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 1-25 of 125 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-073420 | 10-in. | 3/10/1942 | All those wonderful years | Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073421 | 10-in. | 3/10/1942 | 'Tain't no good | Peggy Mann ; Tommy Taylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073422 | 10-in. | 3/10/1942 | If you are but a dream | Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073423 | 10-in. | 3/10/1942 | There won't be a shortage of love | Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Decca | 70389 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | Rain, rain, rain | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70390 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | 'Tain't no good, part 1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70391 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | 'Tain't no good, part 2 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70392 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | Me and my Malinda | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70393 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | If you are but a dream | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70436 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | Last night I said a prayer | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70437 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | My little cousin | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70438 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | Always in my heart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70480 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Heavenly hideaway | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70481 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Full moon | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70482 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | An overture to love | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70483 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Jersey bounce | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70484 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Blue skies | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70485 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Mood insagroove | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70525 | 10-in. | 3/17/1942 | Sleepy lagoon | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70526 | 10-in. | 3/17/1942 | Someday sweetheart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70527 | 10-in. | 3/17/1942 | I threw a kiss in the ocean | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70704 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | On Echo Hill | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70705 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | Take me | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70706 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | This is worth fighting for | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 70707 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | Wonder when my baby's coming home? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gentry, Chuck," accessed September 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.
Gentry, Chuck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203649.
"Gentry, Chuck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 September 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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