Sy Oliver

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Sy Oliver was an influential American jazz arranger, trumpeter, and bandleader known for his innovative work with big bands in the swing era.

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Sy Oliver canonical 8

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instanceOf arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1910-12-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1988-05-28 ⓘ
employer Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ⓘ
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ⓘ
era swing era ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Oliver ⓘ
fullName Melvin James "Sy" Oliver ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
givenName Melvin ⓘ
influenced big band jazz arranging ⓘ
influencedBy Duke Ellington ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson ⓘ
instrument trumpet ⓘ
nickname Sy ⓘ
notableArrangementFor Jimmie Lunceford’s band arrangements in the 1930s ⓘ
Tommy Dorsey’s recording of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" ⓘ
Tommy Dorsey’s recording of "Yes Indeed!" ⓘ
notableCollaboration Sy Oliver and His Orchestra ⓘ
notableFor innovative big band arrangements in the swing era ⓘ
work with Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ⓘ
work with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ⓘ
notableWork Opus One ⓘ
Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) ⓘ
Yes Indeed! ⓘ
occupation arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Battle Creek, Michigan, United States ⓘ
linked to: Battle Creek
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
style big band arranging ⓘ
workedWith Frank Sinatra ⓘ
Jimmie Lunceford ⓘ
Tommy Dorsey ⓘ

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