Sandy Block
Sandy Block, also credited as Sid Block (January 16, 1917 - October 1985) was an American jazz bassist. Block played violin as a child, and grew up in Cleveland and Brooklyn. He picked up bass in high school and worked professionally in big bands from the late 1930s. He worked with Van Alexander, Chick Webb, Alvino Rey, and Tommy Dorsey and recorded with Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. He played with Charlie Parker on the only television appearance Parker ever made. After the 1950s Block worked extensively as a studio musician, including for folk ensembles such as The Greenbriar Boys. He played with Jimmy McPartland and Johnny Costa, but went into semi-retirement after the 1960s. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born January 16, 1917, Died October 1, 1985
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
See Also: Block, Sid
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 297 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-060611 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Nighty-night | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Yvonne King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-060612 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | My prodigal | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-060613 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | William Tell | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-060614 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | William Tell | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061748 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | Feed that eagle | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Yvonne King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061749 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | You are the lyric (To the loving song in my heart) | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Bill Schallen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061750 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | (The belle of the village ball) Around and around she goes | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061751 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | The skunk song | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Dick Morgan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061752 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | Santa Claus is comin' to town | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061914 | 10-in. | 11/21/1941 | Liebestraum (A dream of love) | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061915 | 10-in. | 11/21/1941 | I said no! | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Yvonne King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061916 | 10-in. | 11/21/1941 | Deep in the heart of Texas | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Skeets Herfurt ; Bill Schallen | Jazz/dance band, with 2 male solos, vocal ensemble, and clapping | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061917 | 10-in. | 11/21/1941 | Sing your worries away | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061918 | 10-in. | 11/21/1941 | Not a star in sight | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061927 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Someone's rocking my dreamboat | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061928 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | 'Tis autumn | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061929 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Arthur Murray taught me dancing in a hurry | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061930 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | We're the couple in the castle | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | PBS-061931 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | How do you fall in love? | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062775 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | My sister and I | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062776 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | I understand | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062777 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Slap-slap (That's the way ya say hello) | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062778 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062779 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Oh, for heaven's sake | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Skeets Herfurt ; Yvonne King | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-062780 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | As I remember you | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Bill Schollen | Instrumental ensemble. with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Block, Sandy," accessed March 29, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112796.
Block, Sandy. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112796.
"Block, Sandy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 29 March 2023.
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LCNAR: Block, Sandy, 1917-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005085517
Wikidata: Sandy Block - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7417168
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76054661
MusicBrainz: Sandy Block - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c55de877-a57e-450d-b5bb-56243f653f52
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