George Matthews
George Matthews (September 23, 1912 – June 28, 1982) was a jazz trombonist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 23, 1912 (Dominica), Died June 28, 1982
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-99972 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | It is true what they say about Dixie? | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-99973 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | All my life | Taft Jordan ; Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-99974 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | The right somebody to love | Jack Butler ; Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-99975 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | The glory of love | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-99976 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Ride, red, ride | Willie Bryant ; Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-99977 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Moonrise on the lowlands | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | MS-031431 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Tea for two | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | MS-031432 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Crazy rhythm | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | MS-031433 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Blue skies | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0886 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Swingin' the blues | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0887 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | St. Louis boogie | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0888 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Basie's basement | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0889 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Backstage at Stuff's | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0890 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | My buddy | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0893 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | I never knew (I could love anybody like I'm loving you) | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0894 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Sugar | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Decca | 38693 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | Shout, sister, shout | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38694 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | Mister, will you serenade? | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38695 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38696 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | The Sheik of Araby | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38785 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | Ol' man river | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38786 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | I ain't got nobody | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38787 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | I'm a ding dong Daddy | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38788 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | She'll be coming round the mountain | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62328 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | Public melody number one | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62329 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | Yours and mine | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62330 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | Red cap | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62335 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | She's the daughter of a planter from Havana | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62336 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Alexander's ragtime band | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62337 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | Cuban Pete | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62338 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | I've got a heart full of rhythm | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 62339 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Sun showers | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63693 | 10-in. | 5/2/1938 | A-tisket, a-tasket | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63694 | 10-in. | 5/2/1938 | Heart of mine | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63695 | 10-in. | 5/2/1938 | I'm just a jitterbug | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63696 | 10-in. | 5/2/1938 | Azure | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63707 | 10-in. | 5/3/1938 | Spinnin' the Webb | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63708 | 10-in. | 5/3/1938 | Liza (All the clouds 'll roll away) | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63934 | 10-in. | 6/9/1938 | Pack up your sins and go to the devil | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63935 | 10-in. | 6/9/1938 | MacPherson is rehearsin' to swing | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63936 | 10-in. | 6/9/1938 | Everybody step | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63937 | 10-in. | 6/9/1938 | Ella | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64459 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | Wacky dust | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64460 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | Gotta pebble in my shoe | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64461 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | I can't stop loving you | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64464 | 10-in. | 8/18/1938 | Who ya hunchin'? | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64465 | 10-in. | 8/18/1938 | I let a tear fall in the river | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64573 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | F.D.R Jones | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64574 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | I love each move you make | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64575 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | It's foxy | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64576 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | I found my yellow basket | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65039 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | Undecided | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65040 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | T'ain't what you do | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65041 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | In the groove at the Grove | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65042 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | One side of me | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65043 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65094 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Sugar pie | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65095 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | It's slumbertime along the Swanee | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65096 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | I'm up a tree | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65097 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Chew-chew-chew (Your bubble gum) | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65445 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | Have mercy | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65446 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | Little white lies | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65447 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | Coochi-coochi-coo | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65448 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | That was my heart | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65903 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Betcha nickel | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65904 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Stairway to the stars | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65905 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | I want the waiter (with the water) | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65906 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | That's all, brother | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 65907 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Out of nowhere | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 66134 | 10-in. | 8/18/1939 | My last goodbye | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 66135 | 10-in. | 8/18/1939 | Billy (I always dream of Billy) | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 66136 | 10-in. | 8/18/1939 | Please tell me the truth | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 66137 | 10-in. | 8/18/1939 | I'm not complainin' | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 66138 | 10-in. | 8/18/1939 | Betcha nickel | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67119 | 10-in. | 1/26/1940 | Is there somebody else ? | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67120 | 10-in. | 1/26/1940 | Sugar blues | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67121 | 10-in. | 1/26/1940 | The starlit hour | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67122 | 10-in. | 1/26/1940 | What's the matter with me? | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67195 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | Baby, won't you please come home ? | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67196 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | If it weren't for you | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67197 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | Sing song swing | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67198 | 10-in. | 2/15/1940 | Imagination | Sandy Williams | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67358 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | Take it from the top (Instrumental) | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67359 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | Tea dance | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67360 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | Jubilee swing (Instrumental) | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 67361 | 10-in. | 3/20/1940 | [Unknown title(s)] | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68146 | 10-in. | 9/25/1940 | Five o'clock whistle | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68147 | 10-in. | 9/25/1940 | So long | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68148 | 10-in. | 9/25/1940 | Louisville, Ky | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68329 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Taking a chance on love | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68330 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Cabin in the sky | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68331 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | I'm the lonesomest gal in town | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68558 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Three little words | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68559 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Hello Ma, I done it again | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68560 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Wishful thinking | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68561 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | The one I love (belongs to somebody else) | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68562 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | The muffin mac | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68894 | 10-in. | 3/31/1941 | Keep cool, fool | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68895 | 10-in. | 3/31/1941 | No nothing | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 68896 | 10-in. | 3/31/1941 | My man | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 72949 | 10-in. | 6/22/1945 | Someday | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 72950 | 6/22/1945 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 72951 | 6/22/1945 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 72952 | 10-in. | 6/22/1945 | All the time | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 72953 | 10-in. | 6/22/1945 | How big can you get little man | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 75147 | 8/17/1949 | 'Tain't nobody's business if I do | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 75148 | 8/17/1949 | Baby get lost | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80262 | 12/6/1950 | After hours-1 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80263 | 12/6/1950 | No regrets | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80264 | 12/6/1950 | Tuxedo junction-2 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80265 | 12/6/1950 | Bear mash blues-3 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80409 | 1/18/1951 | Love never comes around | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80410 | 1/18/1951 | Nona-1 | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80411 | 1/18/1951 | Please don't put me down | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 80412 | 1/18/1951 | Station break | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 85931 | 3/2/1954 | The night hawk | Lucky Thompson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 85932 | 3/2/1954 | Little boy, blow | Lucky Thompson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 85933 | 3/2/1954 | Moonlight in Vermont | Lucky Thompson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 85934 | 3/2/1954 | Bunny | Lucky Thompson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 91836 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | You're gonna lose your gal | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 91837 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | After I say I'm sorry | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 91838 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | Baby, what else can I do? | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 91839 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | My wubba dolly | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 91840 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | Lindy hoppers' delight (Instrumental) | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 91841 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | Moon ray | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | DLA 2607 | 10-in. | 7/31/1941 | I can't believe that you're in love with me | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | DLA 2608 | 10-in. | 7/31/1941 | I must have that man | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | DLA 2609 | 10-in. | 7/31/1941 | When my sugar walks down the street | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | DLA 2610 | 10-in. | 7/31/1941 | I got it bad (And that ain't good) | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | DLA 2611 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Melinda the Mousie | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | DLA 2612 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Can't help lovin' dat man | Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Matthews, George," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/330281.
Matthews, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/330281.
"Matthews, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Matthews, George, 1912-1982 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004073900
Wikidata: George Matthews - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1475697
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39563767
MusicBrainz: George Matthews - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c0ffb01-08c1-47b3-a1c3-35dc99502fe9
ISNI: 0000 0000 4902 7854 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000049027854
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