Sid Weiss
Sid Weiss (April 30, 1914 – March 30, 1994) was an American jazz double-bassist, active principally as a sideman for white jazz musicians in the 1930s and 1940s. Weiss learned clarinet, violin, and tuba when young, and switched to bass in his teens. He moved to New York City around 1931 and worked in the following decade with Louis Prima, Bunny Berigan, Wingy Manone, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, and Adrian Rollini. He was with Benny Goodman from 1941–45, then played in the second half of the 1940s and the early 1950s with Muggsy Spanier, Pee Wee Russell, Cozy Cole, Bud Freeman, Duke Ellington, and Eddie Condon. He quit full-time performing in the mid-1950s and in 1968 was an executive of the musicians' union in Los Angeles. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born April 30, 1914 (Schenectady), Died March 30, 1994 (Colton)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
Notes: Sometimes listed in Victor ledgers as Seymour Weiss.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 166 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-024079 | 10-in. | 7/24/1938 | Begin the beguine | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-024080 | 10-in. | 7/24/1938 | Indian love call | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-024081 | 10-in. | 7/24/1938 | Comin' on | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-024082 | 10-in. | 7/24/1938 | Back Bay shuffle | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-024083 | 10-in. | 7/24/1938 | Any old time | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-024084 | 10-in. | 7/24/1938 | I can't believe that you're in love with me | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-027229 | 10-in. | 9/27/1938 | Nightmare (Theme song) | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-027230 | 10-in. | 9/27/1938 | Non-stop flight | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-027231 | 10-in. | 9/27/1938 | Yesterdays | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-027232 | 10-in. | 9/27/1938 | What is this thing called love? | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-027233 | 10-in. | 9/27/1938 | You're a sweet little headache | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-027234 | 10-in. | 9/27/1938 | I have eyes | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-028973 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Between a kiss and a sigh | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-028974 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Thanks for ev'rything | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-028975 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Deep in a dream | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-028976 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Day after day | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-028977 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Softly, as in a morning sunrise | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-028978 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Copenhagen | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-030731 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | A room with a view | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-031491 | 10-in. | 1/17/1939 | Lover, come back to me | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-031492 | 10-in. | 1/17/1939 | My heart stood still | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-031493 | 10-in. | 1/17/1939 | Rosalie | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-031494 | 10-in. | 1/17/1939 | Supper time | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-031495 | 10-in. | 1/17/1939 | Vilia | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-031823 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | The man I love | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weiss, Sid," accessed June 8, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106891.
Weiss, Sid. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106891.
"Weiss, Sid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 8 June 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Weiss, Sid - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93057834
Wikidata: Sid Weiss - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1351706
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54335647
MusicBrainz: Sid Weiss - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/721749f7-4055-48b6-b9ff-9cf38156101b
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