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Sy Oliver

Sy Oliver (1946)
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About the artist

Melvin "Sy" Oliver (born December 17, 1910 in Battle Creek, Michigan — died May 28, 1988 in New York City) was a jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader. His mother was a piano teacher and his father was a multi-instrumentalist who made a name for himself demonstrating saxophones at a time that instrument was little used outside of marching bands. Oliver left home at 17 to play with Zack White and his Chocolate Beau Brummels and later with Alphonse Trent.

Top songs

  1. Yes Indeed
  2. Swing High
  3. The Minor Goes Muggin’
  4. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way You Do It)
  5. For Dancers Only
  6. Stu's Blues
  7. Well, Git It
  8. 'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)
  9. 'Tain's What You Do, (It's The Way That You Do It)
  10. The Melody Man
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  1. Four or Five Times
  2. 'Tain't What You Do
  3. Opus One
  4. Without A Song
  5. Yes Indeed!
  6. Only For Dancers
  7. It Started All Over Again
  8. Ain't She Sweet
  9. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
  10. Imagination
  11. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
  12. Ain't She Sweet?
  13. It's Always You
  14. I'll Be Seeing You
  15. Rumble
  16. Annie Laurie
  17. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
  18. T'aint What You Do
  19. Zonky
  20. Five Flats Furnished
  21. Daybreak
  22. Star Dust
  23. I'm The Guy That Loves Ya
  24. Organ Grinder's Swing
  25. Cheatin' On Me
  26. Dream of You
  27. Opus 1
  28. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
  29. Move
  30. Chiu Chiu
  31. Dragnet
  32. Pennies from Heaven
  33. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  34. I Like You
  35. Margie
  36. I'll Fly Away
  37. Rhythm Is Our Business
  38. Arkansas Traveler
  39. Creole Love Call
  40. Deep River
  41. Easy Walker
  42. East Of The Sun
  43. My Blue Heaven
  44. Oh, Them Golden Slippers
  45. gran' ma plays the numbers
  46. I'm A Little Teapot
  47. Skokiaan (South African Song)
  48. Lazy Mississippi Moon
  49. This Is Love
  50. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
  51. By the River Sainte Marie
  52. I Found The One I Love
  53. Deep River (01-24-50)
  54. Undecided
  55. Chicago
  56. House Party
  57. Lazy
  58. You Tell Me Your Dream
  59. Mansion Over The Hilltop
  60. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
  61. Intermezzo
  62. Back Home
  63. Sophisticated Lady
  64. Don'cha Go 'Way Mad
  65. Last Night In Town
  66. I've Been Working On The Railroad
  67. I'm Walking Through Heaven With You
  68. Well All Right Then
  69. Old Time Religion
  70. We'll Build a Bungalow
  71. Blue Skies
  72. But She's My Buddy's Chick (05-22-50)
  73. By The River Of Sainte Marie
  74. Slow Burn
  75. Mixed Doubles
  76. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (06-05-50)
  77. Aboard the Sentimental Train
  78. Yes, Indeed!
  79. The Blue Tail Fly
  80. T'Ain't What You Do
  81. We'll Build A Bungalow (12-12-49)
  82. Hittin' the Bottle
  83. Nashville Blues
  84. On My Way
  85. Well Git It
  86. Siesta at the Fiesta
  87. For Dancers Only (TPM: 36)
  88. Tain't What You Do (05-08-50)
  89. Ain't She Sweet (05-15-50)
  90. For Dancers Only (05-22-50)

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