Hayes Alvis
Hayes Alvis (May 1, 1907 – December 29, 1972) was an American jazz bassist and tuba player. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died December 29, 1972 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, tuba, vocalist, composer
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 99 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-48883 | 10-in. | 2/13/1929 | Sweet Ella May | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-48884 | 10-in. | 2/13/1929 | Everybody loves my baby | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-48885 | 10-in. | 2/14/1929 | Good little, bad little you | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-48886 | 10-in. | 2/14/1929 | Have you ever felt that way? | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-48887 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | Beau-koo jack | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-48888 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | Sister Kate | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-50511 | 10-in. | 2/22/1929 | Chicago rhythm | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-57322 | 10-in. | 10/25/1929 | Grand piano blues | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-57323 | 10-in. | 10/25/1929 | Times ain't what they used to be | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-57324 | 10-in. | 10/25/1929 | Trying | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-57325 | 10-in. | 10/25/1929 | Blue nights | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba, composer | |
| Victor | BS-055532 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Just for laffs | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-055533 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Martin on every block | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-055534 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Pig foot sonata | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-055535 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Charlie was a sailor | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | L 0375 | 10-in. | 12/21/1936 | Scattin' at the Cotton Club | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | L 0376 | 10-in. | 12/21/1936 | Black butterfly | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B17974 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Cotton | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B17975 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Truckin' | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B17976 | 10-in. | 8/19/1935 | Accent on youth | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B18072 | 10-in. | 9/12/1935 | Reminiscing in tempo | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B18073 | 10-in. | 9/12/1935 | Reminiscing in tempo | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B18074 | 10-in. | 9/12/1935 | Reminiscing in tempo | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B18075 | 10-in. | 9/12/1935 | Reminiscing in tempo | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | B18734 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Isn't love the strangest thing | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alvis, Hayes," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108554.
Alvis, Hayes. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108554.
"Alvis, Hayes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Hayes Alvis
Discogs: Hayes Alvis
Allmusic: Hayes Alvis
Grove: Hayes Alvis
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Alvis, Hayes, 1907-1972 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00087900
Wikidata: Hayes Alvis - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q933722
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/32188128
MusicBrainz: Hayes Alvis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/37de907e-694a-4898-abc7-b44672b2d18f
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/455000 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/455000
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