Shad Collins
Biography
Lester Rallingston "Shad" Collins (June 27, 1910 – June 6, 1978) was an American jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger, who played in several leading bands between the 1930s and 1950s, including those led by Chick Webb, Benny Carter, Count Basie, Lester Young, Cab Calloway and Sam "The Man" Taylor.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Hi De Ho Man
1974
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
The Best Of Count Basie
1963
The Original Recordings
1973
"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966
The Most Important Recordings Of Cab Calloway
1989
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
1975
Meets The Master Saxes - Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet
1974
Swingin' Buck Clayton Jams
1974
The Billie Holiday Story Volume III
1973
The Billie Holiday Story Volume I
1973
Super Chief
1972
Blues By Basie
1956
Credited work
680 releases · 166 albums · active 1950–2024
- Performance · 1,023
- Other credits · 5
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Carnegie Hall · CBS Studios, New York · Savoy Ballroom
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Billie Holiday
- Count Basie
- Count Basie And His Orchestra
- Lester Young
- Cab Calloway
- Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
- Django Reinhardt