Ted Sturgis

Ted "Mohawk" Sturgis (25 April 1913 – 18 October 1995) was an American jazz bassist.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 25, 1913, Died October 18, 1995

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-060351	10-in.	1/22/1941	Cuddle up, huddle up	Benny Carter Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	BS-060352	10-in.	1/22/1941	[Unknown title(s)]	Benny Carter Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	BS-060353	10-in.	1/22/1941	Babalu	Benny Carter Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	BS-060354	10-in.	1/22/1941	There, I've said it again	Benny Carter Orchestra ; Ray Felton	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	29987	10-in.	3/21/1941	Let's do it	Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	29988	10-in.	3/21/1941	Georgia on my mind	Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	29989	10-in.	3/21/1941	Romance in the dark	Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	29990	10-in.	3/21/1941	All of me	Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67292	10-in.	3/12/1940	Elephant swing	Franz Jackson and his Jacksonians		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67293	10-in.	3/12/1940	Boogie woogie camp meeting	Franz Jackson and his Jacksonians		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67294	10-in.	3/12/1940	Summer rhapsody	Franz Jackson and his Jacksonians		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67295	10-in.	3/12/1940	You're the maker of rain in my heart	Franz Jackson and his Jacksonians		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	72756	10-in.	3/5/1945	Little Jazz boogie	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	72757	10-in.	3/5/1945	Embraceable you	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	[Unnumbered World Transcriptions master]		11/16/1943	I surrender, dear	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	[Unnumbered World Transcriptions master]		11/16/1943	Lady be good	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	[Unnumbered World Transcriptions master]		11/16/1943	After you've gone	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	C 15095	10-in.	11/16/1943	The gasser	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	C 15096	10-in.	11/16/1943	Jump through the window	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	C 15097		11/16/1943	Minor jive	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	C 15098		11/16/1943	Stardust	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sturgis, Ted," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345734.

Sturgis, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345734.

"Sturgis, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.