Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American

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trumpeter who played with

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

Roy Eldridge David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from t ...

, Johnny Dodds,

Jimmie Noone Jimmie Noone (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. After beginning his career in New Orleans, he led Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, a Chicago band that recorded for Vocalion and Decca. Classical ...

Sidney Bechet Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic temp ...

, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop si ...

. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "

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", is a

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Career

Shavers's father, a distant relative of

Fats Navarro Theodore "Fats" Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, including Cl ...

, was from the Shavers family of

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. Charlie Shavers was a cousin of heavyweight boxer

Earnie Shavers Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is known as one of the harde ...

. Born in New York City, he took up piano and banjo before switching to trumpet. In the mid-1930s, he performed with

Tiny Bradshaw Myron Carlton "Tiny" Bradshaw (September 23, 1907 – November 26, 1958)
- accessed July 2010 was an American

and

Lucky Millinder Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical ...

. In 1935, he played in the trumpet section with Dizzy Gillespie and Carl (Bama) Warwick in Frankie Fairfax's Campus Club Orchestra. In 1936, he joined John Kirby's Sextet as trumpet soloist and arranger. He was only 16, but gave his birth date as 1917 to avoid child labor laws; many biographies still list this date. Shavers's arrangements and solos helped make the band one of the most commercially successful and imitated of its day. In 1937, he performed with Midge Williams and her Jazz Jesters. In 1944, he began playing sessions in

Raymond Scott Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow; September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994) was an American composer, band leader, pianist, record producer, and inventor of electronic instruments. Though Scott never scored cartoon soundtracks, his music is ...

's CBS staff orchestra. In 1945, he left John Kirby's band to join

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

's Orchestra, with whom he toured and recorded, off and on, until Dorsey's passing in 1956. In 1949, he sang and played the hit "The Hucklebuck" with the Dorsey Orchestra. He can be seen as a member of Dorsey's Orchestra on numerous "Stage Show" telecasts for CBS, including early Elvis Presley appearances. During this time he also continued to play at CBS; he also appeared with the

Metronome All-Stars The Metronome All-Stars were a collection of jazz musicians assembled for studio recordings by ''Metronome Magazine'', based on its readers' polls. The studio sessions were held in the years 1939-42, 1946–53, and 1956, and typically consisted of ...

, and made a number of recordings as trumpet soloist with Billie Holiday. From 1953 to 1954, he worked with

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

and toured Europe with

Norman Granz Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresar ...

's popular

Jazz at the Philharmonic Jazz at the Philharmonic, or JATP (1944–1983), was the title of a series of jazz concerts, tours and recordings produced by Norman Granz. Over the years, "Jazz at the Philharmonic" featured many of the era's preeminent musicians, including Lou ...

series, where he was a crowd favorite. He formed his own band with

Terry Gibbs Terry Gibbs (born Julius Gubenko; October 13, 1924) is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader. He has performed or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson,Theroux, Gary"Gibbs, Terry".''Grove Music Online''. Oxford University Press. Re ...

and

Louie Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...

. Shavers died from throat cancer in New York in 1971 at the age of 50. His friend Louis Armstrong died while Shavers was on his deathbed, and his last request was that his trumpet mouthpiece be buried with Armstrong.

Discography

As leader

* ''Horn o' Plenty'' (

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, 1954) * ''Gershwin, Shavers and Strings'' (Bethlehem, 1954) * ''The Most Intimate'' (Bethlehem, 1955) * ''The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan'' (Bethlehem, 1957) * ''Trumpets All Out'' with Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Emmet Baker, Harold Baker (Savoy, 1957) * ''Hawk Eyes'' with Coleman Hawkins, Tiny Grimes (Prestige, 1959) * '' Blue Stompin''' with

Hal Singer Harold Joseph Singer (October 8, 1919 – August 18, 2020), also known as Hal "Cornbread" Singer, was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist. Early life Harold Joseph Singer was born in Greenwood District, Tul ...

(Prestige, 1959) * ''Charlie Digs Paree'' (

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, 1959) *''Girl Of My Dreams'' (Everest, 1960) later reissued on Everest as ''Out Of Nowhere'' *''Like Charlie'' (Everest, 1960) *''Here Comes Charlie'' (Everest, 1961) * ''The Music from Milk and Honey'' with

Wild Bill Davis Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electric organ recordings and for his tenure with t ...

(Everest, 1961) * ''Excitement Unlimited'' (

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, 1963) * ''At Le Crazy Horse Saloon in Paris'' (Everest, 1964) * ''Kicks!'' with Nat King Cole, Buddy Rich, (Fontana, 1966) * ''Paris Jazz'' (Sunset, 1967) compilation from his ''Girl Of My Dreams'' and ''At Le Crazy Horse Saloon in Paris'' records * ''The Last Session'' ( Black & Blue, 1970) * ''Trumpet Man'' (Phoenix Jazz, 1978) * ''Live at the London House'' (Hep, 1980) * ''Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Trumpet Battle 195''2 (Verve, 1983) * ''A Man and His Music'' (Storyville, 1985) * ''Live from Chicago'' (Spotlite, 1985)

As sideman

With

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

* ''The Astaire Story #1'' (Mercury, 1954) * ''The Astaire Story #2'' (Mercury, 1954) * ''The Astaire Story #3'' (Mercury, 1954) * ''The Astaire Story #4'' (Mercury, 1954) With

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

* ''

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, 1955) * ''Count Basie and His Band That Swings the Blues'' (American Recording Society, 1956) * ''Basie Rides Again'' (Verve, 1957) * ''A Portrait of an Orchestra'' (Verve, 1965) With

Louis Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...

* '' Louis Bellson Quintet'' (Norgran, 1954) * ''

The Driving Louis Bellson ''The Driving Louis Bellson'' (also released as ''The Hawk Talks'') is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Norgran label.

'' (Norgran, 1955) * ''The Hawk Talks'' (Norgran, 1956) * ''

Let's Call It Swing ''Let's Call It Swing'' is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1956 and 1957 for the Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1958) * ''

Drummer's Holiday ''Drummer's Holiday'' is an album by American jazz drummer Louie Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1957 for the Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1959) With

* ''Tommy Dorsey'' (RCA, 1957) * ''Tribute to Dorsey Vol. 2'' (RCA Victor 1957) * ''Tommy Dorsey's Greatest Band'' (20th Century Fox, 1959) * ''This Is Tommy Dorsey and His Greatest Band Volume 1'' (20th Century Fox, 1964) With

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

* ''Stardust'' (Decca, 1954) * ''Lionel Hampton with the Just Jazz All Stars'' (GNP, 1955) * ''Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz'' (Decca, 1958) With

Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...

* ''The Hawk in Flight'' (RCA Victor, 1955) * '' The Hawk in Hi Fi'' (RCA Victor, 1956) * '' Hawk Eyes'' (

Prestige Prestige refers to a good reputation or high esteem; in earlier usage, ''prestige'' meant "showiness". (19th c.) Prestige may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Films * ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnet ...

, 1959) * ''

Rainbow Mist ''Rainbow Mist'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins compiling recordings from 1944 originally released by Apollo Records that was released by the Delmark label in 1992.

'' (Delmark, 1992) With

* ''An Evening with Billie Holiday'' (Clef, 1953) * '' Lady Sings the Blues'' (Verve, 1956) * ''Solitude'' (Clef, 1956) * ''The Unforgettable Lady Day'' (Verve, 1959) * ''The Mellow Side of Billie Holiday'' (Verve, 1967) With

Charlie Ventura Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo; December 2, 1916 – January 17, 1992) was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Career During the 1940s, Ventura played saxophone for the bands o ...

* ''An Evening with Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura'' (Norgran, 1955) * ''Jumping with Ventura'' (EmArcy, 1955) * ''Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''East of Suez'' (Regent, 1958) With others *

Red Allen Henry James "Red" Allen, Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose playing has been claimed by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armst ...

, Cozy Cole, ''Jazz at the Metropole Cafe'' (Bethlehem, 1955) *

Steve Allen Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-cre ...

, ''Jazz for Tonight'' (Coral, 1955) *

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

, ''I Love Jazz!'' (Decca, 1962) * Louis Armstrong, ''Town Hall'' (RCA Victor, 1957) *

Mildred Bailey Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing". She recorded the songs " For Sentimenta ...

, ''Her Greatest Performances 1929–1946'' (Columbia, 1962) *

Charlie Barnet Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. His major recordings were "Skyliner", " Cherokee", "The Wrong Idea", "Scotch and Soda", "In a Mizz", and "Southland Shuffl ...

, ''Cherokee'' (Everest, 1958) *

, ''Bechet of New Orleans'' (RCA Victor 1965) *

Don Byas Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led ...

, ''Jazz...Free and Easy'' (Regent, 1957) *

Cándido Camero Cándido Camero Guerra (22 April 19217 November 2020), known simply as Cándido, was a Cuban conga and bongo player. He is considered a pioneer of Afro-Cuban jazz and an innovator in conga drumming. He was responsible for the development of tun ...

, ''The Volcanic'' (ABC-Paramount, 1957) * Cándido Camero, ''Latin Fire'' (ABC-Paramount, 1959) *

Tadd Dameron Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swi ...

, '' The Magic Touch'' (Riverside, 1962) *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

, ''The First Lady of Song'' (Decca, 1958) *

Bud Freeman Lawrence "Bud" Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing tenor saxophone, but also the clarinet. Biography In 1922, Freeman and some friends from high sc ...

, ''Midnight at Eddie Condon's'' (EmArcy, 1955) *

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

, ''Groovin' High'' (Modern, 1956) *

Jackie Gleason John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, composer, and conductor known affectionately as "The Great One." Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was know ...

, ''Jackie Gleason Presents Riff Jazz'' (Capitol, 1958) *

, ''The Hits of Benny Goodman'' (Capitol, 1963) *

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

, ''

Songs for Hip Lovers ''Songs for Hip Lovers'' is a 1957 vocal album by the jazz bandleader Woody Herman, arranged by Marty Paich. Recording and music The album was recorded in two sessions, in January and March 1957. The material is standards and the arrangements ar ...

'' (Verve, 1957) *

Claude Hopkins Claude Driskett Hopkins (August 24, 1903 – February 19, 1984) was an American jazz stride pianist and bandleader. Biography Claude Hopkins was born in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Historians differ in respect of the actual date of his ...

, ''Music of the Early Jazz Dances'' (20th Fox, 1958) *

Budd Johnson Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...

, ''

Blues a la Mode ''Blues a la Mode'' is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Felsted label.

'' (Felsted, 1958) * Budd Johnson, ''"Ya! Ya!"'' (Black and Blue, 1970) *

Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973), known as Gene Krupa, was an American jazz drummer, bandleader and composer who performed with energy and showmanship. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of " Sing, Sing, ...

, ''The Exciting Gene Krupa'' (Clef, 1953) * Gene Krupa and

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...

, '' The Drum Battle'' (Verve, 1960) *

, ''Metronome All-Stars'' (Harmony, 1957) *

Rose Murphy Rose Murphy (April 28, 1913 – November 16, 1989) was an American jazz pianist and singer, famous for the song "Busy Line" and her unique vocal style.Brethour, Ross, sleevenotes to ''Busy Line'', a Rose Murphy best of compilation, Body and Soul, ...

, ''Jazz, Joy and Happiness'' (United Artists, 1962) *

Frankie Ortega Frankie Ortega (November 27, 1927 – February 7, 1994) was an American jazz piano player and bandleader with the Frankie Ortega Trio during the 1950s and 1960s. Biography He was born on November 27, 1927 in Alhambra, California, United States ...

Sy Oliver Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader. Life Sy Oliver was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. His mother was a piano teacher, and his ...

, ''77 Sunset Strip and Other Selections'' (Jubilee, 1959) *

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

, ''The Charlie Parker Story Vol. 3'' (Verve, 1957) *

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

, ''At JATP'' (Verve, 1960) *

Flip Phillips Joseph Edward Filippelli (March 26, 1915 – August 17, 2001), known professionally as Flip Phillips, was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic conce ...

, ''Swinging with Flip'' (Clef, 1956) * Bill Potts, ''The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess'' (United Artists, 1959) *

Don Redman Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900 – November 30, 1964) was an American jazz musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer. Biography Redman was born in Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. His father was a music teacher ...

, ''The Don Redman All-Stars Vol.2'' (Sesac, 1960) *

Della Reese Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a s ...

, ''Melancholy Baby'' (Jubilee, 1957) *

, ''Buddy Rich at JATP'' (VSP, 1966) *

Edgar Sampson Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and '' gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, r ...

, ''Swing Softly Sweet Sampson'' (Coral, 1957) *

Phil Silvers Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly sixty years. Silvers achieved major popu ...

, ''Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass'' (Columbia, 1957) * Jimmy Smith, '' Any Number Can Win'' (Verve, 1963) *

Maxine Sullivan Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer. As a vocalist, Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just b ...

, ''Leonard Feather Presents Maxine Sullivan–1956'' (Period, 1956) * Maxine Sullivan, ''Leonard Feather Presents Maxine Sullivan Vol. II'' (Period, 1956) *

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

, '' Sassy Swings Again'' (Mercury, 1967) *

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

, '' The Swingin Miss "D"'' (EmArcy, 1957) * Dinah Washington, '' Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller'' (Mercury, 1959) *

Ernie Wilkins Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1922 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. He was musical direc ...

, ''The Big New Band of the 60's'' (Everest, 1960) *

Teddy Wilson Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson had a sophisticated, elegant style. His work was featured on the records of ma ...

, ''Teddy Wilson & His All Star Jazz Sextette'' (Allegro, 1956) * Teddy Wilson, ''The Delicate Swing of Teddy Wilson'' (Polydor, 1968)

References

External links

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