Leon "Chu" Berry
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Leon "Chu" Berry (born September 13, 1908, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA - died October 30, 1941, Conneaut, Ohio, USA) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist from the swing era. Throughout his brief career, Berry was in demand as a sideman for recording sessions under the names of various other jazz artists, including Spike Hughes (1933), Bessie Smith (1933), The Chocolate Dandies (1933), Mildred Bailey (1935–1938), Teddy Wilson (1935–1938), Billie Holiday (1938–1939), Wingy Manone (1938–1939) and Lionel Hampton (1939). During the period 1934–1939, while saxophone pioneer Hawkins was playing in Europe, Berry was one of several younger tenor saxophonists, such as Budd Johnson, Ben Webster and Lester Young who vied for supremacy on their instrument. Berry's mastery of advanced harmony and his smoothly-flowing solos on uptempo tunes influenced such young innovators as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. The latter named his first son Leon in Chu's honor. Berry was one of the jazz musicians who took part in jam sessions at Minton's Playhouse in New York City, which led to the development of bebop.
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Участие в группах:
- Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra
- Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
- The Chocolate Dandies
- Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
- Wingy Manone & His Orchestra
- Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra
- Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra
- Buck And His Band
- Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra
- Henry "Red" Allen And His Orchestra
- Teddy Hill Orchestra
- Chu Berry & His Little Jazz Ensemble
- Gene Krupa's Swing Band
- Chu Berry And His Orchestra
- Chu Berry Sextet
- Red Norvo & His Swing Octet
- Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores
- Putney Dandridge And His Orchestra
- Ollie Shepard & His Kentucky Boys
- Bessie Smith-Orchestra
- Chu Berry And His Jazz Ensemble
- Roy Eldridge-Chu Berry Jazz Ensemble
- Jam Session (12)
Вариации названий:
Ben Webster
LP, Compilation, Mono
Coleman Hawkins
LP, Compilation, Mono