Skeets Tolbert
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Campbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert (February 14, 1909, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina - November 30, 2000, Houston, Texas) was an American jazz clarinetist, alto saxophonist, vocalist, composer and bandleader. He acquired the nickname "Skeets", which was short for "Mosquito." Tolbert grew up in Lincolntown, North Carolina, and studied at Johnson C. Smith University. Though Tolbert never had a standard to his credit, he composed and arranged a great number of tunes that would become hits for others, notably Nat King Cole. He has 42 tracks over two albums to his credit as well and more that he has credit for in part. Red Richards who played piano and sang with Tolbert's Gentlemen of Swing said of Tolbert that he "could play" and was an original, that he didn't copy Louis Jordan. Of the band he said they were a strong, good sounding band. Of the music he said they were a "nice style band" that could play for dancing.
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- Jumpin' in the Numbers - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- I'll Make It Worth Your While - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Four O'clock Blues - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Ride On - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Git It ('Cause I Love to See You Wid It) - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Jumpin' Like Mad - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Hit That Jive, Jack - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Fill-Up - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Sugar Boogie - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- The Rhumba Blues - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Lazy Gal Blues - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
- Hey Man! Hey Man! - Hit that Jive, Skeets! - Skeets Tolbert
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- Eager Beaver - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- I'll Remember April - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Ride On - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Russian Lullaby - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Suite bergamasque, III. Clair de lune: Clair de lune (Arr. J. Rizzo) - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Build It Up and Tear It Down - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Moon Song - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- I Know That You Know - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Op. A Dollar Three Eighty: Opus a Dollar Three Eighty - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Under a Blanket of Blue - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- 6 Romances, Op. 6: None but the Lonely Heart - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- You Betcha - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- The Hour of Parting - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- In a Little Spanish Town - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Begin the Beguine - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Blues - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Tico Tico - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Special Delivery - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
- Conversin' with the Brain - Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 4 (1944) - Skeets Tolbert
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