Walter Yoder
Walt Yoder (April 21, 1914 – December 2, 1978) was an American jazz double-bassist, best known for his association with Woody Herman. A piano player from age ten, Yoder switched to bass as a teenager. He worked in the bands of Joe Haymes, Tommy Dorsey, and Jimmy Dorsey early in the 1930s. Yoder played with Herman in Isham Jones's band in the middle of the 1930s. After this ensemble dissolved in 1936, Herman formed a new group with five of Jones's former sidemen, including Yoder. He remained with Herman through 1942 and played with him again in 1947-48. Following his tenure with Herman, Yoder played with Ben Pollack, Russ Morgan, Bob Crosby, and Red Nichols. He did some works as a bandleader and in the studios near Los Angeles later in his life, playing into the 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 21, 1914 (Hutchinson), Died December 3, 1978
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 265 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 38834 | 10-in. | 10/11/1934 | Why am I blue? | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 38835 | 10-in. | 10/11/1934 | Be still, my heart! | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 39152 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Square dance | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 39153 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Believe it, beloved | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 39154 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | The waltz of love | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 39155 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | There's no harm in wishin' | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60124 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | Don't mention love to me | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60125 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | If I should lose you | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60126 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | Darling | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60127 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | Thunder over paradise | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60429 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | Life begins when ycu're in love | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60430 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | (There is) No greater love | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60431 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | Ev'ry time I look at you | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60432 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60433 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | The day I let you get away | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60434 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | That never-to-be-forgotten night | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60435 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | Let me sing my love song to you | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60436 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | Saddle your blues to a wild mustang | Isham Jones Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60928 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | Home cookin' | Isham Jones' Juniors | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60929 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | I've had the blues so long | Isham Jones' Juniors | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60930 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | Slappin' the bass | Isham Jones' Juniors | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60931 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | Nola | Isham Jones' Juniors | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60962 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Hollow hole in the ground | Isham Jones' Juniors | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60963 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Take it easy | Isham Jones' Juniors | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 60964 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Fan it | Isham Jones' Juniors | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yoder, Walter," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351754.
Yoder, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351754.
"Yoder, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Yoder, Walt, 1914-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010167049
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