Art Trappier

Arthur "Traps" Trappier (May 28, 1910, Georgetown, South Carolina – May 17, 1975, New York City) was an American jazz drummer. Trappier played with Charlie Skeets and Blanche Calloway in the late 1920s. After working steadily through the 1930s, he joined Fats Waller in 1941-42 before serving in the military during World War II. He led his own trio in various hotels in New York City in the 1950s, and played as a sideman into the 1970s. Among those he played with are Josh White, Wilbur De Paris, Edmond Hall, Sy Oliver, Hot Lips Page, Buddy Johnson, Wingy Manone, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, and Red Allen.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 28, 1910 (Georgetown), Died May 17, 1975 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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Recordings (Results 26-39 of 39 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-2805	10-in.	12/16/1947	Swing low sweet clarinet	Deep River Boys	Male vocal group, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-2806	10-in.	12/16/1947	I wanna sleep	Deep River Boys	Male vocal group, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-2807	10-in.	12/16/1947	Two blocks down, turn to the left (on the right hand side of the street)	Deep River Boys	Male vocal group, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73128	10-in.	11/14/1945	I left a good deal in Mobile	Josh White		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73129	10-in.	11/14/1945	Did you ever leave a woman?	Josh White		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2895	10-in.	12/4/1944	Opus 15	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2896	10-in.	12/4/1944	The Sheik of Araby	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2897	10-in.	12/4/1944	Night and day	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2898	10-in.	12/4/1944	The man I love	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2899	10-in.	12/4/1944	Face	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2900	10-in.	12/4/1944	I want to be happy	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2901	10-in.	12/4/1944	Rompin' in 44	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2902	10-in.	12/4/1944	Caravan	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	N 2903	10-in.	12/4/1944	Besame mucho (Kiss me much)	The Edmond Hall Sexet		instrumentalist, drums

(Results 26-39 of 39 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Trappier, Art," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/347494.

Trappier, Art. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/347494.

"Trappier, Art." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.