Beverly (Beverley) Peer

Beverly Peer (October 7, 1912 – January 16, 1997) was an American jazz double-bassist. Peer played piano professionally early in his career before switching to bass. He worked with Chick Webb from 1936 to 1939 and continued to play in the orchestra under the direction of Ella Fitzgerald. In 1942 he joined Sabby Lewis's orchestra. He also worked extensively as an accompanist for vocalists such as Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Johnny Mathis, and Barbra Streisand. In the 1950s and 1960s he worked with pianists Barbara Carroll and Ellis Larkins, and worked with Bobby Short from the 1970s into the 1990s, often performing at the Cafe Carlyle in New York City. He can be heard on Ella Fitzgerald's release "Ella Sings, Chick Swings" as well as other recordings of Ella and the Chick Webb Orchestra. Aside from music, late in his career Peer also had cameo roles in films such as Hannah and Her Sisters and For Love or Money.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 7, 1912 (New York City), Died January 16, 1997

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 181 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	63693	10-in.	5/2/1938	A-tisket, a-tasket	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63694	10-in.	5/2/1938	Heart of mine	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63695	10-in.	5/2/1938	I'm just a jitterbug	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63696	10-in.	5/2/1938	Azure	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63703	10-in.	5/3/1938	That time it's real	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63704	10-in.	5/3/1938	What do you know about love?	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63705	10-in.	5/3/1938	You can't be mine (and someone else's too)	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63706	10-in.	5/3/1938	We can't go on this way	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63707	10-in.	5/3/1938	Spinnin' the Webb	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63708	10-in.	5/3/1938	Liza (All the clouds 'll roll away)	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63709	10-in.	5/3/1938	Saving myself for you	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63710	10-in.	5/3/1938	If you only knew	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63934	10-in.	6/9/1938	Pack up your sins and go to the devil	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63935	10-in.	6/9/1938	MacPherson is rehearsin' to swing	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63936	10-in.	6/9/1938	Everybody step	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	63937	10-in.	6/9/1938	Ella	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64459	10-in.	8/17/1938	Wacky dust	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64460	10-in.	8/17/1938	Gotta pebble in my shoe	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64461	10-in.	8/17/1938	I can't stop loving you	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64462	10-in.	8/18/1938	Strictly from Dixie	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64463	10-in.	8/18/1938	Woe is me	Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64464	10-in.	8/18/1938	Who ya hunchin'?	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64465	10-in.	8/18/1938	I let a tear fall in the river	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64573	10-in.	10/6/1938	F.D.R Jones	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	64574	10-in.	10/6/1938	I love each move you make	Chick Webb Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass

(Results 51-75 of 181 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Beverly (Beverley)," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/336956.

Peer, Beverly (Beverley). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/336956.

"Peer, Beverly (Beverley)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.