Nate Kazebier (August 13, 1912 – October 22, 1969) was an American
jazz trumpeter.
Kazebier started on trumpet at age nine. His early experience was in
territory bands
Territory bands were dance bands that crisscrossed specific regions of the United States from the 1920s through the 1960s. Beginning in the 1920s, the bands typically had 8 to 12 musicians. These bands typically played one-nighters, six or seven n ...
in the
Midwest
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four Census Bureau Region, census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of ...
, with
Austin Wylie,
Jan Garber, and
Slats Randall. In 1935–36 he played in
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 ...
's band, then moved to
California, where he played with
Ray Noble,
Seger Ellis,
Spud Murphy, and others. In 1939–40 he was a member of
Gene Krupa's first
big band, then worked with
Jimmy Dorsey from 1940–1943. He spent time in the military during
World War II, then returned to play with Goodman in 1946–47. From the late 1940s into the 1960s, he worked in the studios in California, playing with
Ray Bauduc among many others. He never led his own recording date. During the big band era he was just a membrer of the trumpet section and never recorded a solo in these bands that is verified. He did, however, play together with Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans in a small band studio-session for Decca (Decca Recordings 18… series) on 19 November 1935 - there he was the sole trumpeter on four tunes.
References
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Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref>
Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
,
Nate Kazebierat
Allmusic
External links
Nate Kazebier recordingsat the
Discography of American Historical Recordings
The Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) is a database of master recordings made by American record companies during the 78rpm era. The DAHR provides some of these original recordings, free of charge, via audio streaming, along with ...
.
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Barry Kernfeld
Barry Dean Kernfeld (born August 11, 1950) is an American musicologist and jazz saxophonist who has researched and published extensively about the history of jazz and the biographies of its musicians.
Education
In 1968, Kernfeld enrolled at U ...
, ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''.
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1912 births
1969 deaths
American jazz trumpeters
American male trumpeters
20th-century American musicians
20th-century trumpeters
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians