Fred Williams
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone
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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-063700 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Midnight | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063701 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | My favorite blues | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063702 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Lullaby to a dream | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063703 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | What a diff'rence a day made | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Decca | 75203 | 8/29/1949 | Keeps on rainin' | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75204 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75221 | 9/1/1949 | Maybe it's because | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75222 | 9/1/1949 | I'll keep the lovelight burning | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75241 | 9/8/1949 | Do your duty | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75242 | 9/8/1949 | Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75584 | 12/12/1949 | Nashville blues | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75585 | 12/12/1949 | We'll build a bungalow | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76290 | 5/8/1950 | Organ grinder's swing | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76291 | 5/8/1950 | Four or five times | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76292 | 5/8/1950 | T'ain't what you do | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76326 | 5/15/1950 | By the river Ste Marie | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76327 | 5/15/1950 | Ain't she sweet | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76328 | 5/15/1950 | For dancers only | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76395 | 5/22/1950 | By the river Ste Marie | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76396 | 5/22/1950 | Cheatin' on me | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76397 | 5/22/1950 | For dancers only | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76398 | 5/22/1950 | But she's my buddy's chick | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76442 | 6/3/1950 | Wagon wheels | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76443 | 6/3/1950 | I can't give you anything but love | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76444 | 6/3/1950 | I ain't got nobody | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81281 | 7/13/1951 | Castle rock | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81282 | 7/13/1951 | Aboard the sentimental train | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81287 | 7/18/1951 | I don't want to make a change | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81288 | 7/18/1951 | There never was a baby like my baby | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81289 | 7/18/1951 | Give a little, get a little | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81307 | 7/24/1951 | A kiss to build a dream on | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81308 | 7/24/1951 | I get ideas | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81394 | 8/14/1951 | untitled original | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81395 | 8/14/1951 | Kissing bug boogie | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 81396 | 8/14/1951 | Slick chick on the sly | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 107860 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Fred," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356267.
Williams, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356267.
"Williams, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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