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Arthur Whetsel
Punta Gorda, United States
Arthur Whetsel is credited on 344 releases across 147 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2015 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
344
Pressings credited
147
Albums
7
Decades active
31
In collections
Biography
Arthur Parker Whetsel (February 22, 1905 – May 1, 1940) was an early "sweet" trumpeter for Duke Ellington's Washingtonians.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
344 releases · 147 albums · active 1950–2015
- Performance · 706
- Other credits · 84
Studios: Cotton Club · Savoy Ballroom · The Metropolitan Opera House · Philharmonic Auditorium
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
This Is Duke Ellington
1971
At The Cotton Club
1959
Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944)
2001
Cotton Club Stars
1984
1928 - 1933
1971
The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000
1935-1936
1992
Big Bands: Duke Ellington
1983
Jazz Masters Of The Sax
1983
Giants Of Jazz - Duke Ellington
1980
The Guitarists
1980
The Works Of Duke - Integrale Volume 9
1974
Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928)
1967
The Duke In Harlem 1926-30
1963
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson
1973
Frequent collaborators
- Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
- Duke Ellington
- Various
- Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
- Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra
- Chris Barber
- Chris Barber's Jazz Band
- Lonnie Johnson (2)
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