Chuck Gentry

Charles T. Gentry (December 14, 1911, Belgrade, Nebraska – January 1, 1988, California) was an American jazz saxophonist.

Gentry learned to play clarinet while growing up in Sterling, Colorado, United States, and attended Colorado State Teachers College before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. He played with Vido Musso in 1939, then with Harry James in 1940–41; during World War II he worked with Benny Goodman, the Army band of Glenn Miller, and Artie Shaw. He then worked with Jan Savitt before returning to Goodman's employ in 1946. After 1947, he worked often as a session musician with Louis Armstrong, Georgie Auld, Charlie Barnet, Ralph Burns, Benny Carter, June Christy, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Pete Fountain, The Four Freshmen, Erroll Garner, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Spud Murphy, Anita O'Day, Patti Page, Mel Powell, Della Reese, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Mel Torme, and Nancy Wilson.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1911, Died January 1, 1988

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone, reeds, saxophone, alto saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-073420 10-in. 3/10/1942 All those wonderful years Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-073421 10-in. 3/10/1942 'Tain't no good Peggy Mann ; Tommy Taylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-073422 10-in. 3/10/1942 If you are but a dream Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-073423 10-in. 3/10/1942 There won't be a shortage of love Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Decca 70389 10-in. 2/24/1942 Rain, rain, rain Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70390 10-in. 2/24/1942 'Tain't no good, part 1 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70391 10-in. 2/24/1942 'Tain't no good, part 2 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70392 10-in. 2/24/1942 Me and my Malinda Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70393 10-in. 2/24/1942 If you are but a dream Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70436 10-in. 3/4/1942 Last night I said a prayer Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70437 10-in. 3/4/1942 My little cousin Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70438 10-in. 3/4/1942 Always in my heart Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70480 10-in. 3/12/1942 Heavenly hideaway Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70481 10-in. 3/12/1942 Full moon Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70482 10-in. 3/12/1942 An overture to love Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70483 10-in. 3/12/1942 Jersey bounce Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70484 10-in. 3/12/1942 Blue skies Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70485 10-in. 3/12/1942 Mood insagroove Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70525 10-in. 3/17/1942 Sleepy lagoon Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70526 10-in. 3/17/1942 Someday sweetheart Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70527 10-in. 3/17/1942 I threw a kiss in the ocean Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70704 10-in. 5/1/1942 On Echo Hill Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70705 10-in. 5/1/1942 Take me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70706 10-in. 5/1/1942 This is worth fighting for Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70707 10-in. 5/1/1942 Wonder when my baby's coming home? Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70808 10-in. 6/2/1942 Serenade in blue Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70809 10-in. 6/2/1942 My devotion Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70810 10-in. 6/2/1942 I've got a gal in Kalamazoo Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 70811 10-in. 6/2/1942 Sorghum switch (Cole slaw Cor. 60063, 9-60063, CRL-56008) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71054 10-in. 7/14/1942 I'm getting tired so I can sleep Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71055 10-in. 7/14/1942 Brazil Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71056 10-in. 7/14/1942 At the cross-roads (Malaguena) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71057 10-in. 7/14/1942 Murder! He says Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71058 10-in. 7/14/1942 I'll find you Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71059 10-in. 7/14/1942 Daybreak Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71060 10-in. 7/14/1942 Let's get lost Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71061 10-in. 7/14/1942 Manhattan serenade Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71062 10-in. 7/14/1942 Ev' ry night about this time Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 71063 10-in. 7/14/1942 He didn't ask me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6036 2/2/1951 Valse triste Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6037 2/2/1951 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6038 2/2/1951 Johnson rag Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6039 2/2/1951 Gospel train Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6189 4/2/1951 St. Louis blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6190 4/2/1951 Beale Street blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6191 4/2/1951 Loveless love Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6237 4/16/1951 Joe Turner's blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6238 4/16/1951 Way down South where the blues began Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6239 4/16/1951 Yellow dog blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6240 4/16/1951 Aunt Hagar's blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6257 4/28/1951 Tell me (Tell me why) Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6258 4/28/1951 Sound off (Duckworth chant) Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6259 4/28/1951 A pair of trumpets Jerry Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6526 11/23/1951 Necessary evil Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, saxophone  
Decca L 6527 11/23/1951 Oops! Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, saxophone  
Decca L 6528 11/23/1951 Would you like to take a walk Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, saxophone  
Decca L 6529 11/23/1951 Who walks in (when I walk out) Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, saxophone  
Decca L 6533 11/26/1951 Baby doll Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6534 11/26/1951 What does it take? Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6535 11/26/1951 Lady bug Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 6536 11/26/1951 Lazy day Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 8107 1/18/1955 Struttin' with some barbecue Louis Armstrong ; Gary Crosby instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 8108 1/18/1955 Ko ko mo Louis Armstrong ; Gary Crosby instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 8109 1/18/1955 Sincerely Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 8110 1/18/1955 Pledging my love-1 Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9346 5/21/1956 Something blue Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9347 5/21/1956 Open house Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9348 5/21/1956 Sampan Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9349 5/21/1956 Fair and warmer Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9350 5/21/1956 In a sentimental mood Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9351 5/21/1956 But not for me Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9352 5/21/1956 Moanin' in the mornin' Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9353 5/21/1956 The touch of your lips Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9387 7/9/1956 Stompin' at the Savoy Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9388 7/9/1956 Matinee Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9389 7/9/1956 Strike up the band Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9390 7/9/1956 Diga diga doo Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9391 7/9/1956 You don't know what love is Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9392 7/9/1956 Status quo Bill Hitz Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9403 7/19/1956 Three sketches for jazz orchestra: Part 1: Nostalgia Franz Waxman and Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9404 7/19/1956 Three sketches for jazz orchestra: Part 2: Song Franz Waxman and Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9405 7/19/1956 Three sketches for jazz orchestra: Part 3: Blues Franz Waxman and Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9406 7/19/1956 Theme, variations and fugato for jazz orchestra Franz Waxman and Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 9805 1/18/1957 Wild and crazy Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 9806 1/18/1957 Central Park-4 A.M. Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 9807 1/18/1957 Blues at five Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 9808 1/18/1957 The poor people of Brazil Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 9851 2/11/1957 Smooth Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 9852 2/11/1957 Return of the man Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 9853 2/11/1957 Exotica Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 9854 2/11/1957 Just a little jazz Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 10343 7/5/1957 Hop, skip but jump Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 10344 7/5/1957 Lament in five Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 10345 7/5/1957 Jubilation Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 10346 7/5/1957 Nightcap Elmer Bernstein instrumentalist, reeds  
Decca L 10805 10/30/1958 Jane's jump Jack Kane Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 10806 10/30/1958 It's a lonesome old town Jack Kane Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 10807 10/30/1958 Sound of the blues Jack Kane Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 10808 10/30/1958 Wouldn't it be loverly Jack Kane Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 10829 2/25/1958 Pottsville, U.S.A. Billy Bean ; John (Johnny) Pisano instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 10830 2/25/1958 Dinglebird Billy Bean ; John (Johnny) Pisano instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 10831 2/25/1958 Half breed Billy Bean ; John (Johnny) Pisano instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 10832 2/25/1958 Pastorale Billy Bean ; John (Johnny) Pisano instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11039 6/30/1958 In your private eye Heinie Beau Jazz Stars instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone  
Decca L 11040 6/30/1958 The tattooed street car named baby Heinie Beau Jazz Stars instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone  
Decca L 11041 6/30/1958 The cool tin roof story Heinie Beau Jazz Stars instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone  
Decca L 11042 6/30/1958 Under the blowtop Heinie Beau Jazz Stars instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone  
Decca L 11043 6/30/1958 The man with the golden embouchure Heinie Beau Jazz Stars instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone  
Decca L 11044 6/30/1958 Scotland yardbird Heinie Beau Jazz Stars instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone  
Decca L 11400 3/4/1959 Memphis blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11401 3/4/1959 Aunt Hagar's blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11402 3/4/1959 Beale Street blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11403 3/4/1959 Five Point blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11417 3/11/1959 St. Louis blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11418 3/11/1959 Blue Fountain Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11419 3/11/1959 Wang wang blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 11420 3/11/1959 Japansy Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12031 4/6/1960 Green eyes Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12032 4/6/1960 March of the Bob Cats Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12033 4/6/1960 Frenesi Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12034 4/6/1960 Woodchopper's ball Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12035 4/6/1960 Alone together Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12036 4/8/1960 Me and my shadow Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12037 4/8/1960 Sometimes I'm happy Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca L 12038 4/8/1960 Let's dance Pete Fountain instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gentry, Chuck," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.

Gentry, Chuck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.

"Gentry, Chuck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.

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