Chu Berry
Leon Brown "Chu" Berry (September 13, 1908 – October 30, 1941) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist during the 1930s. According to music critic Gary Giddins, musicians called him "Chu" either because he chewed on the mouthpiece of his saxophone or because he had a Fu Manchu mustache. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 13, 1908 (Wheeling), Died October 30, 1941 (Conneaut)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, composer
Notes: Sometimes listed as Leon "Chu" Berry on Gramophone Company discs and as Leon Berry in Victor ledgers.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 85 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-037729 | 10-in. | 6/19/1939 | Royal Garden blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-037730 | 10-in. | 6/19/1939 | Beale Street blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-037731 | 10-in. | 6/19/1939 | In the barrel | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-037732 | 10-in. | 6/19/1939 | Farewell blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-037733 | 10-in. | 6/19/1939 | Fare thee, my baby, fare-thee-well | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-037734 | 10-in. | 6/19/1939 | Limehouse blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-041408 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | Hot mallets | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-041971 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | Blue Lou | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-041972 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | Sudan | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-041973 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | How long blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-041974 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | When the saints go marching in | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-041975 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | My honey's lovin' arms | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-041976 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | When my sugar walks down the street | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Columbia | W152577 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Do your duty | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Columbia | W152578 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Gimme a pigfoot | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Columbia | W152579 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Take me for a buggy ride | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Columbia | W152580 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | I'm down in the dumps | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Columbia | 23992 | 10-in. | 1/20/1939 | That's all I ask of you | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Columbia | 23993 | 10-in. | 1/20/1939 | Dream of life | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Columbia | W265156 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Blue interlude | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Columbia | W265157 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | I never knew-1 | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Columbia | W265158 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Once upon a time-1 | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Columbia | W265159 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | Krazy kapers | Chocolate Dandies | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Brunswick | B18196 | 10-in. | 10/25/1935 | Twenty-four hours a day | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Brunswick | B18197 | 10-in. | 10/25/1935 | Yankee Doodle never went to town | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Berry, Chu," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103961.
Berry, Chu. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103961.
"Berry, Chu." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Leon “Chu” Berry
Discogs: Chu Berry
Allmusic: Chu Berry
Grove: Chu Berry
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Berry, Chu - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82164704
Wikidata: Leon “Chu” Berry - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1089014
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100245994
MusicBrainz: Leon “Chu” Berry - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf4b276e-b71c-43d3-a943-1067706b7765
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