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 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, tuba, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 92 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Louis Armstrong) | 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 (Louis Armstrong) | 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-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 | ||
| Decca | L 6757 | 5/9/1952 | Just you, just me | Georgie Auld ; Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 6758 | 5/9/1952 | I wonder | Georgie Auld ; Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 6759 | 5/9/1952 | Crazy she calls me | Georgie Auld ; Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Callender, Red," accessed October 3, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105316.
Callender, Red. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105316.
"Callender, Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 3 October 2022.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Callender, Red - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86069627
Wikidata: Red Callender - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1369875
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51874646
MusicBrainz: Red Callender - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/60c34576-6819-4e75-9fa7-a734ef2ecd87
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