Sy Oliver

trumpet · 1910–1988 · Battle Creek (Michigan)

Trumpeter, singer, and above all arranger, he wrote For Dancers Only for Jimmie Lunceford, then worked for Tommy Dorsey. He also wrote Yes Indeed! and Opus One.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands
• Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington

Landmark tracks

• Yes Indeed! (1941)
• Opus One (1943)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Jun 22, 2026: Sy Oliver, l'orfèvre du big-band (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Sy Oliver (Wikipédia)

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