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 151-175 of 180 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	91824	10-in.	9/29/1939	Brown skin woman	Gene Gilmore	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	91825	10-in.	9/29/1939	Charity blues	Gene Gilmore	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93516	10-in.	2/27/1941	Doin' the Sally long-1	Roosevelt Sykes	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93517	10-in.	2/27/1941	47th Street jive-1	Roosevelt Sykes	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93518	10-in.	2/27/1941	K.M.A. blues-1	Roosevelt Sykes	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93519	10-in.	2/27/1941	Trouble and whiskey-1	Roosevelt Sykes	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93787	10-in.	11/16/1941	When it's sleepy time down south	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93788	10-in.	11/16/1941	Leap frog	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93789	10-in.	11/16/1941	I used to love you (but it's all over now)	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93790	10-in.	11/16/1941	(I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	102612			Muskrat ramble	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 845	10-in.	1946	Going back to Washington	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 846	10-in.	1946	Did you ever set to thinkin'	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 847	10-in.	1946	Susie Bee	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 848	10-in.	1946	I ain't gonna marry	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 857	10-in.	5/3/1946	The jeep is jumpin'	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 858	10-in.	5/3/1946	I got it bad and that ain't good	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 859	10-in.	5/3/1946	Dark corners	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 860	10-in.	5/3/1946	Blues Mr. Brim	Bill De Arango	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 861	10-in.	5/15/1946	Frog and mule	Ben Webster Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 862	10-in.	5/16/1946	Spang	Ben Webster Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 863	10-in.	5/15/1946	Doctor Keets	Ben Webster Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	SRC 864	10-in.	5/15/1946	Park and Tilford blues	Ben Webster Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	T-1950	12-in.	4/14/1944	These foolish things (remind me of you)	Herbie Fields and his Band	instrumentalist, drums
Signature	T-1951	12-in.	4/14/1944	You can depend on me	Herbie Fields and his Band	instrumentalist, drums

(Results 151-175 of 180 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Catlett, Sid," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109211.

Catlett, Sid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109211.

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