Shad Collins
Lester Rallingston "Shad" Collins (June 27, 1910 – June 6, 1978) was an American jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger, who played in several leading bands between the 1930s and 1950s, including those led by Chick Webb, Benny Carter, Count Basie, Lester Young, Cab Calloway and Sam "The Man" Taylor. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1910 (Elizabeth), Died June 6, 1978 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet
Notes: Real name Lester Rallingston Collins.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-06462 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The love bug will bite you (if you don't watch out) | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-06463 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Would you like to buy a dream? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-06464 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Big Boy Blue | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-06465 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Where is the sun? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-06466 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Harlem twister | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-06467 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | My Marie | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-07925 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | I know now | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-07926 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | The lady who couldn't be kissed | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-07927 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | (Have you forgotten) The you and me that used to be | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-07928 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | A study in brown | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-07929 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | Twilight in Turkey | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-07930 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | China boy | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-062747 | 10-in. | 3/10/1941 | Blitzkrieg baby | Una Mae Carlisle ; Les Young Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-062748 | 10-in. | 3/10/1941 | Beautiful eyes | Una Mae Carlisle ; Les Young Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-062749 | 10-in. | 3/10/1941 | There'll be some changes made | Una Mae Carlisle ; Les Young Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-062750 | 10-in. | 3/10/1941 | It's sad but true | Una Mae Carlisle ; Les Young Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | 29987 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Let's do it | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | 29988 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Georgia on my mind | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | 29989 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | Romance in the dark | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Columbia | 29990 | 10-in. | 3/21/1941 | All of me | Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Gramophone | 0LA1894 | 10-in. | 7/12/1937 | I've found a new baby | Dicky Wells Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Atlantic | 1608 | 10-in. | 7/14/1955 | Play if fair | LaVern Baker ; Gliders (Musical group) | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Atlantic | 1610 | 10-in. | 7/14/1955 | Lucky old sun | LaVern Baker ; Gliders (Musical group) | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38693 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | Shout, sister, shout | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38694 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | Mister, will you serenade? | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38695 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38696 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | The Sheik of Araby | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38785 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | Ol' man river | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38786 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | I ain't got nobody | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38787 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | I'm a ding dong Daddy | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 38788 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | She'll be coming round the mountain | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64851 | 10-in. | 1/5/1939 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64852 | 10-in. | 1/5/1939 | Sing for your supper | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64978 | 10-in. | 2/2/1939 | You can depend on me | Count Basie Sextet | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64979 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Cherokee, part 1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64980 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Cherokee, part 2 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64981 | 10-in. | 2/3/1939 | Blame it on my last affair | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64982 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Jive at five | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64983 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Thursday-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64984 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Evil blues-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 64985 | 10-in. | 2/4/1939 | Oh, Lady be good-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67781 | 10-in. | 5/20/1940 | Night hop | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67782 | 10-in. | 5/20/1940 | Pom pom | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67783 | 10-in. | 5/20/1940 | O.K. for baby | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 67784 | 10-in. | 5/20/1940 | Serenade to a sarong | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68920 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | The goon drag | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68921 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Things 'bout coming my way | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68922 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Lead me Daddy straight to the bar | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 68923 | 10-in. | 4/3/1941 | Just jivin' around | Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69114 | 10-in. | 5/1/1941 | I'm my baby's baby | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69115 | 10-in. | 5/1/1941 | New Please Mr. Johnson | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69116 | 10-in. | 5/1/1941 | It's the gold | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69117 | 10-in. | 5/1/1941 | Troyon Club swing | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 69118 | 10-in. | 5/1/1941 | Southern exposure | Buddy Johnson and his Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 74916 | 5/13/1949 | Caravan | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74917 | 5/13/1949 | Nine o'clock gal | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74918 | 5/13/1949 | That's the gal for me | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 74919 | 5/13/1949 | When my sugar walks down the street | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75241 | 9/8/1949 | Do your duty | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 75242 | 9/8/1949 | Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Signature | SRC 439 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Come down baby | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 440 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Bachelor's blues | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 441 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Don't pay me no mind | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 442 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | I had to stop to conquer you, baby | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 443 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Blues, part 1 | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 444 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Blues, part 2 | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Collins, Shad," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109944.
Collins, Shad. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109944.
"Collins, Shad." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Collins, Shad, 1910-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94006299
Wikidata: Shad Collins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1351942
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74040370
MusicBrainz: Shad Collins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bb1d83a4-d839-4a87-b229-4d3e0445e596
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