Sid Catlett
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Biography
Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett was born on January 17, 1910, in Evansville, Indiana. He began his music career at an early age, instructed in the rudiments of piano and drums under the tutelage of a music teacher hired by his mother. In 1928, he began playing with violinist and clarinet player Darnell Howard before joining pianist Sammy Stewart's Orchestra in New York City. Throughout the 1930s, Catlett recorded and performed with multiple musicians including Benny Carter, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Fletcher Henderson, and Don Redman. Between 1938 and 1942, Catlett was Louis Armstrong's drummer of choice, regularly featured in Armstrong's big band, while periodically joining Benny Goodman's group. Catlett was one of the few drummers to successfully transition into bebop, appearing on Dizzy Gillespie's progressive recordings in 1945. He died of a heart attack on March 25, 1951, while visiting friends backstage at a Hot Lips Page benefit concert in Chicago. In 1996, he was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.
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- Impromptu Ensemble 2 featuring Pee Wee Russell
- Just You, Just Me featuring Slam Stewart
- I've Got the World on a String featuring Sid Catlett
- The Man I Love featuring Eddie Heywood
- Fish For Supper
- Feather Brain featuring Sid Catlett
- Frantic Blues
- Linger Awhile
- I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jellyroll featuring Pee Wee Russell
- Blues In The Room
- California, Here I Come featuring Pee Wee Russell
- Down with Love featuring Lee Wiley
- Dixie Flyer featuring Sid Catlett
- My Gal Is Gone
- Lazy Piano Man featuring Sid Catlett
- Rockin' At Ryans
- Six, Seven, Eight Or Nine
- You Need Coachin'
- Impromptu Ensemble featuring Max Kaminsky
- Sweet Georgia Brown featuring Sid Catlett
- You're Lucky to Me featuring Pee Wee Russell
- These Foolish Things
- Peg O' My Heart featuring Pee Wee Russell
- Mop De Mop Mop featuring Tyree Glenn
