Morey Feld
Morey Feld (August 15, 1915 – March 28, 1971) was an American jazz drummer who was in bands led by Ben Pollack (1936), Benny Goodman (1943–1945), Eddie Condon (1946), Bobby Hackett, and Billy Butterfield. In 1960 Feld moved to Denver, Colorado]and worked with Peanuts Hucko's quintet. Feld died at age 55 while attempting to fight a fire at his Denver home. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Cleveland (city in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States), Died March 28, 1971 (Bow Mar (town in Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D6VB-2689 | 10-in. | 8/22/1946 | Jingle bells | Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3280 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Empty saddles | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3281 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Time on my Hands | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3282 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Basin Street blues | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3283 | 10-in. | 11/20/1946 | Frenesi | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3284 | 10-in. | 11/20/1946 | The Kerry dance | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3285 | 10-in. | 11/20/1946 | The moon of Manakoora | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3286 | 10-in. | 11/26/1946 | Standing in the need of prayer | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3380 | 10-in. | 12/6/1946 | Body and soul | Eric Siday Orchestra ; Eric Siday | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-3381 | 10-in. | 12/6/1946 | Chicken reel | Eric Siday Orchestra ; Eric Siday | Jazz quintet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0091 | 10-in. | 1/24/1947 | Up on atom | Eric Siday Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0092 | 10-in. | 1/24/1947 | Slightly Volga | Eric Siday Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Mercury | 890 | 10-in. | 7/16/1947 | When I closed my eyes | Ram Ramirez Orchestra ; Bill Samuels | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Mercury | 891 | 10-in. | 7/16/1947 | Where's my baby | Ram Ramirez Orchestra ; Bill Samuels | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67391 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Oh! Baby | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67392 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | I need some pettin' | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67393 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Susie | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67394 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Big boy | Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67477 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Sensation | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67478 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Fidgety feet | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67479 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Tia Juana | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 67480 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Copenhagen | Bud Freeman | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68153 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | Gee, but I hate to go home alone | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68154 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | sing, it's good for ya | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 68155 | 10-in. | 9/26/1940 | Gee what the boys in the back room will have | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Feld, Morey," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/314958.
Feld, Morey. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/314958.
"Feld, Morey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Feld, Morey, 1915-1971 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94075115
Wikidata: Morey Feld - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1947584
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/59273475
MusicBrainz: Morey Feld - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9135629e-f5d0-4ec4-83b5-3ea5d3dbdd31
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