Slam Stewart
Biography
Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double-bass player whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before switching to bass at the age of 20.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Licorice Pizza (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2021
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Jazz Sampler
1955
Lionel Hampton With The Just Jazz All Stars
1955
The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000
The Mills Brothers & Louis Armstrong
1986
Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)
1976
Basie's Best
1974
Art Tatum Masterpieces
1973
Town Hall Concert
1965
Swinging Sounds Of The 40's
1965
The Influence Of Five
1965
The Great Band Era (1936-1945)
1964
The Shaggy Dog
1959
The Art Of Tatum
1958
Giants Of The Piano
1956
Blue N' Boogie
1956
Giants Of Modern Jazz
1955
Groovin' High
1955
Anthology
Joe Turner Trio With Slam Stewart And Jo Jones
Laughing In Rhythm: The Best Of The Verve Years
1994
The Last Years (1940-1943)
1989
Savoy Jam Party
1976
Credited work
1,525 releases · 338 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 2,268
- Other credits · 34
Studios: Pasadena Civic Auditorium · WOR Studios · Radio Recorders · C.P. MacGregor Studios