Nat Story

Nathaniel Edward Story (August 8, 1904 in Oak Station, Kentucky – November 21, 1968 in Evansville, Indiana) was an American jazz trombonist. Story played on riverboats on the Mississippi with Fate Marable and Floyd Campbell in the 1920s, and played with the Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight in 1928. He moved to New York City in the 1930s, working with Luis Russell (1934), Sam Wooding (1934), and Chick Webb (1936–39). After Webb's death he remained in the orchestra under the direction of Ella Fitzgerald, but left in 1940. Early in the 1940s he played with Andy Kirk and Lucky Millinder, but went into semi-retirement after this, though he performed occasionally into the 1960s.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 8, 1904, Died November 21, 1968

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 89 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MS-031431	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Jan. 1939	Tea for two	Chick Webb Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	MS-031432	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Jan. 1939	Crazy rhythm	Chick Webb Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	MS-031433	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Jan. 1939	Blue skies	Chick Webb Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61123	10-in.	6/2/1936	Go Harlem-1	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61124	10-in.	6/2/1936	Sing me a swing song (and let me dance)	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61125	10-in.	6/2/1936	A little bit later on	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61126	10-in.	6/2/1936	Love, you're just a laugh	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61127	10-in.	6/2/1936	Devoting my time to you	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61361	10-in.	10/29/1936	(If you can't sing it) You'll have to swing it	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61362	10-in.	10/29/1936	Swinging on the reservation	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61363	10-in.	10/29/1936	I got the Spring fever blues	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61364	10-in.	10/29/1936	Vote for Mr. Rhythm	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61520	10-in.	1/14/1937	There's frost on the moon-1	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61527	10-in.	1/14/1937	Take another guess	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61528	10-in.	1/14/1937	Love marches on-1	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61530	10-in.	1/15/1937	Gee, but you're swell	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62064	10-in.	3/24/1937	Rusty hinge	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62065	10-in.	3/24/1937	Wake up and live-2	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62066	10-in.	3/24/1937	It's swell of you	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62067	10-in.	3/24/1937	You showed me the way	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62068	10-in.	3/24/1937	Clap hands! Here comes Charley	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62069	10-in.	3/24/1937	Cryin' mood	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62072	10-in.	3/24/1937	Love is the thing, so they say	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62073	10-in.	3/24/1937	That naughty waltz	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62725	10-in.	10/27/1937	Just a simple melody	Chick Webb Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone

(Results 1-25 of 89 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Story, Nat," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345565.

Story, Nat. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345565.

"Story, Nat." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.