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Melvin James „Sy“ Oliver (* 17. Dezember 1910 in Battle Creek, Michigan; † 28. Mai 1988 in New York City, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazztrompeter, Arrangeur, Komponist, Sänger und Bandleader.
Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.
24. Mai 2024 · Sy Oliver (born Dec. 17, 1910, Battle Creek, Mich., U.S.—died May 28, 1988, New York, N.Y.) was a jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the leading music arrangers of the 1930s and ’40s.
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17. Dez. 2023 · Learn about Sy Oliver, a trumpeter, singer, and arranger who shaped the swing era and beyond. Discover his achievements with Jimmie Lunceford, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra.
31. Aug. 2023 · Sy Oliver was one of the most important arrangers of the swing era. A trumpeter, singer and arranger in Jimmie Lunceford's orchestra in the 1930s, Oliver was hired by Tommy Dorsey in 1939 to give the band a more authentic Savoy Ballroom sound. Oliver's good fortune came the following January when Frank Sinatra joined Dorsey and ...
Sy Oliver’s sophisticated, melodic arrangements helped to define the Jimmy Lunceford sound of the 1930s. They also modernized Tommy Dorsey’s band in the 1940s. Oliver was a fine trumpeter, and an excellent vocalist. He recorded his debut in the late ’20s with Zack Whyte’s Chocolate Beau Brummels. Oliver joined Lunceford in 1933 and was ...
In the second part of Les Tomkins’ interview with him, Sy Oliver talks about his own band, about an ambition to study beyond music which took him to the New School in New York, about working with his singer wife Lilian, and about the craft of orchestration and arrangement.
