Sid Catlett
Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951) was an American jazz drummer. Catlett was one of the most versatile drummers of his era, adapting with the changing music scene as bebop emerged. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 10, 1910 (Evansville), Died March 25, 1951 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 180 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-100360 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | I'm a fool for loving you | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-100361 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Moonrise on the lowlands | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-100362 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | I'll always be in love with you | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-100363 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Jangled nerves | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051222 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Shake it and break it | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051223 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Old man blues | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051224 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Wild man blues | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051225 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Nobody knows the way I feels dis mornin' | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051226 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Make me a pallet on the floor (Atlanta blues) | Sidney Bechet and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-068112 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | 12th street rag | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-068114 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | Rose room | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-068115 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | Oh! Lady be good! | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-068116 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | What is this thing called love | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D5VB-0662 | 10-in. | 10/8/1945 | Tell ya what I'm gonna do | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D5VB-0663 | 10-in. | 10/8/1945 | Come to baby, do! | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-1082 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | A song was born | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden | Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-1083 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Please stop playing those blues, boy | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden | Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-1084 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Before long | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars | Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet | instrumentalist, drums, composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1085 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Lovely weather we're having | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars | Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Columbia | W265156 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Blue interlude | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Columbia | W265157 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | I never knew-1 | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Columbia | W265158 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Once upon a time-1 | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Columbia | W265159 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | Krazy kapers | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 64325 | 10-in. | 7/20/1938 | I got a feeling for you | Tiny Mayberry | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 64326 | 10-in. | 7/20/1938 | Someday, someday | Tiny Mayberry | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Catlett, Sid," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109211.
Catlett, Sid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109211.
"Catlett, Sid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Catlett, Sid, 1910-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91029595
Wikidata: Sid Catlett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q720654
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66651235
MusicBrainz: Sid Catlett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7f35e102-b02b-4e51-a1cf-9586b7f5e904
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