Scoops Carey

Scoops Carry (January 23, 1915 – August 4, 1970), born George Dorman and sometimes billed as Scoops Carey, was an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 23, 1915 (Little Rock (seat of Pulaski County, and capital and largest city of Arkansas, United States)), Died August 4, 1970 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	PBS-061540	10-in.	8/20/1941	It had to be you	Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-061541	10-in.	8/20/1941	Windy City jive	Earl Hines Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-061542	10-in.	8/20/1941	Straight to love	Earl Hines Orchestra ; Leroy Harris	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-061543	10-in.	8/20/1941	Water boy	Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-061544	10-in.	8/20/1941	Swingin' on a "C"	Earl Hines Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-061545	10-in.	8/20/1941	Yellow fire	Earl Hines Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-070332	10-in.	10/28/1941	Somehow	Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-070333	10-in.	10/28/1941	I got it bad and that ain't good	Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-070334	10-in.	10/28/1941	I never dreamt (you'd fall in love with me)	Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-070335	10-in.	10/28/1941	The Father jumps	Earl Hines Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carey, Scoops," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357671.

Carey, Scoops. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357671.

"Carey, Scoops." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.