Arvell Shaw

Arvell Shaw (September 15, 1923 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazz double-bassist, best known for his work with Louis Armstrong.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 15, 1923 (St. Louis), Died December 5, 2002 (Roosevelt Island)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-1082 10-in. 10/16/1947 A song was born Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1083 10-in. 10/16/1947 Please stop playing those blues, boy Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1084 10-in. 10/16/1947 Before long Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1085 10-in. 10/16/1947 Lovely weather we're having Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76194 4/27/1950 My bucket's got a hole in it Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76337 4/26/1950 Panama, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76338 4/26/1950 Panama, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76339 4/26/1950 New Orleans function Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76340 4/26/1950 New Orleans function Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76341 4/26/1950 12th Street rag, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76342 4/26/1950 12th Street rag, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76343 4/26/1950 That's for me, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76344 4/26/1950 That's for me, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76345 4/26/1950 Bugle call rag/Ole miss, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76346 4/26/1950 Bugle call rag/Ole miss, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76347 4/26/1950 Bugle call rag/Ole miss, part 3 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76348 4/27/1950 I surrender dear, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76349 4/27/1950 Fine and dandy Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76350 4/27/1950 Russian lullaby, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76351 4/27/1950 Russian lullaby, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76352 4/27/1950 Baby won't you please come home Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 76353 4/27/1950 Fine and dandy Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80352 1/15/1951 Muskrat ramble, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80353 1/15/1951 Muskrat ramble, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80354 1/15/1951 (What did I do to be so) Black and blue, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80355 1/15/1951 (What did I do to be so) Black and blue, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80356 1/15/1951 Royal garden blues, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80357 1/15/1951 Royal garden blues, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80358 1/15/1951 Lover-1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80359 1/15/1951 Stars fell on Alabama, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80360 1/15/1951 Stars fell on Alabama, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80361 1/15/1951 I cried for you, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80362 1/15/1951 I cried for you, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80363 1/15/1951 Since I fell for you, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80364 1/15/1951 Since I fell for you, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80365 1/15/1951 Tea for two, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80366 1/15/1951 Tea for two, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80367 1/15/1951 Body and soul, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80368 1/15/1951 Body and soul, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80369 1/15/1951 Steak face, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80370 1/15/1951 Steak face, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80371 1/15/1951 Mahogany Hall stomp Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80372 1/15/1951 On the sunny side of the street, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80373 1/15/1951 On the sunny side of the street, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80374 1/15/1951 High society Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80375 1/15/1951 Baby won't you please come home Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80376 1/15/1951 That's my desire, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80377 1/15/1951 That's my desire, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80378 1/15/1951 C jam blues-2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80379 1/15/1951 How high the moon, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80380 1/15/1951 How high the moon, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80381 1/15/1951 Boff boff, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80382 1/15/1951 Boff Boff, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 80844 4/26/1950 That's for me Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82484 1/30/1951 (Back home again in) Indiana Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82485 1/30/1951 (Back home again in) Indiana Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca [82485[a]] 1/30/1951 Some day (you'll be sorry) Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82486 1/30/1951 Baby it's cold outside Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82487 1/30/1951 Baby it's cold outside Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82488 1/30/1951 Just you, just me Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82489 1/30/1951 Just you, just me Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82490 1/30/1951 The hucklebuck Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82491 1/30/1951 Honeysuckle rose Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82492 1/30/1951 My Monday date Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82493 1/30/1951 My Monday date Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82494 1/30/1951 Way down yonder in New Orleans Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82495 1/30/1951 Way down yonder in New Orleans Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82496 1/30/1951 You can depend on me Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82497 1/30/1951 That's a plenty Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82516 1/30/1951 Stardust Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 82517 1/30/1951 Big Daddy blues Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83032 10-in. June 1952 That's my desire Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83033 10-in. June 1952 Baby, it's cold outside Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83439 9/22/1952 White Christmas Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83440 9/22/1952 Winter wonderland Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83441 9/22/1952 Chlo-e Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83442 9/22/1952 Listen to the mocking bird Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83986 2/23/1953 Your cheating heart Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 83987 2/23/1953 Congratulation to someone Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84356 4/21/1953 April in Portugal Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84357 4/21/1953 Ramona Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84879 7/16/1953 Sittin' in the sun Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 84880 7/16/1953 Dummy song Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86061 3/19/1954 Basin Street blues Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86062 3/19/1954 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86063 3/19/1954 Struttin' with some barbecue-1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86064 3/19/1954 Margie Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86073 3/19/1954 Basin Street blues, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86074 3/19/1954 Basin Street blues, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86075 3/19/1954 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86076 3/19/1954 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86077 3/19/1954 Struttin' with some barbecue, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86078 3/19/1954 Struttin' with some barbecue, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86145 4/5/1954 Bye and bye Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86146 4/5/1954 Trees Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86147 4/5/1954 Spooks! Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86148 4/5/1954 The Whiffenpoof song Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86652 8/13/1954 Skokiaan, part 1 Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86653 8/13/1954 Skokiaan, part 2 Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86738 9/1/1954 Muskrat ramble Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86739 9/1/1954 Medley: Tenderly Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 86740 9/1/1954 You'll never walk alone Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87839 4/25/1955 Yeh! Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87840 4/25/1955 Mm-Mm Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87841 4/25/1955 Baby, your sleep is showing Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87842 4/25/1955 Tin roof blues Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87843 4/25/1955 Pretty little Missy Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88050 1/21/1955 When it's sleepy time down South ; (Back home again in) Indiana ; The gypsy Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88051 1/21/1955 Jeepers creepers ; Margie Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88052 1/21/1955 Tin roof blues Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88053 1/21/1955 My bucket's got a hole in it Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88054 1/21/1955 Rose room Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88055 1/21/1955 Me and Brother Bill Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88056 1/21/1955 Struttin' with some barbecue (Up a) Lazy river ; Old man Mose (false start) Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88057 1/21/1955 T'aint' what you do ; Lover come back to me Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88058 1/21/1955 Perdido Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88059 1/21/1955 Blues for bass Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88060 1/21/1955 Don't fence me in ; Basin Street blues ; When it's sleepy time down ; South (closing theme) Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88061 1/21/1955 Big butter and egg man ; Stompin' at the Savoy ; When it's sleepy time down ; South (Opening theme) Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88062 1/21/1955 Old man Mose (2nd take) ; My bucket's got a hole in it (2nd take) ; 'S wonderful ; Big Mama's back in town ; Since I fell for you Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88063 1/21/1955 Rockin' chair ; Twelfth Street rag ; Muskrat ramble Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88064 1/21/1955 C'est si bon Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88065 1/21/1955 The Whiffenpoof song Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88066 1/21/1955 When you're smiling Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88067 1/21/1955 Medley: Shadrack ; When the Saints go marching in Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88068 1/21/1955 Someday you'll be sorry Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88069 1/21/1955 St. Louis blues ; The man I love Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88070 1/21/1955 Back o'town blues ; Old man Mose (first take) Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88071 1/21/1955 Big Mama's back in town ; Big butter and egg man Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88072 1/21/1955 Mop! Mop! Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88073 1/21/1955 When it's sleepy time down South (closing theme) Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 102612 Muskrat ramble Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 102613 3/19/1954 Struttin' with some barbecue Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 102614 1/30/1951 My Monday date Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 102615 3/19/1954 Basin Street blues Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 102616 1/21/1955 When it's sleepy time down South Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 6247 4/23/1951 Unless Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 6248 4/23/1951 (Give me) A kiss to build a dream on Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 6249 4/23/1951 You're the apple of my eye Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8107 1/18/1955 Struttin' with some barbecue Louis Armstrong ; Gary Crosby instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8108 1/18/1955 Ko ko mo Louis Armstrong ; Gary Crosby instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8109 1/18/1955 Sincerely Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8110 1/18/1955 Pledging my love-1 Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8660 9/8/1955 Only you Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8661 9/8/1955 Christmas in New Orleans Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8662 9/8/1955 Moments to remember Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8663 9/8/1955 Christmas night in Harlem Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8668 9/9/1955 Easy street Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 8669 9/9/1955 Lazy bones Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, string bass  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shaw, Arvell," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/343358.

Shaw, Arvell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/343358.

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

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/343358

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LCNAR: Shaw, Arvell - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91029603

Wikidata: Arvell Shaw - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4802386

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24788438

MusicBrainz: Arvell Shaw - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/024c679b-22cc-49dd-9840-c3d75bc10336

ISNI: 0000 0000 5513 7128 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055137128

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1502603

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