Sid Weiss

Sid Weiss (April 30, 1914 – March 30, 1994) was an American jazz double-bassist, active principally as a sideman for white jazz musicians in the 1930s and 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 30, 1914 (Schenectady), Died March 30, 1994 (Colton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

Notes: Sid Weiss someitmes listed in Victor ledgers as Seymour Weiss.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-170 of 170 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 60449 10-in. 2/5/1936 I'd rather lead a band Dick Robertson Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 61042 10-in. 4/14/1936 Robins and roses Dick Robertson instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 61043 10-in. 4/14/1936 Would you? Dick Robertson instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 72865 10-in. 5/17/1945 (I'll build a) Stairway to paradise-1 Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 72866 10-in. 5/17/1945 Lady be good, part 1 Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 72867 10-in. 5/17/1945 Lady be good, part 2 Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 72868 10-in. 5/17/1945 My one and only Eddie Condon Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature H-20 approximately 1950-1951 The syncopated clock Bernie Leighton and his Swing Seven instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature H-55 approximately 1950-1951 The world is waiting for the sunrise Bernie Leighton and his Swing Seven instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature H-56 approximately 1950-1951 Whispering Bernie Leighton and his Swing Seven instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature H-57 approximately 1950-1951 Sixty minute man Johnny Davis instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature H-58 approximately 1950-1951 Smooth sailing Johnny Davis instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 2190 approximately 1949-1950 All my love Eugenie Baird instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 2194 approximately 1949-1950 Back to your own backyard Eugenie Baird instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 2198 approximately 1949-1950 Molasses, molasses Eugenie Baird instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 2199 approximately 1949-1950 Orange colored sky Eugenie Baird instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 7132 10-in. December 1946 My silent love Julian Dash Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 7133 10-in. December 1946 Creamin' Julian Dash Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 7134 10-in. December 1946 Goin' along Julian Dash Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Signature SRC 7135 10-in. December 1946 Long moan Julian Dash Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 151-170 of 170 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weiss, Sid," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106891.

Weiss, Sid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106891.

"Weiss, Sid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106891

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