Cedric Wallace
Cedric Wallace (August 3, 1909 in Miami, Florida – August 19, 1985 in New York City) was an American jazz double-bassist. Wallace moved to New York City in the 1930s, where he played in a band led by Reggie Johnson at the Saratoga Club. Later in the decade he worked with Jimmie Lunceford before joining Fats Waller's band from 1938-1942, the association for which he is best known. Wallace played with Waller at the peak of his popularity and plays on many of his biggest hits. He also recorded with Una Mae Carlisle, Maxine Sullivan, Champion Jack Dupree, Pat Flowers, Gene Sedric, and Dean Martin. He led his own ensemble in New York in the 1940s which featured Eddie Gibbs on bass for a time, and continued to perform into the 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 3, 1909 (Miami), Died August 19, 1985
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 117 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-048780 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | Too tired | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz.band sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-048781 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | "Send me" Jackson | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz.band sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-048782 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | Eep, ipe, wanna piece of pie | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz.band sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-051865 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Stop pretending | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-051866 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | I'll never smile again | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-051867 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | My mommie sent me to the store | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-051868 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Dry bones | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-051869 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | "Fats" Waller's original E flat blues | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-051870 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Stayin' at home | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-051871 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Hey! Stop kissin' my sister | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-053796 | 10-in. | 1/2/1941 | Buckin' the dice | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-054675 | 10-in. | 8/2/1940 | Now I lay me down to dream | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-054676 | 10-in. | 8/2/1940 | Papa's in bed with his britches on | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-054677 | 10-in. | 8/2/1940 | If I had you | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-054678 | 10-in. | 8/2/1940 | You made me love you (I didn't want to do it) | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-057083 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Everybody loves my baby | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-057084 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | I'm gonna salt away some sugar (for my sugar and me) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-057085 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Tain't nobody's biz-nezz if I do | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-057086 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Abercrombie had a zombie | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-057087 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Blue eyes | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-057088 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Scram! | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062761 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | Do you have to go? | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062762 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | Pan-pan | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062763 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | I wanna hear swing songs | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062764 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | You're gonna be sorry | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wallace, Cedric," accessed April 22, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100722.
Wallace, Cedric. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 22, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100722.
"Wallace, Cedric." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Wallace, Cedric - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002075137
Wikidata: Cedric Wallace - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5057160
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14960380
MusicBrainz: Cedric Wallace - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/82bc3fdb-79ff-4c22-b55d-0902d962b5ca
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