Charlie Shavers

Charlie Shavers

Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 3, 1920 (New York City), Died July 8, 1971 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, arranger, composer, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 361 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	76762	8/29/1950	Only a moment ago	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76763	8/29/1950	Opus two	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76764	8/29/1950	My moonlight Madonna	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76851	9/18/1950	Aggravatin' situation	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76852	9/18/1950	Everybody wants to go to heaven	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76865	9/23/1950	Strangers	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76866	9/23/1950	Music, maestro, please	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76867	9/23/1950	Goofus	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76899	9/26/1950	Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76900	9/26/1950	Molasses, molasses	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76912	9/29/1950	May I?	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76913	9/29/1950	One morning in May	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76964	10/6/1950	September in the rain	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76965	10/6/1950	As time goes by	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76966	10/6/1950	Don't take your love from me	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76991	10/10/1950	This nearly was mine	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76992	10/10/1950	Something to remember you by	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	76993	10/10/1950	I see your face before me	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	80004	8/4/1947	Stardust, part 1	Charlie Shavers	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	80005	8/4/1947	Stardust, part 2	Charlie Shavers	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	80006	8/4/1947	Stardust, part 3	Charlie Shavers	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	80007	8/4/1947	Stardust, part 4	Charlie Shavers	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	80008	8/4/1947	The man I love, part 1	Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	80009	8/4/1947	The man I love, part 2	Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	80010	8/4/1947	The man I love, part 3	Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shavers, Charlie," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.

Shavers, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.

"Shavers, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.

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Charlie Shavers

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