Walter Yoder
Walt Yoder (April 21, 1914 – December 2, 1978) was an American jazz double-bassist, best known for his association with Woody Herman. A piano player from age ten, Yoder switched to bass as a teenager. He worked in the bands of Joe Haymes, Tommy Dorsey, and Jimmy Dorsey early in the 1930s. Yoder played with Herman in Isham Jones's band in the middle of the 1930s. After this ensemble dissolved in 1936, Herman formed a new group with five of Jones's former sidemen, including Yoder. He remained with Herman through 1942 and played with him again in 1947-48. Following his tenure with Herman, Yoder played with Ben Pollack, Russ Morgan, Bob Crosby, and Red Nichols. He did some works as a bandleader and in the studios near Los Angeles later in his life, playing into the 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 21, 1914 (Hutchinson), Died December 3, 1978
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 265 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 68699 | 10-in. | 2/13/1941 | South | Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68700 | 10-in. | 2/13/1941 | Fan it | Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68804 | 10-in. | 3/11/1941 | Sleepy serenade | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68805 | 10-in. | 3/11/1941 | Let's get away from it all | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68806 | 10-in. | 3/11/1941 | Everything happens to me | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68807 | 10-in. | 3/11/1941 | Chloe (Song of the swamp) | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68808 | 10-in. | 3/11/1941 | Eve, let that apple bee | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68927 | 10-in. | 4/4/1941 | You call it madness, but I call it love | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68928 | 10-in. | 4/4/1941 | Lazy rhapsody | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68929 | 10-in. | 4/4/1941 | Intermezzo | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68930 | 10-in. | 4/4/1941 | Time changes everything | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68931 | 10-in. | 4/4/1941 | My Mom | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68982 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Dancing in the dark | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68983 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | G'bye now | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68984 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Until tomorrow | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68985 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | You'll never know | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 68986 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Night watchman | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 69311 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Love me a little | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 69312 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Hey doc! | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 69313 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Don't cry, cherie | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 69314 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Prisoner of love | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 69315 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | There goes that song again | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 69316 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | Loveliness and love | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 70079 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | Someone's rocking my dreamboat | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 70080 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | Rose o'day (The Filla-ga-dusha song) | Woody Herman Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yoder, Walter," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351754.
Yoder, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351754.
"Yoder, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Yoder, Walt, 1914-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010167049
Wikidata: Walter Yoder - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15485332
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