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 76-100 of 184 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 76122 4/10/1950 Charleston Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76401 5/22/1950 Semper fidelis Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76402 5/22/1950 El Capitan Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76403 5/22/1950 The thunderer Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76473 6/9/1950 Black bottom Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76474 6/9/1950 Original Charleston Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76475 6/9/1950 Yellow dog blues Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76476 6/9/1950 Ragging the scales Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76895 10/2/1950 Raggin' the scale Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76896 10/2/1950 Grace and beauty-1 Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76897 10/2/1950 Everybody loves my baby Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 76898 10/2/1950 A hundred years from today Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 81307 7/24/1951 A kiss to build a dream on Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 81308 7/24/1951 I get ideas Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 81357 8/6/1951 Lemme go Tamara Hayes instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 81358 8/6/1951 Dreamy melody Tamara Hayes instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 81359 8/6/1951 I got it bad Tamara Hayes instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 81360 8/6/1951 The day isn't long enough Tamara Hayes instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83801 1/9/1953 Twelfth Street rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83802 1/9/1953 Tiger rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83803 1/9/1953 Maple leaf rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83806 1/14/1953 While we danced at the Mardi Gras-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83811 1/13/1953 Cataract rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83812 1/13/1953 Down home rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 83816 1/14/1953 Johnson rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trombone  
(Results 76-100 of 184 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cutshall, Cutty," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.

Cutshall, Cutty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.

"Cutshall, Cutty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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