Cutty Cutshall
Robert Dewees "Cutty" Cutshall (December 29, 1911 – August 16, 1968) was an American jazz trombonist. Cutshall was born in Huntington Co., Pennsylvania, on December 29, 1911. He played in Pittsburgh early in his career, making his first major tour in 1934 with Charley Dornberger. He joined Jan Savitt's orchestra in 1938, then played with Benny Goodman in the early 1940s. Later in the decade he worked frequently with Billy Butterfield and did some freelance work in New York City. He started working with Eddie Condon in 1949, an association which lasted over a decade. Cutshall was touring with Condon in Toronto when the trombonist died of a heart attack in his hotel room on August 16, 1968. Cutshall's credits include work with Peanuts Hucko, Bob Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1911 (Huntingdon), Died August 16, 1968 (Toronto)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 191 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D9VB-0988 | 10-in. | 3/24/1949 | Candy kisses | Fontane Sisters ; Charles R. Grean | Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9VB-0989 | 10-in. | 3/24/1949 | Once-t around the park | Fontane Sisters ; Charles R. Grean | Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9VB-0990 | 10-in. | 3/24/1949 | Happy Talk | Eve Young | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | D9VB-0991 | 10-in. | 3/24/1949 | A cock-eyed optimist | Eve Young | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Atlantic | 411 | 10-in. | 4/26/1950 | Crazy words - crazy tune - vo-do-de-o | Tommy Reynolds ; The Tom Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Atlantic | 412 | 10-in. | 4/26/1950 | Did you come back to say goodbye? | Tommy Reynolds ; The Tom Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Atlantic | 413 | 10-in. | 4/26/1950 | Oceana roll | Tommy Reynolds ; The Tom Cats | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65071 | 10-in. | 2/26/1939 | There's a hole in the old oaken bucket | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65072 | 10-in. | 2/26/1939 | It's all so new to me | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65073 | 10-in. | 2/26/1939 | In a moment of weakness | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65074 | 10-in. | 2/26/1939 | I'm happy about the whole thing | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65318 | 10-in. | 4/1/1939 | Little Sir Echo | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65319 | 10-in. | 4/1/1939 | I want my share of love | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65320 | 10-in. | 4/1/1939 | Snug as a bug in a rug | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65321 | 10-in. | 4/1/1939 | And the angels sing | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65714 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | When Buddha smiles | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65715 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | I'll always be in love with you | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65716 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | Get happy | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65717 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | That's a plenty | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65932 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | You taught me to love again | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65933 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Running through my mind | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65934 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Shabby old Cabby | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65935 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Moonlight serenade | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66223 | 10-in. | 8/29/1939 | Twilight interlude | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66224 | 10-in. | 8/29/1939 | Vol vistu gaily star | Jan Savitt Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cutshall, Cutty," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.
Cutshall, Cutty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/310567.
"Cutshall, Cutty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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