Red Callender

Red Callender

George Sylvester "Red" Callender (March 6, 1916 – March 8, 1992) was an American string bass and tuba player. He is perhaps best known as a jazz musician, but worked with an array of pop, rock and vocal acts as a member of The Wrecking Crew, a group of first-call session musicians in Los Angeles.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 6, 1916 (Virginia), Died March 8, 1992 (Saugus)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, tuba, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 95 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-055228	10-in.	12/19/1940	Lost love	Hampton Rhythm Girls ; Lionel Hampton Orchestra ; Lee Young	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-0588	10-in.	2/22/1951	Tonight of all nights	Bixie Crawford ; Ernie Freeman Orchestra ; Ernie Freeman	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2149	10-in.	9/6/1946	I want a little girl	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal, solo with jazz septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D6VB-2150	10-in.	9/6/1946	Sugar	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal, solo with jazz septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D6VB-2151	10-in.	9/6/1946	Blues for yesterday	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal, solo with jazz septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D6VB-2152	10-in.	9/6/1946	Blues in the South	Louis Armstrong Hot Six	Male vocal solo, with jazz septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D6VB-2192	10-in.	10/17/1946	Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans	Louis Armstrong ; Dixieland Seven	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D6VB-2193	10-in.	10/17/1946	Where the blues were born in New Orleans	Louis Armstrong ; Dixieland Seven	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D6VB-2194	10-in.	10/17/1946	Mahogany Hall stomp	Louis Armstrong ; Dixieland Seven	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D7VB-0511	10-in.	4/22/1947	From dixieland to be-bop (or Condon meets Gillespie)	Lucky Seven (Lucky Thompson) ; Lucky Thompson	Jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D7VB-0513	10-in.	4/22/1947	Boppin' the blues	Lucky Seven (Lucky Thompson) ; Lucky Thompson	Jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, string bass
Philo	P1000A	12-in.	July 1942	Body and soul	Lester Young Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, string bass
Philo	P1000B	12-in.	July 1942	Indiana	Lester Young Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, string bass
Philo	P1001A	12-in.	July 1942	Tea for two	Lester Young Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, string bass
Philo	P1001B	12-in.	July 1942	I can't get started	Lester Young Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63775	10-in.	5/13/1938	So little time	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63776	10-in.	5/13/1938	Mexican swing	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63777	10-in.	5/13/1938	As long as you live	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63778	10-in.	5/13/1938	When the Saints go marchin' in	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63809	10-in.	5/18/1938	on the sentimentccl side	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63810	10-in.	5/18/1938	It's wonderful	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63811	10-in.	5/18/1938	Something tells me	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63812	10-in.	5/18/1938	Love walked in	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	DLA 1084	10-in.	11/15/1937	Once in a while	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	DLA 1085	10-in.	11/15/1937	On the sunny side of the street	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra		instrumentalist, string bass

(Results 1-25 of 95 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Callender, Red," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105316.

Callender, Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105316.

"Callender, Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.