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 76-89 of 89 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	66135	10-in.	8/18/1939	Billy (I always dream of Billy)	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	66136	10-in.	8/18/1939	Please tell me the truth	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	66137	10-in.	8/18/1939	I'm not complainin'	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	66138	10-in.	8/18/1939	Betcha nickel	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67119	10-in.	1/26/1940	Is there somebody else ?	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67120	10-in.	1/26/1940	Sugar blues	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67121	10-in.	1/26/1940	The starlit hour	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	67122	10-in.	1/26/1940	What's the matter with me?	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	91836	10-in.	10/12/1939	You're gonna lose your gal	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	91837	10-in.	10/12/1939	After I say I'm sorry	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	91838	10-in.	10/12/1939	Baby, what else can I do?	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	91839	10-in.	10/12/1939	My wubba dolly	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	91840	10-in.	10/12/1939	Lindy hoppers' delight (Instrumental)	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	91841	10-in.	10/12/1939	Moon ray	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone

(Results 76-89 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.