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American jazz double bassist.
Born : October, 07, 1912 in New York City, New York.
Died : January 16, 1997 in New York City (Manhattan), New York.

Beverly worked with : “Chick Webb Orchestra” (1937-1939), Ella Fitzgerald, Sabby Lewis, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Ellis Larkins, Jimmy Lyons, Carol Burnett, Dorothy Loudon, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand and with the pianist and singer Bobby Short (from 1970s to 1990s).In 1986, he made a cameo appearance in Woody Allen’s Hannah and her sisters movie.

ALBUMS


Bobby Short, Beverly Peer, Robert Scott
Late Night At The Cafe Carlyle
2007
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Stomping At The Savoy
2006, 4xCD, Comp, Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
1935-1938
1990
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Chick Webb In The Thirties "Bronzville Stomp"
1976, LP, Mono, Jazz Archives, ,
Big Band/Bop/Swing/Vocal
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
The Golden Swing Years
1976, ,
Swing
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
The Best Of Chick Webb And His Orchestra With Ella Fitzgerald
1976, ,
Swing
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
(1937-39) - Instrumentals Never Before On Record
1975, ,
Swing/Big Band
Al Williams Trio
Trespass
1966, LP, Century Records (4)
Edgar Sampson And His Orchestra
Swing Softly Sweet Sampson
1957, ,
Big Band/Swing
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Liza / Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!
1950, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen / It's Wonderful
1938, Shellac, 10", Odeon, ,
Swing/Vocal
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
The Dipsy Doodle / Midnite In A Madhouse
1938, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band/Swing
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Gotta Pebble In My Shoe / Who Ya Hunchin'
1938, ,
Swing
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
I Found My Yellow Basket / Ella
1938, ,
Swing
Chick Webb And His Little Chicks
Sweet Sue - Just You / I Got Rhythm
1938
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Gee But You're Swell / Love Marches On
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Oh Yes? Take Another Guess / When I Get Low I Get High
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Big Band
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight
If You Ever Should Leave / Everyone's Wrong But Me
1937
Chick Webb And His Little Chicks
In A Little Spanish Town / I Ain't Got Nobody
1937
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
The Dipsy Doodle / Midnite In A Madhouse
1937, ,
Big Band
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
I Got The Spring Fever Blues / What A Shuffle
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Swing
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Under The Spell Of The Blues / That Naughty Waltz
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
I've Got A Guy / Harlem Congo
Shellac, 10", Decca
Chick Webb And His Orchestra
I'm Up A Tree / Have Mercy
,
Swing

APPEARANCES +


Nina Simone
Nina Simone And Her Friends (An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm)
2014, ,
Soul-Jazz/Piano Blues/Vocal
Various
Jazz Instruments
2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,
Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald
The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941)
2013, 8xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd, Num, RM, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
2012,
Louis Armstrong / Ella Fitzgerald / Billie Holiday / Nina Simone / Nat King Cole
The Jazz Singers
2011, Box, Comp + 5xCD, Comp, Jazz World, ,
Swing/Soul
Various
Smoky Jazz
2008, CD, Comp, Verve Records,
Various
Je N'Aime Pas Le Jazz, Mais Ça J'Aime Bien !
2008, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Bop/Fusion/Hard Bop/Vocal/Gypsy Jazz
Various
Jazz In The Charts 40/100 (Something Tells Me 1938 (3))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 34/100 - Sailboat In The Moonlight 1937 (5)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 35/100 - Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (1937 (6))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Romance And Rhythm
2006, ,
Swing/Vocal
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Mildred Bailey
1945-1947
2003, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Chick Webb & His Orchestra* Featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Stompin' At The Savoy
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era, ,
Swing
Various
Classic Jazz: The Thirties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Various
1941
2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Various
1937
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Various
Harlem Conga (La Batteria Nelle Big Band - Vol.1)
2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Ken Burns Jazz (The Story Of America's Music)
2000, ,
Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz/Fusion/Dixieland/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Big Band/Country Blues/Piano Blues/Ragtime
Various
Female Jazz Vocalists
1999, CD, Comp, BMG Classics, RCA Victor
Mildred Bailey
The Blue Angel Years 1944-1947
1999, CD, Comp, Baldwin Street Music, ,
Vocal/Swing
Jimmy Giuffre / Mabel Mercer
Travlin' Light / Merely Marvelous
1999, CD, Comp, Collectables,
Bobby Short
How's Your Romance?
1999, ,
Vocal
Chick Webb
Strictly Jive
1999
George Gershwin
A Century Of Glory
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Dixieland/Vocal/Swing
Maxine Sullivan
The "Le Ruban Bleu" Years
1998, CD, Comp, RE, Baldwin Street Music,
Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb
Swingsation
1998, ,
Swing/Vocal
Ella Fitzgerald
On The Air - The Complete 1940 Broadcasts In 2 Volumes
1998, ,
Swing/Vocal
Various
Bootin' The Boogie -- The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2
1997, ,
Jump Blues/Boogie/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Various
Swinging At The Savoy (The Home Of Happy Feet!)
1996, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)
Chick Webb
The Classic Tracks
1996, ,
Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald
1996, ,
Swing
Chick Webb
His Best Recordings 1929 - 1939
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz & Blues Collection
1994
Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Rock It For Me
1994, ,
Swing
Chick Webb
Spinnin' The Webb - The Original Decca Recordings
1994
Ella Fitzgerald
Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Ella Fitzgerald
1993, CD, Comp, Music Memoria
Bobby Short
Late Night At The Cafe Carlyle
1992, ,
Vocal/Ballad/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His Orchestra*
The Early Years - Part 1 (1935-1938) The Original Decca Recordings
1992, ,
Big Band/Swing
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
1934-1940
1992, ,
Swing/Jump Blues
Cole Porter
From This Moment On - The Songs Of Cole Porter
1992, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
Ella Fitzgerald
1940-1941
1992, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Various
American Songbook Series: Cole Porter
1991, ,
Vocal
Various
25 Géants Du Jazz: Enregistrements Historiques
1990, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas, Guilde Internationale Du Disque, ,
Bop/Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Stairway To The Stars
1990,
Ella Fitzgerald
1935-1937
1990, ,
Swing/Vocal/Big Band
Ella Fitzgerald
1937-1938
1990
Ella Fitzgerald
1938-1939
1990, ,
Swing/Vocal/Big Band
Ella Fitzgerald
1939
1990, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Louis Armstrong / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Count Basie / Ella Fitzgerald
The Jazz Collector Edition
1989, 5xCD, Comp + Box, LaserLight Digital
Chick Webb And His Savoy Ballroom Orchestra*
The King Of Drums - Original 1939 For Radio Only Recordings
1989, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Tax, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1989, ,
Swing/Instrumental
Ella Fitzgerald With The Chick Webb Orchestra*
Sing Me A Swing Song
1989, ,
Swing
Ella Fitzgerald, Teddy Wilson, Tommy Dorsey
The Kings Of Swing Vol. 4
1988,
Various
Jazz Potpourri Volume Three (20 Collector Items 1933-1947)
1987, LP, Album, Comp, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Bobby Short
50 By Bobby Short
1986, ,
Swing/Easy Listening/Vocal
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Shorty's Got To Go
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil, ,
Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1985, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Bullmoose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats*
Moose On The Loose
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Saxophonograph, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Let It Roll Again
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Mildred Bailey
The Majestic Mildred Bailey
1985
Chris Connor
Out Of This World
1984, LP, Comp, Affinity,
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1984, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues
Chick Webb
In The Groove
1983, LP, Comp, Affinity, ,
Big Band/Swing
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Apollo Jump
1983,
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
L'Era Dello Swing
1982, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Big Band
Bobby Short
Moments Like This
1982, ,
Vocal/Swing
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
1981,
Various
Red White & Blues (Women Sing Of America)
1980, LP, Comp, Rosetta Records, Rosetta Records, ,
Piano Blues/Swing/Big Band
Lucky Millinder's Orch.* With Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Lucky Days 1941-1945
1980, ,
Jump Blues
Chick Webb With Ella Fitzgerald
Chick Webb 4, "Ella Swings The Band" (1936-1939)
1980, ,
Vocal/Swing/Big Band
Bullmoose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats*
Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again
1980, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Ella Fitzgerald And Chick Webb
Ella Sings, Chick Swings
1979
Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Thompson
Two Talking Tenors 1952 - 1958
1977, LP, Album, Comp, MCA Records,
Bobby Short
My Personal Property
1976
Various
Reefer Songs (16 Original Jazz Classics)
1976, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Paul Quinichette & Lucky Thompson
The Heat's On
1975, LP, Comp, MCA Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Bobby Short
Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers & Hart
1975
Chick Webb And Ella Fitzgerald
Princess Of The Savoy (1936-1939)
1975
The Chick Webb Orchestra* Directed By Ella Fitzgerald
Live Session At The Savoy Ballroom Harlem December 1939
1975
Ella Fitzgerald & The Chick Webb Orchestra*
Ella Fitzgerald & The Chick Webb Orchestra
1974, ,
Big Band
Bobby Short
Live At The Cafe Carlyle
1974, ,
Easy Listening
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra*
Live From The Roseland Ballroom, New York 1940
1974
Ella Fitzgerald
Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall (July 5, 1973)
1973
Bobby Short
Bobby Short Is K-Ra-Zy For Gershwin
1973, ,
Vocal
Bobby Short
Bobby Short Is Mad About Noël Coward
1972
Mildred Bailey
All Of Me
1972
Various
Swingmusic From The Southland Cafe, Boston
1972, ,
Swing
Bobby Short
Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter
1971,
Bobby Short
Jump For Joy
1970, ,
Vocal
Chick Webb And His Orchestra Featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Spinning The Webb
1969, LP, Comp, Mono, Coral,
Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short
Second Town Hall Concert
1969, ,
Vocal
Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short
Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short At Town Hall
1969,
Barbara Carroll
Live! Her Piano And Trio
1967
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2
1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Senhora Seja Bondosa = Lady Be Good / Não Posso Deixar De Amar Esse Homem = Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
1963, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Vocal/Swing
Mildred Bailey
Her Greatest Performances 1929-1946 Volume Three
1962, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS, ,
Swing
Mildred Bailey
Her Greatest Performances 1929-1946
1962
Ellis Larkins
Manhattan At Midnight
1961
Mabel Mercer
Merely Marvelous
1960
Edgar Sampson's Band
Happy Dancing With Edgar Sampson's Band
1958, 7", EP, Coral
Luc Poret Accompanied By The Jimmy Lyon Trio
A Frenchman In New York
1958, LP, Album, Riverside Records
Ella* And Chick*
Ella And Chick
1958
Mildred Bailey
Me And The Blues
1957, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Barbara Lea
Lea In Love
1957, ,
Vocal/Swing
Ellis Larkins
Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me
1956
Chris Connor
Sings Lullabys Of Birdland
1956, ,
Vocal
Chris Connor
Sings Lullabys Of Birdland
1954, ,
Cool Jazz
Chris Connor
Sings Lullabys Of Birdland
1954
Various
Jazz Singers
1951, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Chick Webb And His Orchestra With Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket A-Tasket / Undecided
1948
Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Jack Teagarden, Ethel Waters
Singing The Blues
1947, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
Five Feet Of Swing
1942, ,
Vocal/Swing
Bob Crosby / Jimmy Dorsey / Dorsey Bros.* / Glen Gray / Chick Webb
Five Feet Of Swing
5xShellac, 12", Album, Decca
Count Basie & His Orchestra*, Chick Webb & His Orchestra* Avec Ella Fitzgerald
Count Basie & His Orchestra 1937, Chick Webb & His Orchestra 1936
CD, Comp, Forlane International, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
My Man
CD, Comp, Past Perfect (2), ,
Soul-Jazz
Dick Vance
Like Dixie But ... - Dick Vance And His Dixieland Kings
LP, Album, Sue Records Inc.,
Harry Dial And His Blusicians
Jazz A La Carte
LP, Album, Yorkshire Records (3),
Various
Thats Jazz 10 CD Set
Box, Comp + 10xCD, Comp, Object Enterprises,
Chick Webb & His Orchestra*
1936
,
Big Band/Swing
Chick Webb & His Orchestra*
Chick Webb & His Orchestra 1939
,
Swing
Chick Webb
Stompin' At The Savoy
Chick Webb
King Of The Savoy 1937-1939
Chick Webb & His Orchestra*
Spinnin' The Webb / Wacky Dust
Dorothy Fields
American Songbook Series: Dorothy Fields
1993, ,
Vocal
Chick Webb & His Orchestra*
Chick Webb & His Orchestra 1939