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 76-100 of 115 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 64461 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | I can't stop loving you | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 64464 | 10-in. | 8/18/1938 | Who ya hunchin'? | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 64465 | 10-in. | 8/18/1938 | I let a tear fall in the river | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 64573 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | F.D.R Jones | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 64574 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | I love each move you make | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 64575 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | It's foxy | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 64576 | 10-in. | 10/6/1938 | I found my yellow basket | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65039 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | Undecided | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65040 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | T'ain't what you do | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65041 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | In the groove at the Grove | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65042 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | One side of me | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65043 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65094 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Sugar pie | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65095 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | It's slumbertime along the Swanee | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65096 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | I'm up a tree | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65097 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Chew-chew-chew (Your bubble gum) | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65445 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | Have mercy | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65446 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | Little white lies | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65447 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | Coochi-coochi-coo | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65448 | 10-in. | 4/21/1939 | That was my heart | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65903 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Betcha nickel | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65904 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Stairway to the stars | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65905 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | I want the waiter (with the water) | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65906 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | That's all, brother | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute | ||
Decca | 65907 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Out of nowhere | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carver, Wayman," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201649.
Carver, Wayman. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201649.
"Carver, Wayman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Wayman Carver
Discogs: Wayman Carver
Allmusic: Wayman Carver
Grove: Wayman Carver
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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