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American jazz pianist, born December 6, 1907 in Superior, Wisconsin, died January 1, 1958 in Los Angeles.
Fulton Fidgy McGrath worked with Red Nichols (early 1930s), Dorsey Brothers, Lennie Hayton (1935-1937), Bunny Berigan, Joe Venuti, Chauncey Morehouse and others. He worked as a session musician for NBC 1939-1941, when he moved to Hollywood to work in film studios.
Among his compositions are Shim Sham Shimmy and Mandy Is Two, the latter recorded by Billie Holiday.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Various
50 Singing Ladies - Une Anthologie 1933 / 1959
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne
Louis Armstrong
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
2009, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Annette Hanshaw
I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
2009, CDr, Comp, Sounds Of Yester Year
Reginald Foresythe, Various
The New Music Of Reginald Foresythe (1907-1958)
2008, CD, Comp, BV Haast Records,
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday XXL - Great Diva - Great Songs
2006, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Weton-Wesgram, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Artie Shaw
The Artie Shaw Story
2005, 4xCD, Comp, Proper Records (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
Red Norvo
Dance Of The Octopus
2005, CD, Comp, Mono, Hep Records (3), GZ Digital Media
Adrian Rollini
1937-1938
2005, CD, Comp, Retrieval,
Lee Wiley
Songbooks & Quiet Sensuality 1933-1951
2005, CD, Comp, Jazz Legends
Billie Holiday
God Bless The Blues
2005
Mildred Bailey
Mrs. Swing
2005
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
2005, 10x CD, Box Set, ,
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
Adrian Rollini
1934-1938
2004, CD, Comp, Retrieval,
Various
Jazz Goes Hawaiian
2003, CD, Comp, Retrieval, ,
Hawaiian/Swing
Bunny Berigan
The Key Sessions 1931-1937
2003, 5xCD, Comp, JSP Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Classic Jazz: The Thirties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Adrian Rollini
Tap Room Swing
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Living Era,
Billie Holiday
Only Original Hits
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Golden Box
Mildred Bailey
Complete Columbia Recordings, Vol. 1
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Disconforme SL, Definitive Records (2), ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
The Lady Sings
2001, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Billie Holiday
Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944)
2001, 10x CD, Box Set, ,
Vocal
Louis Armstrong
The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1935-1939
2000, 4xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
Mildred Bailey
Squeeze Me! Big Hits From A Great Lady
2000, CD, Comp, RM, Jasmine Records
Mildred Bailey
The Complete Columbia Recordings of Mildred Bailey
2000, 10xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Vocal
Earl Okin
Bossa Britanica
2000
Red Norvo And His Orchestra
1933-1936
1999, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Mildred Bailey
1932-1936
1999, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Red Norvo
1933 - 1944
1998, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, ,
Bop/Big Band/Swing
Billie Holiday
1933 - 1942
1998, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, ,
Chicago Blues/Swing/Big Band/Easy Listening
Claude Thornhill
Snowfall Volume 1.
1998, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3)
Bing Crosby
La Sèlection 1928-1945
1997, CD, Comp, L'Art Vocal
Various
Jazz Voices - The Men
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Marshall Cavendish, Marshall Cavendish,
Adrian Rollini
Bouncin' In Rhythm
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz, ,
Big Band/Swing
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1936
1995, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Red McKenzie
Red McKenzie 1935-1937
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Timeless Records (3)
Ethel Waters
Her Best Recordings 1921 - 1940
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz, ,
Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*
1937-1938
1994, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Sophisticated Ladies
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Columbia, Legacy
Ethel Waters
1931-1934
1993
Artie Shaw
In The Beginning
1992, CD, Comp, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band
Adrian Rollini
Swing Low
1992, CD, Comp, Affinity, ,
Swing
Billie Holiday
The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
1992, 10x CD, Box Set, ,
Swing/Vocal/Big Band
The Dorsey Brothers
Best Of The Big Bands - Dorsey Brothers
1992, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Lee Wiley
The Complete Young Lee Wiley, 1931-1937
1991, CD, Comp, Vintage Jazz Classics
Billie Holiday
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 9 (1940-1942)
1991, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Mildred Bailey
Harlem Lullaby
1989
Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra
1942
1988, CD, Album, Mono, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Hot Violins
1988
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
Thou Swell
1988
Joe Venuti Eddie Lang*
Great Original Performances 1926-1933
1987
Benny Goodman
The Permanent Goodman - A Portrait In Music Of The King Of Swing 1926-1945
1986, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Ragtime
Lorez Alexandria, The Gildo Mahones Quartet
Lorez Alexandria Sings Songs Of Johnny Mercer With The Gildo Mahones Quartet (Harlem Butterfly) (Vol. II)
1985
The Dorsey Brothers ~ Mildred Bailey ~ Bing Crosby ~ Ethel Waters
Harlem Lullaby
1985, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Annette Hanshaw
Miss Annette Hanshaw, "It Was So Beautiful," 1927-36
1983, LP, Album, Comp, Sunbeam (3),
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
Rhythm Of The Day
1983, Vinyl, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Story
1982, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Big Band/Rhythm & Blues/Easy Listening
Various
The Jazz Singers
1982, 4x Vinyl Red Vinyl, Box Set,
Rose Murphy
Rose Murphy
1981, LP, Album, Mono, RM, Audiophile (2)
Bunny Berigan
The Unknown Band -1939 / The Sideman 1931 - 1933
1981
Various
The Reed Album Volume Two
1980, LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Red Norvo
Giants Of Jazz: Red Norvo
1980, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Big Band
Billie Holiday
V.I.P.-Jazz 8 (Solitude)
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, Club, Ltd, CBS, CBS, CBS, CBS Special Products, CBS Special Products, CBS Special Products
Jack Teagarden
Giants Of Jazz - Jack Teagarden
1979, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Louis Armstrong
Complete Recorded Works 1935 - 1945 (145 Titles In Chronological Order)
1976, 10xLP, Comp + Box, MCA Records
Various
Little Club Jazz - Small Groups In The 30's
1976, LP, Comp, New World Records, ,
Swing
Joe Venuti
Nothing But Notes 1931 - 1939
1975, LP, Comp, Mono, MCA Coral, MCA Coral, ,
Swing
Benny Goodman
1934
1975, LP, Comp, Sunbeam (3)
Bing Crosby
Rare Early Recordings 1929-1933
1973, LP, Comp, Mono, Biograph, Biograph, Biograph
Bunny Berigan
The Great Soloists
1973, LP, Comp, Mono, Biograph, Biograph, Biograph,
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The Early Years
1973, 3xLP, Comp, Sunbeam (3), ,
Easy Listening/Swing
Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon's World Of Jazz
1973, 2x Vinyl Textured Gatefold,
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Story Volume III
1973
Billie Holiday
God Bless The Child
1972, 2x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Vocal/Swing
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters' Greatest Years
1972
Stan Getz
Didn't We
1969
Billie Holiday
"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966, 3x Vinyl, Box Set,
Various
Urban Sprawl & All That Jazz
1965, LP, Album, Comp, Decca, ,
Swing/Dixieland/Vocal
Jack Teagarden With Red Nichols' Louisiana Rhythm Kings, Adrian Rollini's Orchestra*, Eddie Lang-Joe Venuti And Their All Star Orchestra, Eddie Condon And His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong And The All Stars*
The Golden Horn Of Jack Teagarden
1964, Vinyl,
Mildred Bailey
Her Greatest Performances 1929-1946
1962
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw With Strings
1956, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
Artie Shaw
1955, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Epic
Red Norvo & His All Stars*
Red Norvo & His All Stars
1955, Vinyl,
Various
A Visit To Jazzland
1954, Vinyl, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Ragtime/Big Band
Adrian Rollini And His Orchestra / Venuti-Lang And Their All-Star Orchestra*
Battle Of Jazz Volume 3
1953, Vinyl Richmond Pressing, ,
Dixieland
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Favorites
1951
Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) / Mandy Is Two
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca
Abe Lyman And His Californians
Mandy Is Two / I'll Always Remember
1942, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra
Dear Little Boy Of Mine / Mandy Is Two
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca
Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
Lovers In Glass Houses / Mandy Is Two
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Dorsey Brothers*
T + J = Dorsey Brothers
1941
Connie Boswell
The Panic Is On / Mama Don't Allow It
1936, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Johnny Mercer
Lord, I Give You My Children / The Bathtub Ran Over Again!
1934, Shellac, 10", Decca
Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra*
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You / Long May We Love
1934
Bing Crosby
Linger A Little Longer In The Twilight / I've Got The World On A String
1933, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
The Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra*
Moon Hollywood / Shim Sham Shimmy
1933, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra*
Old Man Harlem / By Heck
1933
Bing Crosby With Dorsey Brothers Orchestra*
Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn / Stay On The Right Side Of The Road
1933, Shellac, ,
Vocal
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
Clarinet Marmalade / Sweet Sue - Just You
1932
Loring “Red” Nichols And His Orchestra
It's The Darn'dest Thing / Singin' The Blues
1931, Shellac, 10", Brunswick,
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
Oh Peter / Honolulu Blues
1931, Shellac,
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies / Red Nichols And His Orchestra
Vol.1
LP, Comp, Swingfan
Billie Holiday
The Golden Years Volume II - Part III
LP, Comp, CBS, CBS, ,
Vocal
Various
The Trumpet Album, Vol.1
LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society
Artie Shaw, Red Norvo All-Stars, Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra*, Mildred Bailey Orch.*, Wingy Mannone All Stars*, Billie Holiday's Group*, Adrian Rollini Orchestra*
The Sideman Years
LP, Comp, Mono, RP, Sounds Of Swing, ,
Big Band/Swing
Bing Crosby
Miss You / Mandy Is Two
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw With Strings
10", Philips
The Dorsey Brothers
Volume 3 - Recorded In New York 1930-33
CD, Comp, RM, Jazz Oracle, ,
Easy Listening/Dixieland
Various
The Songs Of Johnny Mercer
2xCD, Comp, Promo, Warner/Chappell,
Jack Teagarden
The Golden Horn Of Jack Teagarden
LP, Comp, RE, MCA Coral, MCA Coral, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Jazz In The Thirties
Various
New York Jazz 1928-1933