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Sid Catlett: New York, about March 1947

drums · 1910–1951

Sid Catlett

"Big Sid", from Evansville, Indiana: Louis Armstrong's drummer, and the swing drummer the bebop drummers worshipped. Max Roach called him his main inspiration.

Sessions
9
Records
13
First date
December 28, 1943
Latest
March 27, 1950

On the records

Various Artists – Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood (Blue Note BLP 5001)BLP 5001 · 1952Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow MoodVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Swing Hi-Swing Lo (Blue Note BLP 5027)BLP 5027 · 1953Swing Hi-Swing LoVarious ArtistsColeman Hawkins – Bean (EmArcy MG-26013)MG-26013 · 1954BeanColeman HawkinsLester Young, Paul Quinichette – Pres Meets Vice-Pres (EmArcy MG-26021)MG-26021 · 1954Pres Meets Vice-PresLester Young, Paul QuinichetteCharlie Ventura All Stars At JATP – Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert (Norgran MGN-1041)MGN-1041 · 1955Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall ConcertCharlie Ventura All Stars At JATPDizzy Gillespie Sextet – Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie (Savoy MG 12020)MG 12020 · 1955Groovin' High With Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie SextetVarious Artists – Battle Of The Saxes (EmArcy MG-36023)MG-36023 · 1955Battle Of The SaxesVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Boning Up The 'Bones (EmArcy MG-36038)MG-36038 · 1955Boning Up The 'BonesVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I (EmArcy MG-36050)MG-36050 · 1956Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part IVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II (EmArcy MG-36051)MG-36051 · 1956Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part IIVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Volume VII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Dixieland (EmArcy MG-36055)MG-36055 · 1956Volume VII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: DixielandVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Holiday In Trombone (EmArcy MG-26019)MG-26019Holiday In TromboneVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Holiday In Sax (EmArcy MG-26026)MG-26026Holiday In SaxVarious Artists

Every date, in order

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1950