Red Callender

Red Callender

George Sylvester "Red" Callender (March 6, 1916 – March 8, 1992) was an American string bass and tuba player. He is perhaps best known as a jazz musician, but worked with an array of pop, rock and vocal acts as a member of The Wrecking Crew, a group of first-call session musicians in Los Angeles.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 6, 1916 (Virginia), Died March 8, 1992 (Saugus)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, tuba, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 76-95 of 95 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 10377	7/22/1957	Jazz overture	John Graas	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10378	7/22/1957	Petite poem	John Graas	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10458	8/13/1957	Id	John Graas	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10459	8/13/1957	Will success spoil rock and roll	John Graas	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10460	8/13/1957	Free and easy	John Graas	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10461	8/13/1957	Jazz chorale	John Graas	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10551	9/24/1957	Flip top	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10552	9/24/1957	Let's fall in love	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10553	9/24/1957	Inch worm	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10554	9/24/1957	You and the night and the music	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10809	10/31/1958	Carioca	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10810	10/31/1958	Some of these days	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10811	10/31/1958	I'm getting sentimental over you	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 10812	10/31/1958	Poor butterfly	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, tuba
Decca	L 11033	6/24/1958	The three heads of Adam	Heinie Beau Jazz Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 11034	6/24/1958	The house on Olvera Street	Heinie Beau Jazz Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 11035	6/24/1958	The Gina pastrami cha cha cha	Heinie Beau Jazz Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 11036	6/24/1958	Moonset Boulevard	Heinie Beau Jazz Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 11037	6/24/1958	The five and a half gallon hat story	Heinie Beau Jazz Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 11038	6/24/1958	Gullible travels	Heinie Beau Jazz Stars	instrumentalist, string bass

(Results 76-95 of 95 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Callender, Red," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105316.

Callender, Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105316.

"Callender, Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.