Wayman Carver
Wayman Carver (December 25, 1905, Portsmouth, Virginia – May 6, 1967, Atlanta) was an American jazz flutist and reeds player. Carver was a rare jazz flautist active during the swing era, and was among the earliest soloists on his main instrument to perform jazz, although Alberto Socarras preceded him by about five years. His first professional experience was with J. Neal Montgomery. After he moved to New York City in 1931, he recorded and performed with Dave Nelson, and played with Elmer Snowden (1931–32), Benny Carter, and Spike Hughes (1933). From 1934 to 1939, he played with Chick Webb on both saxophone and flute. After Webb died, he continued in the orchestra during its period of leadership under Ella Fitzgerald until 1941. After leaving the jazz scene, he became a professor of music at Clark College, where he taught saxophonists George Adams and Marion Brown, among others. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 25, 1905 (Portsmouth), Died May 6, 1967 (Atlanta)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: flute, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 115 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | MS-031431 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Tea for two | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |
Victor | MS-031432 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Crazy rhythm | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |
Victor | MS-031433 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Blue skies | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | |
Decca | 38593 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | That rhythm man | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 38594 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | On the sunny side of the street | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 38595 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | Lona-1 | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 38596 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | Blue minor-1 | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 39138 | 10-in. | 11/19/1934 | It's over because we're through | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 39140 | 10-in. | 11/19/1934 | Don't be that way | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 39141 | 10-in. | 11/19/1934 | What a shuffle-1 | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 39142 | 10-in. | 11/19/1934 | Blue Lou | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 39614 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | I'll chase the blues away | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 39615 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | Down home rag-1 | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute, arranger | ||
Decca | 39616 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | Are you here to stay? | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 39617 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | Love and kisses | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 60054 | 10-in. | 10/12/1935 | Rhythm and romance | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 60055 | 10-in. | 10/12/1935 | Moonlight and magnolias | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 60056 | 10-in. | 10/12/1935 | I'll chase the blues away | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 60057 | 10-in. | 10/12/1935 | I may be wrong (but, I think you're wonderful) | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 60058 | 10-in. | 10/12/1935 | Facts and figures | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 60999 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Love, you're just a laugh | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 61000 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Cryin' my heart out for you | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 61001 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | under the spell of the blues | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 61002 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | When I get low I get high | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 61123 | 10-in. | 6/2/1936 | Go Harlem-1 | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carver, Wayman," accessed October 10, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201649.
Carver, Wayman. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201649.
"Carver, Wayman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Wayman Carver
Discogs: Wayman Carver
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Carver, Wayman Alexander, 1905-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86142006
Wikidata: Wayman Carver - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1275235
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27869271
MusicBrainz: Wayman Carver - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d98fcfdf-b183-4eff-89bf-e5abf94ab02f
ISNI: 0000 0000 4058 0282 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000040580282
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