Charles Frazier



American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist, born August 17, 1907 in Radford, Virginia, September 3, 2002 in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Frazier worked with King Oliver and his Orchestra, Jimmie Johnson and his Orchestra, Dave Nelson and the King's Men, Dave's Harlem Highlights, Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys.

ALBUMS


Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
At The 400 Restaurant 1946
1994, CD, Mono, RM, HEP Records (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
1940
1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
1939 1940
1993, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Uncle Dave's 78 Rpm Nostalgia Party
1981, LP, Comp, Sandy Hook Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey, Vol. 2, 1942-1944
1980, LP, Album, Mono, RE, Hindsight Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Willie Bryant And His Orchestra
Willie Bryant And His Orchestra (1935/36)
1974
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Cherokee / A Man And His Drum
1950
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Holiday For Strings / Ohio
1944, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart / Moon On My Pillow
1944, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
'Tain't No Good
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Me And My Melinda / Absent Minded Moon
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Sleepy Lagoon / I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean
1942, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Daybreak / Brazil (Aquarelo Do Brasil)
1942, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Manhattan Serenade / At The Cross-Roads
1942
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The White Cliffs of Dover / I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
1942, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Tangerine / Ev'rything I Love
1942, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
When The Sun Comes Out / Yours
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Magic Of Magnolias / Day-Dream
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Amapola / Donna Maria
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
La Rosita / Minnie From Trinidad
1941
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Blue Champagne / All Alone And Lonely
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Mem'ry Of A Rose / I Hear A Rhapsody
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
I Understand / High On A Windy Hill
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Maria Elena / Green Eyes
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Turn Left / Turn Right
1941
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Aurora / Bar Babble
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Au Reet / Man, That's Groovy
1941
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Jim / A New Shade Of Blue
1941, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
My Sister And I / In The Hush Of The Night
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Dusk In Upper Sandusky / Flight Of The Bumble Bee
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
How Can I Ever Be Alone?/ Tennessee Fish Fry
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
I Can't Resist You / I Love To Watch The Moonlight
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Contrasting Music
1940, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Body And Soul / Dixieland Detour
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Jumpin' Jive / Shoot The Meat Balls To Me, Dominick! Boy!!
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Back To Back / Especially For You
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
This Is No Dream / Romance
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Now You Know / Do It Again
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
So Many Times / Take A Tip From The Whippoorwill
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
A Man And His Dream / Go Fly A Kite
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
My Love For You / A Home In The Clouds
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
They Can't Take That Away From Me / Slap That Bass
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Jamboree / Hollywood Pastime
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca
Willie Bryant And His Orchestra
Cross Patch / Mary Had A Little Lamb
1936, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
The Early Years 1936-1941
LP, Comp, Bandstand
The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band
Harlem Blues & Jazz 1973-1980
LP, Barron
King Oliver & His Orchestra
King Oliver And His Orchestra 1
7", EP, Pirate Records (8),
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Rigamarole / Swamp Fire
King Oliver & His Orchestra
What You Want Me To Do / Too Late

APPEARANCES +


Count Basie & His Atomic Band*
Complete Live At The Crescendo 1958
2016, 5x CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*
This Is Hep
2008, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Bop
Various
Jazz In The Charts 53/100 (Ciribiribin 1940)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents
Various
Jazz In The Charts 42/100: Begin The Beguine 1938 (5)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 68/100 - Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry (2)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents,
Henry "Red" Allen
The Dynamic Trumpet
2000, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
Swing/Big Band/Dixieland
King Oliver
Working Man Blues
2000, CD, Album, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Various
Jazz Early Days Vol.2
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Disky
Various
La Saga Dei V-Disc
1999, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Dixieland/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Various
American Pie (Music From The Motion Picture)
1999
Various
"Too Late, Too Late": More Newly Discovered Titles, Alternate Takes & Supplements, Volume 10 (1926-1951)
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1942-1947
1998
Various
Thumpin' & Bumpin' New York Volume 2
1996, CD, ,
Big Band
TropiJazz All Stars
TropiJazz All Stars
1996,
Dizzy Gillespie
Volume 4 - 1943-1944 - Complete Edition
1995, CD, Comp, Média 7,
Joseph "King" Oliver*
The Complete Joseph "King" Oliver 1923/31 Heritage Vol. 5 1928/29
1993, CD, Comp, King Jazz, ,
Dixieland
Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Bing Crosby
His Legendary Years 1931-1957
1993, ,
Vocal/Ballad
James P. Johnson*
1928-1938
1992, CD, ,
Swing/Dixieland
James P. Johnson*
Harlem Stride Piano 1921/1929
1992
King Oliver And His Orchestra*
Jazz Tribune No.6: King Oliver And His Orchestra (1929-1930)
1992, 2x CD,
King Oliver
The King Of New Orleans
1991
King Oliver And His Orchestra*
1928-1930
1991
King Oliver
Shake It & Break It
1990, CD,
Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway
Cotton Club Days
1989
Cab Calloway
The Most Important Recordings Of Cab Calloway
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
Swing/Jump Blues
Blanche Calloway
1931
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Harlequin
Various
Them Dirty Blues (A Five Record Copulation Compilation)
1987, 5x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Erotic
James P. Johnson*
James P. Johnson 1928-31
1986, LP, Album, Comp, Swaggie Records,
Various
New York
1985, ,
Big Band
King Oliver
King Oliver
1985, ,
Dixieland
King Oliver
1923 - 1931
1984, 6xLP, Comp, International Joker Production
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
1984, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Cab Calloway
Jumpin Jive
1984, ,
Big Band/Swing
Henry "Red" Allen
Giants Of Jazz: Henry "Red" Allen
1980, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Straight And Gay
1979, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc., Stash Records Inc., ,
Country Blues/Piano Blues/Erotic
Jimmy Dorsey
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey, 1939-1940
1977, Vinyl,
Various
The Greatest Of The Big Bands Vol. 8 (1932-1939)
1976, LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey
Radio Discs of Jimmy Dorsey
1976, LP, Joyce Music Corporation,
King Oliver
Frankie And Johnny (1929 - 1930)
1976
King Oliver
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (1930 - 1931)
1976, ,
Dixieland
Willie Bryant And His Orchestra, Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Willie Bryant And Jimmie Lunceford And Their Orchestras
1975, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, RM, Bluebird (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Putney Dandridge
Vol. 2 (A Chronological Study In Three Vols.)
1975, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Cab Calloway
Hi De Ho Man
1974, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Black And White Jazz Catalog
1973, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing/Bop
King Oliver
Volume 2 (1929 - 1930)
1972, Vinyl, ,
Dixieland
King Oliver
New Orleans Shout
1971, ,
Dixieland
Various
Territory Bands Vol. 2 1927-1931
1969,
Henry "Red" Allen
Henry Red Allen
1968
The Count Basie Band* With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band*
At Newport
1963, ,
Big Band/Swing
Count Basie / Joe Williams
Count Basie Swings / Joe Williams Sings
1962
Count Basie
The Essential
1961, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Traditional Jazz
1958, Vinyl, ,
Ragtime/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Basie In London
1958
Various
5 Feet Of Swing
1954, LP, Comp, Mono, Brunswick, Decca, ,
Vocal/Swing
Various
Jazz Singers
1951, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Various
Five Feet Of Swing
1942, 5x Shellac, ,
Vocal/Swing
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra / The Andrews Sisters
Any Bonds Today? / Any Bonds Today?
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Dave Nelson And The King's Men
When Day Is Done / I Ain't Got Nobody And Nobody Cares For Me
1931, Shellac, 10", Victor
King Oliver And His Orchestra*
I'm Lonesome, Sweetheart / I Can't Stop Loving You
1931, Shellac, 10", Victor
King Oliver And His Orchestra*
Passing Time With Me / What's The Use Of Living Without Love?
1930, Shellac, 10", Victor
King Oliver And His Orchestra*
Frankie And Johnny / Everybody Does It In Hawaii
1930
King Oliver And His Orchestra*
Don't You Think I Love You? / Struggle Buggy
1930
Bob Crosby / Jimmy Dorsey / Dorsey Bros.* / Glen Gray / Chick Webb
Five Feet Of Swing
5xShellac, 12", Album, Decca
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
"Jumpin' Stuff"
LP, Golden Era Records (2), ,
Big Band
King Oliver
King Oliver 1929-1930
7", EP, Comp, Jass (2)
King Oliver
Volume Two 1929-1930
CD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, JSP Records
Various
The Great Big Band On V-Disc
LP, Comp, Mono, DAN, V Disc, ,
Big Band
Harry Dial And His Blusicians
Jazz A La Carte
LP, Album, Yorkshire Records (3),
Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band*
Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 1
King Oliver And His Orchestra*
1929 - 1930
Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey
Blue Lou
CD,