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 (Results 326-350 of 361 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 103308 | 9/13/1957 | Coax me | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 103309 | 9/13/1957 | Passing fancy | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 103796 | 8/4/1947 | One o'clock jump-1 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 103797 | 8/4/1947 | Oh, lady be good-2 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 104513 | 3/5/1958 | Invitation | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 104514 | 3/5/1958 | Free and easy | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 104515 | 3/5/1958 | Moonray | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 104516 | 3/5/1958 | Lo and behold | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Signature | SRC 338 | 10-in. | 1947 | On the sunny side of the street | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 339 | 10-in. | 1947 | I've got the world on a string | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 340 | 10-in. | 1947 | Butterfly kick | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 341 | 10-in. | 1947 | Ich will sich spielen | Hazel Scott | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 5984 | 1/5/1951 | You know you belong to somebody else | Mills Brothers | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 5985 | 1/5/1951 | Please don't talk about me when I'm gone | Mills Brothers | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 5986 | 1/7/1951 | The girl friend | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 5987 | 1/7/1951 | Without a word of warning | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 5988 | 10-in. | 1/7/1951 | You gotta show me | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | L 5989 | 1/7/1951 | Then you've never been blue | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 6329 | 6/29/1951 | If you turn me down | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6330 | 6/29/1951 | I fall in love with you ev'ry day | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6331 | 6/29/1951 | You left your brown-eyed baby blue | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6332 | 6/29/1951 | Everything I have is yours | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6333 | 6/29/1951 | The hula hula boogie | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6334 | 6/29/1951 | My magic heart | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | |||
| Decca | L 6338 | 7/2/1951 | You blew out the flame in my heart | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shavers, Charlie," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.
Shavers, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.
"Shavers, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Shavers, Charlie, 1917-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91019551
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MusicBrainz: Charlie Shavers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c6607e2-dd61-4056-a56f-e46ebfa8b4c7
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