Sy Oliver

Sy Oliver

Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 17, 1910 (Battle Creek), Died May 28, 1988 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, trumpet, vocalist, composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 425 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	80520	2/12/1951	That's how our love will grow	Evelyn Knight	leader
Decca	80521	2/12/1951	Beautiful brown eyes	Evelyn Knight	leader
Decca	80522	2/12/1951	Nobody's tears are falling but mine	Evelyn Knight	leader
Decca	80551	2/15/1951	Sorry you said goodbye	Ink Spots	leader
Decca	80552	2/15/1951	And then I prayed	Ink Spots	leader
Decca	80553	2/15/1951	somebody bigger than you and I	Ink Spots	leader
Decca	80554	2/15/1951	Do something for me	Ink Spots	leader
Decca	80603	2/23/1951	Once upon a nickel	Ray Bolger ; Ethel Merman	leader
Decca	80604	2/23/1951	Oldies	Ray Bolger ; Ethel Merman	leader
Decca	80617	2/27/1951	Let me kiss your tears away	Eileen Wilson	leader
Decca	80618	2/27/1951	I won't cry anymore	Eileen Wilson	leader
Decca	80619	2/27/1951	At the close of a long, long day	Eileen Wilson	leader
Decca	80620	2/27/1951	I thought about you	Eileen Wilson	leader
Decca	80745	3/27/1951	Cheasapeake and Ohio	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger, leader
Decca	80746	3/27/1951	Little man in a flying saucer	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger, leader
Decca	80747	3/27/1951	Because of rain	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger, leader
Decca	80748	3/27/1951	The hot canary	Ella Fitzgerald	arranger, leader
Decca	80956	5/2/1951	Powder blue	Don Cherry	leader
Decca	80957	5/2/1951	Vanity	Don Cherry	leader
Decca	80958	5/2/1951	I can see you	Don Cherry	leader
Decca	80959	5/2/1951	My life's desire	Don Cherry	leader
Decca	81068	5/22/1951	Far, far away	Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson	leader
Decca	81069	5/22/1951	Star of hope	Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson	leader
Decca	81146	6/12/1951	My friend told me	Sy Oliver Orchestra	vocalist, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Decca	81147	6/12/1951	Ain't no chicken gonna fool me	Sy Oliver Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet, leader

(Results 201-225 of 425 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oliver, Sy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106500.

Oliver, Sy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106500.

"Oliver, Sy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.