Sid Catlett

Sid Catlett

Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951) was an American jazz drummer. Catlett was one of the most versatile drummers of his era, adapting with the changing music scene as bebop emerged.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 10, 1910 (Evansville), Died March 25, 1951 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 180 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-100360	10-in.	4/9/1936	I'm a fool for loving you	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-100361	10-in.	4/9/1936	Moonrise on the lowlands	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-100362	10-in.	4/9/1936	I'll always be in love with you	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-100363	10-in.	4/9/1936	Jangled nerves	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-051222	10-in.	6/4/1940	Shake it and break it	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-051223	10-in.	6/4/1940	Old man blues	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-051224	10-in.	6/4/1940	Wild man blues	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-051225	10-in.	6/4/1940	Nobody knows the way I feels dis mornin'	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-051226	10-in.	6/4/1940	Make me a pallet on the floor (Atlanta blues)	Sidney Bechet and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, traps
Victor	BS-068112	10-in.	10/24/1941	12th street rag	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-068114	10-in.	10/24/1941	Rose room	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-068115	10-in.	10/24/1941	Oh! Lady be good!	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-068116	10-in.	10/24/1941	What is this thing called love	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D5VB-0662	10-in.	10/8/1945	Tell ya what I'm gonna do	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D5VB-0663	10-in.	10/8/1945	Come to baby, do!	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-1082	10-in.	10/16/1947	A song was born	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-1083	10-in.	10/16/1947	Please stop playing those blues, boy	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-1084	10-in.	10/16/1947	Before long	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, drums, composer
Victor	D7VB-1085	10-in.	10/16/1947	Lovely weather we're having	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	W265156	10-in.	10/10/1933	Blue interlude	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	W265157	10-in.	10/3/1933	I never knew-1	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	W265158	10-in.	10/10/1933	Once upon a time-1	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	W265159	10-in.	10/3/1933	Krazy kapers	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	64325	10-in.	7/20/1938	I got a feeling for you	Tiny Mayberry		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	64326	10-in.	7/20/1938	Someday, someday	Tiny Mayberry		instrumentalist, drums

(Results 1-25 of 180 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Catlett, Sid," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109211.

Catlett, Sid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109211.

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