Cutty Cutshall
Robert Dewees "Cutty" Cutshall (December 29, 1911 – August 16, 1968) was an American jazz trombonist. Cutshall was born in Huntington Co., Pennsylvania, on December 29, 1911. He played in Pittsburgh early in his career, making his first major tour in 1934 with Charley Dornberger. He joined Jan Savitt's orchestra in 1938, then played with Benny Goodman in the early 1940s. Later in the decade he worked frequently with Billy Butterfield and did some freelance work in New York City. He started working with Eddie Condon in 1949, an association which lasted over a decade. Cutshall was touring with Condon in Toronto when the trombonist died of a heart attack in his hotel room on August 16, 1968. Cutshall's credits include work with Peanuts Hucko, Bob Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1911 (Huntingdon), Died August 16, 1968 (Toronto)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 184 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 66708 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | Indian Summer | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66709 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | Sweet dreams, sweetheart | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66710 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | Good morning | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66711 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | Stranger things have happened | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66712 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | Many dreams ago | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66821 | 10-in. | 11/5/1939 | It's a wonderful world-1 | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66822 | 10-in. | 11/5/1939 | Maid of the mist | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66823 | 10-in. | 11/5/1939 | After all | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66824 | 10-in. | 11/5/1939 | Honestly | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67105 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Make love with a guitar | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67106 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Imagination | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67107 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Tuxedo junction | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67108 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Kansas City moods | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67147 | 10-in. | 2/4/1940 | Turkey in the straw | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67148 | 10-in. | 2/4/1940 | Parade of the wooden soldiers | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67149 | 10-in. | 2/4/1940 | Blues in the groove-1 | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67150 | 10-in. | 2/4/1940 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67151 | 10-in. | 2/4/1940 | It's time to jump and shout | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67536 | 10-in. | 4/12/1940 | Secrets in the moonlight | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67537 | 10-in. | 4/12/1940 | Make-believe island | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67538 | 10-in. | 4/12/1940 | Where was I? | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67539 | 10-in. | 4/12/1940 | Ask your heart | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67540 | 10-in. | 4/12/1940 | Tuxedo junction | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67601 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | You're lonely and I'm lonely | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67602 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | You can't brush me off | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cutshall, Cutty," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.
Cutshall, Cutty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.
"Cutshall, Cutty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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