It's a lovely day tomorrow	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67632	10-in.	4/29/1940	I'm stepping out with a memory tonight	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67633	10-in.	4/29/1940	The Lord done fixed up my soul	Jan Savitt Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73218	10-in.	12/6/1945	It's the same old shillelagh	Bing Crosby ; The Jesters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73219	10-in.	12/6/1945	McNamara's band	Bing Crosby ; The Jesters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73220	10-in.	12/6/1945	Dear old Donnegal	Bing Crosby ; The Jesters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	73221	10-in.	12/6/1945	Who threw the overalls in Mrs. Murphy chowders?	Bing Crosby ; The Jesters	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75968		3/15/1950	Fair Jennie's lament	Phil Napoleon and his Memphis Five	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75969		3/15/1950	When the Saints go marching in	Phil Napoleon and his Memphis Five	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75970		3/15/1950	The Blue Danube goes Dixieland	Phil Napoleon and his Memphis Five	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75971		3/15/1950	Alabama blues	Phil Napoleon and his Memphis Five	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75988		3/20/1950	Maple leaf rag-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75989		3/20/1950	Dill pickles-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75990		3/20/1950	Sweet cider time, when you were mine	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	75991		3/20/1950	At the Jazz Band Ball	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	76000		3/22/1950	At the Jazz Band Ball	Eddie Condon Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone

(Results 51-75 of 191 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cutshall, Cutty," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.

Cutshall, Cutty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.

"Cutshall, Cutty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.