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Arthur Schutt
Arthur Schutt (November 21, 1902 – January 28, 1965) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. Schutt was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, and learned piano from his father. He accompanied silent films as a teenager in the 1910 and was playing in a movie palace in 1918 when Paul Specht hired him to play in a band; he worked for Specht until 1924, including during a tour of Europe in 1923. He held positions with Roger Wolfe Kahn and Don Voorhees, and became a prolific studio pianist, recording with Fred Rich, Nat Shilkret, Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, and the Charleston Chasers. From 1926-29 and again in 1931 he played with Red Nichols; he also recorded with Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey's orchestra (1928–31), and Benny Goodman. He recorded under his own name in 1929-30 as a bandleader. Schutt receded from jazz in the 1930s, though he did play with Bud Freeman in 1939. He spent much of the 1940s and 1950s working in the Hollywood recording studios. Schutt composed a jazz tune "Delirium" in 1927, which was widely recorded. In 1934, Schutt co-wrote "Georgia Jubilee" with Benny Goodman which, while a hit, was also recorded by Isham Jones's band. Schutt also composed the ragtime "piano novelty" piece "Bluin' the Black Keys", considered one of the most difficult traditional, period rags ever written. Schutt died in San Francisco, California, in January 1965, at the age of 62. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 21, 1902 (Reading), Died January 28, 1965 (San Francisco)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, composer, songwriter, harmonium
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 186 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-34635 | 10-in. | 2/19/1926 | Bluin' the black keys | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34636 | 10-in. | 2/19/1926 | Delirium | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-37768 | 10-in. | 2/11/1927 | Delirium | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-81701 | 10-in. | 2/6/1934 | Ill wind | Harold Arlen ; Arthur Schutt | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-81702 | 10-in. | 2/6/1934 | As long as I live | Harold Arlen ; Arthur Schutt | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-81703 | 10-in. | 2/6/1934 | Here goes (A fool) | Harold Arlen ; Arthur Schutt | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141450 | 10-in. | 12/31/1925 | Trumpet blues | Donald Lindley | Trumpet solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141451 | 10-in. | 12/31/1925 | Sweet stuff | Donald Lindley | Trumpet solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141559 | 10-in. | 1/26/1926 | Oh, how I've waited for you | Donald Lindley ; Miff Mole ; Arthur Schutt | Trumpet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141560 | 10-in. | 1/26/1926 | Fallen arches | Donald Lindley ; Miff Mole ; Arthur Schutt | Trumpet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W143296 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | Muddy water | Charles Kaley | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W143297 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | High-high-high up in the hills | Charles Kaley | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W143298 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | Who do you love? | Charles Kaley | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W143378 | 10-in. | 2/2/1927 | Rosie O'Ryan (Sure I love you) | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W143454 | 10-in. | 2/9/1927 | That's my hap-hap-happiness | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W143455 | 10-in. | 2/9/1927 | I wonder how I look when I'm asleep | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W143456 | 10-in. | 2/9/1927 | What does it matter? | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W144169 | 10-in. | 5/18/1927 | Delirium | Charleston Chasers ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W144233 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | In the evening | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W144234 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | Just another day wasted away (Waiting for you) | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 144239 | 10-in. | 5/27/1927 | There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 144240 | 10-in. | 5/27/1927 | Vo-do-do-de-o blues | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 144241 | 10-in. | 5/27/1927 | (Who-oo? You-oo!) That's who! | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W144370 | 10-in. | 7/14/1927 | I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me | Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W144371 | 10-in. | 7/14/1927 | Just a little old school house (Up on top of the hill) | Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schutt, Arthur," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107368.
Schutt, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107368.
"Schutt, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Schutt, Arthur, 1902-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96010216
Wikidata: Arthur Schutt - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q711455
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MusicBrainz: Arthur Schutt - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6539fbab-f674-4c29-bef1-288e7c7235fa
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