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Charlie Shavers

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American jazz trumpeter (1920–1971)
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers, May 1947 Photography by William P. Gottlieb
Charlie Shavers, May 1947
Photography byWilliam P. Gottlieb
Background information
Born
Charles James Shavers

(1920-08-03)August 3, 1920
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 1971(1971-07-08) (aged 50)
New York City
GenresJazz
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • arranger
InstrumentTrumpet
Musical artist

Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920[1] – July 8, 1971)[2][3] was an Americanjazz trumpeter who played withDizzy Gillespie,Nat King Cole,Roy Eldridge,Johnny Dodds,Jimmie Noone,Sidney Bechet,Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, andBillie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is ajazz standard.[2]

Career

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Shavers's father, a distant relative ofFats Navarro, was from the Shavers family ofKey West, Florida. Charlie Shavers was a cousin of heavyweight boxerEarnie Shavers. Born in New York City, he took up piano and banjo before switching to trumpet.[2] In the mid-1930s, he performed withTiny Bradshaw andLucky Millinder. In 1935, he played in the trumpet section with Dizzy Gillespie andCarl (Bama) Warwick inFrankie Fairfax's Campus Club Orchestra.[4] In 1936, he joinedJohn Kirby's Sextet as trumpet soloist and arranger.[5] He was only 16, but gave his birth date as 1917 to avoid child labor laws;[3] many biographies still list this date.[2]

Shavers's arrangements and solos helped make the band one of the most commercially successful and imitated of its day. In 1937, he performed withMidge Williams and her Jazz Jesters. In 1944, he began playing sessions inRaymond Scott's CBS staff orchestra. In 1945, he leftJohn Kirby's band to joinTommy Dorsey's Orchestra, with whom he toured and recorded, off and on, until Dorsey's death in 1956.[5] In 1949, he sang and played the hit "The Hucklebuck" with the Dorsey Orchestra.[6] 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 theMetronome All-Stars, and made a number of recordings as trumpet soloist with Billie Holiday. From 1953 to 1954, he worked withBenny Goodman and toured Europe withNorman Granz's popularJazz at the Philharmonic series.[5] He formed his own band withTerry Gibbs andLouie Bellson.

Shavers died from throat cancer in New York in 1971 at the age of 50. His friendLouis Armstrong died while Shavers was on his deathbed, and his last request was that his trumpet mouthpiece be buried with Armstrong.[7][8]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Horn o' Plenty (Bethlehem, 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' withHal Singer (Prestige, 1959)
  • Charlie Digs Paree (MGM, 1959)
  • Girl Of My Dreams (Everest, 1960) later reissued on Everest asOut Of Nowhere
  • Like Charlie (Everest, 1960)
  • Here Comes Charlie (Everest, 1961)
  • The Music from Milk and Honey withWild Bill Davis (Everest, 1961)
  • Excitement Unlimited (Capitol, 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 hisGirl Of My Dreams andAt 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 1952 (Verve, 1983)
  • A Man and His Music (Storyville, 1985)
  • Live from Chicago (Spotlite, 1985)

As sideman

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WithFred Astaire

  • The Astaire Story No. 1 (Mercury, 1954)
  • The Astaire Story No. 2 (Mercury, 1954)
  • The Astaire Story No. 3 (Mercury, 1954)
  • The Astaire Story No. 4 (Mercury, 1954)

WithCount Basie

  • The Count! (Clef, 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)

WithLouis Bellson

WithTommy Dorsey

  • 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)

WithLionel Hampton

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

WithColeman Hawkins

WithBillie Holiday

  • 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)

WithCharlie Ventura

  • 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

References

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  1. ^The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Kernfeld, Barry Dean, 1950-. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1994. p. 1107.ISBN 0333632311.OCLC 30516743.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^abcdWynn, Ron (1994),Ron Wynn (ed.),All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, p. 578,ISBN 0-87930-308-5
  3. ^abShavers, Charlie (1970)."Charlie Shavers: About the Size of It" (Interview). Interviewed byLes Tomkins. RetrievedNovember 4, 2011.
  4. ^Nelson, Nels (July 23, 1971). "No Sad Songs for Charlie".Philadelphia Daily News.
  5. ^abcColin Larkin, ed. (1992).The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.).Guinness Publishing. pp. 356/7.ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  6. ^Gilliland, John. (197X)."Pop Chronicles 1940s Program No. 23 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. RetrievedMarch 1, 2021.
  7. ^"Charlie Shavers, Trumpeter-Song Writer, Dead".The New York Times. July 9, 1971. RetrievedOctober 24, 2023.
  8. ^Goodridge, David (19 April 2020)."Charlie Shavers".National Jazz Archive. RetrievedOctober 24, 2023.

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