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 (Results 151-175 of 191 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 87969 | 5/8/1954 | Blues | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 87970 | 5/8/1954 | Basin Street blues | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 87971 | 5/8/1954 | Lover-1 | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 87972 | 5/8/1954 | At sundown-2 | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 87973 | 5/8/1954 | St. James infirmary-3 | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 87974 | 5/8/1954 | Whistling cow blues-4 | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 87975 | 5/8/1954 | Big town boogie-5 | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 87976 | 5/8/1954 | South Rampart Street parade | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 88435 | 8/1/1955 | Soldier boy | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 88436 | 8/1/1955 | A satisfied mind | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 88456 | 8/5/1955 | My one and only love | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 88457 | 8/5/1955 | The impatient years | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 88458 | 8/5/1955 | But not like mine | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 88459 | 8/5/1955 | The tender trap | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 88869 | 12/6/1955 | Singin' the blues till my Daddy comes home | Jimmy McPartland Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 89304 | 2/1/1956 | Jazz me blues | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 89305 | 2/1/1956 | In a mist | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 89306 | 2/1/1956 | Way down yonder in New Orleans | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 89307 | 2/1/1956 | Sorry | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 102782 | 7/1/1957 | I love Paris | Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 102783 | 7/1/1957 | Mutual admiration society | Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 102784 | 7/1/1957 | Carioca | Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 102785 | 7/1/1957 | Bidin' my time | Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 102786 | 7/2/1957 | Get me to the church on time | Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 102787 | 7/2/1957 | Fugue for tinhorns | Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
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.
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