Robert Dewees "Cutty" Cutshall (December 29, 1911 – August 16, 1968) was an American

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trombonist. Cutshall was born in Huntington Co., Pennsylvania, on December 29, 1911. He played in

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early in his career, making his first major tour in 1934 with Charley Dornberger. He joined

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's orchestra in 1938, then played with

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in the early 1940s. Later in the decade he worked frequently with

Billy Butterfield Charles William Butterfield (January 14, 1917 – March 18, 1988) was an American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist. Early years Charles William Butterfield was born in Middletown, Ohio and attended high school in Wyomin ...

and did some freelance work in New York City. He started working with

Eddie Condon Albert Edwin Condon (November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in Chicago jazz, he also played piano and sang. He also owned a self-named night club in New York City. Early ...

in 1949, an association which lasted over a decade. Cutshall was touring with Condon in Toronto when the trombonist died of a heart attack in his hotel room on August 16, 1968. Cutshall's credits include work with

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, and

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Discography

With

*''That Toddlin' Town'' (Warner Bros., 1959) With

Bobby Hackett Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar. He played Swing with the bands ...

*'' Creole Cookin''' (Verve, 1967)

References

External links

Cutty Cutshall recordings
at the

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