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Teddy McRae (22 Jan 1908 - 04 Mar 1999)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra
  2. Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight
  3. Chick Webb and His Orchestra tenor saxophone, clarinet

Recordings by (7)

  1. Daybreak Rock ?:?? (1955)
  2. Hi fi Baby 2:30 (1993)
  3. Hi' Fi' Baby ?:?? (2010)
  4. Hi'Fi' Baby 2:30 ()
  5. Hold Out Baby 2:52 ()
  6. Hi-Fi Baby 2:32 ()
  7. Mr. Bear Comes to Town 2:05 ()

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Vote for Mister Rhythm 2:27 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) tenor saxophone
  2. Go Harlem 2:22 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) reeds
  3. Swinging on the Reservation 3:07 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) tenor saxophone
  4. Devoting My Time to You 2:27 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) reeds
  5. (If You Can’t Sing It) You’ll Have to Swing It 3:00 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) tenor saxophone
  6. The Darktown Strutters Ball 3:08 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) reeds
  7. I Got the Spring Fever Blues 3:02 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) tenor saxophone
  8. Organ Grinder’s Swing 2:52 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) tenor saxophone
  9. Shine 2:54 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) reeds
  10. My Last Affair 2:42 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) tenor saxophone
  11. My Melancholy Baby 3:01 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1936) tenor saxophone
  12. All My Life 3:13 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald (1936) tenor saxophone
  13. Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance) 2:35 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) tenor saxophone
  14. Rusty Hinge 3:07 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (May 1937) reeds
  15. Cryin’ Mood 2:37 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (May 1937) reeds
  16. Holiday in Harlem 3:12 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Nov 1937) tenor saxophone
  17. Just a Simple Melody 2:58 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Nov 1937) tenor saxophone
  18. Midnite in a Madhouse 2:34 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Dec 1937) tenor saxophone
  19. The Dipsy Doodle 3:13 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Dec 1937) tenor saxophone
  20. Love Is the Thing So They Say 2:51 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) reeds
  21. Big Boy Blue 2:48 Ella Fitzgerald with The Mills Brothers (1937) reeds
  22. All Over Nothing at All 2:41 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1937) tenor saxophone, reeds
  23. Deep in the Heart of the South 3:16 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1937) reeds
  24. Strictly Jive 3:19 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) tenor saxophone, reeds
  25. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley! 2:31 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) tenor saxophone
  26. That Naughty Waltz 3:00 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) reeds
  27. Gee! But You’re Swell 2:38 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) reeds
  28. Love You’re Just a Laugh 3:10 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) reeds
  29. If You Ever Should Leave 3:14 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1937) tenor saxophone, reeds
  30. Love Marches On 2:53 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) reeds
  31. Wake Up and Live 2:40 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1937) reeds
  32. Everyone’s Wrong but Me 3:07 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1937) tenor saxophone, reeds
  33. I Was Doing All Right 2:55 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1938) tenor saxophone
  34. Squeeze Me 3:11 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone
  35. I Found My Yellow Basket 2:35 Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald (1938) tenor saxophone
  36. F.D.R. Jones 2:54 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone
  37. If You Only Knew 2:46 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1938) tenor saxophone
  38. It's My Turn Now 2:56 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1938) tenor saxophone
  39. Spinnin’ the Webb 3:04 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone, reeds
  40. I Love Each Move You Make 3:01 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone
  41. MacPherson is Rehearsin' (To Swing) 3:08 Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald (1938) tenor saxophone
  42. It’s Wonderful 2:58 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1938) tenor saxophone
  43. Strictly from Dixie 2:50 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1938) tenor saxophone
  44. Bei mir bist Du schoen 3:03 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1938) tenor saxophone
  45. I Got a Guy 3:22 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone
  46. I Let a Tear Fall in the River 3:12 Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald (1938) tenor saxophone
  47. Harlem Congo 3:16 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone, reeds
  48. Azure 3:07 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone, reeds
  49. Ella 2:46 Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald and Taft Jordan (1938) tenor saxophone
  50. Wacky Dust 3:04 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1938) tenor saxophone

Credited as (12)

  1. Teddy McRae
  2. Teddy "McBear" McRae
  3. Doc Cheatham, Hilton Jefferson, Teddy McRae, Specs Powell, Buddy Saffer
  4. Jack Dupree and Mr. Bear / Mr. Bear
  5. Jack Dupree And Mr. Bear
  6. Mr. Bear
  7. Jack Dupree & Mr. Bear / Jack Dupree
  8. Jack Dupree & Mr. Bear
  9. The Empires With Teddy McRae & His Orchestra
  10. Teddy McRae / Artie Shaw
  11. The Revlons With Teddy Mc Rae & Orch.

Works (17)

Wrote

  1. Cat Scratchin'
  2. Walkin’ the Blues
  3. Person to Person
  4. Walking the Blues
  5. I’m Afraid of You
  6. All Night Long
  7. Love, Love, Love
  8. Big Bess
  9. All She Wants to Do Is Rock
  10. Broadway
  11. You Showed Me the Way
  12. Why Did I Always Depend on You?
  13. Daybreak Rock

Composed

  1. Double Mellow
  2. Gangbusters
  3. Traffic Jam
  4. Back Bay Shuffle

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1532311
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no96045766
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/teddy_mr__bear_mcrae
  4. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=71180
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134627431
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6cg0bgg
  7. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206640
  8. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13924872k
  9. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96045766

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/313171
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/800688

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000016677

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/61733849

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7694051

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/18517