Chuck Gentry
Charles T. Gentry (December 14, 1911, Belgrade, Nebraska – January 1, 1988, California) was an American jazz saxophonist. Gentry learned to play clarinet while growing up in Sterling, Colorado, United States, and attended Colorado State Teachers College before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. He played with Vido Musso in 1939, then with Harry James in 1940–41; during World War II he worked with Benny Goodman, the Army band of Glenn Miller, and Artie Shaw. He then worked with Jan Savitt before returning to Goodman's employ in 1946. After 1947, he worked often as a session musician with Louis Armstrong, Georgie Auld, Charlie Barnet, Ralph Burns, Benny Carter, June Christy, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Pete Fountain, The Four Freshmen, Erroll Garner, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Spud Murphy, Anita O'Day, Patti Page, Mel Powell, Della Reese, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Mel Torme, and Nancy Wilson. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1911, Died January 1, 1988
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone, reeds, saxophone, alto saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 125 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 6257 | 4/28/1951 | Tell me (Tell me why) | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6258 | 4/28/1951 | Sound off (Duckworth chant) | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6259 | 4/28/1951 | A pair of trumpets | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6526 | 11/23/1951 | Necessary evil | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6527 | 11/23/1951 | Oops! | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6528 | 11/23/1951 | Would you like to take a walk | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6529 | 11/23/1951 | Who walks in (when I walk out) | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6533 | 11/26/1951 | Baby doll | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6534 | 11/26/1951 | What does it take? | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6535 | 11/26/1951 | Lady bug | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 6536 | 11/26/1951 | Lazy day | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8107 | 1/18/1955 | Struttin' with some barbecue | Louis Armstrong ; Gary Crosby | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8108 | 1/18/1955 | Ko ko mo | Louis Armstrong ; Gary Crosby | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8109 | 1/18/1955 | Sincerely | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 8110 | 1/18/1955 | Pledging my love-1 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9346 | 5/21/1956 | Something blue | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9347 | 5/21/1956 | Open house | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9348 | 5/21/1956 | Sampan | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9349 | 5/21/1956 | Fair and warmer | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9350 | 5/21/1956 | In a sentimental mood | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9351 | 5/21/1956 | But not for me | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9352 | 5/21/1956 | Moanin' in the mornin' | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9353 | 5/21/1956 | The touch of your lips | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9387 | 7/9/1956 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9388 | 7/9/1956 | Matinee | Bill Hitz Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gentry, Chuck," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.
Gentry, Chuck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.
"Gentry, Chuck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Gentry, Chuck, 1911-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007091147
Wikidata: Chuck Gentry - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29342283
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/265288177
MusicBrainz: Chuck Gentry - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0142ac39-c405-4f56-98b3-dd9481e8417c
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