Editing Sy Oliver (section)

{{Short description|American trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader (1910–1988)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name              = Sy Oliver
|image             = Sy Oliver (1946).jpg
|caption           = Sy Oliver from September 1946
|background        = solo_singer
|birth_name        = Melvin James Oliver
|birth_date        = {{birth date |1910|12|17|mf=yes}}
|death_date        = {{death date and age|1988|5|28|1910|12|17|mf=y}}
|birth_place       = [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], United States
|death_place       = New York City
|occupation        = Bandleader, conductor, arranger
|genre             = Jazz
|years_active      = 1930s–1980s 
|label             = [[Decca Records|Decca]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
|associated_acts   = [[Bill Kenny (singer)|Bill Kenny]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Jimmie Lunceford]]
}}
'''Melvin James''' "'''Sy'''" '''Oliver''' (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=308}}</ref> was an American [[jazz]] arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.