About
Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.
Members
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Sy Oliver eponymous
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Henry Singer trombone
Discography
Albums
EPs
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Satchmo Serenades
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Skookian / Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya
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4 Hits
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Rythm Party At Varieton
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Plenty Valente! Singin' and Swingin'
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Caterina on the High C's
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Dance Party in Hi-Fi
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Sentimental Sy
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A Nightingale Swings
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The Arrangements of Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
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Chestnuts
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Easy Walker
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Sy's Back... And Swinging
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Louis and the Angels
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On My Way
Singles
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The Touch / O (Oh)
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One O'Clock Jump / In a Little Spanish Town Cha-Cha
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The Mardi Gras March / One More Time
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The Mardi Gras March / In a Little Spanish Town Cha-Cha
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The Prisoner's Song / I'll String Along With You
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You're a Heavenly Thing / The Prisoner's Song
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Stone Cold Dead in the Market / Peas and Rice
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Moritat / Chain Gang
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Suddenly There's a Valley / Gum Drop
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Pledging My Love / Dance With Me Henry
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Maybellene / I'll Never Stop Loving You
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Opus One / Smack Dab in the Middle
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Blue Lou / Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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The Touch (Le Grisbi)
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Lullaby of Birdland / Later
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Dragnet / My Love, My Love
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Hopelessly / What a Dream
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Jilted / Such a Night
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"O" (Oh!) / I'm Walking Behind You
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St. Louis Blues Mambo / Mambo Italiano
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There'll Be No Tear Drops Tonight / Cuddle Me
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How Blue? / Why Do I Keep Lovin' You?
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The Jones Boy / She Was Five and He Was Ten
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On the Trail / Rumania-Rumania
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Piccolo Pete / If I Had a Boy Like You
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The Blacksmith Blues / Any Time
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(If You Can’t Sing It) You’ll Have to Swing It
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Ding-Dong Boogie / Preview
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A Shoulder to Weep On / Someone Loved Someone
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La Vie En Rose / (I Wonder Why) You're Just in Love
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Your or Yive Times / Yor Dancers Only
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Castle Rock / But She's My Buddy's Chick
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'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It) / Ain't She Sweet
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Come On - A My House / The Chesapeake and Ohio
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My Friend Told Me / Ain't No Chick Gonna Fool Me
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Castle Rock / Aboard the Sentimental Train
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Powder Blue / Vanity
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The Chesapeake and Ohio / Because of Rain
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The Hot Canary / Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer
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Walkin' the Dog / Blues Just Blues
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Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!) / Dream a Little Dream of Me
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I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell
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Deep River / Siesta at the Fiesta
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I’m Waitin’ for the Junkman / Basin Street Blues
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Solid as a Rock / Sugarfoot Rag
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La vie en rose / C'est si bon
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That Old Feeling / Was That the Human Thing to Do
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I Didn't Know What Time It Was / Never Have I Ever Felt Like This Before
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We'll Build a Bungalow / Nashville Blues
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For Dancers Only / Four of Five Times
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Organ Grinder's Swing / I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
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Caravan / That's the Gal for Me
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In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) / Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast
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Sad Story Blues / Four to Go
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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) / A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
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If You Believed in Me / Scotty
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You Know What the Trouble Is Baby / Lammar's Boogie
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Hey Daddy-O / Slow Burn
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Civilization ("Bongo, Bongo, Bongo") / You Can't Tell the Depth of the Well
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Forsaking All Others / Bread and Butter Woman
Links
Listen
Reference
Also known as
Sy Oliver's Orchestra · Sy Oliver’s Orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.