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Sy Oliver was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. His mother was a piano teacher, and his father was a multi-instrumentalist, who demonstrated saxophones at a time when instrument was seldom played other than by marching bands. Oliver left home at 17 to play with Zack Whyte and his Chocolate Beau Brummels and later with Alphonse Trent.
Nov 10, 2023 · The Swing Session's Called To OrderMezz Mezzrow Orchestra(Recorded under supervision of Hot Clubs of America)Victor 25612-A (010572-1)Sy Oliver(tp); J.C. Hig...
Aug 31, 2023 · News. Melvin James (Sy) Oliver,was one of America's great jazz composers and arrangers of the big band era, and a musician who had a significant impact on American popular music. Sy Oliver was born in Battle Creek, Mich., on Dec. 10, 1910. His parents were music teachers, and his father was also a concert singer.
Dec 17, 2023 · Sy Oliver, a maestro of the swing era, stands as a pivotal figure in the history of jazz and big band music. Born one hundred and thirteen years ago today on December 17, 1910, in Battle Creek, Michigan, Oliver’s journey through the world of music not only defined an era but also left an enduring mark on the evolution of jazz arranging and orchestration.
Jan 24, 2015 · Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesOn the Sunny Side of the Street · Sy Oliver & His OrchestraSwing Dancing℗ 2014 Vintage MusicReleased on: 2015-0...
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Oliver died in New York City at the age of 77. Selected discography. For Jimmie Lunceford: Stomp it Off (1934–1935 Decca) (GRP CD) Swingsation (1935–1939 Decca recordings) (1998 GRP CD) Lunceford Special (1939 Columbia recordings) (c.1975 Columbia LP) Rhythm is Our Business (1933–1940, both periods and record companies, successively) (ASV CD)
May 30, 1988 · NEW YORK —. Jazz composer-arranger-band leader Sy Oliver, one of the big band era’s most influential and imitated arrangers, died Friday at Mt. Sinai Hospital of lung cancer. He was 77. Oliver ...
